Comparative contracts… CALL FOR BLOG PIECES FOR BACL’S NEW ‘JUDICIAL CREATIVITY AND RECENT REFORMS OF THE LAW OF OBLIGATIONS’ SERIES 12 Jul 202426 Jul 2024 The British Association of Comparative Law (BACL) is pleased to announce a call for blog pieces for its new ‘Judicial Creativity and Recent Reforms of the Law of Obligations’ series.…
Book Review… Thomas Kadner Graziano, Comparative Contract Law: Exercises in Comparative Methodology (3rd edn, Edward Elgar Publishing 2023), reviewed by Sirko Harder 8 Dec 202314 Jan 2024 2023 saw the publication of the third edition of the highly acclaimed book Comparative Contract Law by Thomas Kadner Graziano, published by Edward Elgar. The subtitle of the book has…
Comparative contracts… A Bidirectional Anglo-German Comparison of Consideration in Contract Law, by Johannes Ungerer 14 Apr 202324 Jul 2025 The concept of consideration is often perceived as one of the most distinctive elements of English contract law in comparison to contract law in Civilian legal systems, such as Germany.…
Comparative contracts… Contract Law in Changing Times: Asian Perspectives on Pacta Sunt Servanda (Routledge, 2023), by Normann Witzleb 3 Mar 20232 Mar 2023 Pacta sunt servanda, the principle that contractual commitments need to be honoured, is an axiom of contract law recognised throughout the world. Yet, like other legal principles, it is not…
Comparative contracts… The surprising Indian influence on English contractual remoteness rules, by Katy Barnett 27 Jan 202324 Jul 2025 The English case Hadley v Baxendale, which established the fundamental rules governing contractual remoteness in common law countries, seems quintessentially British, an offshoot of the English Industrial Revolution. Hadley’s mill…
Comparative contracts… Mapping out the contract laws of Asia, by Stefan Vogenauer 7 Oct 20222 Oct 2022 The research project Studies in the Contract Laws of Asia provides the first comprehensive overview of the laws of contract in 14 jurisdictions stretching from India in the West to…
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