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CONTRAINTE COMMON LAW [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
OBS

At common law a contract can be avoided if it was made under duress. At one time the common law concept of duress was a very narrow one. It was restricted to actual or threatened physical violence to, or unlawful constraint of, the person of the contracting party.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

contrainte en common law : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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