| With the expansion of modern transaction, the development of public interest,the emphasis of socialized contract, the performance of these contracts inevitablyinvolve the benefit of the third party. The thesis takes the contract in favor of a thirdparty as a research object by its historical, comparative, explanation research method.And at last legal propositions for the law of contract are raised up.This thesis is constituted by preface, text, conclusion three parts.The section of preface mainly introduces the background and intention of thisthesis, and the social function of the contract in favor of a third party.The section of text is divided into five chapters:Chapter I made an overall introduction of the contract in favor of a third party.The article discusses the concept of contract in favor of a third party, then comparesthe contract in favor of a third party with similar concepts in order to take a betterunderstand.Chapter II researches the constructure of the the contract in favor of a third party.The doctrine of privity of contracts is also discussed in this chapter.Chapter III concerns the legal validity of the contract in favor of a third party.This chapter expounds rights and obligations of the parties of the contract in favor ofa third party.Chapter IV is the introduction of the present conditions of our law andjurisdictions. In this chapter legislation of the contract in favor of a third party isproposed. |