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Contract
Document The set of papers in which such
Lesson Nine
Contract Law
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The web of the law
May not be quite seamless 法律之网可能并非结实无缝 They are not ironclad and unchanging 法律并非打不破和不可改变。
The agreement creates a legal relationship of rights and duties.
If the agreement is broken, then the law provides certain remedies.
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Three Factors
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Contract Definition
A contract is basically an agreement between two or more people which creates an obligation to do, or not do, something.
performance) he uses principles
developed in equity.
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“ordinary” common law relief of damages
普通法规定的赔偿金救济
“extraordinary” equity remedy of specific performance 衡平法规定的特定履行救济
例如，对购买不动产提供特殊履行的救济， 因为普通法的赔偿被认为不充分，由于不 动产具有特殊性，普通法的赔偿无法补偿 买方。
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假如房屋的卖方于成交后出尔反尔了，那么 买方按普通法原则之规定得提出损害赔偿之 诉。但买方如要求强制卖方出售（即要求履 行），则买方则援引的是衡平法上的原则了。
There are three factors necessary to create a contract:
1) an offer, 2) acceptance, and 3) consideration. One party makes an offer, the second party
relief in the form of specific performance 特殊履行的救济方式
the injunction 禁令（临时或最终的采取或不采取某种行
为的命令）
the development of so called maxims of equity law
形成所谓的衡平法座右铭
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TEXT
Contract —— an agreement between two or more persons.
Not merely a shared belief 不仅仅是共有的想法 A common understanding as to something 而且是对某些未来将要进行的事项有共同
Suppose 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
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由法律保证执行 强制执行的限度
法律补救方法
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Expectation damages 预期赔偿金
Agreed upon remedies 补救协议
Equitable relief 衡平救济
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Special characteristics of equity law：
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However, equitable relief regularly will lie only when the common law relief is inadequate.
不过，只有当普通法救济不充分时，才 适用衡平救济。
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For instance, specific performance for the purchase of real property will be granted because common law damages are deemed to be inadequate since they cannot compensate the buyer in view of the uniqueness attributed to real property.
patents, copyrights,etc)
202niform Commercial Code Consumer Protection Statutes Labor Law Insurance Law
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must accept the offer and there must be consideration exchanged. Consideration has to be something of value.
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Example of Contracts
Employment contracts Service Contracts Building Construction Insurance Contracts Contract involving real property Sale of Intangibles(stocks, bonds,