1ContractLaw2023/5/171法律英語2ThewebofthelawMaynotbequiteseamless法律之網可能并非結實無縫Theyarenotironcladandunchanging法律并非打不破和不可改變。2023/5/172法律英語3ContractDefinitionAcontractisbasicallyanagreementbetweentwoormorepeoplewhichcreatesanobligationtodo,ornotdo,something.Theagreementcreatesalegalrelationshipofrightsandduties.Iftheagreementisbroken,thenthelawprovidescertainremedies.

2023/5/173法律英語4ThreeFactorsTherearethreefactorsnecessarytocreateacontract:

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

accepttheofferandtheremustbeconsiderationexchanged.Considerationhastobesomethingofvalue.2023/5/174法律英語5ExampleofContractsEmploymentcontractsServiceContracts

InsuranceContractsSaleofIntangibles(stocks,bonds,patents,copyrights,etc)2023/5/175法律英語6ContractlawContractlawcoversthelegalimplicationsofacontract.Forinstance,contractlawdetermineswhatisandisnotconsideration,whetheracontractwasactuallyintended,ifthepartiesmakingthecontractwerelegallycompetent,whethertherewasfraudorduressinvolved,orhowacontractisterminated.2023/5/176法律英語7BackgroundUniformCommercialCodeConsumerProtectionStatutesLaborLawInsuranceLaw涉及合同問題2023/5/177法律英語8美國合同法由法律保證執(zhí)行強制執(zhí)行的限度法律補救方法Expectationdamages

Agreeduponremedies

Equitablerelief

2023/5/178法律英語9relief

in

the

form

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specific

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the

injunctionthe

development

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so

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of

equity

law

Special

characteristics

of

equity

law：2023/5/179法律英語10However,

equitable

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law

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isinadequate.

2023/5/1710法律英語11For

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purchase

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law

damages

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buyerin

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2023/5/1711法律英語12Supposethatavendorofhousebacksoutonthedeal.Thevendeemaysuefordamagesundercommon-lawprinciples,butifhewantsacourttoforcethesellertosell(specificperformance)heusesprinciplesdevelopedinequity.2023/5/1712法律英語13“ordinary〞

common

law

relief

of

damages

普通法規(guī)定的賠償金救濟“extraordinary〞

equity

remedy

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specific

performance

衡平法規(guī)定的特定履行救濟2023/5/1713法律英語14

Contract——anagreementbetweentwoormorepersons.NotmerelyasharedbeliefAcommonunderstandingastosomething2023/5/1714法律英語15ContractDocumentThesetofpapersinwhichsuchagreementissetforth.文件——陳述契約的一系列文件。2023/5/1715法律英語16ForlawyersContract----anagreementthathaslegaleffect.Itcreatesobligationsforwhichsomesortoflegalenforcementwillbeavailableifperformanceisnotforthcomingaspromised.2023/5/1716法律英語17Threeelementsinatransaction

——contract1.Theagreement-in-fact

2.Theagreement-in-written

3.Thesetofrightsandduties……2023/5/1717法律英語18THEWAYS

訂立協(xié)議和執(zhí)行協(xié)議的方法Theroleoflawyersandjudges1.Increating