(契約的意義)

1、Lecture 1 .LeadinLecture 1 .Leadin 1-1.Definition （契約的意義） 1-2.Forming （契約的構(gòu)成要件） 1-3.Authority （契約法淵源）1. Definition :契約定義契約定義1）A contract is a promise, or set of promises(意思表示；諾言或允諾), for breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty. (Re

2、statement, Second, Contracts, Section 1) - A contract is a legally between two or more parties or a set of legal binding promises made by one party or more.-executory exchange of promisesdomestic or social agreements connote a presumption that both parties have no intention to create legal relations

3、hip, so not binding. 2. Elements of a contract2-1. An inention to create legal relations 社交情誼允諾、婚內(nèi)夫妻扶養(yǎng)協(xié)議并無產(chǎn)生相關(guān)法律關(guān)系之意圖2-2. Agreement (offer and acceptance) 合意2-3. Consideration or contract under Seal 約因或蓋印契約 2-4. Flawless (mistakemisrepresentationduressundue influence) 2-5. Legal capacity2-6. Lawful

4、object3. 契約法淵源契約法淵源(authority)4-1.Primary Authority 4-1-1.prior judicial decisions 4-1-2. statutesordinances 4-1-3. the expressions of the will of legislative body on a subject within its proper sphere of action4-2. Secondary Authority 4-2-mentary by legal scholars 4-2-2. the American Law Institutes

5、 Restatements of the Law4. 契約法沿革契約法沿革 brief developmentbrief development4-1.普通法之起源（The Origins of the Common Law）4-2.訴訟方式（The Forms of Action）4-3.對人訴訟（The Personal Actions） 4-3-1.收回不法取得動產(chǎn)之訴（Replevin） 4-3-2.請求返還扣留物之訴（Detinue） 4-3-3.清償債務(wù)之訴（Debt） 4-3-4.會計賬目之訴（Account） 4-3-5.違反契約之訴（Covenant） 4-3-6.侵害之訴（Trespass） 4-3-7.違約賠償之訴（Assumpsit）4-2.衡平法之發(fā)展（The Development of Equitable Jurisdiction） 4-2-1.衡平法的作用是對人的 4-2-2.衡平法的救濟是一種恩惠而非權(quán)利 4-2-3.衡平法不如普通法之有系統(tǒng)、有組織 4-