Foundations of American contract law / James Gordley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordley, James, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contracts--United States.

Contracts.

Contracts--United States--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Authored by a leading scholar, 'Foundations of American Contract Law' systematically reconsiders the principal doctrines of contract law. The book's theoretical approach reconciles concerns about fairness, party autonomy, and the purposes that a contract serves for society and the parties themselves.

Contents:

A critique of current doctrine

Promises to do favors

Promises to make gifts of money or property

Fair exchange (with Hao Jiang)

Voluntary exchange (with Hao Jiang)

Commitment

Enforcement by third parties

Duties

Conditions

Conflicts in the expression of assent

Compensation for harm suffered and lost gain

Compensation for the value of benefits conferred

Disgorgement of the value of benefits received .

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 2, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-768611-7

0-19-768610-9

0-19-768609-5

OCLC:

1401259119