Agreements, mistakes, and contract formation: a comparative theoretical analysis
Agreements, mistakes, and contract formation: a comparative theoretical analysis
This article explores the nature of contract formation. It does so by examining the will theory and the declaration theory as accounts of agreement. The article concludes that neither theory is adequate either as a description of the operation of the law in practice or, more fundamentally, as an explanation of agreement. Instead, the article recommends an alternative account - 'the objective will theory' - that both adequately explains agreement and captures the operation of the law.
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Beever, Allan
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February 2009
Beever, Allan
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Beever, Allan
(2009)
Agreements, mistakes, and contract formation: a comparative theoretical analysis.
King's Law Journal, 20 (1), .
Abstract
This article explores the nature of contract formation. It does so by examining the will theory and the declaration theory as accounts of agreement. The article concludes that neither theory is adequate either as a description of the operation of the law in practice or, more fundamentally, as an explanation of agreement. Instead, the article recommends an alternative account - 'the objective will theory' - that both adequately explains agreement and captures the operation of the law.
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Published date: February 2009
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ISSN: 0961-5768
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