Reliance in the Breaking-Off of Contractual Negotiations
Reliance in the Breaking-Off of Contractual Negotiations
Reliance in the Breaking-Off of Contractual Negotiations
Trust and Expectation in a Comparative Perspective
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2019
Reliance in the Breaking-Off of Contractual Negotiations
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This book explores the theoretical basis of precontractual liability for the unilateral breaking-off of negotiations from a comparative perspective. It argues that, in the selected civil law jurisdictions (Germany, France and Chile), the true basis of this liability is the notion of reliance and it distinguishes two dimensions of reliance: trust-based and expectation-based . For the selected civil law jurisdictions it can be observed that trust-based reliance merges with the general principle of good faith and that the expectation dimension emanates from