Before marriage, she insisted that he sign a private contract.

在结婚前，她坚持他签署了一个私人的婚约。

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First and primally, should it even be a matter for international law, or might private contract law suffice?

首要的是，这确实应属于国际法的范畴，抑或私人合同法就足够解决？

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In other words, the law provides a kind of standard contract that enables the costs of negotiating and drafting a private contract to be avoided.

换言之，婚姻法为夫妻双方提供了标准合同，从而避免了双方谈判与缔约的成本。

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Most states, however, simply accept the postnup as a private contract between two adults.

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City officials have said it is far too soon to speculate what a private contract might look like.

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The Federal Arbitration Act has roots in the historic hostility of state judges to any sort of private contract that diminished their ability to question its terms.

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