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Who can create state-enforced laws?

The executive through decrees and regulations
Judges through precedent
A group legislature (correct)
A single legislator

What may influence the creation of laws?

Economic policies
A constitution (correct)
Social media trends
Religious beliefs

In which legal system may judges make binding case law through precedent?

Religious law systems
Civil law jurisdictions
International law systems
Common law systems (correct)

What kind of agreements can private individuals create that are legally binding?

Arbitration agreements (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are laws described as, in the text?

A science and as the art of justice (A) Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers

What is the unique doctrine characterizing the German tradition of contract law?

abstraction Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of systems based on the Napoleonic Code in terms of contract law?

systematic distinction between different types of contracts Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers