Ⅰ. Judge whether the following statement are true or false. (30%) Directions: You are requested to identify whether each statement is True or False according to what you’ve learned in this semester. Tick “T” for True and “F” for False in the bracket after each statement.(1.5 for each statement, 30 points in total)

1.     Common law is a matrix of case law and statutes; it uses the jury system and the doctrine of supremacy to limit the actions of the government.   (   ) 

2.     The civil law is the easier of the main legal traditions to be received, as it is encapsulated in convenient codes and it deals primarily with private law that is of little threat to the local political system. (   ) 

3.     A request or invitation to negotiate is an offer. It is only an expression of a willingness to discuss the possibility of entering into a contract.    (   )  

4.     The contracting party who makes a promise is known as the promise; the one to whom the promise is made is the promisor.    (   ) 

5.     Acceptance of a unilateral offer is effective upon full performance of the requested act. Generally, no communication is necessary.  (   ) 

6.     Goods bought for personal use are included under CISG. (   ) 

7.     Specific performance is one of the remedies unique to the seller. (   ) 

8.     Agent can perform legal acts that bind the principal.   (   ) 

9.     Copyright is the primary method of protecting and rewarding inventions.  (   ) 

10. Civil-law systems are based mainly on statutes. The majority of civil-law countries have assembled their statutes into one or more carefully organized collections called codes. (    )

11. Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals, rather than through legislative statutes or executive action. (   ) 

12. An offer is a statement by one party of a willingness to enter into a contract on stated terms, provided that these terms are, in turn, accepted by the party or parties to whom the offer is addressed. (   ) 

13. Under China Contract Law, a notice of acceptance becomes effective once it was sent out to the offeror. (   ) 

14. Through Article 1(1) (a), the CISG applies when both parties to the contract of sale have their places of business in different states that are both contracting states. (   ) 

15. CISG has broad scope of application, including certain specific kinds of sales such as sale by auction, and certain specific kinds of goods, such as stocks, electricity, ships, hovercraft, and aircraft. (   ) 

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