The reliance principle and contractual liability: an inquiry into the dogmatics of contract law (in Dutch)

Jan M. Smits, University of Tilburg

Abstract

This is the original English summary of the PhD-thesis defended at Leiden University in 1995. The thesis aims to be a contribution to the fields of private law and legal theory. lts central theme is the question whether it is possible to give an alternative foundation to contractual liability, given the fact that the so called 'reliance principle' ('Vertrauensprinzip') does not meet the standards of legal dogmatics in an appropriate manner.