An Agent's Right to Sue upon Contracts. II

The wrongful birth tort: a policy analysis and the right to sue for an inconvenient child.

Domestic Relations—Right of Child to Sue Parents for an Intentional Tort

Software Agents and Contracts

In the current economical context, characterized by the existence of a global society, the access to information is crucial for any economical and social development; yet, important technological challenges still remain. The representation, maintenance, and querying of information is a central part of this problem. How can we obtain the adequate information at the adequate time? How can we supp...

Standard form contracts and contract schemas: a preliminary investigation of the effects of exculpatory clauses on consumers' propensity to sue.

This study investigated the extent to which exculpatory clauses deter consumers from pursuing their legal rights. Undergraduate participants (N = 101) were presented with two written vignettes and asked to imagine themselves as a consumer harmed by a contracted for service. Participants then read a contract and responded to questions assessing their likelihood of seeking compensation and their ...

Electronic Agents and the Formation of Contracts

In this paper, an analysis is made of the increasingly active role of electronic agents, especially intelligent agents, in the negotiation and formation of contracts. Among the different doctrinal solutions that might be applicable is to consider conferring some degree of legal personality on agents or, at the other extreme, to treat them as mere communication tools. Another alternative discuss...