This paper investigates whether the process of contract interpretation (also described as contract construction) can be … automated. It approaches the task in two stages. The first part explains contract interpretation as a cognitive process. It …

In the early models of incomplete contract neither party used to invest in the subject matter of the contract; those … realize subsequent to a binding contract, a systematic analysis has been attempted to see - first, how the legal remedies can … role than that has been realized. Focus remains on the ex-ante design of the contract, which would serve as an implicit …

Over the years, the enforcement of commercial contracts has taken on increased importance. Today, contract law is a … the ability of contract law to deal with the protection of third parties and the public. This limitation is manifested in … commercial interests and players and the inadequacy of contract law as a means of protecting public and non-economic interests …

Freedom of contract is a principle of law, expressing three related ideas: parties should be free to choose their … been freely made, parties should be held to their bargains (‘sanctity of contract'). This entry, prepared for an …

revolutionary for contract law because the remedy focuses on defendant's mindset and gains rather than plaintiff's loss. Further … contract plaintiffs. But, let's be honest about its shortcomings as drafted and its underlying morality-infused rationale. Then …

The law-and-economics movement has made a huge impact on the scholarship of contract law in the US. But compared to … contract law. The study investigates only the law of pre-contractual misrepresentation, a term conventionally used by contract …

Disclosure has long been the preferred regulatory approach to prevent one-sided standard-form contract terms, but its …

This paper is forthcoming as a chapter in Contract Law and Economics, ed. Gerrit de Geest (Cheltenham: Elgar 2009 …