Philosophical foundations of the law of express trusts / edited by Simone Degeling, Jessica Hudson, and Irit Samet.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Degeling, Simone, editor.

Hudson, Jessica, editor.

Samet, Irit, 1974- editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Express trusts--Philosophy.

Express trusts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Trust law is one of the most important innovations of the law of equity. This volume explores foundational questions and key issues underlying the law of trust, including the rights of trustees, the risk of abuse, and trusts as objects of justification. Written by a team of leading scholars, this is a major contribution to the study of private law.

Contents:

Cover

Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Express Trusts

Copyright

Contents

List of Contributors

Express Trusts: Concepts, Justifications, and Boundaries

1. Justificanda

2. Trusts, Property, and Rights

3. The Settlor's Conscience

4. Trusts, Estates, and Personhood

5. Historical Conceptions of the Express Trust, c 1600-​1900

6. Express Trust: The Dark Horse of the Liberal Property Regime

7. Freedom of Testamentary Disposition

8. A Fresh Look at Purpose Trusts

9. Administrators as Trustees of Australian Class Action Settlements

10. Illegality, Tax in Another Jurisdiction, and an Express Trust

Index.

Notes:

This edition 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 November 1, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Degeling, Simone Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Express Trusts

ISBN:

0-19-193727-4

0-19-265943-X

0-19-265942-1

OCLC:

1409667620