合同法1chapter4) jade概要1.ppt

Chapter Four International Contract Law;;Key Terms;;I. Introduction;;A brief introduction to the Contract Law of different countries ; The Contract law of the Peoples Republic of China(also the Chinese Code of Contract Law ) 《中华人民共和国合同法》 Effective date :October 1, 1999 general provisions(总则) specific provisions(分则);II. Formation of Contract合同的成立;;;;Requirements of an Offer;;;;;;;;;;2) Battle of the forms格式之战;;;;3) Time of acceptance.;;case study: Hyde v Wrench (1840) ; ;2. Consideration and Cause对价和约因;;;;;;;;3) Rules of consideration;;;;;3) Exceptions to requirement of consideration;(2) Cause;Three essential elements for the formation of a contract合同成立三要件;I s there a contract?利用合同三要件判断合同是否存在？;Is this a contract?利用合同三要件判断合同是否存在？;Three essential elements for the validity of a contract合同生效三要件;3. Contractual Capacity缔约能力;;;;;;;(2) Artificial Person’s Contractual Capacity;III. Validity of Contract合同的效力; ;Mistakes in Common Law;;;;; 单方错误可以撤销合同的情形;;;;;;;;2. Misrepresentations（虚假陈述/不正确说明）;misrepresentation vs. statement of opinion;To create liability for the maker of the statement,the Plaintiff must prove:;types of Misrepresentation;(1)Fraudulent misrepresentation（欺骗性的不正确说明）;;;(2) Negligent Misrepresentation 疏忽的不正确说明;;(3) Innocent Misrepresentation非故意的不正确说明;case study;;3. Duress（胁迫）;(1) Common Law;Example:;(2) Civil Law;(3) China;4. Fraud（欺诈）;;(2) Civil Law;(3) China;5. Undue Influence（不当影响）;;Example:;6. Legality（合法性）;;(2) The Civil Law;;(3) China Contract Law;;;IV. Performance of Contract;;;;;;;;Breach of Contract(Page 126);;;;V. Remedies for Breach of Contract; ;; Liquidated Damages(违约金);(1) Common Law;;;;;;(2) Civil Law;(3) China;;Article 113: Where one party to a contract fails to perform the contract obligations or his performance fails to satisfy the terms of the contract and causes losses to the other party, the amount of compensation for losses shall be equal to the losses caused by the breach of contract, including the interests rec