Contract law : a comparative introduction /

Contract law : a comparative introduction /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Smits, J. M. (Jan Martien), author.
Edition:	Third edition.
Imprint:	Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar, [2021] ©2021
Description:	xxiii, 288 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Contracts. Contracts -- Europe. Contracts. Europe.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12707393

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ISBN:	9781800373105 1800373104 9781800373129 1800373120
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Jan Smits approach treats contract law as a discipline that can be studied on the basis of common principles and methods without being tied to a particular jurisdiction or legal culture. Notable updates include the consequences of Brexit, the implementation of new European directives 1999/770 and 2019/771 as well as coverage of the effect of COVID-19 on contracts"--Publisher's description.

Table of Contents:

Sources of contract law
Offer and acceptance
The intention to create legal relations
Legal capacity of the parties
Formalities
The party agreement : interpretation and gap filling
The principle of good faith and policing unfair contract terms
Defects of consent and misrepresentation
Prohibited contracts
Performance
Damages for non-performance
Termination of the contract-- Contracts and third parties.