Good Faith

Hector MacQueen

doi:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748624256.003.0002

Good Faith

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This chapter considers good faith in the Principles of European Contract Law (PECL). It explains that Article 1:201 of PECL declares that each party must act in accordance with good faith and fair dealing, and that this duty may not be excluded or limited by the parties. The chapter argues that the contract laws of the world's uncodified mixed legal systems – in which Common Law and Civil Law sources, rules, concepts and methods have interacted for long periods – often show striking parallels with the results of PECL.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	European Contract Law
Subtitle of host publication	Scots and South African Perspectives
Editors	Hector MacQueen, Reinhard Zimmerman
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press
Pages	43-73
Number of pages	31
ISBN (Print)	0748624252, 9780748624256
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9780748624256.003.0002
Publication status	Published - 2006

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Name	Edinburgh Studies in Law

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European Contract Law: Scots and South African Perspectives
MacQueen, H. (Editor) & Zimmermann, R. (Editor), 2006, Edinburgh University Press. 400 p. (Edinburgh Studies in Law)
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Good Faith

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European Contract Law: Scots and South African Perspectives

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