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Comparative Contract Law: Exercises in Comparative Methodology 4th Edition

Comparative Contract Law: Exercises in Comparative Methodology 4th Edition

Author: Thomas Kadner Graziano
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781035341436

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781800373686
Published In: June 2025
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Comparative Contract Law is the thoroughly revised fourth edition of a widely acclaimed and well-established textbook. It brings together extracts from legislation and court practice in case studies and promotes a ‘learning-by-doing’ approach to comparative methodology, enabling students to experience comparative law in action. The book acts as a practical guide for those seeking to familiarise themselves with real-world materials and to better understand the diverse approaches to modern contract law.

Key Features:

A comparative perspective on highly topical, real-life issues of contract law
Materials from some 30 jurisdictions in both their original languages and high quality translations
Students are able to solve scenarios according to the laws of different jurisdictions, to compare and evaluate the solutions and approaches they identify, and to better understand the diverse approaches to modern contract law
NEW! Full integration of the new Belgian Civil Code and information on small and medium-sized jurisdictions further diversified

Preface

PART A. INTRODUCTION

1. Contract law in the 21st century – the purpose of this book

2. A case-oriented and multilateral approach to the teaching and studying of comparative law: the approach used in this book

3. Is it legitimate and beneficial for judges to compare?

PART B. CASE STUDIES

I. Formation of contracts

1. Offer or invitation to treat (invitatio ad offerendum)?

2. Conditions for the formation of a contract – agreement or more? (cause and consideration)

3. Obligation to maintain an offer or freedom to revoke it?

4. Modification of contracts – the free will of the parties or limits on the freedom to contract (consideration revisited)?

5. The battle of forms