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Good Faith – The Gordian Knot Of International Commerce, Bruno Zeller, Camilla Baasch Andersen
Good Faith – The Gordian Knot Of International Commerce, Bruno Zeller, Camilla Baasch Andersen
Pace International Law Review
This paper argues that good faith cannot be defined and furthermore that there is no need to define good faith as it takes on meaning when applied to facts. Hence an explanation or application of good faith is defined by its function namely to enforce the expected performance of both parties. It is further argued that the function of good faith will determine which fact pattern has to be found by a court in order to determine the expected performance of the contractual parties. It follows that good faith is the legal concept which allows courts to do justice and …