The legal conception and methodology developed by the Historical School of Jurisprudence had a strong impact on Swedish legal scholars in the 19th century, influencing the legal faculties at the universities as well as the drafting of private law legislation. In his seminal work System des heutigen römischen Rechts Friedrich Carl von Savigny, the figurehead of the Historical School, used the terms legal relations and legal institutions as core concepts, distinguishing between the natural institutions of family law and the artificial institutions of private law. These terms were used in a similar capacity to how Friedrich Julius Stahl, a decade earlier, had used them in his work on legal philosophy, Die Philosophie des Rechts nach geschichtlicher Ansicht. The distinction between natural and artificial institutions has been criticized as an unhistorical abstraction and as a necessary precondition for the subsequent development of conceptual jurisprudence. This thesis investigates the relation between natural and artificial institutions, as well as the function and meaning of the artificial institutions in the legal system and the reasoning of the courts. The thesis proposes a spectrum ranging from natural to artificial as an analytical framework. Through a historical and dogmatic analysis of three legal institutions different aspects of the artificial character of legal institutions are presented. The analysis of the legal institution of stoppage in transitu shows that a natural institution based on customary law over time can evolve into an artificial institution, far removed from the concrete circumstances in which it developed. This is the case with stoppage in transitu in Swedish law. The analysis of the legal institution of culpa in contrahendo shows that it originated in a legal remedy theorized by Rudolf von Jhering and gained authority through court practice over time until it was codified in German law. By contrast, the use of culpa in contrahendo in Swedish law has declined over time and been functionally replaced by a general principle of good faith. Though the institution has not been made obsolete, it is now generally regarded as a specific expression of the good faith principle. The analysis of the legal institution of unjust enrichment shows that in contrast to the continental civil law systems, Nordic and Swedish legal scholars have generally been firmly opposed and highly critical of its application. There are provisions stipulating compensation based on unjust enrichment in several different laws and it has been used in the reasoning of the Supreme Court, but the prevailing opinion among legal scholars has been that such an institution doesn’t exist in Swedish law. In the last thirty years, essentially a new generation of legal scholars has acknowledged the existence of unjust enrichment in Swedish law. From the results of the historical analysis artificial institutions can be understood as abstract systematic units with a core normative content expressed in technical-legal language. Their function in the legal system is to bridge the gap between fundamental ethic norms inherent in the system and individual legal relations for which no rule exists. The natural or artificial character of institutions can only be determined in relative terms, and in the evolution of a specific legal institution this character is not fixed, but subject to gradual change.  In the reasoning of the court the analyzed artificial institutions are mainly used as a vehicle for legal analogies or as an argument to determine if a proposed analogy is justified. These arguments are routinely based on legal doctrine and prior court praxis, and only occasionally cites preparatory works or legislation. In the reasoning of the court, invoking artificial institutions are a means of solving hard cases by creating new rules which are formally coherent.

As memórias The Speckled People e The Sailor in the Wardrobe, lançadas em 2003 e 2006 respectivamente, narram de forma ficcional a infância, adolescência e início da vida adulta do escritor irlandês Hugo Hamilton. A narrativa relata a complicada formação identitária do autor-personagem no período de grandes transformações depois da Segunda Guerra Mundial e em meio as suas ascendências alemã e irlandesa. O ponto de partida desta pesquisa é a afirmação de que a identidade herdada de seus pais é como um pecado original e que ele deve crescer para encontrar a sua inocência. Essa afirmação inicia um projeto de transformação identitária. O objetivo da presente dissertação de mestrado é analisar e problematizar o percurso de transformação identitária vivido pelo personagem. Entendemos que há um sentimento de culpa, individual e histórica, em sua relação as suas identidades herdadas. Dessa forma, buscamos averiguar como esse sentimento o interpela em sua busca pela inocência e por um novo tipo de identidade. Além disso, nos propomos também a estabelecer um diálogo com várias perspectivas teóricas acerca do conceito de identidade para compreender os