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The Slippery Discourse Of Sexual Consent: Feminist Acumen And Feminist Excess, Dan Subotnik
The Slippery Discourse Of Sexual Consent: Feminist Acumen And Feminist Excess, Dan Subotnik
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Penalty Clauses And The Cisg, Jack Graves
Penalty Clauses And The Cisg, Jack Graves
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Commercial agreements often provide for “fixed sums” payable upon a specified breach. Such agreements are generally enforced in civil law jurisdictions. In contrast, the common law distinguishes between “liquidated damages” and “penalty” clauses, enforcing the former, while invalidating the latter as a penalty. The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) does not directly address the payment of “fixed sums” as damages, and the validity of “penalty” clauses has, traditionally, been relegated to otherwise applicable domestic national law under CISG Article 4. This traditional orthodoxy has recently been challenged—suggesting that the fate of a penalty clause …
Penalty Clauses And The Cisg, Jack Graves
Penalty Clauses And The Cisg, Jack Graves
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Commercial agreements often provide for “fixed sums” payable upon a specified breach. Such agreements are generally enforced in civil law jurisdictions. In contrast, the common law distinguishes between “liquidated damages” and “penalty” clauses, enforcing the former, while invalidating the latter as a penalty. The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) does not directly address the payment of “fixed sums” as damages, and the validity of “penalty” clauses has, traditionally, been relegated to otherwise applicable domestic national law under CISG Article 4. This traditional orthodoxy has recently been challenged—suggesting that the fate of a penalty clause …
Late Delivery--Measure Of Damages, Sidney Kwestel
Late Delivery--Measure Of Damages, Sidney Kwestel
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Wrongful Conviction Claims Under Section 1983, Martin A. Schwartz, Robert W. Pratt
Wrongful Conviction Claims Under Section 1983, Martin A. Schwartz, Robert W. Pratt
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Employment Discrimination: Recent Developments In The Supreme Court (The Supreme Court And Local Government Law: The 1994-1995 Term), Eileen Kaufman
Employment Discrimination: Recent Developments In The Supreme Court (The Supreme Court And Local Government Law: The 1994-1995 Term), Eileen Kaufman
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Punitive Damages--Developments In Section 1983 Cases, Eileen Kaufman, Martin A. Schwartz
Punitive Damages--Developments In Section 1983 Cases, Eileen Kaufman, Martin A. Schwartz
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