A new perspective on comparative contract law: revisiting the differences between civil and common law systems

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Autor(a) principal: Pargendler, Mariana
Data de Publicação: 2018
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista Direito GV
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/revdireitogv/article/view/73326
Resumo: This article seeks to offer a novel interpretation of certain classical differences between the civil and the common law of contracts. This analysis reveals a clear, but so far neglected, pattern. The civil law imposes greater limitations on the scope of contractual obligations, by recognizing a stronger duty of good faith and imposing more mandatory terms. The common law system, by contrast, more forcefully constrains the remedies available for breach of contract, by invalidating penalty clauses, qualifying specific performance as an exceptional remedy, and more generously granting a “fresh start” in bankruptcy. Nevertheless, the different roles of the State in policing the terms of the contract and imposing remedies for non-performance are, to some extent, functional substitutes. This means that practical outcomes in both systems are closer than one would anticipate by focusing on individual rules and institutions in isolation.
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spelling A new perspective on comparative contract law: revisiting the differences between civil and common law systemsO direito contratual comparado em nova perspectiva: revisitando as diferenças entre os sistemas romano-germânico e de common lawContract lawComparative lawCivil lawCommon lawFunctional methodDireito contratualDireito comparadoTradição romano-germânicaMétodo funcionalThis article seeks to offer a novel interpretation of certain classical differences between the civil and the common law of contracts. This analysis reveals a clear, but so far neglected, pattern. The civil law imposes greater limitations on the scope of contractual obligations, by recognizing a stronger duty of good faith and imposing more mandatory terms. The common law system, by contrast, more forcefully constrains the remedies available for breach of contract, by invalidating penalty clauses, qualifying specific performance as an exceptional remedy, and more generously granting a “fresh start” in bankruptcy. Nevertheless, the different roles of the State in policing the terms of the contract and imposing remedies for non-performance are, to some extent, functional substitutes. This means that practical outcomes in both systems are closer than one would anticipate by focusing on individual rules and institutions in isolation.Este artigo busca oferecer uma nova interpretação de certas distinções clássicas entre o direito dos contratos romano-germânico e anglo-saxônico. Desta análise surge um padrão claro, mas até então negligenciado. O sistema de civil law impõe mais limitações ao conteúdo das obrigações contratuais, valorizando o papel da boa-fé como standard de conduta obrigatório e impondo um maior número de cláusulas de natureza cogente. O sistema de common law, em contrapartida, estabelece limitações mais contundentes aos remédios disponíveis em caso de inadimplemento contratual, invalidando cláusulas penais, qualificando a execução específica como remédio excepcional e concedendo mais generosamente um “novo começo” (fresh start) na insolvência. Não obstante, os diferentes papéis do Estado na fiscalização das cláusulas do contrato e na imposição de consequências jurídicas para o inadimplemento são, em larga medida, substitutos funcionais, o que torna os resultados concretamente obtidos em ambos os sistemas mais próximos do que se esperaria ao se examinar os diferentes institutos de forma isolada.Escola de Direito de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas2018-01-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.fgv.br/revdireitogv/article/view/73326Revista Direito GV; Vol. 13 No. 3 (2017): set-dez. (28); 796-826Revista Direito GV; Vol. 13 Núm. 3 (2017): set-dez. (28); 796-826Revista Direito GV; v. 13 n. 3 (2017): set-dez. (28); 796-8262317-6172reponame:Revista Direito GVinstname:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)instacron:FGVporhttps://periodicos.fgv.br/revdireitogv/article/view/73326/70468Copyright (c) 2018 Revista Direito GVinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPargendler, Mariana2019-07-23T14:49:30Zoai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/73326Revistahttps://direitosp.fgv.br/publicacoes/revista/revista-direito-gvPRIhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revistadireitogv@fgv.br|| catarina.barbieri@fgv.br2317-61721808-2432opendoar:2019-07-23T14:49:30Revista Direito GV - Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A new perspective on comparative contract law: revisiting the differences between civil and common law systems
O direito contratual comparado em nova perspectiva: revisitando as diferenças entre os sistemas romano-germânico e de common law
title A new perspective on comparative contract law: revisiting the differences between civil and common law systems
spellingShingle A new perspective on comparative contract law: revisiting the differences between civil and common law systems
Pargendler, Mariana
Contract law
Comparative law
Civil law
Common law
Functional method
Direito contratual
Direito comparado
Tradição romano-germânica
Método funcional
title_short A new perspective on comparative contract law: revisiting the differences between civil and common law systems
title_full A new perspective on comparative contract law: revisiting the differences between civil and common law systems
title_fullStr A new perspective on comparative contract law: revisiting the differences between civil and common law systems
title_full_unstemmed A new perspective on comparative contract law: revisiting the differences between civil and common law systems
title_sort A new perspective on comparative contract law: revisiting the differences between civil and common law systems
author Pargendler, Mariana
author_facet Pargendler, Mariana
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pargendler, Mariana
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Contract law
Comparative law
Civil law
Common law
Functional method
Direito contratual
Direito comparado
Tradição romano-germânica
Método funcional
topic Contract law
Comparative law
Civil law
Common law
Functional method
Direito contratual
Direito comparado
Tradição romano-germânica
Método funcional
description This article seeks to offer a novel interpretation of certain classical differences between the civil and the common law of contracts. This analysis reveals a clear, but so far neglected, pattern. The civil law imposes greater limitations on the scope of contractual obligations, by recognizing a stronger duty of good faith and imposing more mandatory terms. The common law system, by contrast, more forcefully constrains the remedies available for breach of contract, by invalidating penalty clauses, qualifying specific performance as an exceptional remedy, and more generously granting a “fresh start” in bankruptcy. Nevertheless, the different roles of the State in policing the terms of the contract and imposing remedies for non-performance are, to some extent, functional substitutes. This means that practical outcomes in both systems are closer than one would anticipate by focusing on individual rules and institutions in isolation.
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