The Enforceability Of Promises In European Contract Law

Civil law, in principle, will enforce any promise, while common law will enforce only those with consideration. Modern civil law then supposedly differs from th... » 

Civil law, in principle, will enforce any promise, while common law will enforce only those with consideration. Modern civil law then supposedly differs from the Roman law from which it descended. This volume examines the truth of this and the implications for the enforceability of promises. «