Yet another call for a greater Role for good Faith in the South African Law of Contract: Can we banish the Law of the Jungle, while avoiding the Elephant in the Room?

Yet another call for a greater Role for good Faith in the South African Law of Contract: Can we banish the Law of the Jungle, while avoiding the Elephant in the Room?

This article examines the current approach of the South African courts to the role of good faith or bona fides in contracts, as well as the courts’ stated reasons for this approach. The article specifically examines how arguments based on good faith have fared in the Constitutional Court to date, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andre M Louw
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: North-West University 2013-12-01
Series:Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Subjects:
Contract law
Good faith
Bona fides
Substantive equity
Ubuntu
Public policy
Fair dealing
Judicial conservatism
Legal uncertainty
Constitutional values
Constitutionalisation of the common law
Boni mores in contract law
Unfair contracts
Inequality
Consumer protection
Online Access:http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/files/p-per/issuepages/2013volume16no5/2013%2816%295Louw2ART%5B1%5D.pdf

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