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1、法律英語(yǔ)--合同法2021/10/7法律英語(yǔ)2ContractDefinitionAcontractisbasicallyanagreementbetweentwoormorepeoplewhichcreatesanobligationtodo,ornotdo,something.Theagreementcreatesalegalrelationshipofrightsandduties.Iftheagreementisbroken,thenthelawprovidescertainremedies.2021/10/7法律英語(yǔ)3
2、ThreeFactorsTherearethreefactorsnecessarytocreateacontract:1)anoffer,2)acceptance,and3)consideration.Onepartymakesanoffer,thesecondpartymustaccepttheofferandtheremustbeconsiderationexchanged.Considerationhastobesomethingofvalue.2021/10/7法律英語(yǔ)4ExampleofContractsEmploym
3、entcontractsServiceContractsInsuranceContractsSaleofIntangibles(stocks,bonds,patents,copyrights,etc)2021/10/7法律英語(yǔ)5ContractlawContractlawcoversthelegalimplicationsofacontract.Forinstance,contractlawdetermineswhatisandisnotconsideration,whetheracontractwasactuallyinten
4、ded,ifthepartiesmakingthecontractwerelegallycompetent,whethertherewasfraudorduressinvolved,orhowacontractisterminated.2021/10/7法律英語(yǔ)6BackgroundUniformCommercialCodeConsumerProtectionStatutesLaborLawInsuranceLaw涉及合同問(wèn)題2021/10/7法律英語(yǔ)7美國(guó)合同法由法律保證執(zhí)行強(qiáng)制執(zhí)行的限度法律補(bǔ)救方法Expectationda
5、magesAgreeduponremediesEquitablerelief2021/10/7法律英語(yǔ)8relief?in?the?form?of?specific?performancethe?injunctionthe?development?of?so?calledmaxims?of?equity?lawSpecialcharacteristicsofequitylaw:2021/10/7法律英語(yǔ)9However,equitablereliefregularlywilllieonlywhenthecommonlawrel
6、iefisinadequate.2021/10/7法律英語(yǔ)10For?instance,specific?performancefor?thepurchase?of?real?propertywill??be?grantedbecausecommon??law?damagesare?deemed??to?beinadequatesince?theycannot??compensate?the?buyerin?view?of?theuniqueness?attributedtoreal?property.2021/10/7法律
7、英語(yǔ)11Supposethatavendorofhousebacksoutonthedeal.Thevendeemaysuefordamagesundercommon-lawprinciples,butifhewantsacourttoforcethesellertosell(specificperformance)heusesprinciplesdevelopedinequity.2021/10/7法律英語(yǔ)12“ordinary”commonlawreliefofdamages普通法規(guī)定的賠償金救濟(jì)“extraordinary
8、”equityremedyofspecificperformance衡平法規(guī)定的特定履行救濟(jì)2021/10/7法律英語(yǔ)13Contract——anagreementbetweentwoormorepersons.NotmerelyasharedbeliefAco