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Abstract

The legal terms of a contract vary from one country to another, and the will in a contract often influences whether a contract has been perfectly established. Establishing a contract between parties from different legal systems has the risk of defect and imperfection in the establishment of the contract, which can influence the rights of one party when a contract related dispute occurs. The British law requires supply, acceptance, and reciprocity as legal conditions for contracts, but the legal terms of a contract in Indonesian law are stipulated in the Civil Code. Therefore, this study aims to develop a comparative analysis relating to the role of contractual will in determining the validity of a contract in British and Indonesian laws as well as their method in interpreting contracts. The study used the normative qualitative method with a comparative approach to the two legal systems completed with a description of the will in a contract based on CISG. Both legal jurisdictions are open for the possibility of assuming will incompatibility in a contract as 'oversight', and in such cases, a contract can deem void.

Keywords

Will in a contract contract validity contract interpretation law of contract

Article Details

Author Biography

Ulya Yasmine Prisandani, President University

Lecturer of Law Study Program
How to Cite
Prisandani, U. Y. (2019). The Significance of Contractual Intention: A Comparative Analysis on English and Indonesian Law. Jurnal Hukum IUS QUIA IUSTUM, 25(3), 494–514. https://doi.org/10.20885/iustum.vol25.iss3.art4

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