A Comparative Study of Offer under English and French Contract Law

This dissertation is a comparative study of the manner in which the English and French contract law views offers which are a first step towards the formation of contracts. Comparative law, which also includes comparative law of contracts, attempts to explore legal traditions which have been a part of the legal systems in various countries. Both England and France have had a profound influence on the culture which has emerged in vastly spread out regions of the world as a result of their adventurism and colonisation. However, there are important differences in relation to how offers and other important concepts related to agreements or contracts are viewed by the two previously mentioned legal doctrines. An English law Lord is less likely to worry about the intentions of the parties who may have made offers or counteroffers and is more likely to be interested in only what has been agreed. This dissertation presents a comparison of offer under English and French contract law.