法律英语 第九课 合同法.ppt

法律英语__第九课_合同法Lesson Nine
Contract Law
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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
Building Construction
Insurance Contracts
Contract involving real property
Sale of Intangibles(stocks, bonds, patents, copyrights,etc)
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Contract law
Contract law covers the legal implications of a contract. For instance, contract law determines what is and is not consideration, whether a contract was actually intended, if the parties making the contract were petent, whether there was fraud or duress involved, or how a contract is terminated.
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Background
mercial 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预期赔偿金
Agreed upon remedies补救协议
Equitable relief衡平救济
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relief in the form of specific performance 
特殊履行的救济方式
the injunction
禁令(临时或最终的采取或不采取某种行为的命令)
the development of so called maxims of equity law
形成所谓的衡平法座右铭
Special characteristics of equity law:
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However,  equitable relief regularly will  lie only when mon law relief is inadequate. 
不过,只有当普通法救济不充分时,才适用衡平救济。
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