新加坡合同法.pdf

The Law of Contract （新加坡合同法） SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 导论

8.1.1 Contract law in Singapore is largely based on the common law of contract in England.

Unlike its neighbours Malaysia and Brunei, following Independence in 1965, Singapore s′

Parliament made no attempt to codify Singapores law of contract. Accordingly, much of the law′

of contract in Singapore remains in the form of judge-made rules. In some circumstances, these

judge-made rules have been modified by specific statutes. 新加坡的合同法基本上是以英国关于合同的普通法为范式而构建的。与它的邻居马来西

亚和文莱不同的是， 新加坡在 1965 年独立之后并没有试图编纂新加坡的合同法， 因此新

加坡的合同法仍保持 判例法规则 的模式。在某些情况下， 判例法的规则已经被特定的成文

法所修改。

8.1.2 Many of these statutes are English in origin. To begin with, 13 English commercial