The Richness of Contract Law - An Analysis and Critique of Contemporary Theories of Contract Law (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Law and Philosophy Library, 28
Release date:	December 1996
First published:	1997
Authors:	R. a. Hillman
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	279
Edition:	1997 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-4336-3
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Jurisprudence & philosophy of law Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law
LSN:	0-7923-4336-0
Barcode:	9780792343363

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