Het vetrouwensbeginsel en de contractuele gebondenheid : beschouwingen omtrent de dogmatiek van het overeenkomstenrecht

Smits, J.M. (1995)

Doctoral Thesis

This book ('The reliance principle and contractual liability: an inquiry into the dogmatics of contract law') aims to be a contribution to the field of civil law and legal theory. lts central theme is the question whether it is possible to give an alternative foundation of contractual liability, given the fact that the so called reliance principle' ('Vertrauensprinzip') does not meet the standards of legal dogmatics in an appropriate manner. Thus it should be stressed that this book is not only concerned with the role of the reliance principle as a basis of liability in contemporary law, but also with the character of (continental-European) civil law itself. The nine chapters of the book can be read as one elaborated argument on the desired foundations of contract law.

• Contract law
• Formation of contract
• Legal theory
• Reliance principle
• Sources of obligations

• All authors: Smits, J.M.
• Supervisor: Hijma, J.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Faculty of Law, Leiden University
• Date: 1995-11-14
• Publisher: Gouda Quint BV, Arnhem|Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law, Leiden University