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法律英语
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Contract Law
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The web of the law
May not be quite seamless
法律之网可能并非结实无缝
They are not ironclad*
法律英语
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Contract Law
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法律英语
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The web of the law
May not be quite seamless
法律之网可能并非结实无缝
They are not ironclad and unchanging
法律并非打不破和不可改变。
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Contract Definition
A contract is basically an agreement between two or more people which creates an obligation to do, or not do, something.
The agreement creates a legal relationship of rights and duties.
If the agreement is broken, then the law provides certain remedies.
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Three Factors
There are three factors necessary to create a contract:
1) an offer, 2) acceptance, and 3) consideration.
One party makes an offer, the second party must accept the offer and there must be consideration exchanged. Consideration has to be something of value.
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Example of Contracts
Employment contracts
Service Contracts

Insurance Contracts
Sale of Intangibles(stocks, bonds, patents, copyrights,etc)
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Background
Uniform Commercial Code
Consumer Protection Statutes
Labor Law
Insurance Law
涉及合同问题
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美国合同法
由法律保证执行
强制执行的限度
法律补救方法
Expectation damages
Agreed upon remedies
Equitable relief
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relief in the form of specific performance 
the injunction
the development of so called maxims of equity law
Special characteristics of equity law：
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However,  equitable relief regularly will  lie only when the common law relief is inadequate.
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For instance, specific performance for the purchase of real property will  be grantedbecause common  law damages are deemed  to be inadequate since  they  cannot  compensate the buyer in view of the uniqueness attributed to real property.
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Suppose that a vendor of house backs out on the deal. The vendee may sue for damages under common-law principles, but if he wants a court to force the seller to sell (specific performance) he uses principles developed in equity.
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