Fault in American Contract Law (Hardcover)

Representing an unprecedented joint effort from top scholars in the field, this volume collects original contributions to examine the fundamental role of 'fault' in contract law. Is it immoral to breach a contract? Should a breaching party be punished more harshly for willful breach? Does it matter if the victim of breach engaged in contributory fault? Is there room for a calculus of fault within the 'efficient breach' framework? For generations, contract liability has been viewed as a no-fault regime, in sharp contrast to tort liability. Is this dichotomy real? Is it justified? How do the American and European traditions compare? In exploring these and related issues, the essays in this volume bring together a variety of outlooks, including economic, psychological, philosophical, and comparative approaches to law.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	Omri Ben-Shahar • Ariel Porat
Dimensions:	243 x 160 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-76985-3
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Contract law Promotions
LSN:	0-521-76985-X
Barcode:	9780521769853

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