1、2022-10-29法律英语法律英语1Contract Law2022-10-29法律英语法律英语2The web of the lawnMay May not not be quite be quite seamlessseamlessn法律之网可能并非结实无缝法律之网可能并非结实无缝nThey are They are not ironclad and unchangingnot ironclad and unchangingn法律并非打不破和不可改变。法律并非打不破和不可改变。2022-10-29法律英语法律英语3Contract Definition nA contract is ba
2、sically an agreement between two or more people which creates an obligation to do,or not do,something.nThe agreement creates a legal relationship of rights and duties.nIf the agreement is broken,then the law provides certain remedies.2022-10-29法律英语法律英语4Three FactorsnThere are three factors necessary
3、 to create a contract:n1)an offer,2)acceptance,and 3)consideration.nOne party makes an offer,the second party must accept the offer and there must be consideration exchanged.Consideration has to be something of value.2022-10-29法律英语法律英语5Example of ContractsnEmployment contractsnService Contracts nIns
4、urance ContractsnSale of Intangibles(stocks,bonds,patents,copyrights,etc)2022-10-29法律英语法律英语6Contract lawnContract 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 c
5、ontract were legally competent,whether there was fraud or duress involved,or how a contract is terminated.2022-10-29法律英语法律英语7BackgroundnUniform Commercial CodenConsumer Protection StatutesnLabor LawnInsurance Law涉及合同问题涉及合同问题2022-10-29法律英语法律英语8美国合同法美国合同法由法律保证执行由法律保证执行强制执行的限度强制执行的限度法律补救方法法律补救方法Expecta
6、tion damages Agreed upon remedies Equitable relief 2022-10-29法律英语法律英语9nrelief in the form of specific performance nthe injunctionnthe development of so called maxims of equity law Special characteristics of equity law：2022-10-29法律英语法律英语10nHowever,equitable relief regularly will lie only when the com
7、mon law relief is inadequate.2022-10-29法律英语法律英语11nFor instance,specific performance for the purchase of real property will be grantedbecause common law damages are deemed to be inadequate since they cannot compensate the buyer in view of the uniqueness attributed to real property.2022-10-29法律英语法律英语1
8、2nSuppose that a vendor of house backs out on the deal.The vendee may sue for damages under common-law principles,but if he wants a court to force the seller to sell(specific performance)he uses principles developed in equity.2022-10-29法律英语法律英语13“ordinary”common law relief of damages普通法规定的赔偿金救济普通法规定
9、的赔偿金救济“extraordinary”equity remedy of specific performance衡平法规定的特定履行救济衡平法规定的特定履行救济2022-10-29法律英语法律英语14 nContract an agreement between two or more persons.nNot merely a shared belief nA common understanding as to something2022-10-29法律英语法律英语15Contract nDocument nThe set of papers in which such agreeme
10、nt is set forth.n文件文件陈述契约的一系列文件。陈述契约的一系列文件。2022-10-29法律英语法律英语16For lawyers nContract-an agreement that has legal effect.nIt creates obligations for which some sort of legal enforcement will be available if performance is not forthcoming as promised.2022-10-29法律英语法律英语17Three elements in a transaction
11、contractn1.The agreement-in-factn2.The agreement-in-writtenn3.The set of rights and duties 2022-10-29法律英语法律英语18THE WAYS订立协议和执行协议的方法订立协议和执行协议的方法 The role of lawyers and judgesn1.In creating contractsn；n2.in deciding disputes that may arise with respect to their performancen；n3.in fashioning appropriate remedies for their breach祝您成功！
