| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Hart studies in private law ; volume 17
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Hart studies in private law ; v. 17.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- A mid-channel jurisdiction : Jersey as a mixed legal system -- Basic principles of contract law from a comparative perspective -- The formation of a contract -- Undermining a contract : vices de consentement -- Effects of contracts -- Comparing remedies -- Comparative law lessons and reform issues. |
| Summary |
This book provides a comparative study of contract law, examining the interaction of common law and civil law approaches to contract law. Drawing extensively upon English, French and European law, the book explores how the law of contract of Jersey, Channel Islands, has been influenced by both civil law and common law sources. It is argued that this jurisdiction is a striking example of comparative law in action, given that Jersey contract law is made up of a blend of common law and civil law approaches. Jersey law is premised upon a subjective approach to contracts, in which civil law concepts such as cause (rather than consideration) and vices de consentement are the foundational aspects, but is nonetheless highly influenced by the common law in areas such as remedies (damages, termination, etc). The book analyses a series of key issues from a comparative and European perspective, including the principles underlying contract law (comparing and contrasting civil and common law approaches), the formation of contract, requirements of reciprocity (cause vs consideration), the structure and approach of precontractual liability, the role of good faith in a mixed system, the architecture of remedies, and more. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Contracts -- Jersey.
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Law -- Jersey -- English influences.
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Law -- Jersey -- French influences.
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Contract law. |
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Comparative law. |
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. |
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Contracts. |
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Law -- English influences. |
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Law -- French influences. |
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Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies -- Jersey. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Law. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Fairgrieve, Duncan. Comparative law in practice. Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016 9781782257219 (DLC) 2016024687 |
| ISBN |
9781782257233 (electronic book) |
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1782257233 (electronic book) |
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9781782257240 |
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1782257241 |
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9781782257226 |
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1782257225 |
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9781782257219 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1782257217 |
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