possíveis desdobramentos desse percurso e constatar se o personagem consegue encontrar a inocência que deseja através da reformulação de sua identidade hereditária. / The memoirs, The Speckled People and The Sailor in the Wardrobe, written by the Irish writer Hugo Hamilton and published in 2003 and 2006, narrate the authors complex process of identity formation, considering his German, Irish and English ancestry in a period of great transformations after the World Wars. According to the author, his identity was inherited at birth and he carried the Irish and German traditions, like an original sin. He says he wants to grow up and gain his innocence. This marks the beginning of his project to transform his identity. The objective of this M.A. dissertation is to analyse the process of his identity transformation. As we see it, there is an individual and historical feeling of guilt attached to his inherited identity. Therefore, we seek to understand how this feeling interferes in his pursuit of innocence and of a new kind of identity. In order to do so, this work aims to establish a dialogue with various theoretical perspectives in relation to the concepts of identity to understand the possible effects of this process of his self-assertion and whether he can eventually gain his innocence

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:27:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ana Carolina Botto Audi.pdf: 375244 bytes, checksum: 56534aebc78d05ce1642bf2fd0e6e552 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-05-13 / The purpose of this paper is to verify the role of culpability in civil liability and to verify in what hypotheses it would be present in order to determine the compensation of damages, with a conclusion as to whether the Civil Code is subjective or objective. Initially, the general concepts of about fault liability and culpability are exposed, mentioning the development of civil liability over time and the reasons that led to reconsideration of the attachment to culpability. The peculiarities of the current system are also checked, since its main principle is human dignity, which results in the alteration of the cause of civil liability from culpability to unjust damage and the consequent socialization of the risk represented by the insurance agreement, concluding that today there are two general civil liability clauses within the legal system. Subsequently, absolute liability and the so-called indemnity charged for damages resulting from risk activities present in some specific laws are discussed. Finally, the sole paragraph of article 944 of the Civil Code is approached and considerations are made for its inclusion in the provision that upholds the quantification of the indemnity to then make considerations about the co-existence of fault liability and absolute liability within the Civil Code. The whole study was made in the light of human dignity and the need to compensate unjust damage for which it used the constitutional principles according to which all legal doctrines must be analyzed in view of the constitution of an equalitarian and fraternal society / O objetivo do presente trabalho é verificar o papel da culpa na responsabilidade extracontratual, e em que hipóteses estaria ela presente para determinar a reparação de dano, concluindo-se, inclusive se o Código Civil é subjetivista ou objetivista. Inicialmente, são expostas as noções gerais sobre a responsabilidade subjetiva e a culpa, discorrendo-se a respeito do caminhar da responsabilidade civil ao longo do tempo e as razões que levaram a se repensar o apego à culpa. Verificam-se também as peculiaridades do sistema atual, que possui como princípio fundamental a dignidade da pessoa humana, da qual decorre a alteração da causa da responsabilidade civil - da culpa para o dano injusto e a conseqüente socialização do risco operacionalizado por meio do contrato de seguro, concluindo-se, desta feita, que há hoje duas cláusulas gerais de responsabilidade civil no ordenamento jurídico. Posteriormente, cuida-se da responsabilidade objetiva e da denominada indenização tarifada para danos decorrentes de atividades de risco que estariam presentes em algumas leis específicas. Finalmente, aborda-se o parágrafo único do artigo 944 do Código Civil, ponderando-se a respeito de sua inserção no dispositivo que consagra a quantificação da indenização para, então, apresentar as considerações sobre a convivência entre a responsabilidade subjetiva e a responsabilidade objetiva no Código Civil. Todo o estudo foi feito à luz da dignidade da pessoa humana e da necessidade de reparação do dano injusto, tendo-se valido, para tanto, dos princípios constitucionais em consonância com os quais devem ser analisados todos os institutos de direito, com vistas à constituição de uma sociedade igualitária e fraterna

