The Richness of Contract Law: An Analysis and Critique of Contemporary Theories of Contract Law (1997) (Law and Philosophy Library #28)

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Synopsis
Scholars have produced a wide variety of theoretical work on contract law. This is the first book to compile it, to present it coherently, to evaluate it, and to supply numerous references to additional sources. The author also offers his own practical perspective that emphasizes contract law's richness and complexity and questions the utility of abstract unitary theories. The author argues that, notwithstanding contract law's complexity, it successfully facilitates the formation and enforcement of private arrangements and ensures a degree of fairness in the process of exchange. Each chapter presents a pair of largely contrasting theories to clarify the central issue of contract law and theory, to set forth the range of views, and to help identify a practical middle ground. Among the contract theories discussed and analyzed are promise, contextual, feminist, formal, mainstream, critical, economic, empirical, and relational. The book should interest legal theorists, practising lawyers, law students, and general readers who want to learn more about contract law and theory.
Copyright:
1997

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9789401156806
Related ISBNs:
9780792343363
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands
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Copyrighted By:
Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Reference, Business and Finance, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy
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Bookshare Staff
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