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Promises and Contract Law

Promises and Contract Law Comparative Perspectives

Name: Promises and Contract Law
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521193382
Price: 1576.25 HKD
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Author: Martin Hogg
ISBN: 9780521193382

By Martin Hogg

Cambridge University Press July 2011

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ISBN-13: 9780521193382
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: July 2011
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Promises and Contract Law is the first modern work to explore the significance of promise to contract law from a comparative legal perspective.

Part I explores the component elements of promise, its role in Greek thought and Roman law, the importance of the moral duty to keep promises and the development of promissory ideas in medieval legal scholarship. Part II considers the modern contract law of a number of legal systems from a promissory perspective.

The focus is on the law of England, Germany and three mixed legal systems (Scotland, South Africa and Louisiana), though other legal systems are also mentioned. Major topics subjected to a promissory analysis include formation of contract, third party rights, contractual remedies and the renunciation of contractual rights.

Part III analyses the future role which promise might play in contract law, especially within a harmonised European contract law.

Contents:: Part I. Theoretical and Historical Introduction; 1. The concept of promise; 2. Promises as obligations: morality and law; 3. The historical development of promissory ideas in the law; Part II. The Modern Law; 4. Formation of contract; 5. Third party rights; 6. Contractual remedies; 7. The renunciation of contractual rights; Part III. The Future; 8. The future of promise in contract law.