LA JOINT VENTURE

Abstract

The joint venture is contract where several persons joint together for a common project. This figure hasn’t got legal regulation and for this reason, it’s very difficult to analyze. As to its origin, each author defends a different one, ones defend that its origin is the American common law and others defend that it is the British common law. We can pick out different types of joint venture according to different criteria. We shouldn’t confuse this figure with others that share similarities with it.

La joint venture es un contrato donde varias personas se unen para conseguir un proyecto común. Esta figura no tiene regulación jurídica y por esa razón, es muy difícil de analizar. En cuanto a su origen, cada autor defiende uno diferente, unos defienden que su origen es la common law americana y otros defienden que es la common law británica. Podemos encontrar diferentes tipos de joint venture de acuerdo a diferentes tipos de criterios. No debemos confundir esta figura con otras que comparten similitudes con ella.