Social Contract Theory Social contract theory‚ nearly as old as philosophy itself‚ is the view that persons’ moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live. Socrates uses something quite like a social contract argument to explain to Crito why he must remain in prison and accept the death penalty. However‚ social contract theory is rightly associated with modern moral and political theory and is given its first full
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Group A8 group memebers: Question 1 HowCan Pte Ltd enters into a contract of sale with Panda Ltd in China for the sale of perishable goods‚ F.O.B (free on board: i.e. buyer has to make the shipping and other arrangements). Howcan Pte Ltd then gets SureCan Pte Ltd to transport perishable goods from China to Singapore. The ship is supposed to transit via Vietnam. The goods are shipped out of China‚ but due to improper planning on the part of SureCan Pte Ltd‚ they are wrongly dispatched
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LAW OF CONTRACT Thursday 9:00 Summer Term‚ 2014 Lecturer and Module Co-ordinator: John Halladay Texts: Poole‚ Textbook on Contract Law McKendrick‚ Contract Law Casebook: Both Poole and McKendrick have casebooks which are very good. There are also many others on the market. Statute book: There are not many statutes in the course but there are some and this will be useful for the exam. Any Contract or Commercial Law statute book should do. A. WHY CONTRACT? A
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essay I will be discussing Thomas Hobbes’ and John Locke’s interpretation of the social contract theory. I will then be evaluating Locke’s argument that his conclusions differ from Hobbes’ as he claims. My thesis is the following: John Locke’s argument that his conclusions are different from Thomas Hobbes’ conclusions is not valid. He makes no claim as to why people are motivated to enter into a social contract; he also does not establish where the understanding of personal property comes from.
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Contract Creation and Manage Law 531 Contract Creation and Management After completion of the Contract Creation and Management simulation the following legal issues were noted. There were problems with this contract from the beginning because the specifics of the contract were ambiguous from the start. The companies involved developed a contractual relationship by evidence of an offer‚ acceptance of the offer and valid and legal consideration‚ which in this case is money for services rendered
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0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 Definitions Articles of Agreement General obligations of the Employer General obligations of the Contractor General obligations of the Architect General obligations of the Quantity Surveyor Contract documents Contract bills and contract price Contractor’s site agent and other staff Clerk of Works Liability against injury to person and property Insurance against injury to persons and property Insurance of the Works (Contractor’s liability) Insurance of the Works
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Steven Thel Fall 2012 Contract An oral or written agreement between two or more people‚ an exchange relationship‚ at least one promise‚ enforceable. Mutual Assent each party must intend to enter the contract and must agree to do so on mutually agreeable terms. Assent is legally sufficient if each party‚ by the deliberate use of words or conduct‚ manifests agreement to be contractually bound. Lucy v. Zehmer joke and intoxication was not enough to get Zehmer out of a contract that Lucy took seriously
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Introduction For a contract to appear in the situation of the question‚ one of agent employed to do any act for another while one of principal which is represented in business transactions….. Issues Ian had been assigned to be in charge of an art gallery that owned by Sarah while she is away on a business trip. Ian understood that he cannot buy any item for the gallery without approval and cannot offer a discount on any displayed items without Sarah’s permission. While Sarah is away‚ Ian sold an
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The Law of obligations and contracts is a the body of rules which deals with the nature and sources of obligations and the rights and duties arising from agreements and the particular contracts. Obligation latin word obligation meaning tying or binding; Juridical necessity to give to do or not to do. Requisites of an obligation 1) Passive subject; debtor‚ obligor 2) Active subject; creditor or oblige 3) Object or prestation‚ subject matter of obligation 4) Juridical tie; efficient
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A contract is a "promise" or an "agreement" that is enforced or recognized by the law‚ whether implied or expressed. There must be an agreement‚ which consists of an agreement‚ an intention to create legal relations‚ and consideration. A contract is said to come into existence when acceptance of an offer has been communicated to the offerer by the offeree. An offer is an expression of willingness to contract on certain terms‚ made with the intention that it shall become binding as soon as it is
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