Protecting the integrity of a written agreement : a comparative analysis of the parol evidence rule, merger clauses and no oral modification clauses in U.S., English, German and Swiss law and international instruments (CISG, PICC, PECL, DCFR and CESL) /
This book offers a comprehensive comparative overview of the effects of pre-contractual statements and agreements and post-contractual informal modifications on written contracts. It analyzes the respective case law and scholarly writing of four different jurisdictions (the US, England, Germany and...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The Hague, NL :
Eleven International Publishing,
2013
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| Series: | International commerce and arbitration ;
v. 14. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book offers a comprehensive comparative overview of the effects of pre-contractual statements and agreements and post-contractual informal modifications on written contracts. It analyzes the respective case law and scholarly writing of four different jurisdictions (the US, England, Germany and Switzerland) and five uniform instruments (the CISG, PICC, PECL, DCFR and CESL) in depth, showing commonalities and differences. Topics covered are comparative contract law, modifications of (written) contracts, parol evidence rule, merger clauses, entire agreement clauses, integration clauses, no oral modification clauses, presumption of accuracy and completeness of a written contract, integrative effect of a written agreement. The book provides guidance for drafting written contracts and is of interest to practititoners and academics interested in comparative contract law. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 393 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1322422869 9781322422862 9789460948107 9460948103 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
