Contract law and social morality / Peter M. Gerhart.
Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
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Male Library
K840.G47 2022
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Description
xiv, 217 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : understanding implied obligations : reasoning and methodology -- Individuals and relationships -- Authority's limits -- Promises and obligations -- Maximization and cooperation -- The foundations of value-balancing legal reasoning -- The scope of obligations -- The source of obligations -- Relationality redux : law on the ground and law on the books -- Legal enforceability : formation -- Performance obligations : methodological issues -- Performance obligations : the values-balancing approach -- Consumer contracts and standard terms -- Excused performance and risk allocation -- Remedies.