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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784339203321

Autore

MacQueen Hector L.

Titolo

European contract law : Scots and South African perspectives / / edited by Hector L. MacQueen and Reinhard Zimmermann [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2006

ISBN

1-4744-7058-0

0-7486-5142-X

1-280-76239-X

9786610762392

0-7486-2648-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 444 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Edinburgh Studies in Law ; ; Volume 2

Disciplina

346.2402

Soggetti

Contracts - European Union countries

Contracts - Scotland

Contracts - South Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; 1. Ius Commune and the principles of European contract law : contemporary renewal of an old idea / Reinhard Zimmermann -- ; 2. Good faith / Hector L MacQueen -- ; 3. Offer, acceptance, and the moment of contract formation / Geo Quinot -- ; 4. The battle of forms / Angelo D M Forte -- ; 5. Agency / Laura Macgregor -- ; 6. Threats and excessive benefits or unfair advantage / Jacques du Plessis -- ; 7. Interpretation / Eric Clive -- ; 8. Third-party contracts / Philip Sutherland -- ; 9. Payment / Charl Hugo -- ; 10. Specific performance and special damages / Sieg Eiselen -- ; 11. Termination for breach of contract / Tjakie Naude -- ; 12. Assignment / Gerhard Lubbe -- ; 13. Capitalisation of interest / Max Loubser.

Sommario/riassunto

This book will inform Scots and South African lawyers about the substance of international developments in the field  and suggest ways in which their still vigorous and vital national laws may continue to be developed.