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Insincere promises : the law of misrepresented intent /

The authors explore what promises say from the perspectives of philosophy. economics & the law. They identity four chief mistakes that courts make in promissory fraud cases, & they offer a theory for how courts & practitioners should handle promissory fraud cases.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ayres, Ian, 1959-
Otros Autores: Klass, Gregory
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction,
  • 2 How to Say Things with Promises
  • 3 Falsehood and Responsibility
  • 4 Why Promissory Fraud?
  • 5 The Representation Inquiry: What Does a Promise Say?
  • 6 The Veracity and Scienter Inquiries: Evidence of Falsity and Evidence of Culpability
  • 7 The Landscape of Promissory Misrepresentation
  • 8 False Promise: Insincere Promising as Crime
  • 9 Teaching Promissory Fraud
  • 10 Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Draft Prestatement of the Law of Insincere Promising
  • Appendix B: Promissory Fraud Abroad
  • Notes
  • Index