Law of contract: a developmental overview

Lilienthal, Gary and Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan and Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali and Masum, Ahmad (2024) Law of contract: a developmental overview. In: Contract Law in Malaysia. CLJ Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Ampang, Selangor, pp. 1-36. ISBN 978-967-457-199-3

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Abstract

This chapter gives a cogent legal history of the development of the modern law of contract, from Roman law through to the Puritans’ reconsideration of the law. It explains the role of equity in modern contract law, as well as the developments in the theories of contract, from sin to bargain. Besides, it traces the historical development of the Malaysian legal system briefly with the intention of shedding light on how the law relating to contracts developed in the United Kingdom (UK) was gradually introduced and thereby become part and parcel of the contemporary law of contract in Malaysia. It also explores the situations where English law relating to contracts becomes operational in Malaysia by virtue of the Civil Law Act 1956. Certainly, the reader would benefit from exposure to this essential background narrative when studying the complexity of today’s law of contract.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Additional Information:	8116/115754
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Contract Law, Development, Overview
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) K Law > K600 Private Law
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws > Department of Civil Law Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws
Depositing User:	Dr Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed
Date Deposited:	03 Dec 2024 11:49
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 14:28
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/115754

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