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Autore |
Slawson W. David <1931-> |
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Titolo |
Binding promises [[electronic resource] ] : the late 20th century reformation of contract law / / W. David Slawson |
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Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 1996 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-75240-5 |
9786612752407 |
1-4008-2196-7 |
1-4008-1343-3 |
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Edizione |
[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (219 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Contracts - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-200) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Classical Contract -- 2. Product Dependence and Unequal Bargaining Power -- 3. Reasonable Expectations -- 4. Relational Torts -- 5. Bad Faith Breach and Remedies Reform -- 6. Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code -- 7. Choices and Prohibitions -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 characteristics of its classical period. For instance, courts now refuse to enforce standard contracts according to their terms; they implement the consumer's reasonable expectations instead. Businesses can no longer count on making the contracts they want: laws for certain industries or for businesses generally set many business obligations regardless of what the |
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