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Fault in American Contract Law

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Representing an unprecedented joint effort from top scholars in the field, this volume collects original contributions to examine the fundamental role of 'fault' in contract law. Is it immoral to breach a contract? Should a breaching party be punished more harshly for willful breach? Does it matter if the victim of breach engaged in contributory fault? Is there room for a calculus of fault within the 'efficient breach' framework? For generations, contract liability has been viewed as a no-fault regime, in sharp contrast to tort liability. Is this dichotomy real? Is it justified? How do the American and European traditions compare? In exploring these and related issues, the essays in this volume bring together a variety of outlooks, including economic, psychological, philosophical, and comparative approaches to law.

Author Biography:

Omri Ben-Shahar is the Frank and Bernice Greenberg Professor of Law at the University of Chicago. He has written extensively in the areas of contract law, products liability, and law and economics. Ben-Shahar is the editor of the Journal of Legal Studies and, recently, the book Boilerplate: Foundation of Market Contracts. Ariel Porat is Alain Poher Professor of Law at Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law and its former Dean, as well as Fischel-Neil Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Chicago. Porat has written numerous articles in the areas of torts and contracts and is the author of the books Contributory Fault in the Law of Contracts and Tort Liability under Uncertainty (with Alex Stein).
Release date Australia
February 14th, 2013
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Ariel Porat
  • Edited by Omri Ben-Shahar
Pages
338
Dimensions
156x234x18
ISBN-13
9781107612846
Product ID
21131650

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