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1、法律英语-合同法2024/9/15法律英语法律英语2Contract Definition nA contract is basically an agreement between two or more people which creates an obligation to do, or not do, something. nThe agreement creates a legal relationship of rights and duties. nIf the agreement is broken, then the law provides certain remedie
2、s. 2024/9/15法律英语法律英语3Three FactorsnThere are three factors necessary to create a contract: n1) an offer, 2) acceptance, and 3) consideration. nOne party makes an offer, the second party must accept the offer and there must be consideration exchanged. Consideration has to be something of value.2024/9
3、/15法律英语法律英语4Example of ContractsnEmploymentcontractsnServiceContractsnInsuranceContractsnSaleofIntangibles(stocks,bonds,patents,copyrights,etc)2024/9/15法律英语法律英语6BackgroundnUniform Commercial CodenConsumer Protection StatutesnLabor LawnInsurance Law2024/9/15法律英语法律英语7美国合同法美国合同法由法律保证执行由法律保证执行强制执行的限度强制执
4、行的限度法律补救方法法律补救方法ExpectationdamagesAgreeduponremediesEquitablerelief2024/9/15法律英语法律英语8nreliefintheformofspecificperformancentheinjunctionnthedevelopmentofsocalledmaximsofequitylawSpecialcharacteristicsofequitylaw：2024/9/15法律英语法律英语9nHowever,equitablereliefregularlywill lieonlywhenthecommonlawreliefis
5、inadequate.2024/9/15法律英语法律英语10nForinstance,specificperformanceforthepurchaseofrealpropertywillbegrantedbecausecommonlawdamagesaredeemedtobeinadequatesincetheycannotcompensatethebuyerinviewoftheuniquenessattributedtorealproperty.2024/9/15法律英语法律英语11nSuppose that a vendor of house backs out on the deal
6、. The vendee may sue for damages under common-law principles, but if he wants a court to force the seller to sell (specific performance) he uses principles developed in equity.2024/9/15法律英语法律英语12“ordinary”commonlawreliefofdamages普通法规定的赔偿金救济普通法规定的赔偿金救济“extraordinary”equityremedyofspecificperformance衡
7、平法规定的特定履行救济衡平法规定的特定履行救济2024/9/15法律英语法律英语13 nContract an agreement between two or more persons.nNotmerelyasharedbeliefnAcommonunderstandingastosomething2024/9/15法律英语法律英语14Contract nDocument nThesetofpapersinwhichsuchagreementissetforth.n文件文件陈述契约的一系列文件。陈述契约的一系列文件。2024/9/15法律英语法律英语15For lawyers nContra
8、ct - an agreement that has legal effect. nItcreatesobligationsforwhichsomesortoflegalenforcementwillbeavailableifperformanceisnotforthcomingaspromised.2024/9/15法律英语法律英语16Three elements in a transactioncontractn1. The agreement-in-factn2. The agreement-in-writtenn3. The set of rights and duties 2024/9/15法律英语法律英语17THE WAYS订立协议和执行协议的方法订立协议和执行协议的方法 The role of lawyers and judgesn1.Increatingcontractsn；n2.indecidingdisputesthatmayarisewithrespecttotheirperformancen；n3.infashioningappropriateremediesfortheirbreach此课件下载可自行编辑修改，仅供参考！此课件下载可自行编辑修改，仅供参考！感谢您的支持，我们努力做得更好！谢谢感谢您的支持，我们努力做得更好！谢谢
