Understanding the law of obligations : essays on contract, tort and restitution /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burrows, A. S. (Andrew S.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, England : Evanston, Ill. : Hart ; Distributed in the U.S. by Northwestern University Press, 1998.
Temas:
Obligations (Law) > Great Britain.
Contracts > Great Britain.
Torts > Great Britain.
Restitution > Great Britain.
Obligations (Droit) > Grande-Bretagne.
Contrats > Grande-Bretagne.
Responsabilité civile > Grande-Bretagne.
Restitution (Droit) > Grande-Bretagne.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Contracts
Obligations (Law)
Restitution
Torts
Overeenkomstenrecht.
Onrechtmatige daad.
Ongerechtvaardigde verrijking.
Common law.
Verbintenissenrecht.
Schadevergoeding.
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Half Title Page; Title Page; Title verso; Contents; Foreword; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes and Supra-National Legislation; 1. Dividing the Law of Obligations; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CONTRACT; 3. TORT; 4. RESTITUTION; 5. THE DIVISION BETWEEN CONTRACT AND TORT; 6. EQUITABLE WRONGS; 2. Solving the Problem of Concurrent Liability; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ADVANTAGES; 3. CENTRAL THESIS; 4. SHOULD A PLAINTIFF BE ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM A BAD BARGAIN BY SUING THE DEFENDANT IN RESTITUTION FOR A FAILURE OF CONSIDERATION RATHER THAN SUING THE DEFENDANT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT?
  • 5. SHOULD A PLAINTIFF BE ABLE TO SUE THE DEFENDANT FOR THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE RATHER THAN SUING THE DEFENDANT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT?6. CONCLUSION; POSTSCRIPT; 3. Understanding the Law of Restitution: A Map Through the Thicket; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. WHAT IS THE LAW OF RESTITUTION ABOUT?; 3. THE RECOGNITION OF THE PRINCIPLE AGAINST UNJUST ENRICHMENT; 4. A QUARTET OF LEADING ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CASES; 5. RESTITUTIONARY REMEDIES; 6. THE CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE OR MAP OF RESTITUTION; 7. MORE DIFFICULT TERRAIN; 8. CONCLUSION; 4. Free Acceptance and the Law of Restitution.
  • I. THE ATTACK AS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE2. THE ATTACK THROUGH THE AUTHORITIES; 3. INCIDENTAL ADVANTAGE OF REMOVING FREE ACCEPTANCE; 4. A SECONDARY LINE OF ATTACK; CONCLUSION; 5. Restitution: Where do We Go From Here?; 1. WHERE HAVE WE GOT TO?; 2. HOW HAVE WE GOT HERE?; 3. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?; 6. In Defence of Tort; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE CENTRAL ATTACK ON TORT; 3. THE CENTRAL DEFENCE; 4. THE SCOPE OF THE TORT ATTACK: WHERE DOES IT STOP?; 5. WHAT SHOULD BE THE WAY FORWARD?; 6. CONCLUSION; 7. Legislative Reform of Remedies for Breach of Contract; 1. INTRODUCTION.
  • 2. THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LAW ON JUDICIAL REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT3. EXEMPLARY, RESTITUTIONARY, AND MENTAL DISTRESS DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT; 4. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE AS A DEFENCE TO BREACH OF CONTRACT; 5. INTEREST ON LATE PAYMENT OF CONTRACTUAL DEBTS; 6. DAMAGES IN CONTRACTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIRD PARTIES; 7. PENALTY CLAUSES; 8. LIMITATION PERIODS; 9. REMOTENESS; 10. CONCLUSION; 8. Improving Contract and Tort: The View from the Law Commission; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS; 3. ON-GOING PROJECTS; 4. SOME POSSIBLE FUTURE PROJECTS; 5. CONCLUSION; Index.

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