(契约的意义)

1、Lecture 1 .LeadinLecture 1 .Leadin 1-1.Definition （契约的意义） 1-2.Forming （契约的构成要件） 1-3.Authority （契约法渊源）1. Definition :契约定义契约定义1）A contract is a promise, or set of promises(意思表示；诺言或允诺), 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 社交情谊允诺、婚内夫妻扶养协议并无产生相关法律关系之意图2-2. Agreement (offer and acceptance) 合意2-3. Consideration or contract under Seal 约因或盖印契约 2-4. Flawless (mistakemisrepresentationduressundue influence) 2-5. Legal capacity2-6. Lawful

4、object3. 契约法渊源契约法渊源(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. 契约法沿革契约法沿革 brief developmentbrief development4-1.普通法之起源（The Origins of the Common Law）4-2.诉讼方式（The Forms of Action）4-3.对人诉讼（The Personal Actions） 4-3-1.收回不法取得动产之诉（Replevin） 4-3-2.请求返还扣留物之诉（Detinue） 4-3-3.清偿债务之诉（Debt） 4-3-4.会计账目之诉（Account） 4-3-5.违反契约之诉（Covenant） 4-3-6.侵害之诉（Trespass） 4-3-7.违约赔偿之诉（Assumpsit）4-2.衡平法之发展（The Development of Equitable Jurisdiction） 4-2-1.衡平法的作用是对人的 4-2-2.衡平法的救济是一种恩惠而非权利 4-2-3.衡平法不如普通法之有系统、有组织 4-