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II. The Proper Law of the Contract
(100,763 words)

Volume III: Private International Law | Chapter 24 (1977): Contracts

Completed in April 1974; some later developments added in December 1976.

Ole Lando

A. The Problem of Unity

14. The first of the three main problems mentioned in the introduction was: Should the contract be governed by a unitary law, or should various aspects of the contract be subject to different laws?

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Ole Lando, “II. The Proper Law of the Contract”, in: International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online, Edited by: U. Drobnig, R. David, H. H. Egawa, R. Graveson, V. Knapp, A. T. Von Mehren, Y. Noda, S. Rozmaryn, V. M. Tschchikvadze, H. Valladão, H. Yntema, K. Zweigert. Consulted online on 20 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-4021_IECO_COM_032402>
First published online: 2018



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