1st Edition
Force Majeure and the Law: Acts of God in Comparative and Historical Perspective
By Thomas D. Musgrave
Copyright 2025
308 Pages
by
Routledge
308 Pages
by
Routledge
308 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines how the Roman, French and English legal systems have each dealt with the issue of unforeseen, supervening events which have rendered the performance of contractual obligations either impossible or fundamentally different in nature, sometimes known as Force Majeure or Acts of God. Although the Roman, French and English laws of contract have each developed legal rules which... Read more
Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Table of English Cases; Table of French Cases; Table of Roman Law Texts; Table of English Legislation; Table of French Legislation; Table of Treaties; Introduction; 1. Roman Law; 2. French Law; 3. English Law; Conclusion; Bibliography
Biography
Thomas D. Musgrave is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Wollongong, Australia, and a Member of the Law Society of Ontario.
