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Contract (1)
The Law of South Africa, vol. 5, para. 124
defines a contract as an agreement made
with the intention of creating an obligation
or obligations.
legal obligations.
Contract law can be classified under private law ,
although some contractual arrangements can
have public law implications or consequences.
In addition to contract law, the following areas
may also be paced under private law: law of
delict; law of property (things); law of persons;
and family law.
There are links and overlaps in some areas of
contract law, delict and property law.
A contract can give rise to obligations in delict.
In the language of property law, contracts
generally give rise to personal rights.
Law of delict
Contract law
Law of Property
Justifications for
recognition and
enforcement
of
contracts
Economic and moral arguments can be presented