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UNINA9910795591003321 |
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Autore |
Asfour Nahel |
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Titolo |
Wrongful enrichment : a study in comparative law and culture / / Nahel Asfour |
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Oxford ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, , 2017 |
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ISBN |
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1-78225-708-X |
1-78225-706-3 |
1-78225-707-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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Collana |
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International studies in the theory of private law ; ; v. 13 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Law - Social aspects - European Union countries |
Law - Social aspects - Turkey - History |
Law - Social aspects - United States |
Unjust enrichment - European Union countries |
Unjust enrichment - Turkey - History |
Unjust enrichment - 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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Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Vienna. Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät, 2013) issued under title: The cultural perspective of wrongful enrichment law. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Law as a memetic craft -- European law -- European culture -- American law -- American culture -- Ottoman law -- Ottoman culture -- Conclusions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book analyses enrichment law and its development and underpinning in social culture within three geographical regions: the United States, western members of the European Union and the late Ottoman Empire. These regions correspond, though imperfectly, with three different legal traditions: the American, continental and Islamic traditions. The book argues that we should understand law as a mimetic artefact. In so doing, it explains how typical patterns and exemplary articulations of wrongful enrichment law capture and reiterate vocal cultural themes found in the respective regions. The book identifies remarkable affinities between poetic tendencies, |
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