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The Concept of ‘Dwaling’ under the New Civil Code Compared to the English Doctrine of Misrepresentation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2009

M. M. van Rossum
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In this article the concept of dwaling will be examined in comparison with the English doctrine of misrepresentation. Dwaling — like misrepresentation — plays a role in the formation of the contract and concerns the intention of the parties to create legal relations. The concept of dwaling under Dutch law has been developed from a traditional ‘defect of the will’, a ‘vice of consent’ where the main emphasis is on the error of the mistaken party, to a legal concept with the emphasis on the false precontractual statement of fact made by the other party or his failure to disclose information. This evolution of dwaling through the years may be traced in s. 6:228 of the new Civil Code (CC) which came into force on 1 January 1992.

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Netherlands International Law Review , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , December 1992 , pp. 303 - 331
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Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Press 1992

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