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Chapter2ITLContractLawsThischapterisveryveryveryimportant!~~~~Chapter2ITLContractLawsTheRelevantRulesFormationofaContractValidityandInvalidityofaContractPerformingaContractRiskandPropertyBreachesandRemedieseasilyconfused!!!!Unit1BriefIntroductionoftheRelevantLaws1.1TheRelevantNationalLaws1.2TheRelevantInternationalConventions1.3RelevantInternationalCustoms1.1TheRelevantNationalLaws1.TheLawSystems•thecivillawsystem[1]•theAnglo-Americanlawsystem[2][1]民法法系[2]英美法系•“Lawsystem”:agroupofstatesorareasthathavesimilarlegaltraditions.•“legalSystem”[1]:astate’sdepartment-lawsystem[2][1]法律体系[2]部门法体系1.1TheRelevantNationalLaws1.TheLawSystems(1)TheCivilLawSystem/continentallawsystem[2],/Romanlawsystem[3]hasitsrootsinRomanlaw[4],Canonlaw[5](Christian,especiallyCatholiclaw)andtheEnlightenment[6],alongsideinfluencesfromotherreligiouslawssuchasIslamiclaw.Thelegalsystemsinmanycivillawcountriesarebasedaroundoneorseveralcodesoflaw,i.e.theFrenchCivilCode[7],theGermanBürgerlichesGesetzbuch[8]andtheSwissCivilCode[9].[1]民法法系[2]大陆法系[3]罗马—日尔曼法系1.1TheRelevantNationalLaws1.TheLawSystems(2)TheAnglo-AmericanLawSystem/Anglo-Americanlawsystem[1]/EnglishLawsystem[2],/precedentlawsystem[3]isageneraltermofthosecountriesinheritedtheUnitedKingdom’smidageslawtraditionandestablishedtheirlegalsystemonthebasisoftheEnglishcommonlaw.[1]英美法系[2]英国法系[3]判例法法系1.1TheRelevantNationalLaws1.TheLawSystems(3)Maindifferentbetweenthetwolawsystems•legalorigin•legalprocedure•legalclassificationCivillawsystemCommonlawsystemsourcestatuelaw制定法,Judicialprecedent司法判例isnotincludedstatuelawandJudicialprecedentStructureCodessliplaw单行法andprecedentlawJudge’sfunctionOnlyuselawstojudgeUselawsandmakelawslitigationProcedureNon-adversarialProceeding纠问式Adversaryproceeding对抗式1.1TheRelevantNationalLaws1.1TheRelevantNationalLaws(a)1.1TheRelevantNationalLaws2.TheChineseContractLaw(1)BriefIntroductionoftheChineseContractLaw(2)TheGeneralRuleoftheCivilLawContractLawhaspriority1.2TheRelevantInternationalConventionsTheCISGisapopularconventionconcerninginternationalsalesofgoods.1.TheDraftingoftheCISG2.TheOutlineofChapterofCISG3.ChinaandCISG4.ApplicationScopeofCISG1.2TheRelevantInternationalConventions1.TheDraftingoftheCISGByUNCITRAL()1.2TheRelevantInternationalConventions2.TheOutlineofChapterofCISGPREAMBLEPARTI.SphereofapplicationandgeneralprovisionsCHAPTER1.SphereofapplicationCHAPTERII.GeneralprovisionsPARTII.FormationofthecontractPARTIII.SaleofgoodsCHAPTERI.GeneralprovisionsCHAPTERII.ObligationsofthesellerCHAPTERIII.ObligationsofthebuyerCHAPTERIV.PassingofriskCHAPTERV.ProvisionscommontotheobligationsofthesellerandofthebuyerPARTIV.Finalprovisions1.2TheRelevantInternationalConventions3.ChinaandCISG•ContractingsateOn11December1986.•Tworeservation[1](1)RegardingapplicablescopeofCISG,ChinaagreesthatCISGshallbelimitedlybetweenthecontractingcountries(2)Regardingtheformofacontract,Chinaagreesthatacontractofsaleisnecessarilyinwrittenformorbywrittenproof.•[1]保留1.2TheRelevantInternationalConventions4.ApplicationScopeofCISG•(1)Whatis“international”inCISG?WhenstudyingInternationalTradePractice,howdidyoudefine“internationaltrade”?1.2TheRelevantInternationalConventions4.ApplicationScopeofCISG•(1)Whatis“international”inCISG?International:PlaceofBusiness(singlestandard)1.2TheRelevantInternationalConventions4.ApplicationScopeofCISG(1)Whatis“international”inCISG?multiplestandard多重标准.EG:UK’s1977UnfairContractTermsAct:1）whenacontractwasconcluded,thegoodswastransportedfromonecountrytoanother;2）whenofferandacceptanceweredoneindifferentcountries；3）whenthegoodsmustbedeliveredtotheothercountrybutnotthementionedabove.DISCUSS:WhatisPlaceofBusiness(PoB)?WhataboutifmorethanoneornoPoB?Article10:ifmorethanone,theoneisthathastheclosestrelationshiptothecontractanditsperformance,knownbythepartiesatanytimebeforeorattheconclusionofthecontract;ifno,referenceistobemadetohishabitualresidence.2019/10/15Chapter2ITLContractLaws20CaseAnAustriancompany,plaintiff,enteredintoacontractforthepurchaseandtransportofspritstoRussiawiththeSwissbranchofacompanythathaditsheadquartersinLiechtenstein.Thecontractwasneverperformedbecauseadisputearoseamongthepartiesregardingthemodeoftransportandthefinaldateofperformance.TheAustrianbuyersuedtheSwisssellerforrepaymentofanadvancepayment,whilethedefendantclaimeddamagesforbreachofcontract.2019/10/15Chapter2ITLContractLaws21Thecourtheldthat,eventhoughLiechtensteinwasnotacontractingState,theConventionwasapplicablebecausetheSwissbranch,nottheLiechtensteinheadquarters,wastheplaceofbusinessthathadtheclosestrelationshiptothecontractanditsperformance.CISGart.1,101.2TheRelevantInternationalConventions4.ApplicationScopeofCISG(2)Whatisthescopeof“goods”inCISG?Excludes:(a)forpersonal,familyorhouseholduse,unlesstheseller,atanytimebeforeorattheconclusionofthecontract,neitherknewnoroughttohaveknownthatthegoodswereboughtforanysuchuse;(b)Byauction;(c)Onexecutionorotherwisebyauthorityoflaw;(d)Ofstocks[1],shares[2],investmentsecurities[3],negotiableinstruments[4]ormoney;(e)Ofships,vessels,ho