Advanced introduction to private law / Jan M. Smits [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smits, J. M. (Jan Martien), author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Series:

Elgar advanced introductions.

Elgar advanced introductions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.) ; cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Private law

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, ©2017.

Summary:

In this advanced introduction, one of the world's leading private law scholars takes the reader on an intellectual journey through the different facets and dimensions of the field, from the family home to Kuta Beach and from Thomas Piketty to Nina Hagen. This concise book provides an accessible and fresh introduction to private law, presenting the topic as a unified whole of which the main branches - on contract, tort, property, family and inheritance - are governed by conflicts between individual autonomy and countervailing principles. The book stands out as a unique account of how private law allows individuals to optimally flourish in matters of economy, work, leisure, family and life in general.

Contents:

Introduction : aims and contours of private law

Contract law

Tort law

Property law

Family law

Succession law.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [118]-123) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781784715137

1784715131

OCLC:

967846127