As memórias The Speckled People e The Sailor in the Wardrobe, lançadas em 2003 e 2006 respectivamente, narram de forma ficcional a infância, adolescência e início da vida adulta do escritor irlandês Hugo Hamilton. A narrativa relata a complicada formação identitária do autor-personagem no período de grandes transformações depois da Segunda Guerra Mundial e em meio as suas ascendências alemã e irlandesa. O ponto de partida desta pesquisa é a afirmação de que a identidade herdada de seus pais é como um pecado original e que ele deve crescer para encontrar a sua inocência. Essa afirmação inicia um projeto de transformação identitária. O objetivo da presente dissertação de mestrado é analisar e problematizar o percurso de transformação identitária vivido pelo personagem. Entendemos que há um sentimento de culpa, individual e histórica, em sua relação as suas identidades herdadas. Dessa forma, buscamos averiguar como esse sentimento o interpela em sua busca pela inocência e por um novo tipo de identidade. Além disso, nos propomos também a estabelecer um diálogo com várias perspectivas teóricas acerca do conceito de identidade para compreender os possíveis desdobramentos desse percurso e constatar se o personagem consegue encontrar a inocência que deseja através da reformulação de sua identidade hereditária. / The memoirs, The Speckled People and The Sailor in the Wardrobe, written by the Irish writer Hugo Hamilton and published in 2003 and 2006, narrate the authors complex process of identity formation, considering his German, Irish and English ancestry in a period of great transformations after the World Wars. According to the author, his identity was inherited at birth and he carried the Irish and German traditions, like an original sin. He says he wants to grow up and gain his innocence. This marks the beginning of his project to transform his identity. The objective of this M.A. dissertation is to analyse the process of his identity transformation. As we see it, there is an individual and historical feeling of guilt attached to his inherited identity. Therefore, we seek to understand how this feeling interferes in his pursuit of innocence and of a new kind of identity. In order to do so, this work aims to establish a dialogue with various theoretical perspectives in relation to the concepts of identity to understand the possible effects of this process of his self-assertion and whether he can eventually gain his innocence

Darbe analizuojamas atsakomybės už ikisutartinių santykių pažeidimą institutas, šio instituto Lietuvoje teisinio reglamentavimo pakankamumo bei taikymo problema. Prieš nagrinėjant tendencijas, vyraujančias Lietuvoje, pateikiamos išsamios ikisutartinės atsakomybės Vakarų valstybėse reguliavimo tradicijos bei tokios atsakomybės istorinė raida. Ikisutartinės atsakomybės instituto teisinio reguliavimo įvairovė - culpa in contrahendo doktrina nepripažįstama bendrosios teisės tradicijos šalyse – leidžia daryti išvadą, kad ikisutartinės civilinės atsakomybės taikymo ribos kontinentinėje teisėje yra platesnės. Tačiau iš esmės visose šalyse nesąžiningas šalių elgesys ikisutartiniuose santykiuose yra netoleruojamas ir atsakomybė už pareigos elgtis sąžiningai ir rūpestingai ikisutartiniuose santykiuose pažeidimą yra pripažįstama, tačiau grindžiama skirtingais pagrindais. Darbe taip pat aptariamas reikšmingas ikisutartinės atsakomybės vietos civilinės atsakomybės sistemoje klausimas. Įvertinus ikisutartinės civilinės atsakomybės instituto teisinį reglamentavimą bei ypatumus, daroma išvada, kad ikisutartinė atsakomybė nėra trečia (taip vadinamoji sui generis), šalia CK 6.245 str. 2 d. paminėtų deliktinės ir sutartinės, civilinės atsakomybės rūšis. Antrame darbo skyriuje analizuojamas sąžiningumo, kaip esminio ikisutartinių santykių elemento, turinys, bei keliams sąžiningumo ir sutarties laisvės principų teisingos bei protingos pusiausvyros klausimas. Atsižvelgiant į teisės doktrinoje... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of this thesis is to discuss the question of pre-contractual liability, the problem of it‘s application and regulation sufficiency in Lithuanian legal system. Before dealing with this point the study presents detailed regulatory traditions of pre-contactual liability in western countries and it‘s historical development. The fact that doctrine culpa in contahendo is not recognized in common law systems leads to conclusion that application of pre-contactual liability is wider in continental system of law. On the other hand, almost all countries declare not tolerating unfair dealing in pre-contactual relations, but the legal liability in cases for breach of general obligation of good faith in pre-conractual negotiations is based on different grounds. The study also examines the problem of the determination of pre-contactual liability in general civil liability system. After the evaluation of the features and legal regulation of pre-contactual liability, the research leads to the conclution that this type of liability cannot be qualified as the third – sui generis – separate type of liability. The second chapter analyzes the principle of good faith which is essential in pre-contactual stage. The problem of reasonable balance between principles of good faith and freedom of contract is beeing solved as well. Taking into account that three types of pre-contactual relations can be mentioned – negotiations, framework agreement and public tender procedures, - the question of... [to full text]

