Consensual Agreement

A Consensual Agreement is a mutual understanding between agreement parties about their relative agreement rights and agreement obligations to follow a specific course of conduct.

• AKA: Mutual Understanding, Voluntary Agreement, Consensual Arrangement.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) include Agreement Core Components, such as:
    • Agreement Party Components, such as: party consent, party role, and party capacity
    • Agreement Purpose Components, such as: shared goals, mutual benefits, and intended outcomes
    • Agreement Term Components, such as: specific commitments, performance metrics, and success criteria
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  • It can (typically) follow Agreement Lifecycle Stages, such as:
    • Agreement Creation Stages, such as: mutual discussion, term negotiation, and consent expression
    • Agreement Performance Stages, such as: commitment fulfillment, progress monitoring, and adjustment
    • Agreement Completion Stages, such as: mutual satisfaction, agreed termination, and resolution
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  • It can range from being a Verbal Agreement to being a Written Agreement, depending on the agreement documentation form and agreement expression method.
  • It can range from being a Simple Consensual Agreement to being a Complex Consensual Agreement, depending on the agreement scope, term complexity, and obligation count.
  • It can range from being a Formal Consensual Agreement to being an Informal Consensual Agreement, depending on the formality requirements and documentation needs.
  • It can range from being an Individual-to-Individual Agreement to being an Organization-to-Organization Agreement to being a Mixed-Party Agreement, depending on the agreement party types.
  • It can range from being a Binding Consensual Agreement to being a Non-Binding Consensual Agreement, depending on the enforceability intent and commitment level.
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• Example(s):
  • Legally Enforceable Agreements, such as:
    • Contracts between business entities
    • Treatys between sovereign states
    • Statutory Agreements under regulatory frameworks
    • ...
  • Trust-Based Agreements, such as:
    • Handshake Agreements for informal transactions
    • Professional Courtesy Agreements between practitioners
    • Good Faith Understandings between parties
    • ...
  • Social Agreements, such as:
    • Casual Promises for social engagements
    • Friendship Commitments between individuals
    • Community Practice Agreements
    • ...
  • Organizational Agreements, such as:
    • Inter-Organizational Commitments for collaboration
    • Joint Venture Understandings
    • Strategic Alliance Agreements
    • ...
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Personal Promises (that does not involve an exchange or mutual understanding).
  • Unilateral Decisions ( made without other party involvement).
  • Organizational Decisions (without external agreement).
  • Grammatical Agreements ( between linguistic elements).
  • Statistical Agreements ( between measurements).
  • Coerced Agreements ( obtained through force or duress).
  • Unconscious Arrangements ( without deliberate consent).
• See: Agreement Framework, Mutual Consent, Voluntary Commitment, Contract Law, Treaty, Offer, Acceptance, Consideration.

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References

2012

• http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agreement#Noun
  • An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

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