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245			_aContract law in changing times : _bAsian perspectives on Pacta Sunt Servanda / _cedited by Normann Witzleb
264		1	_aAbingdon, Oxon : _bRoutledge, _c2023
264		4	_c@2023
300			_axiii, 282 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
490			_aMarkets and the law
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505			_aPart A. Pacta sunt servanda in changing times 1 Pacta sunt servanda, the common law, and Hong Kong Stephen Hall 2 Exceptions to pacta sunt servanda in the Chinese Civil Code Siyi Lin 3 In a Bubble by the Sea: COVID-19, Time and Contract Law in the Macau S.A.R. Célia F. Matias and Monica Chan 4 Contracts in the time of COVID-19: common law and statutory solutions in Singapore Wayne Courtney 5 The principle of pacta sunt servanda and its exceptions under Japanese contract law Tomohiro Yoshimasa 6 Change of circumstances in Korean contract law: An exception to pacta sunt servanda Boeun Chang
505			_aPart B. Pacta sunt servanda in specific contexts 　 7 The property management service contract with Chinese characteristics: An exception to pacta sunt servanda? Jianbo Lou and Yimeng Ye 8 Pacta sunt servanda in the age of cryptocurrency: The case of China Chao Xi 9 Post-employment non-compete agreements under the Taiwan Labour Standards Act and pacta sunt servanda Yalun Yen 　 10 Pacta sunt servanda and the consumer’s right of withdrawal Geraint Howells 11 Contract enforcement during the Global Financial Crisis: Lessons for the coming tsunami Kingsley Ong
505			_aPart C. Pacta sunt servanda in international law 　 12 Invoking COVID-19 to suspend or terminate the operation of a treaty Hanh Hong Pham and Huong Thi Thu Phung 13 Treaties and pacta sunt servanda: A shared concept for the PRC? Noble Po-kan Lo 14 Pacta sunt servanda:　Comfort letters in an age of instability and strategic rivalry Joel Slawotsky
505			_aPart D. Conclusion 15 Pacta sunt servanda – a maxim and its exceptions in comparative perspective
520			_aThis collection of essays provides a rich and contemporary discussion of the principle of pacta sunt servanda. This principle, which requires that valid agreements are to be honoured, is a cornerstone of contract law. Focusing on contributions from Asia, this book shows that, despite its natural and universal appeal, the pacta sunt servanda principle is neither absolute nor immutable. Exceptions to the binding force of contract must be available in limited circumstances to avoid hardship and unfairness. This book offers readers new comparative perspectives on the appropriate balance between contractual certainty and flexibility in an era of social instability. Expert authors, mostly from East and Southeast Asia, explore when their domestic legal systems allow exceptions from the binding force of contracts. Doctrines discussed include impossibility, frustration, change of circumstance, force majeure, illegality as well as rights of withdrawal. Other chapters consider the importance of the pacta principle in international law. The challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic feature strongly in the majority of contributions.
650			_aContracts
700			_aWitzleb, Normann , _eeditor
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