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法律英语课件内容重点摘录整理

法律英语

L1Introduction

法律英语-期末评分细则

AssessmentPercentages:

•10%Attendance&Participation

•15%LawForum

•15%Writing:

WeeklyCaseReports

•10%MonthlyQuizzes

•50%FinalExam

法律英语学习内容

Content（substantivelegalknowledge）:

Contractsunderthecommonlaw

InternationalcommercialcontractsundertheCISG

Definitionandtypesofcontract

AnintroductiontothehistoryanddevelopmentoftheCISG

ApplicabilityoftheCISG

FormationofcontractsValidityofcontracts

Validityandformationofinternationalsalescontracts

Warrantyprovisions

Breachandremedies

Remediesforbreachofcontract

Discharge

Excusesfornonperformance

Acasereportconsistsof:

•Titleofthecase

•Facts

•Legalissue（morethanone;legalissues≠disputesofparties）

----Legalissueisthepointorpointsoflawaddressedbythecase.

----ThroughComparingtheclaimsofoppositepartiesandthekeyargumentisusuallythelegalissueofthecase,whichispresentedtojudgetomakedecision.

•Reasoning=relevantrules--theapplicationofthoserules--theconclusionthecourtreached

•Holding

L2–Conflictoflaws

1．Intheinternationalbusinesstransaction,suchas,inaninternationalsalescontract,thepartiesfromdifferentcountriesareinvolved,andthecontractingplacemaybedifferentfromtheplaceofperformance.Iftherearisesdispute,whatmattersmustthepartiesconcernwith?

----Whichcountry’slawwillapplytothecontract?

----Wherewillthecasebeheard?

2．Toknowwhatlawappliestoacontract,courtwillresorttoconflictoflawrules.

（conflictoflawistheareaoflawofeachlegalsystemwhichregulateshowtodealwithcasesinvolvingaforeignfactor.）

Butapplicationofconflictoflawrulesmaybringaboutuncertaintyandlackofpredictabilityoverhowthecasewillberesolved,thusincreasetheriskofaninternationalsale.

3．Toavoiduncertaintyandunpredictabilityofconflictoflaw,manyinternationalcontractsdesignatetheparties’choiceoflawwhichistoapplyincaseofdispute.Thatis,accordingtotheruleofautonomyofthe（party’s）will,thepartiesagreeuponwhichlawwillgovernacontractandmakeachoiceoflawclauseintheircontract.

4．theCISG

L3-HistoryandDevelopmentoftheCISG

Howtodealwithcontractdisputesininternationaltransactions?

----Whereshouldthecasebeheard?

----Whichlawshouldbetheapplicablelawofthecase?

1.Autonomyofparties’will

Whencontractpartiesspecifythechoiceoflawandchoiceofforum,courtsinmostcountrieswillrequirethepartiestohonortheircontractualcommitment.

2.Conflictsoflaw

3.TheCISG

✷AbouttheCISG（p110chapter4）

1.WhichorganizationdraftedtheCISG,UNIDROITorUNCITRAL?

2.What’sthemaindifferencebetweentheCISGandtheothercodesmadebytheUN?

3.HowdidtheCISGbecometheU.S.law?

.

✷TorFstatements

1.T--TreatiesprevailoverstatestatutesintheU.S..

2.T--TheCISGprevailsovertheUCC.

CISG（federallaw）

UCC（statestatutes）

PARTI

SPHEREOFAPPLICATIONANDGENERALPROVISIONS（适用范围和准则）

ChapterI

SPHEREOFAPPLICATION

Article1

（1）ThisConventionappliestocontractsofsaleofgoodsbetweenpartieswhoseplacesofbusinessareindifferentStates:

（a）whentheStatesareContractingStates;or

（b）whentherulesofprivateinternationallawleadtotheapplicationofthelawofaContractingState.

（2）ThefactthatthepartieshavetheirplacesofbusinessindifferentStatesistobedisregardedwheneverthisfactdoesnotappeareitherfromthecontractorfromanydealingsbetween,orfrominformationdisclosedby,thepartiesatanytimebeforeorattheconclusionofthecontract.

（3）NeitherthenationalityofthepartiesnorthecivilorcommercialcharacterofthepartiesorofthecontractistobetakenintoconsiderationindeterminingtheapplicationofthisConvention.

✷TherearethreeconditionsifTheCISGisapplicable:

a-thecommercialsaleofgoods;

b-betweentwopartieswhoseplacesofbusinessareindifferentcountries

c-theplacesofbusinessarelocatedincountriesthathaveratifiedtheconvention.（Howtodecide“placeofbusiness”?

）

Article2

ThisConventiondoesnotapplytosales:

（a）ofgoodsboughtforpersonal,familyorhouseholduse,unlesstheseller,atanytimebeforeorattheconclusionofthecontract,neitherknewnoroughttohaveknownthatthegoodswereboughtforanysuchuse;

（b）byauction;

（c）onexecutionorotherwisebyauthorityoflaw;

（d）ofstocks,shares,investmentsecurities,negotiableinstrumentsormoney;

（e）ofships,vessels,hovercraftoraircraft;

（f）ofelectricity.

✷WhatsalesareexcludedfromtheCISG?

Andwhy?

L4–Contract

Part1.AGeneralIntroductiontoContract

⏹definitionofacontract

Acontractisanagreementbetweencompetentpartiesbas