Protecting the integrity of a written agreement : a comparative analysis of the parol evidence rule, merger clauses and no oral modification clauses in U.S., English, German and Swiss law and international instruments (CISG, PICC, PECL, DCFR and CESL) / / Andreas F. Müller

• Autore: Müller Andreas F
• Pubblicazione: Hague, Netherlands : , : Eleven International Publishing, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (418 p.)
• Disciplina: 340.5
• Soggetto topico: Judge-made law
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: ""COVER""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ""; ""CHAPTER 2: FORMAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT ""; ""2.1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""2.2 RATIONALES FOR FORMAL REQUIREMENTS ""; ""2.3 STATUTORY FORMAL REQUIREMENTS ""; ""2.3.1 The Anglo-American Statute of Frauds "" ; ""2.3.2 Jurisdictions with No (General) Formal Requirements """"2.3.3 Comparison ""; ""2.4 CONTRACTUAL FORMAL REQUIREMENTS ""; ""2.5 SUMMARY ""; ""CHAPTER 3: STATUTORY AND JUDICIAL PROTECTION OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENTâ€?S INTEGRITY AGAINST PRIOR AND CONTEMPORANEOUS AGREEMENTS ""; ""3.1 INTRODUCTION "" ; ""3.2 DETERMINING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE AGREEMENT """"3.2.1 The Integrative Effect of Reducing an Agreement to Writing ""; ""3.2.2 Prerequisites of the Integrative Effect ""; ""3.2.3 Different Approaches to Establish Integration ""; ""3.3 INTERPRETATION OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE AGREEMENT "" ; ""3.3.1 Restricted to the Writing: The Anglo-American Plain Meaning Rule """"3.3.2 Not Restricted to the Writing: Swiss and German Law, CISG, PICC, PECL, DCFR and CESL ""; ""3.3.3 Current Global Trend? ""; ""3.4 IMPLIED TERMS AND INCOMPLETE AGREEMENTS ""; ""3.5 FINAL CONCLUSIONS ""; ""3.6 SUMMARY "" ; ""CHAPTER 4: CONTRACTUAL INSTRUMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENTâ€?S INTEGRITY AGAINST PRIOR AND CONTEMPORANEOUS AGREEMENTS: MERGER CLAUSES """"4.1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""4.2 OBJECTIVES OF MERGER CLAUSES ""; ""4.3 DISTINCTION FROM OTHER SIMILAR CLAUSES "" ; ""4.3.1 Disclaimer, Exclusion of Liability and Exemption Clauses ""
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers a comprehensive comparative overview of the effects of pre-contractual statements and agreements and post-contractual informal modifications on written contracts. It analyzes the respective case law and scholarly writing of four different jurisdictions (the US, England, Germany and Switzerland) and five uniform instruments (the CISG, PICC, PECL, DCFR and CESL) in depth, showing commonalities and differences. Topics covered are comparative contract law, modifications of (written) contracts, parol evidence rule, merger clauses, entire agreement clauses, integration clauses, no oral modification clauses, presumption of accuracy and completeness of a written contract, integrative effect of a written agreement. The book provides guidance for drafting written contracts and is of interest to practititoners and academics interested in comparative contract law.
• Titolo autorizzato: Protecting the integrity of a written agreement
• ISBN: 94-6094-810-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789048303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International commerce and arbitration ; ; v. 14.