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• Cover
• Half-Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Why study comparative contract law?
• 1.2 The comparative approach
• 1.3 The common law/civil law distinction
• 1.4 Aims
• 1.5 Judicial styles
• 1.6 Contents
• 2 The sources of contract law
• 2.1 Civil law: the meaning of code
• 2.2 The absence of codification in the common law tradition
• 2.3 The role of Restatements in the United States
• 2.4 International sources: the role of ‘soft’ law
• 3 Promise and contract
• 3.1 The problem of definition of contract
• 3.2 The role of will: subjective vs objective
• 3.3 Basis for enforcement: cause and consideration
• 3.3.1 Civil law
• 3.3.2 Common law
• 3.4 The problem of variation of contracts
• 3.4.1 The English approach
• 3.4.2 The civil law approach
• 3.5 The problem of firm offers
• 4 The formation of contracts
• 4.1 Offer and invitation to treat: a controversial distinction
• 4.2 When is a contract concluded?
• 4.3 The battle of the forms
• 5 Pre-contractual negotiations
• 5.1 The civil law approach
• 5.2 English law
• 5.3 Other common law jurisdictions: the example of Australian law
• 6 Interpretation
• 6.1 The civil law ‘subjective’ approach
• 6.2 The English ‘objective’ approach
• 6.3 The international sources approach
• 7 Mistake
• 7.1 Introductory remarks
• 7.2 Misunderstandings as to the terms of the contract (the meaning of the words)
• 7.3 The mistaken party intended to enter a contract but stated the terms incorrectly (communication errors)
• 8 Breach of contract
• 8.1 Specific performance and/or damages
• 8.2 Anticipatory breach
• 8.3 Effects of termination: the problem of restitutionary claims
• 8.4 Damages
• 8.4.1 Notice
• 8.4.2 Penalty clauses
• 9 Supervening events
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Force majeure/frustration
• 9.3 Imprévision/hardship
• 9.4 Covid-19 pandemic: some remarks
• 10 The Vienna Convention for International Sales of Goods (CISG)
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Interpretation and scope of application
• 10.3 The formation of contract
• 10.4 The obligation to deliver conforming goods
• 10.5 The notion of ‘fundamental breach’
• 10.6 Damages
• Index