Contracts in Crises: Excuse Doctrine and Retrospective Government Acts

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Government frequently responds to crises (like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina) with laws that have retrospective effects on existing contracts. Because these laws are usually constitutional, the promisee has no claim against the government. The promisor, however, will probably obtain an excuse from the contract because performance is now either illegal or impaired by government acts or orders. The promisor is in what can be called "the Zone of Coercion."...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1594602697

ISBN13:9781594602696

Release Date:July 2007

Publisher:Carolina Academic Press

Length:299 Pages

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