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Silence: Its Legal Effect On Concluding Contracts A Comparative Study

UAEU Law Journal

Is based on mutual & verbal

Concluding a contract agreement/acceptance; however a contract can be concluded with several other ways. Silence does not necessarily express a specific view unless it is surrounded by certain conditions that may indicate that it expresses agreement/acceptance. There are some exceptions to the issue of silence when concluding a contract that silence would not necessarily mean agreement/acceptance. The essence of any legal behavior is free will which should be expressed clearly. All these exceptions are common and occur due to certain conditions which lead to silence.

The present study exemplifies some of the legislations; for …

A Critical Study Of The Two Standard References Of Obligations (Personal Rights (And Contracts In United Arab Emirates Law Of Civil Transactions, Dr.Adnan Sarhan

UAEU Law Journal

The Emirates Law of Civil Transactions is based on the rules set by Islamic Law. However; it suffers from faults or short comings in the legal texts and even, sometimes, a contradiction in the merits or judgement. These faults are consequences of the presence of statements extracted from defective or imperfect laws such as the Jordanian law, or a contradiction due to differences between Malek’s or Hanbal’s and Al-Numan’s shools.

In this research, the author deals with the text of the United Arab Emirates Law of Civil Transactions that are related to commitments and contracts. As he believes in the …

The Concept Of “Return” In Contracts

UAEU Law Journal

In the common law ofEnglandandUnited States, agreement is enforceable if it is shown that it is made for valuable “return”: that is a profit provided by a party seeking enforcement of the agreement. Thus, the presence of a profit is a precondition for the validity of all contracts unless they are under seal. Profits can be looked at as a price paid by the other party. It takes the form of some rights, profits or benefits accruing to the one party or some detriment or loss suffered by the other.

In Civil law system, a lawful cause is a precondition …

Loopholes In Information Technology Contracts, Tark Kazim Ageel

UAEU Law Journal

This research deals with the loopholes that may be found in Information Technology (IT) contracts and attempts to answer the following research question: are the generalrules governing traditionalIT contracts sufficient to dealwith them, or is there a need for another set of rules which are more compatible with such contracts and are better able to dealwith the loopholes that may arise (both moraland logical) in said contracts?

Writing In The Electronic Era Within The Frame Of Jordanian Law, Nael Ali Masadeh Dr.

UAEU Law Journal

Writing is one of man’s ways of expression. Writing embraces ideas and thoughts able to be realized. Thus writing is used in contracts to express will of parties. In addition, writing is one of most important means of evidence. Besides, writing is required for some contracts to be contracted. Electronic writing is the one done on a computer. Both electronic and normal writing are similar to express thoughts and ideas and will. The law is equal regarding both normal and electronic writing. However, the condition of writing is achieved if it is performed electronically when it was required for contracting …

Time-Share Contract, A Comparative Study, Nada Salim Malla Alow

UAEU Law Journal

The Time-Share is one of the important contracts that appear in the tourism field. The contract idea is based on the participation of a large number of people who benefit from the tourist resorts and hotels for spending holidays and vacations. The beneficiary may contract with the owner of the tourist establishment to buy a share in a hotel or touristic unit or to get benefit from it. In both cases, he/she has the right of residence in this real estate unit for a limited time yearly; one week minimum and one month as maximum instead of buying a whole …

The Domains Of Loyalty: Relationships Between Fiduciary Obligation And Intrinsic Motivation, Deborah A. Demott

William & Mary Law Review

Recent scholarly inquiry into fiduciary law predominantly focuses on whether the subject is a coherent field and not a piecemeal assortment of doctrinal detail. This Article looks to the future and to relationships between the formal domain of fiduciary law and other factors that shape conduct. These include intrinsic motivation, markets for professional services, and forces like the operation of reputation. The Article demonstrates that looking across domains, from the legal to the extralegal, casts in sharp relief the reasons why fiduciary law is distinctive. These stem from the specific qualities of relationships to which fiduciary law applies, as well …