The German law of contract : a comparative treatise /: a comparative treatise. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sir Basil Markesinis, Hannes Unberath, Angus Johnston ; forewords by Lord Bingham and Günter Hirsch.
• Other Names: Markesinis, Basil, 1944-; Unberath, Hannes, 1973-; Johnston, Angus Charles; Markesinis, Basil, 1944-
• Contents: Half Title Page; Title Page; Title verso; Foreword by Lord Bingham; Foreword by President Hirsch; Preface to the Second Edition; Table of Contents; Common-Law Cases; Table of German Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS; 2. THE GENESIS OF THE CODE; 3. THE CONTRAST WITH THE FRENCH CIVIL CODE; 4. THE REGULATORY TECHNIQUE OF THE GERMAN CIVIL CODE; 5. CONTRACT AS PART OF THE LAW OF OBLIGATIONS; 6. THE CONSTITUTIONALISATION OF PRIVATE LAW; 7. FREEDOM OF CONTRACT; 2. The Formation of a Contract; 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS; 2. THE OFFER (ANTRAG, ANGEBOT). 3. THE ACCEPTANCE (ANNAHME)4. FORM AND EVIDENCE OF SERIOUSNESS; 5. CULPA IN CONTRAHENDO: FAULT IN CONTRACTING; 6. AGENCY; 3. The Content of a Contract; 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS; 2. THE PRINCIPLE OF GOOD FAITH; 3. THE SOURCES OF CONTRACTUAL TERMS:INTERPRETATION AND BEYOND; 4. SPECIFIC TYPES OF CONTRACT; 5. STANDARD TERMS AND EXCLUSION CLAUSES; 4. Relaxations to Contractual Privity; 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS; 2. CONTRACTS IN FAVOUR OF THIRD PARTIES (VERTRÄGE ZUGUNSTEN DRITTER); 3. CONTRACTS WITH PROTECTIVE EFFECTS TOWARDS THIRD PARTIES; 4. SCHADENSVERLAGERUNG AND TRANSFERRED LOSS; 5. Validity. 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS2. CAPACITY; 3. ILLEGALITY; 4. PUBLIC POLICY (SITTENWIDRIGKEIT); 6. Setting the Contract Aside; 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS; 2. CONSUMER RIGHTS; 3. MISTAKE; 4. DECEPTION AND OTHER FORMS OF 'MISREPRESENTATION'; 5. COERCION; 7. The Doctrine of the Foundation of the Transaction; 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS; 2. THEORETICAL EXPLANATIONS; 3. THE INITIAL APPROACH AND THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE BGB; 4. THE CAUSE OF THE REVOLUTION; 5. ADJUSTING PERFORMANCE AND COUNTER-PERFORMANCE: A CLOSER LOOK; 6. FRUSTRATION OF PURPOSE; 7. COMMON MISTAKE; 8. The Performance of a Contract. 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS2. PLEA OF UNPERFORMED CONTRACT (EINREDE DES NICHTERFÜLLTEN VERTRAGES); 3. TIME AND PLACE OF PERFORMANCE; 4. PERFORMANCE THROUGH THIRD PARTIES; 5. SET-OFF (AUFRECHNUNG); 9. Breach of Contract: General Principles; 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS; 2. THE REFORMED SYSTEM OF REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT; 3. ENFORCED PERFORMANCE; 4. TERMINATION; 5. DAMAGES; 6. PRESCRIPTION; 10. Breach of Contract-Specific Contracts; 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS; 2. SALE OF GOODS; 3. CONTRACT FOR WORK; 4. CONTRACT OF SERVICES; 5. CONTRACT OF RENT; Appendix I: Cases.
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Oxford Portland : Hart Pub
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (liv, 979 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 346.43022; Contracts -- Germany; Contrats -- Allemagne; LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Contracts; Overeenkomstenrecht; Germany; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847312013; 1847312012
• Related ISBNs: 1841134716; 1841134724; 9781841134727
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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