法律英语合同法.ppt

法律英语合同法
The web of the law
May not be quite seamless
法律之网可能并非结实无缝
They are not ironclad and unchanging
法律并非打不破和不可改变。
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Contract Definition
A contract is basically an agreement between two or more people which creates an obligation to do, or not do, something.
The agreement creates a legal relationship of rights and duties.
If the agreement is broken, then the law provides certain remedies.
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Three Factors
There are three factors necessary to create a contract:
1) an offer, 2) acceptance, and 3) consideration.
One party makes an offer, the second party must accept the offer and there must be consideration exchanged. Consideration has to be something of value.
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Example of Contracts
Employment contracts
Service Contracts

Insurance Contracts
Sale of Intangibles(stocks, bonds, patents, copyrights,etc)
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Background
Uniform Commercial Code
Consumer Protection Statutes
Labor Law
Insurance Law
涉及合同问题
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美国合同法
由法律保证执行
强制执行的限度
法律补救方法
Expectation damages
Agreed upon remedies
Equitable relief
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relief in the form of specific performance 
the injunction
the development of so called maxims of equity law
Special characteristics of equity law：
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However,  equitable relief regularly will  lie only when the common law relief is inadequate.
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