Agreed sums payable upon breach of an obligation : rethinking penalty and liquidated damages clauses /

Agreed sums payable upon breach of an obligation : rethinking penalty and liquidated damages clauses /

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Author / Creator:Hachem, Pascal, 1981-
Imprint:The Hague, The Netherlands : Eleven International Pub., [2011]
Portland, Or. : Sold and distributed in the USA and Canada [by] International Specialized Book Services
©2011
Description:1 online resource (217 pages).
Language:English
Series:International commerce and arbitration ; volume 7
International commerce and arbitration ; v. 7.
Subject:
Liquidated damages.
Liquidated damages.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11223461
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ISBN:9789460944338
9460944337
9789490947040
9490947040
Notes:Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Basel, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-201).
Print version record.
Summary:Unique in its breadth, this book undertakes a comparative analysis of the ways in which legal systems in all regions of the world deal with agreed sums payable upon breach of an obligation. The book shows divergences and convergences and indicates trends as to the future development of the law. It also deals with the treatment of agreed sums under the 1980 UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), offering the first comprehensive solution to this issue based on comparative analysis. For practitioners as well as researchers, this book is a valuable source of informa.
Other form:Print version: Hachem, Pascal, 1981- Agreed sums payable upon breach of an obligation 9789490947040
Standard no.:9786613274762
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • History and comparative overview
  • Functions of agreed sums
  • Protection of the debtor
  • Relationship to other remedies
  • The situation under CISG
  • Concluding remarks and results.

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