Contract Law

The text should be admired for the boldness of its undertaking and its use of a wealth of international and comparative law materials...It is perfect for an upper level course in Comparative Contract Law or European Contract Law both in Europe and in other countries. The text is a marvellous resource or treatise for new academics and all levels of academics outside the EU. The book blends historical information as well as recognising current trends. Although the book is mostly filled with excerpts of the many sources, the authors provide sufficient commentary to help the reader place the materials in their legal contexts and to use the materials for illustrative purposes. The authors provide sufficient introductions and concluding remarks on the topics discussed, as well as copious notes. The text not only taps into primary sources but also mines the depths of legal scholarship. This text is a must read for anyone interested in the development of contract law in the Western legal tradition. Larry A. Dimatteo European Review of Private Law Volume 5, 2011 ...un outil incontournable pour mieux comprendre une matiere a la fois tres ancienne mais immanquablement evolutive. Dionysios Kelesidis Contrats Publics July-August 2005 'The first edition of this text was already a great piece of work but this updated and expanded version is outstanding and a great resource for any university library. It is clearly set out with an impressive depth and level of detail. I would also give credit to the thorough tables of legislation, cases and index (something that is often poorly done in other academic texts, but is always worth taking the time to do well). European contract law has evolved considerably since the first edition and the authors have dealt with this very clearly.' Dr. Rachael Lorna Johnstone, University of Akureyri, Iceland As a research tool for anyone working in contract law, it is indispensible and should be held by every current or aspiring professor of contract law as well as every law library in Europe. Rachael L. Johnstone Nordicum-Mediterraneum (Icelandic E-Journal of Nordic and Mediterranean Studies) 2011

Hugh Beale is a Professor of Law at the University of Warwick, and Visiting Professor at the Universities of Amsterdam and Oxford. He is a former Law Commissioner for England and Wales. Benedicte Fauvarque-Cosson is Professor of Law at the Universite Pantheon-Assas (Paris II). Jacobien Rutgers is Reader in Law at the Free University of Amsterdam. Denis Tallon is Professor Emeritus of the Universite Pantheon-Assas (Paris II). Stefan Vogenauer is the Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Oxford, Fellow of Brasenose College and Director of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law.

PART ONE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 THE EXTENT AND ROLE OF EUROPEAN CONTRACT LAW CHAPTER 2 NOTIONS OF CONTRACT CHAPTER 3 THE PLACE, SOURCES AND SCOPE OF CONTRACT CHAPTER 4 CATEGORIES OF CONTRACT CHAPTER 5 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: CAUSE, CONSIDERATION AND FORM PART TWO FORMATION CHAPTER 6 OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE CHAPTER 7 SUFFICIENCY OF AGREEMENT CHAPTER 8 INTENTION TO CREATE LEGAL RELATIONS CHAPTER 9 PRE-CONTRACTUAL NEGOTIATIONS PART THREE FRAUD, ABUSE, IMMORALITY CHAPTER 10 FRAUD, MISTAKE AND MISREPRESENTATION CHAPTER 11 THREATS AND ABUSE OF CIRCUMSTANCES CHAPTER 12 IMMORAL AND ILLEGAL CONTRACTS PART FOUR INTERPRETATION AND SUPPLEMENTATION CHAPTER 13 INTERPRETATION CHAPTER 14 THE PARTIES' OBLIGATIONS: SALES AND SERVICES CONTRACTS CHAPTER 15 SUPPLEMENTATION AND IMPLICATION OF TERMS CHAPTER 16 UNFAIR CLAUSES PART FIVE REMEDIES FOR NON-PERFORMANCE CHAPTER 17 THE RANGE OF REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CHAPTER 18 LITERAL ENFORCEMENT CHAPTER 19 WITHHOLDING PERFORMANCE CHAPTER 20 TERMINATION CHAPTER 21 DAMAGES CHAPTER 22 LIABILITY AND REMEDIES FOR NON-CONFORMING GOODS PART SIX SUPERVENING EVENTS CHAPTER 23 IMPOSSIBILITY OF PERFORMANCE CHAPTER 24 HARDSHIP, IMPREVISION CHAPTER 25 CLAUSES DEALING WITH SUPERVENING EVENTS PART SEVEN THIRD PARTY CONSEQUENCES CHAPTER 26 CONTRACTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIRD PARTIES CHAPTER 27 AGENCY CHAPTER 28 ASSIGNMENT