美国合同法绪论.docxVIP

标签：美国合同法杂谈分类：法规公约条约诉讼仲裁公证CONTENT目录 (共十六章385条) ?Chapter 1 MEANING OF TERMS第一章合同条款的含义Chapter 2 FORMATION OF CONTRATCTS------PARTIES AND CAPACITY第二章合同的订立——当事人及其缔约能力?Chapter 3 FORMATION OF CONTRACTS---MUTUAL ASSENT第三章??????? 合同的订立——意思表示一致?CHAPTER 4 FORMATION OF CONTRACTS—CONSIDERATION第四章合同的订立——约因?CHAPTER 5 THE STATUTE OF FRAUDS第五章防止欺诈条例?CHAPTER 6 MISTAKE第六章错误?CHAPTER 7 MISREPRESENTATION, DURESS AND UNDUE INFLUENCE第七章??????? 虚假的意思表示，胁迫以及不当影响?CHAPTER 8 UNENFORCEABILITY ON GROUNDS OF PUBLIC POLICY第八章??????? 合同因公共政策而不可执行?CHAPTER 9 THE SCOPE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS第九章??????? 合同义务的范围?CHAPTER 10 PERFORMANCE AND NON-PERFORMANCE第十章合同的履行与不履行?CHAPTER 11 IMPRACTICABILITY OF PERFORMANCE ANDFRUSTRATION OF PURPOSE第十一章履行不能和履行目的落空?CHAPTER 12 DISCHARGE BY ASSET OR ALTERATION第十二章双方合意或变更合同以解除合同义务?CHAPTER 13 JOINT AND SEVERAL PROMISORS AND PROMISEES第十三章连带允诺人和受允诺人?CHAPTER 14 CONTRACT BENEFICIARIES第十四章合同受益人?CHAPTER 15 ASSGINEMNT AND DELEGATON第十五章合同权利的转让与合同义务的转托?CHAPTER 16.REMEDIES第十六章违约救济?Chapter 1 MEANING OF TERMS第一章合同条款的含义§1. CONTRACT DEFINED 合同定义A contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty.合同指的是一个允诺或一组允诺，如果违反此允诺，则法律给与救济；如果其履行了允诺，则法律以某种方式将其视为一项义务。?§2. PROMISE; PROMISOR; PROMISEE. 允诺；允诺人；受允诺人(1) A promise is a manifestation of intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way, so made as to justify a promisee in understanding that a commitment has been made.允诺就是以特定方式实施或禁止实施某种行为的意思表示，这种意思表示使受允诺人正当地认为一个允诺已经作出。?(2) The person manifesting the intention is the promisor.作出该意思表示的人是允诺人?(3) The person to whom the manifestation is addressed is the promisee.该意思表示所指向的人为受允诺人。?(4) Where performance will benefits a person other than the promisee, that person is beneficiary.如果该允诺的履行使除受允诺人之外的他人获利，则该人为受益人。§3. AGREEMENT DEFINED; BARGAIN DEFINED协议的定义；An agreement is a manifestation of mutual assent on the part of two or more persons. A bargain is an agreement to exchange promises or