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Binding promises : the late 20th century reformation of contract law /
During its classical period, American contract law had three prominent characteristics: nearly unlimited freedom to choose the contents of a contract, a clear separation from the law of tort (the law of civil wrongs), and the power to make contracts without regard to the other party's ability t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
1996.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | During its classical period, American contract law had three prominent characteristics: nearly unlimited freedom to choose the contents of a contract, a clear separation from the law of tort (the law of civil wrongs), and the power to make contracts without regard to the other party's ability to understand them. Combining incisive historical analysis with a keen sense of judicial politics, W. David Slawson shows how judges brought the classical period to an end about 1960 with a period of reform that continues to this day. American contract law no longer possesses any of the prominent. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 206 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-200) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1400813433 9781400813438 9780691044156 0691044155 1282752405 9781282752405 9786612752407 6612752408 1400821967 9781400821969 |