Thesis (LLM)--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African system of breach of contract recognizes several distinct forms of
breach. each encompassing its own set of requirements. Before one is able to
determine the outcome and accordingly the rights of each contracting party in respect
of an alleged breach of contract. the factual situation must be fitted into one of the
recognized forms of breach. This has resulted in a highly complex system of breach
of contract and resultant remedies.
The existence of a direct relationship between the form of breach present in a factual
situation and the remedies available to the innocent party is a fundamental premise of
South African law and one that is often accepted without much investigation. This
thesis investigates the extent of this interdependence and to establish whether this
intricate system is necessary from a practical and a theoretical point of view.
To this end. the thesis examines the less complex system of breach of contract as
embodied in the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of
Goods C·CISG'·) which has been widely adopted in international trade. and which has
provided a template for the reformation of various national systems of law. This study
concludes that the South African approach to breach of contract and remedies is in
need of reform. and that a unitary concept of breach could provide a basis for both a
simplification and modernization of our law. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Kontraktereg erken verskeie verskyningsvorms van
kontrakbreuk, elk met sy eie besondere vereistes. Ten einde die uitkoms van
probleemsituasies waarin kontrakbreuk beweer word te bepaal en derhalwe die regte
van die betrokkenes uit te kristalliseer. moet die feitestelonder die een of ander vorm
van kontrakbreuk tuisgebring te word. Hierdie benadering het 'n besonder komplekse
stelsel van kontrakbreuk en remedies tot gevolg.
'n Fundamentele uitgangspunt van die Suid-Afrikaanse stelsel is dat daar Il direkte
korrelasie bestaan tussen die tipe van kontrakbreuk wat in 'n bepaalde geval
teenwoordig is en die remedies waarop die onskuldige party kan staatmaak. Hierdie
siening, wat meerendeel sonder bevraagtekening aanvaar word, vorm die fokuspunt
van hierdie ondersoek. Die oogmerk is om die praktiese nuttigheid en teoretiese
houbaarheid van die benadering vas te stel.
As 'n vergelykingspunt neem die tesis die vereenvoudigde sisteem van kontrakbreuk
beliggaam in die Verenigde Nasies se Konvensie aangaande die Internasionale
Koopkontrak ("CISG"). Hierdie verordening geniet wye erkenning in die
Internasionale Handel en het alreeds die grondslag gevorm van verskeie inisiatiewe
vir die hervonning van Il aantal nasionale regstelsels. Die gevolgtrekking is dat die
Suid-A frikaanse benadering tot kontrakbreuk en die remedies daarvoor hervorming
benodig en dat die opvatting van 'n sg uniforme kontrakbreuk as 'n basis kan dien vir
die vereenvoudiging en modernisering van ons reg.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/49835 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Venter, Cindy Michelle |
| Contributors | Lubbe, G. F., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Mercantile Law. Dept. of Law. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 129 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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