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Reasonableness and Responsibility: A Theory of Contract Law
Martin Hevia
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Description for Reasonableness and Responsibility: A Theory of Contract Law
paperback. This unique monograph on the Rawlsian principles of contract law advocates an understanding of the topic based on common agreement that contractual terms be reasonable-in other words, acceptable to reasonable people seeking equitable cooperation with others. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB; LAFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
If, as John Rawls famously suggests, justice is the first virtue of social institutions, how are we to understand the institution of contract law?
This book proposes a Rawlsian theory of contract law. It argues that justice requires that we understand contract rules in terms of the idea of reasonable, terms of interaction – that is, terms that would be accepted by reasonable persons moved by a desire for a social world in which they, as free and equal, can cooperate with others on terms they accept. On that basis, the book explains the main doctrines of contract law, ... Read more
If, as John Rawls famously suggests, justice is the first virtue of social institutions, how are we to understand the institution of contract law?
This book proposes a Rawlsian theory of contract law. It argues that justice requires that we understand contract rules in terms of the idea of reasonable, terms of interaction – that is, terms that would be accepted by reasonable persons moved by a desire for a social world in which they, as free and equal, can cooperate with others on terms they accept. On that basis, the book explains the main doctrines of contract law, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Law and Philosophy Library
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401781114
SKU
V9789401781114
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