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A Reformulated Test For Unconscionability, Vincent Ooi, Walter Yong

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Apart from its interesting facts, this case, BOM v BOK [2018] SGCA 83, is significant for its rejection of a “broad” doctrine of unconscionability, the existence of which has been a matter of some debate in English law, and which has been accepted in Australia (see Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio (1983) 151 C.L.R. 447; (1983) 46 A.L.R. 402). It also proposes a new test for the doctrine of unconscionability that is narrower than Amadio, based on the requirements inCresswell v Potter [1978] 1 W.L.R. 255. The test for unconscionability in English law has been a matter of …

Do We Need A Global Commercial Code?, Michael Joachim Bonell

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) first launched the idea of preparing a code of inter- national trade law. In 1970, the Secretariat of UNIDROIT submitted a note to the newly established United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in justification of such an initiative and indicated some of the salient features of the project. What was proposed was a veritable code in the continental sense. The proposed code included two parts: part one dealing with the law of obligations generally, and part two relating to specific kinds of commercial transactions. However, the “Progressive codification …

From Baby M To Baby M(Anji): Regulating International Surrogacy Agreements, Yehezkel Margalit

Hezi Margalit

In 1985, when Kim Cotton became Britain’s first commercial surrogate mother, Europe was exposed to the issue of surrogacy for the first time on a large scale. Three years later, in 1988, the famous case of Baby M drew the attention of the American public to surrogacy as well. These two cases implicated fundamental ethical and legal issues regarding domestic surrogacy and triggered a fierce debate about motherhood, child-bearing, and the relationship between procreation, science and commerce. These two cases exemplified the debate regarding domestic surrogacy - a debate that has now been raging for decades. Contrary to the well-known …

Las Relaciones Contractuales De Hecho Y El Contacto Social: ¿Instituciones Incomprendidas?, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

No abstract provided.

¿La Noción De Contrato Es Homogénea?, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

No abstract provided.

Sources Of Law And Pluri-Lingualism (In Greek), Nikitas E. Hatzimihail

Nikitas E Hatzimihail

This study (which replaces an earlier article published at the law journal Χρονικά Ιδιωτικού Δικαίου - Chronicles of Private Law, vol. 12 (2012)) examines issues arising from the translation of authoritative legal texts (constituting sources of law in the legal system under consideration), with an emphasis on legislation.

The first part of the article examines instances where authoritative texts of the same legal instrument co-exist in two or several languages, notably in the case of international uniform law instruments, such as the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

The second part addresses instances of an instrument being …

The Cisg In Israel, Dr. Yehuda Adar

Yehuda Adar Dr.

This article reviews the status of the CISG in the Israeli legal system. The survey reveals that the attitude of the Israeli courts toward international sales laws has in the past been rather ambivalent. The author argues that while some decisions of the Supreme Court have ignored the international context without a sufficiently clear reason, most of the cases where the convention was actually applied reflect a sympathetic approach toward the idea of a uniform international law of sales. Furthermore, on the last occasion in which the CISG was heavily relied upon by the Supreme Court, the Court’s analysis reflected …

Límites Constitucionales A La Autonomía Privada: La (Supuesta) Santidad De Los Contratos Bajo El Tamiz De La Comparación Jurídica, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Putting The Cisg Where It Belongs: In The Uniform Commercial Code, Kina Grbic

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

Desequilibrio Contractual: El Dilema De La Lesión Y De La Excesiva Onerosidad De La Prestación, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

No abstract provided.

Case Note On Supreme Court Of Cyprus (2008), Aresti V. Loel Ltd (2008) 1 Α.Α.Δ. 1305 [In Greek] Λυσίας (Lysias) 3 (2010): 47-50, Nikitas E. Hatzimihail

Nikitas E Hatzimihail

This case note discusses an appellate case dealing with offer/acceptance issues. Questions of translating common-law terms into Greek are discussed, with regard to Cyprus contract law.

Análisis Crítico De La Teoría De Gabriele Faggela Sobre La Responsabilidad Precontractual: Revisitando (O Reconociendo) A Un Clásico, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Contract Law: Trends And Shifts In 2010, Dr. Yehuda Adar

Yehuda Adar Dr.

