Construction, Sources, and Implications of Consensualism in Contract

Dr. Kane Abry is a lawyer and teacher at the University of Edinburgh. He has several publications. His research interests include EU competition law, commercial law, international law, constitutional law, and legal history. He has a particular interest in contract law, especially regarding formation, interpretation, and breach in a historical and comparative context.

• Introduction.- PART I. IDEA AND ROLE OF CONSENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TAXONOMY OF CONTRACT IN ANCIENT LAW.- Roman law.- Mos gallicus and iuris Franco-Gallici.- Modern law.- RECEPTION, RELEVANCE, EVOLUTION, AND IMPLICATIONS IN THE CIVIL CODE OF FRANCE: DE LEGE LATA.- Article 1108 et seq. and the specification of the consensual doctrine.- PART III.RETHINKING THE FRENCH PERSPECTIVES ON CONSENSUALISM: DE LEGE FERENDA.- Articles 1109 and 1172, and the classification of contracts: Problems and perspective.- Reconsidering consensualism and the role of consent in contract.- Conclusion.