It is intention that matters: The best efforts clause. Notes from peruvian law to comparative law
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https://doi.org/10.21703/issn2735-6337/2021.n39-06Keywords:
contracts, best efforts, good faithAbstract
This article studies the best effort clause from Common Law, specifically from English and American law, and analyzes how such a clause should be understood in contracts under a civil law jurisdiction.
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