-This Article is in Hebrew- This paper presents an overview of some of the main developments in the general body of contract law in Israel during the 2009-2010 law-year and examines their possible impact on the rights of contracting parties. The author claims that these developments reflect a general pattern that characterized Israeli contract law in recent decades: On the one hand, a continuous, step-by-step progress is observed in numerous cases in which the Supreme Court introduced minor changes into existing rules or made an effort to clarify and improve the existing doctrine. Such developments are seen, for example, in …

The Reform Of The Standard Contracts Statute – A Critical Commentary, Dr. Yehuda Adar, Dr. Moshe Gelbard

Yehuda Adar Dr.

-This article is in Hebrew-

The Role Of Remedies In The Relational Theory Of Contract: A Preliminary Inquiry, Dr. Yehuda Adar, Dr. Moshe Gelbard

Yehuda Adar Dr.

One of the leading contemporary theories of contract law is the relational theory. Notwithstanding its remarkable development since the foundational works of Macaulay and Macneil it would seem reasonably fair to maintain that this body of literature has generally neglected the discussion of legal remedies. Scholarly literature pertaining to the relational theory has typically focused on extra-legal or informal devices for the regulation of long-term contractual relations, such as: consensual adjustment of primary contractual arrangements in light of changing circumstances, informal incentives for performance and cooperation, the tendency to abstain from relying on formal rights and duties, and the frequent …

Hacia Una Teoría General Sobre Las Alternativas Contractuales Al Testamento, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

El derecho sucesorio es una rama del Derecho que, al menos desde la perspectiva del operador peruano, se considera profundamente vinculada con la tradición y, por ende, casi inmutable. Si bien la influencia de la tradición resulta innegable, al propio tiempo se debe subrayar el profundo cuestionamiento del cual han sido objetos muchas de las teorías y doctrinas que componen el área del derecho de sucesiones. La irrupción de mecanismos contractuales en la praxis profesional y en las construcciones doctrinales relacionadas con el planeamiento sucesorio ha provocado una revolución de la que es necesario rendir un breve recuento.

Contributory Negligence And Mitigation: Shall The Two Walk Together?, Dr. Yehuda Adar

Yehuda Adar Dr.

-This Article is in Hebrew-

This paper discusses and critically examines the close interrelations of two of the main defences to liability in damages for torts and breach of contract. After a careful analysis of the various similarities between the doctrines of contributory (or comparative) negligence and mitigation of damages, and the basic difference between the two, the article reaches the conclusion that there is no justification for the ongoing existence of the mitigation doctrine. It should be abolished, and the doctrine of comparative negligence should be adopted across the board in both tort law and contract law.

Right To Withhold Performance Under Iberoamerican Law, Edgardo Muñoz

Edgardo Muñoz

Impossibility, Hardship And Exemption Under Iberoamerican Contract Law, Edgardo Muñoz

Edgardo Muñoz

No abstract provided.

De Los Periodos Precontractuales Y De Su Verdadera Y Exacta Explicación Cientifica: Una Aproximacion A La Propuesta Teorica De Gabriele Faggela, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

El objetivo del presente articulo es el reconstruir del modo mas fidedigno posible el pensamiento del autor italiano aludido, maxime cuando el conocimiento de su teoria ha llegado a nuestro medio a traves de citas indirectas y de manera distorsionada, incompleta y carente de su real contenido.

Los Negocios Jurídicos Mortis Causa En El Sistema Jurídico Peruano: Los Contratos Mortis Causa Y Los Pactos Sucesorios, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

En el presente artículo se plantean las diferencias entre los mecanismos contractuales cuyos efectos se encuentran vínculados al evento muerte de un invididuo. Con ello se intenta evidenciar, por un lado, que no todo contrato mortis causa es un pacto sucesorio y, por otro lado, que algunos de ellos se erigen como alternativas al testamento. Todo ello importará una reconfiguración de ciertas categorías negociales consideradas institucionales.

Whiten V. Pilot Ins. Co.: The Unofficial Death Of The Independent Wrong Requirement And Official Birth Of Punitive Damages In Contract, Dr. Yehuda Adar

Yehuda Adar Dr.

Three years have passed since the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its controversial decision in Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co. In that case, the Court affirmed an almost unprecedented punitive damage award by a jury of one million dollars against an insurance company. More importantly, the Whiten decision appears to be the first attempt by the Supreme Court to construct a comprehensive set of rules and principles in light of which punitive damages cases should be decided in the future. While the extraordinary monetary sanction upheld by the Court has attracted much attention in legal and commercial circles, it seems …