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  • Understanding Private Law

    Essays in Honour of Stephen A Smith

    Edited by Evan Fox-Decent, John C. P. Goldberg, Lionel Smith ...
    Series series Hart Studies in Private Law
    This book engages with some of Stephen A Smith's most significant arguments, illustrating that he was a towering figure in the field of private law, with little of the field not impacted by his scholarship.The contributors explore Professor Smith's most controversial thinking on private law. Interrogating questions of contract law, remedies, unjust enrichment, comparative law, and the legal theory ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • The Law of Loyalty

    by Lionel Smith ...
    The Law of Loyalty is a study of the principles governing the use of legal powers that are held for other-regarding ends. It addresses both public law and private law, and examines both the common law and the civil law. It aims to provide a theory of how Western law regulates the situations in which we hold legal powers, not for ourselves, but for and on behalf of others. It does this by ... Read more

    $127.99 USD

  • Restitution

    Edited by Lionel Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2001. In the Western legal tradition, the history of restitution for unjust enrichment reaches back to pre-classical Roman law. In common law, the roots of unjust enrichment may be said to lie in the fourteenth century; but its history as a subject of academic study is much shorter. The law of restitution has become increasingly important in the courts of the ... Read more

    $265.99 USD

  • The Worlds of the Trust

    Edited by Lionel Smith ...
    Despite the common belief that they are found only in the common law tradition, trusts have long been known in mixed jurisdictions even where they have a civilian law of property. Trusts have now been introduced by legislation in a number of civilian jurisdictions, such as France and China. Other recent developments include the reception of foreign trusts through private international law in Italy ... Read more

    $164.99 USD

  • Tapestry Lawns

    Freed from Grass and Full of Flowers

    by Lionel Smith ...
    Swathes of the human world are covered in ornamental grass lawns; they are the single most commonly encountered horticultural feature on the planet. Unfortunately, they are now often viewed as resource-draining green deserts due to the lack of plant and animal diversity, the need for frequent mowing and watering, and addition of lawn greening products to keep them looking at their best. It is a ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Re-imagining the Trust

    Trusts in Civil Law

    Edited by Lionel Smith ...
    Although the trust is generally seen as a creation of the common law tradition, modern civilian systems are increasingly interested in incorporating the trust institution. This collection of essays explores multiple civilian experiences with the trust. The reform of Quebec's trust institution attracted worldwide attention in 1994. Louisiana's 1964 Trust Code stands in an uneasy relationship with ... Read more

    $118.99 USD

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  • Contract Law

    Rules, Theory, and Context

    by Brian H. Bix ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Law
    To gain a deep understanding of contract law, one needs to master not only the rules and principles of the field, but also its underlying theory and justification, and its long and intricate history. This book offers an accessible introduction to all aspects of American contract law, useful to both first-year law students and advanced contract scholars. The book is grounded on up-to-date ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Private Law in Theory and Practice

    Edited by Michael Bryan ...
    Private Law in Theory and Practice explores important theoretical issues in tort law, the law of contract and the law of unjust enrichment and relates the theory to judicial decision-making in these areas of private law. Topics covered include the politics and philosophy of tort law reform, the role of good faith in contract law, comparative perspectives on setting aside contracts for mistake and ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Defences in Contract

    Edited by Dr Andrew Dyson, Dr James Goudkamp, Frederick Wilmot-Smith ...
    Series series Hart Studies in Private Law: Essays on Defences
    This book is the third in a series of essay collections on defences in private law. It addresses defences to liability arising in contract. The essays range from those adopting a predominantly black-letter approach to others that examine the law from a more theoretical or historical perspective. Some essays focus on individual defences, while others are concerned with the links between defences, ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Comparative Remedies for Breach of Contract

    Edited by Professor Nili Cohen, Professor Ewan McKendrick ...
    Series series International Studies in the Theory of Private Law
    The book provides a comparative analysis of the law relating to remedies for breach of contract. It examines different remedies such as specific performance and damages,doing so from the viewpoint of different legal systems, principally the English, American, German, French and Israeli. Each essay is written by a recognised specialist in his or her own field. Topics covered include the ... Read more

    $121.99 USD

  • Feminist Perspectives on Equity and Trusts

    Edited by Susan Scott-Hunt, Hilary Lim ...
    Series series Feminist Perspectives
    Previous collections of essays on equity and trusts law have focused on doctrinal issues, only occasionally giving a policy gloss or suggestion of social context and impact. Although a critical approach can be glimpsed in journal articles and student texts, this collection of essays draws together both feminist and critical material.It is unique in being written by feminists, in dealing with ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Advanced Introduction to Private Law

    by Jan M. Smits ...
    Series series Elgar Advanced Introductions series
    Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars.In this Advanced Introduction, one of the world's leading private law scholars takes the reader on an intellectual journey through the different facets and dimensions of the field, from the family home to Kuta Beach and from ... Read more

    $23.99 USD