International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law

The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law, published in 17 volumes, is written by worldwide recognized leading specialists of comparative law. 16 of these volumes are devoted to one large area of private and commercial law, each of which is dealt with exclusively from a comparative law perspective, whereas the first volume provides reports on all the countries of the world, in alphabetical order, pertaining to the same subjects. Volume VII (in two part volumes) of the International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law is devoted to the general issues of contract law. The first seven chapters deal, respectively, with the basic functions and philosophy of contract; its history; as well as its use by big enterprises; with the public contract; and its role and treatment in the former socialist countries, in the Far East and in Islamic law. Broadest space is allotted to the various heads of general contract law: conclusion, form, defects of consent, general terms of business, rights of third parties and, finally the important issues of non-performance. Contents: Arthur von Mehren: A General View of Contract - James Gordley: Contract in Pre-Commercial Societies and in Western History - Lawrence M.Friedman, Stewart Macaulay and Manfred Rehbinder: The Impact of Large Scale Business Enterprise Upon Contract - Colin C.Turpin: Public Contracts - Gyula Eorsi, Olympiad S. Ioffe and Heinz Such: Contract in the Socialist Economy - Dan Fenno Henderson, Preston M. Torbert and Xie Huaishi: Contract in the Far East - China and Japan - Frank E.Vogel: Contract Law of Islam and the Arab Middle East - Arthur T. von Mehren: The Formation of Contracts - Arthur T. von Mehren: Formal Requirements - Ernst A. Kramer, Thomas Probst: Defects in the Contracting Process - Karl-Heinz Neumayer: Contracting Subject to Standard Terms and Conditions - Hein Kotz: Rights of Third Parties. Third Party Beneficiaries and Assignment - Gareth H. Jones and Peter Schlechtriem: Breach of Contract - Guenther H.Treitel: Remedies for Beach of Contract (Courses of Action Open to a Party Aggrieved)