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Thesis (LLM)--Stellenbosch University, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The problem of mistake and its impact on the formation of contract is a central issue in the law of contract of all legal systems. The thesis investigates this area by considering the manner in which it has been dealt with in Germany and South African law. Although both legal systems are of the civilian origin. The German law is a codified system, whereas South African law is an uncodified one in which in the absence of legislation, legal problems are resolved by decisions of the High Court operating under a strict doctrine of legal precedent. German law does not in a formal sense acknowledge that judges can make law, but the thesis demonstrates the considerable weight that is nevertheless attached to judicial decisions in practice. The impact of differences in legal methodology on substantive law is a principal theme of the investigation. It is addressed by means of a systematic comparison between the manner in which the two systems deal with concepts such as heiuristic act and declarations of will, the notion of contract and the relevance of offer and acceptance as its constituent elements. Thereafter the broad topic of mistake as a circumstance that vitiates agreement and other defects of will such as deceit, duress and undue influence are considered. Whereas German law as a codified system presents a comprehensive regulation of the issues, a case law system such as that of South Africa can only deal with matters brought before the courts by parties engaged in a dispute. Because judges also tend to frame decisions as narrowly as possible, such a system characterised by gaps in the law in relations to issues that have not been authoritatively determined. The resultant uncertainty is exacerbated by the fact that different courts might decide the same issue differently and that a considerable period of time might elapse before the issue is settled by the highest court in the judicial hierarchy. In regard to matters of substance, both systems proceed from a common conceptual framework, but often tend to emphasise different aspects in coming to solutions. German law places great store on the notion of the declaration of will, a concept which is analysed in considerable detail in relation to its treatment in South African law. Although South African law recognises the notion of a juristic act, there is no sign of the refined and systematic discussion of the concept along the lines of German law. In consequence, concepts such as offer and acceptance play a less important role in South African law. In relation to the treatment of mistake as well the greater emphasis of German law on the declarations of will is in marked contrast to the more subjective approach of South African law and its resort to a theory of reliance as a corrective liability in cases of disagreement. Both systems adopt an approach with subjective and objective elements. but with a different mix of these elements in each instance. An overriding conclusion is that both systems might have erred in placing too great an emphasis on objective elements in the determination of when contractual liability should be imposed. It is contended that renewed attention to the doctrine of culpa in contrahendo might enable both South African and German law to deal more satisfactorily with the problem of disagreement in contract. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die probleem van dwaling en die uitwerking daarvan op kontraksluiting is 'n sentrale vraagstuk van die kontraktereg van alle lande. Die proefskrif ondersoek hierdie problematiek deur die hantering daarvan in sowel die Duitse as die Suid-Afrikaanse reg te oorweeg. Alhoewel beide hierdie stelsels van romanisriese oorsprong is, is die Duitse 'n gekodifiseerde en die Suid-Afrikaanse 'n ongekodifiseerde stelsel. In die afwesigheid van wetgewing, word regsprobleme in Suid-Afrika aan die hand van die gemenereg deur middel van beslissings van die hoë hof opgelos ingevolge 'n strenge presedentestelsel. Alhoewel die Duitse reg nie formeel erken dat regterlike beslissings regskeppend kan werk nie, toon die proefskrif aan dat daar tog in die praktyk groot gewig aan regterlike uitsprake geheg word. Die uitwerking van hierdie metodologiese verskille is 'n hooftema van die ondersoek. Dit geskied by wyse van 'n sistemariese vergelyking van die hantering in die twee stelsels van begrippe soos die regshandeling en die wilsverklaring. die kontrak en die rol van aanbod en aanname as konstituterende elemente van 'n kontrak. Hierna kom die breë vraagstuk van dwaling aan die orde as 'n omstandigheid war wilsooreenstemming ondermyn, asook die samehangende kwessies van