Proceedings of the 20th International Academic Conference, Madrid

COMPARATIVE CONTACT LAW DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CIVILIAN LEGAL SYSTEMS ,THE COMMON LAW AND THE ALBANIAN CONTAC

BRUNELA KULLOLLI , MADRID KULLOLLI

Abstract:

This article analysis the comparative contract law differences between civilian legal systems, the common law and the Albanian law , as well as between French and German law as two main exponents of the civil law tradition , to some extent, even between English and US-American law . - The first part gives , the origins of modern comparative law in the civil law world - of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and in that world, contracts have been widely considered the pre-eminent area of law The second, modern comparative law soon began to focus particularly on the study of the similarities and differences between the civil law and the common law, and contract law turned out to be an enormously fertile field for such studies. -The third part addresses Third, contract law is a favourite topic for comparative study because it is among the practically most salient areas of law, both in terms of economic importance and in terms of the realities of international negotiation and litigation. - The Fourth part treats a number of differences between civil law commun ,common law the Albanian contact law. Conclusions The overview provided in this article has revealed a number of differences between civilian legal systems and the common law, and also between French and German law as two main exponents of the civil-law tradition and, to some extent, even between English and US-American law. The same is true of other major issues in the field of general contract law that have not been touched upon: contractual capacity, mistake,agency or assignment.

Keywords: contract law, comparative law, civil law , common law , international negotiation, litigation

DOI: 10.20472/IAC.2015.020.058

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