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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779151803321

Autore

Cunningham Lawrence A. <1962->

Titolo

Contracts in the real world : stories of popular contracts and why they matter / / Lawrence A. Cunningham [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-139-36631-9

1-107-23124-8

1-280-66415-0

9786613641083

1-139-37890-2

1-139-09667-2

1-139-37604-7

1-139-37747-7

1-139-37205-X

1-139-38033-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

346.7302

Soggetti

Contracts - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Getting in : contract formation -- Facing limits : unenforceable bargains -- Getting out : excuses and termination -- Paying up : remedies -- Rewinding : restitution and unjust enrichment -- Writing it down : interpretation, parol, frauds -- Performing : duties, modification, good faith -- Hedging : conditions -- Considering others : third parties and society.

Sommario/riassunto

Contracts, the foundation of economic activity, are both vital and misunderstood. This book corrects the misunderstandings through a series of engaging stories involving such diverse individuals as Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Clive Cussler, Lady Gaga and Donald Trump. Capturing the essentials of this subject, the book explores recurring issues people face in contracting. It shows how age-old precedents and wisdom still apply today and how contract law's



inherent dynamism cautions against exuberant reforms. The book will appeal to the general reader and specialists in the field alike, and to both teachers and students of contracts.