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3 - Introduction to Swiss Contract Law
from Part I - Introduction
Christoph Müller, Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Book:

Swiss Contract Law in International Commercial Arbitration

Published online:

27 July 2023

Print publication:

10 August 2023, pp 15-164
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Summary

This chapter provides an introduction to Swiss contract law. It discusses the Code of Obligations as the main source of law, the fundamental principles of Swiss contract law, the notion of an obligation as the effect of the contract, the formation of contracts, including pre-contractual liability, as well as the notions of offer and acceptance. This chapter then turns to the principles applicable to the interpretation of contracts and the principles governing the validity of contracts. This chapter further discusses the notion of agency, general terms and conditions as well as the various categories of contracts found under Swiss law. This chapter moreover explores the significant issues of the performance of the contract and breach of contract. Finally, this chapter analyses the extinguishment of obligations as well as the concepts of the assignment of a claim and the assumption of debt.