bedrog, dwang en onbehoorlike beïnvloeding. Alhoewel beide stelsels in substantiewe aangeleenthede uitgaan van 'n gemeenskaplike konseptueie raamwerk. word aangetoon dat by die bereik van oplossings, die klem dikwels heel verskillend geplaas word. Van sentrale belang is vir die Duitse reg is die wilsverklaringsbegrip, wat in vergelyking met die behandeling daarvan. In Suid-Afrika in groot besonderhede ontleed word. Alhoewel die Suid-Afrikaanse reg, soos die Duitse reg uitgaan van die begrip regshandeling, ontbreek die genuanseerde en sistemariese behandeling van die Duitse reg. As gevolg hiervan speel die begrippe aanbod en aanname 'n relatief mlnder belangrike rol in die Suid-Afrikaanse reg. Met betrekking tot die dwalingsproblematiek ook is die groter klem op die Duitse reg op die wilsverklaring van die partye opvallend en in skerp teenstelling, tot die meer subjektiewe benadering van die Suid- Afrikaanse reg en die aanwending van die vertrouensteorie as 'n korrektiewe aanspreeklikheid in gevalle van 'n gebrek aan wilsooreesntemming. Alhoewel albei stelsels erkenning gee aan subjektiewe en objektiewe elemente, is daar verskille vir sover dit die relatiewe klem op elkeen aangaan. Die oorkoepelende gevolgtrekking is dat albei stelsels miskien te veel gewig gee aan die objektiewe element by die bepaling van aanspreeklikheid. Die voorstel is dat daar weer met vrug na die leerstuk van culpa in contrahendo gekyk sou kon word.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:27:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mercedes Cristina Rodrigues Vera.pdf: 941704 bytes, checksum: 38d0c1f45de37741e3a4b648a6474b6f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-05-13 / According to current legislation, partnerships and conjugal relations may be amicable or litigious dissolved. Since 04 Jan 2007 and after some requirements filled out, a couple that intends a divorce or an amicable separation has the extrajudicial formality as another option for reaching their aim. During the search for the roots of divorce and separation guilt, an introspection in canon and roman laws was realized. Modern law was reached as Middle Age ended. The family law received a severe influence from the protestant reform and as consequence, the secularization of law and a definitive separation of State and Church took place. In the research of guilt evolution in matrimony dissolution and under the paternal system, the first regulations were initiated, when the matrimony was still considered an indissolvable institution, and after, the divorce maked the relation rupture possible Before the promulgation of the Federal Constitution in 1988 an analysis of guilt was realized, facing the fundamental principle of human dignity and its reflex in matrimony dissolutions as well as the strengthening of the idea of conjugal life rupture and the weakness of guilt idea for judicial separations motivation. In this context, a doctrinal debate takes place considering the convenience of the guilt maintenance in the national juridical system. This questioning grows in importance as the consequences of guilt elimination in family law are analyzed, and the possibility to litigate the reparation of damages eventually suffered from the violation of matrimony duties, and understood as a necessary illicit act in the configuration of civil responsibility for moral and material damages. We may conclude by saying that the guilt strong presence in the separation acts motivation is unfeasible, at least in this present moment, for its total elimination from the national juridical scenario / Pela atual legislação, a sociedade e o vínculo conjugal podem ser dissolvidos de modo consensual ou litigioso. Desde 04.01.2007, o casal que pretende se separar ou se divorciar consensualmente dispõe de mais uma forma para atingir seu intento, a modalidade extrajudicial, desde que preenchidos certos requisitos. Na busca das raízes da culpa na separação e no divórcio, realiza uma introspecção no direito romano e no direito canônico, chegando ao direito moderno, que marcou o fim da Idade Média e sofreu, no âmbito do direito de família, severa influência da reforma protestante, que culminou com a secularização do direito, separando em definitivo o Estado da Igreja. A pesquisa sobre a evolução da culpa na dissolução do matrimônio no ordenamento pátrio inicia-se na vigência das primeiras regulamentações, quando o casamento era considerado uma instituição de caráter indissolúvel, passando à possibilidade de ruptura do vínculo do casamento através do divórcio. Ante a promulgação da Constituição Federal em 1988, analisa a culpa frente ao princípio fundamental da dignidade da pessoa humana e seus reflexos nas dissoluções matrimoniais, bem como o fortalecimento do conceito de ruptura da vida em comum, frente ao enfraquecimento da idéia de culpa, a motivar as separações judiciais. Nesse contexto, apresenta o debate doutrinário sobre a conveniência de se manter a culpa no ordenamento jurídico nacional, questionamento que cresce em importância, na medida que se analisam as conseqüências decorrentes da eliminação da culpa do direito de família e a possibilidade de se pleitear a reparação de danos eventualmente sofridos pela violação dos deveres do casamento, entendida essa como ato ilícito necessário à configuração da responsabilidade civil, tanto por danos morais, como materiais. Conclui ao final que a forte presença da culpa a motivar as ações de separação torna inviável, ao menos no momento atual, a sua total eliminação do panorama jurídico nacional

