法律英语-合同法教程文件

法律英语--合同法2023/2/7法律英语2ContractDefinitionAcontractisbasicallyanagreementbetweentwoormorepeoplewhichcreatesanobligationtodo,ornotdo,something.Theagreementcreatesalegalrelationshipofrightsandduties.Iftheagreementisbroken,thenthelawprovidescertainremedies.

2023/2/7法律英语3ThreeFactorsTherearethreefactorsnecessarytocreateacontract:

1)anoffer,2)acceptance,and3)consideration.Onepartymakesanoffer,thesecondpartymust

accepttheofferandtheremustbeconsiderationexchanged.Considerationhastobesomethingofvalue.2023/2/7法律英语4ExampleofContractsEmploymentcontractsServiceContracts

InsuranceContractsSaleofIntangibles(stocks,bonds,patents,copyrights,etc)2023/2/7法律英语5ContractlawContractlawcoversthelegalimplicationsofacontract.Forinstance,contractlawdetermineswhatisandisnotconsideration,whetheracontractwasactuallyintended,ifthepartiesmakingthecontractwerelegallycompetent,whethertherewasfraudorduressinvolved,orhowacontractisterminated.2023/2/7法律英语6BackgroundUniformCommercialCodeConsumerProtectionStatutesLaborLawInsuranceLaw涉及合同问题2023/2/7法律英语7美国合同法由法律保证执行强制执行的限度法律补救方法Expectationdamages

Agreeduponremedies

Equitablerelief

2023/2/7法律英语8relief

in

the

form

of

specific

performance

the

injunctionthe

development

of

so

calledmaxims

of

equity

law

Special

characteristics

of

equity

law：2023/2/7法律英语9However,

equitable

relief

regularly

will

lie

only

when

the

common

law

relief

isinadequate.

2023/2/7法律英语10For

instance,

specific

performance

for

the

purchase

of

real

propertywill

be

granted

because

common

law

damages

are

deemed

to

be

inadequate

since

they

cannot

compensate

the

buyerin

view

of

the

uniqueness

attributed

toreal

property.

2023/2/7法律英语11Supposethatavendorofhousebacksoutonthedeal.Thevendeemaysuefordamagesundercommon-lawprinciples,butifhewantsacourttoforcethesellertosell(specificperformance)heusesprinciplesdevelopedinequity.2023/2/7法律英语12“ordinary”

common

law

relief

of

damages

普通法规定的赔偿金救济“extraordinary”

equity

remedy

of

specific

performance

衡平法规定的特定履行救济2023/2/7法律英语13

Contract——anagreementbetweentwoormorepersons.NotmerelyasharedbeliefAcommonunderstandingastosomething2023/2/7法律英语14ContractDocumentThesetofpapersinwhichsuchagreementissetforth.文件——陈述契约的一系列文件。2023/2/7法律英语15ForlawyersContract----anagreementthathaslegaleffect.Itcreatesobligationsforwhichsomesortoflegalenforcementwillbeavailableifperformanceisnotforthcomingaspromised.2023/2/7法律英语16Threeelementsinatransaction

——contract1.Theagreement-in-fact

2.Theagreement-in-written

3.Thesetofrightsandduties……2023/2/7法律英语17THEWAYS

订立协议和执行协议的方法Theroleoflawyersandjudges1.Increatingcontracts；2.indeci