求助~~法律外文文献

A contract is illegal if either its formation or its performance is contrary to the public interest and to public policy. In general, illegal contracts are void. While there is a wide variety of situation which may produce illegal contracts, the discussion in this lesson will focus on three broad categories of such contracts: (1) contracts in violation of positive law, (2) contracts expressly made void by statute, and (3) contracts contrary to public policy.
1. Contracts in violation of positive law. A contract which provides for the commission of a crime or whose nature tends to induce the commission of a crime is illegal. Similarly, a contract which cannot be performed without the commission of a tort is illegal; however, the fact that a tort is committed during the performance of a contract does not in itself make the contract illegal.
2. Contracts made illegal by statutes. Statutes which expressly deal with the legality of certain types of contracts may be divided in