Mycket kan gå fel när en part, i ett sent skede, väljer att hoppa av avtalsförhandlingarna i samband med ett bostadsköp eller en bostadsförsäljning. I svensk rätt är fastighetsköpet ett formalavtal vilket innebär att inget är bindande förrän formkraven är uppfyllda. Detta möjliggör att en part illojalt kan föra avtalsförhandlingar utan avsikt att ingå avtal, medan motparten ådrar sig kostnader som senare visar sig utan mening.  I denna uppsats undersöks rättsfiguren culpa in contrahendo som innebär att en part som av oaktsamhet orsakat en skada för motparten i anknytning till avtalsförhandlingarna, kan komma att bli ersättningsskyldig för den inträffade skadan. Inte nog med att det krävs ett oaktsamt agerande för att ett prekontraktuellt ansvar skall aktualiseras ställs det även krav, utifrån rättspraxis och doktrin, på att avtalsförhandlingarna uppnått en kritisk punkt där lojalitetsplikten träder in. Syftet med denna uppsats är att försöka bringa klarhet i vad som kan betraktas som en kritisk punkt där ett skadeståndsansvar enligt principen om culpa in contrahendo blir gällande. Studien är främst baserad på en rättsvetenskaplig metod, som komplement har också en kvantitativ metod applicerats i form av en enkätundersökning. Utifrån rättspraxis har det kunnat fastställas att en kritisk punkt går att jämföra med de situationer där parterna undertecknat ett föravtal. Resultatet från enkätundersökningen visar att den kritiska punkten möjligen har sitt inträdande i samband med att en av parterna undertecknar köpekontraktet. Viktigt att understryka är att respondenternas svar inte kan betraktas som gällande rätt. / A lot of things can go wrong when a part, at a late stage, exits during contract negotiations in connection with property conveyances. In Swedish law, the property purchase is a formal agreement, which means that nothing becomes binding until the formal requirements are met. This allows a part to disloyally negotiate agreements without intending to enter a contract, while the other part incurs costs that later prove meaningless.  This essay investigates the legal figure culpa in contrahendo, which means that a part whose negligence causes an injury to the counterpart in connection with the contract negotiations may be liable for the damage. Not only is negligent behaviour required for a pre-contractual liability to be triggered, but there is also requirement, based on case law and jurisprudence, that the contract negotiations have reached a critical point where the duty of loyalty enters.  The purpose of this essay is to try to clarify what can be considered a critical point where liability for damages according to the principle of culpa in contrahendo becomes valid. The study is mainly based on a legal method. As a complement, a quantitative method in the form of a study has been applied. Based on case law, it has been possible to establish that a critical point can be compared with the situations where the parties have signed a preliminary agreement. The results from the survey show that the critical point may have arisen when one of the parties signed the contract. It is important to emphasize that the respondent’s answers cannot be regarded as applicable law.

The purpose of my thesis is to consider the importance of culpa in contrahendo which does not have a long tradition in the Czech law. However, since the 1 January 2014 it has become enshrined the Czech legal system. The instrument of culpa in contrahendo is connected with the need to protect the good faith of the parties to a contract which is an essential principle of modern contract law, particularly in continental legal systems. Despite the lack of the general duty to act in good faith while negotiating contracts in common law systems, we can see that English or American judges solve the practical problems resulting from dishonesty of one party to the contract through equitable principles such as misrepresentation or promissory estoppel. The importance of protecting good faith is visible even from international contract law documents that are important for the interpretation of national law. Chapter One contains the explanation of culpa in contrahendo as a practical instrument and I distinguish it from pre-contractual liability in the anglo-american legal systems. Despite the differences of the continental and common law systems of law, I consider, on the basis of the laws and court decision analysis, whether the Czech courts, in deciding the pre-contractual liability cases, are getting closer...