The Reform of the French Civil Code at a Distance: an International and Comparative Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Horatia Muir Watt
Keyword(s):  
Contract Law ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Comparative Perspective

AbstractAn outlyer’s view of this very interesting reform raises several issues from an international and comparative perspective. One may be the link established here between form and substance, of particular relevance in contract law; another could be the reach and scope of the new provisions as intended by the drafters, given their aim to capture new forms of contracting; and a third questions the method used to integrate foreign and European developments, with a view to widen the horizons of the reform.

Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties in Japan

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masami Okino
Keyword(s):  
Case Analysis ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Contract Law ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Third Party ◽  
German Model ◽  
Recent Debate ◽  
The Law

This chapter discusses the law on third party beneficiaries in Japan; mostly characterized by adherence to the German model that still bears an imprint on Japanese contract law. Thus, there is neither a doctrine of consideration nor any other justification for a general doctrine of privity, and contracts for the benefit of third parties are generally enforceable as a matter of course. Whether an enforceable right on the part of a third party is created is simply a matter of interpretation of the contract which is always made on a case-by-case analysis but there are a number of typical scenarios where the courts normally find the existence (or non-existence) of a contract for the benefit of a third party. In the recent debate on reform of Japanese contract law, wide-ranging suggestions were made for revision of the provisions on contracts for the benefit of third parties in the Japanese Civil Code. However, it turned out that reform in this area was confined to a very limited codification of established case law.

The Interpretation of Contract in Chinese Contract Law: A Comparative Perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-43
Author(s):  
Yang Fan
Keyword(s):  
Contract Law ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Gap Filling ◽  
Chinese Law ◽  
Interpretation Of Contract

This chapter examines two closely connected issues in defining the contents of contracts in China: first, the approaches adopted in interpreting the meaning of agreed contractual terms and, second, to what extent additional terms are implied to supplement the express terms. It discusses the underlying philosophy of interpretation with regard to the dichotomy of ‘objective’ and ‘subjective’ approaches; it details the various interpretative aids, such as customs, usages, the commercial background, and the negotiations of the parties; and it shows how Chinese law resolves the tension between literalist and contextualist approaches to interpretation. A number of hypothetical scenarios illustrate how Chinese courts deal with issues of contractual interpretation and gap-filling in practice.

1. Introduction

Contract Law ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. xl-14
Author(s):  
Ewan McKendrick
Keyword(s):  
Standard Form ◽  
Contract Law ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
The Law

This introductory chapter begins by setting out the book’s three principal aims: to provide an exposition of the rules that make up the law of contract, to explore the law of contract in its transactional context, and to explore English contract law from a transnational and comparative perspective. The discussions then turn to the scope of the law of contracts; the growth in the use of standard form contracts and the increasing complexity of the form and the content of modern contracts; transnational contract law; and conflicting policies that underpin the law of contract.

scholarly journals THE REFORM OF FRENCH CONTRACT LAW: A CRITICAL OVERVIEW

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis Downe
Keyword(s):  
Contract Law ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Judicial Interpretation ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Many ◽  
Critical Overview ◽  
Scholarly Attention

Since the Napoleonic Code of 1804 we have seen republics, monarchies and empires coming and going; local and world wars; revolutions, from the industrial to the informational; and our society has moved from an economy based on agriculture to one open to the world, based on tertiary services. In all this time, French contract law has been able to stay up and keep up to date with the many changes in society, thanks to the judicial interpretation of the various articles of the French civil code and the generality of its articles. There have been many previous attempts to reform French contract law but its principles, forged in 1804, have escaped unscathed, except for certain transpositions of European directives. This article focuses on an academic point of view with regards the reforms to the French civil code that will bring private contract law into line with modern international standards. This is the first step in a series of broader changes the government is making to the French law of obligations. This reform is said to have both adapted and revolutionised French contract law and merits scholarly attention.

scholarly journals UNDUE INFLUENCE SEBAGAI FAKTOR PENYEBAB CACAT KEHENDAK DILUAR KUHPERDATA, DALAM UPAYA MENGISI KEKOSONGAN HUKUM

LITIGASI ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Ike Kusmiati
Keyword(s):  
Contract Law ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
The State ◽  
Undue Influence ◽  
Freedom Of Contract ◽  
Opposing Party ◽  
Bargaining Position ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship

