The Studies in the Contract Laws of Asia series charts the divergence in and common principles of contract laws across Asia, with a view to providing the scholarly foundations for future harmonization and reform. This second volume examines the formal requirements for contract formation and the rights of third parties.

• 1: Mindy Chen-Wishart, Alexander Loke, and Stefan Vogenauer: Introduction


• 2: Ding Chunyan: Contract Formation Under Chinese Law


• 3: Chen Lei: Relaxations of Contractual Privity and the need for Third Party Rights in Chinese Contract Law


• 4: Nigam Nuggehalli: Contract Formation in India: Law and Practice


• 5: Nilma Bhadbhade: Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties: The Indian Perspective


• 6: Tay Pek San: The Legal Landscape of Contract Formation: Towards a Distinct Malaysia Jurisprudence?


• 7: David Fung: Contracts for the Benefits of Third Parties in Malaysia


• 8: Tan Chen Han: Contract Formation in Singapore


• 9: Burton Ong: Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties: Singapore Law Perspectives


• 10: Lusina Ho: Contract Formation in Hong Kong


• 11: Lee Mason: Contract for the Benefit of Third Parties: Hong Kong


• 12: Yoshikazu Yamashita: Formation of Contract in Japan


• 13: Masami Okino: Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties in Japan


• 14: Kwon Youngjoon: Contract Formation and Third Party Beneficiaries in Korea


• 15: Wu Ying Chieh: Contract Formation in Taiwan


• 16: Sheng-Lin Jan: Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties Under the Taiwan Civil Code


• 17: Ly Tayseng: Formation of Contract and Third Parties


• 18: Gary F Bell: Formation of Contract and Stipulations for Third Parties in Indonesia


• 19: Pattarapas Tudsri and Angkanawadee Pinkaew: Formation of Contract, Enforceability, and Pre-contractual Liability in Thailand


• 20: Pattarapas Tudsri and Angkanawadee Pinkaew: Third Party Beneficiaries in Thai Contract Law


• 21: Le Net: Contract Formation and Contract for the Benefit of a Third Party in Vietnam


• 22: Adrien Briggs and Andrew Burrows: Formation and Third Party Rights in the Myanmar Law of Contract


• 23: Alexander Loke: Conclusion

Mindy Chen-Wishart is a Professor of the Law of Contract at Oxford University and a Tutorial Fellow in Law at Merton College, Oxford.
Alexander Loke is Professor of Law at the City University of Hong Kong.
Stefan Vogenauer is the Director of the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History, Frankfurt.