美國合同法重述(第二版)

1、RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF CONTRACTS合同法第二次重述Chapter 1MEANING OF TERMS第一章 合同條款的含義§1. CONTRACT DEFINEDA contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of whi

2、ch the law in some way recognizes as a duty.§1.合同指的是一個允諾或一組允諾，如果違反此允諾，則法律給與救濟；如果 其履行了允諾，則法律以某種方式將其視為一項義務。§2. PROMISE; PROMISOR; PROMISEE.(1) A promise is a manifestation of intention to act or refrain from acti

3、ng in a specified way, so made as to justify a promisee in understanding that a commitment has been made.(2) The person manifesting the intention is the promisor.(3) The person to whom the manifestation is addressed is

4、the promisee....(4) Where performance will benefits a person other than the promisee, that person is beneficiary.§2. 允諾；允諾人；受允諾人（1）允諾就是以特定方式實施或禁止實施某種行為的意思表示，這種意思表示 使受允諾人正當?shù)卣J為一個允諾已經(jīng)作出。（2）作出該意思表示的人是允諾人（3）該意思表示所指向的人為受

5、允諾人。（4）如果該允諾的履行使除受允諾人之外的他人獲利，則該人為受益人。(1) Contracts under seal,(2) Recognizances, (3) Negotiable instruments and documents,(4) Letters of credit.§6. 要式合同下列類型的合同根據(jù)其形式上的特征，在某些方面受不同于一般合同規(guī)則的法律規(guī)則的調(diào)整：（1） 蓋印合同（2）保證書（3）可流通票據(jù)

6、和單據(jù)（4）信用證§7. Voidable contractsA voidable contract is one where one or more parties have the power, by a manifestation of election to do so, to avoid the legal relations created by the contract, or by ratificati

7、on of the contract to extinguish the power of avoidance.§7.可撤消的合同如果合同的一方或多方當事人有權(quán)通過意思表示，或通過訂立一個取消撤消權(quán)的合同，撤消該合同已經(jīng)建立的法律關(guān)系，則該合同為可撤消的合同。§8. Unenforceable ContractsAn unenforceable contract is one for the breac

8、h of which neither the remedy of damages nor the remedy of specific performance is available, but which is recognized in some other way as creating a duty of performance, though there has been no ratification.§8.