美国合同法律制度简述.docVIP

美国合同法律制度简述作者：未知一、美国合同的法律渊源：二、合同成立的要件：1、 意思表示一致（a meeting of the minds of between the parties）：说明双理解并同意有关交易的要素（demonstrating they both understand and agree to the essentials of the deal）。2、 具有合法的“标的（consideration）”：指具有交易价值的东西，如：现金、货物、某种行为的许诺等等（something of value exchanged by each of the parties, such as cash, goods, or a promise of doing something）。3、 具有明确的“协议（agreement）”：尽管在特定的场合口头合同也是有效的，但是双方签订的书面合同是大家认同的典型“协议（agreement）”形式，（typically evidenced by both parties signing a written contract, although oral contract can be valid, too, in some situation）。4、 合法的主体（the legal competence o