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1、LessonFourContractLaw8/7/20211法律英语ContractDefinitionAcontractisbasicallyanagreementbetweentwoormorepeoplewhichcreatesanobligationtodo,ornottodo,something.Theagreementcreatesalegalrelationshipofrightsandduties.Iftheagreementisbroken,thenthelawprovidescerta
2、inremedies.8/7/20212法律英语ThreeFactorsTherearethreefactorsnecessarytocreateacontract:1)anoffer,2)acceptance,and3)consideration.Onepartymakesanoffer,thesecondpartymustaccepttheofferandtheremustbeconsiderationexchanged.Considerationhastobesomethingofvalue.8/7
3、/20213法律英语ExampleofContractsEmploymentcontractsServiceContractsBuildingConstructionInsuranceContractsContractinvolvingrealpropertySaleofIntangibles(stocks,bonds,patents,copyrights,etc)8/7/20214法律英语CONTRACTContract----anagreementthathaslegaleffect.合同是具有法律效
4、力的契约。Itcreatesobligationsforwhichsomesortoflegalenforcementwillbeavailableifperformanceisnotforthcomingaspromised.它设立了当不按约履行时，便可由某种法律强制手段保证实施的义务。8/7/20215法律英语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Expectationdamages预期赔偿金Agreeduponremedies补救协议Equitablerelief衡平救济8/7/2021
5、6法律英语TEXTContract——anagreementbetweentwoormorepersons.Notmerelyasharedbelief不仅仅是共有的想法Acommonunderstandingastosomething而且是对某些未来将要进行的事项有共同的理解8/7/20217法律英语MirrorImageRuleInthelawofcontracts,themirrorimagerule,alsoreferredtoasanunequivocalandabsoluteacceptanc
6、erequirementstatesthatanoffermustbeacceptedexactlywithoutmodifications.Theofferoristhemasterofhisownoffer.Anattempttoaccepttheofferondifferenttermsinsteadcreatesacounter-offer,andthisconstitutesarejectionoftheoriginaloffer.(Restatement(2d)Contracts§59).8/
7、7/20218法律英语MirrorImageRuleIntheUnitedstates,thisrulehasbeenalteredwithrespecttomerchantsdealinginthesaleofgoodsundertheUniformCommercialCode(UCCSection2-207).Insuchsituations,anacceptancethatdoesnotmatchthetermsoftheofferisnonethelesseffectiveaslongasthem
8、aterialtermsareagreedupon.8/7/20219法律英语MirrorImageRuleExample:LarrytheT-shirtprinter(merchant)offerstomakeandsell1,000yellowT-Shirtswith"BringtheRuckus"onthebackfor$100toVinnyofVincent'sShirtBarn(merchant).Vinnyacce
