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LIBERTY CONTRACTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- freedom of contract
1, record 1, English, freedom%20of%20contract
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- freedom to contract 2, record 1, English, freedom%20to%20contract
correct
- liberty of contracting 2, record 1, English, liberty%20of%20contracting
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The idea that contractual obligations are based on agreement must ... be qualified in relation to the scope of the principle of freedom of contract. In the nineteenth century, judges took the view that persons of full capacity should in general be allowed to make what contracts they like, the law only interfered on fairly specific grounds such as misrepresentation, indue influence or illegality. 3, record 1, English, - freedom%20of%20contract
Record 1, Key term(s)
- contract freedom
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- liberté contractuelle
1, record 1, French, libert%C3%A9%20contractuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Principe consacrant le droit de toute personne de s'engager librement dans un contrat. 2, record 1, French, - libert%C3%A9%20contractuelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- libertad de contratación
1, record 1, Spanish, libertad%20de%20contrataci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Principio económico del liberalismo que defiende la posibilidad de concluir toda clase de acuerdos o convenios privados, para la realización de cualquier tipo de obra, proyecto, compraventa, etc. 2, record 1, Spanish, - libertad%20de%20contrataci%C3%B3n
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