10 Questions
Who can create state-enforced laws?
A group legislature
What may influence the creation of laws?
A constitution
In which legal system may judges make binding case law through precedent?
Common law systems
What kind of agreements can private individuals create that are legally binding?
Arbitration agreements
What are laws described as, in the text?
A science and as the art of justice
What are the distinct varieties of contract law within civil law jurisdictions described in the text?
German tradition, systems based on the Napoleonic Code, and Roman-Dutch law
What is the unique doctrine characterizing the German tradition of contract law?
abstraction
What is the characteristic feature of systems based on the Napoleonic Code in terms of contract law?
systematic distinction between different types of contracts
What is the basis of Roman-Dutch law in relation to contract law?
based on the writings of renaissance-era Dutch jurists and case law applying general principles of Roman law prior to the Netherlands' adoption of the Napoleonic Code
What is the aim of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, published in 2016?
to provide a general harmonised framework for international contracts, independent of the divergences between national laws, as well as a statement of common contractual principles
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