Not to misuse the regulation of the state as the factor that causes defects in the will of the Indonesian Civil Code, should be anticipated for the development of contract occurs so fast in practice. The convergence of an agreement in the form of rapprochement will of the parties, no longer occur in a balanced manner, because there are elements that influence the parties, both economically and psychologically, whereby the economically strong dominate the contract even harm the opposing party, so the contract applies biased, unfair and inappropriate. Therefore, the government needs to intervene to protect the weaker party. It was felt important need for inclusion of the substance abuse situation as a factor that will cause defects arising from Jurisprudence in the Netherlands as the fourth element, in addition to oversight, coercion and deception that has been set out in Article 1321 of the Civil Code. It is therefore necessary to be examined how the relationship between the abuse of state as the factor that causes the will deform against the abuse of contracts and how to position the state as a factor that causes defects will fill the void in the legal system of contract law in Indonesia. The results showed that the state of relationship abuse as factors that led to the agreement will deform, relevant because the agreement occur with the agreement, and to the agreed required the conformity of the will of the parties. For that agreement became the basis for the validity of the contract. But with the misuse of state in the contract raises the contract it becomes irrevocable, because conformity of his will are not met, while the position of the abuse of the state as the factor that causes a defect will in fill the legal vacuum in the system of contract law in Indonesia, it is very important, where in addition there is no setting in Indonesia, also the case in practice. The parties to a contract are often cornered by the interests of one party, so that the opposing party gives consent with full conviction, because it does not have the bargaining power is balanced, often one of the parties has a weak bargaining position, caused by the influence of the economic position and psychiatric one parties, so we need government intervention to oversee the implementation of the freedom of contract in practice, and making rules coercive. Keywords: Abuse of state; Disability Will; Contracts

scholarly journals The principle of good faith and fair dealing in English contract law

Pravovedenie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-325
Author(s):  
Jan Halberda ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Law ◽  
Contract Law ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Good Faith ◽  
Traditional View ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Fair Dealing ◽  
Objective Sense ◽  
English Law

Given that continental civil law scholarship applies the concept of good faith in either a subjective (honesty in fact) or objective sense (good faith and fair dealing), the present article focuses on the latter one. The traditional view in England and Wales discards the recognition of a general principle of good faith and fair dealing in English law. English courts have adopted a piecemeal solutions approach (as shown by the judicial decisions issued in Interfoto Picture Library (1987) and Walford v. Miles (1992)). Meanwhile, the principle in question, along with the concept of the freedom of contract, is one of the most important principles of the continental civil law tradition (cf. art. 1104 of the French Civil Code, § 157, § 242 of the German Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, art. 2 (1) of the Swiss Zivilgesetzbuch, art. 6:2 Burgerlijk Wetboek, art. 5 of the Polish Civil Code, art. 2 (1) Common European Sales Law, art. 1:201 Principles of European Contract Law, art. III1:103 Draft Common Frame of Reference). The current work analyzes recent English case law (in particular Yam Seng (2013)), which seems to acknowledge the principle of good faith and fair dealing while rejecting the traditional view mentioned above. The comparative approach — references to American, and Commonwealth law, as well as to that of particular European states — is taken into account. The author claims that hostility to the concept of good faith in an objective sense in English law is superficial. One may expect that in the near future courts in England and Wales will follow the path taken by courts in the United States (§ 205 of the Restatement (Second) of Contracts (1981)), Australia (Renard Constructions (1992)) and Canada (Bhasin v. Hrynew (2014)), and they will finally recognize good faith as an underlying principle.

scholarly journals PERKEMBANGAN PERJANJIAN DALAM PRAKTIK PERDAGANGAN (PERSPEKTIF HUKUM ISLAM DAN HUKUM POSITIF)

JURISDICTIE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Cindawati Cindawati
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Contract Law ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Freedom Of Contract ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
Legal Consequences

Agreement in human life to protect the rights and obligations are balanced. Differences in Islamic Law Perspective: Halal, agreed, able, without coercion, consent and Qobul. While the perspective of Positive Law: agree, capable, certain things, certain circumstances in accordance with Article 1320 of the Civil Code. The equation embracing principle of freedom of contract (al-Hurriyah) Islamic law is based on freedom of contract and volunteerism of each of the parties to a transaction (Q.S.An-Nisa ', 29). Give freedom to every person doing contract as desired, specify its legal consequences are religious teachings. The development of standard agreements in practice must be based on Sharia Principles provide benefits both parties, within the limits of lawful and unlawful, and the limits of public order and contract law, the provisions of Islamic law which is original. Perspective Positive Law: Principles embraced Open, gives the broadest freedom has entered into agreements contain anything, does not violate public order and morality. Rapid trade development followed the model "Standard Agreement". Business actors prepare raw clauses in the Agreement and can be accepted by the community. Raw agreements as a form of efficiency, the parties benefit and advantage to both parties.

scholarly journals The paradoxes of the theory of imprévision in the new French law of contract: a judicial deterrent?

Amicus Curiae ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Catherine Pédamon
Keyword(s):  
Contract Law ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Law School ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
French Law ◽  
Legal Provision

Catherine Pédamon (Westminster Law School, University of Westminster) re-examines the theory and practice of hardship, frustration and impracticality in commercial contracts, in light of the new legal provision (Art 1195 CC) of the rewritten Civil code (CC) that now enshrines the theory of imprévision (unforeseeability) in French law. Index keywords: France, Civil code, contract law, imprévision  

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