Politics, Policy and Private Law, 9781509961009
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Private law reimagined: Policy’s hidden influence revealed, shaping modern justice.
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Politics, Policy and Private Law

volume i: tort, property and equity

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    280 pages

  • Release Date

    25 June 2025

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Summary

Politics, Policy, and Private Law: A New Perspective

This is a landmark and ambitious research project looking at private law through the policy prism undertaken by a team of acknowledged experts in their fields.

The majority of existing literature diminishes the impact of policy in the development of legal principles, impeding a deeper understanding of it. Part of a two-part study, this first volume explores tort law, property law, and equity. Both studies …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781509961009
ISBN-10:1509961003
Series:Hart Studies in Private Law
Author:Amy Goymour, Dr Jodi Gardner, Dr Janet O'Sullivan, Dame, Professor Sarah Worthington
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Hart Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:280
Release Date:25 June 2025
Weight:454g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
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Critics Review

This is a fascinating and much-needed work. As the relationship between private law, politics and policy continues to deepen, this book is a crucial and informative attempt to highlight these connections not only to other scholars but also as a valuable almanac of current legal problems for judges and policymakers. * Conveyancer and Property Lawyer *

About The Author

Amy Goymour

Jodi Gardner is Brian Coote Chair in Private Law at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Banking & Finance Law at the National University of Singapore.

Amy Goymour is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, UK.

Janet O’Sullivan is Professor of Private Law and Vice Master and Director of Studies in Law at Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, UK.

Sarah Worthington is Professor of Law, LSE, and Downing Professor Emeritus of the Laws of England and Emeritus Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK.

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