英美契约法笔记.docVIP

英美契约法论 杨桢 概论 契约定义 契约是一个或一组允诺，违反此一允诺时，法律给予救济，或履行允诺，则法律在某些情况下视之为一项义务。（美国法律契约法汇编） A contract is a promise ,or set of promise ,for breach of which the law gives a remedy ,or the performance of which the law some way recognizes as a duty . (Restatement ,Second ,Contracts ,Section 1) 契约乃两个以上当事人间具有法律约束力之协议，或由一个以上当事人所为一组具有法律约束力之允诺 A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties or a set of legal binding promise made by one party or more .(G.C. Lindsay ,Contract ,at 6~7) 一般情况下，契约的成立由要约与承诺构成，一方当事人提出要约，对方当事人对该要约作出承诺，双方当事人意思表示一致（meeting of minds or mutual assent），从而达成协议（agreem