
Contract as Promise
A Theory of Contractual Obligation
- Auteur : Charles Fried
- Editeur : Oxford University Press
- 2e édition
- Parution : 02/07/2015
- EAN : 9780190240158
- 202 pages
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Comprehensive study of the philosophical foundations of contract law
Effectively answers some of the common assumptions about contract law
Proposes a moral basis for contract law while defending the classical theory of contract
Applies a "theoretical purpose" to demonstrate how contract law can be traced to and is determined by a small number of basic moral principles
Applies a "pedagogic purpose" to provide for students the underlying structure of contract law
Provides a clear, simple exposition of complex subject matter using simple focused examples
Contract as Promise is a study of the philosophical foundations of contract law in which Professor Fried effectively answers some of the most common assumptions about contract law and strongly proposes a moral basis for it while defending the classical theory of contract. This book provides two purposes regarding the complex legal institution of the contract. The first is the theoretical purpose to demonstrate how contract law can be traced to and is determined by a small number of basic moral principles. At the theory level the author shows that contract law does have an underlying, and unifying structure. The second is a pedagogic purpose to provide for students the underlying structure of contract law. At this level of doctrinal exposition the author shows that structure can be referred to moral principles. Together the two purposes support each other in an effective and comprehensive study of contract law.
This second edition retains the original text, and includes a new Preface. It also includes a substantial new essay entitled Contract as Promise in the Light of Subsequent Scholarship—Especially Law and Economics which serves as a retrospective of the work accomplished in the last thirty years, while responding to present and future work in the field.
Readership: Law students and law teachers; students of social institutions; legal and moral philosophers; economists
EAN | 9780190240158 |
ISBN | 978-0-19-024015-8 |
Numéro d’édition | 2 |
Date de parution | 02/07/2015 |
Nombres de pages | 202 |
Type d’ouvrage | Manuels - Précis - Mémentos |
Support | Livre |
Langue | Anglais |
Auteur(s) | Charles Fried |
Editeur | Oxford University Press |
Thème | Droit > Droit civil > Droit des obligations > Contrat |
Thème secondaire | Droit > Droit international et étranger > Droit étranger |