This paper extends our previous research on e-contracts by investigating the problem of deriving business process specifications from business contracts. The aim here is to reduce the risk of behaviour leading to contract violations by encouraging the parties to a contract to follow execution paths that satisfy the policies in the contract. Our current contract monitoring prototype provides run...

the build-operate-transfer (bot) projects are a popular method of privatization of public infrastructure development. there are several risks which might affect a bot project negatively. concession period is one of the most important decision variables in arranging a bot-type contract which should be determined considering the existing risks and uncertainties. a longer concession period is more...

We consider two independently managed parties, a retailer and a supplier, that are considering either a wholesale or a consignment contract to produce and market a single good. Both parties have an interest in reaching an agreement, but their first choice of contract type are generally not the same. We define the strength of retailer and supplier preferences for their respective choices of cont...

according to the principle of severability, in the case of partial breach related remedy is applied only on that part hence other part is valid. in english law and convention for the international sale of goods (1980) this principle is applied explicitly so, in partial breach, partial remedies are applied in these two laws. on the basis of jurisprudence rules like severance, inferred rules of a...

s:1462:"Informed consent is central to the doctor-patient relationship and especially to respect the autonomy of the patient that is one of the four principles of biomedical ethics. According to article 190 of Civil Code "consent of both parties is an essential provision for a contract to be made" and according to the definition of contract under Article 183 of the same code, it seems that the ...

Global software development (GSD), as a mode of information systems development, surfaces various challenges and benefits that are not always present in co-located teams. A psychological contract reflects the written and unwritten expectations, or obligations, of collaborating parties in a transaction. This paper uncovers a set of candidate obligations that make up the psychological contract of...

Electronic contract signing allows two potentially dis-trustful parties to digitally sign an electronic document “simultaneously” across a network. Existing solutions for electronic contract signing either require the involvement of a trusted third party (TTP), or are complex and expensive in communication and computation. In this paper we propose an electronic contract signing protocol between...