Justice in Private Law
$149.60
- Hardcover
200 pages
- Release Date
23 August 2023
Summary
This book discusses the dominant corrective justice and distributive justice approaches to private law and identifies their strengths and weaknesses. It goes on to propose a general approach to private law, including contract, tort and private property, and explains how it can provide solutions to some longstanding problems.
Two general ideas inform this approach: the ‘standpoint limitation’ and ‘remedial consistency’. The standpoint limitation explains the distinctive character of pr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509953882 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1509953884 |
| Author: | Peter Jaffey |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Hart Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 23 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 156mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Hart Studies in Private Law |
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Justice in Private Law is a remarkable achievement. It is a well-written, balanced and thoughtful book … Everyone who is interested in private law should take the time to learn from Justice in Private Law. * Legal Studies *The work has a compelling central argument with some effective application of the theory to the doctrine. Jaffrey therefore succeeds in his aim of suggesting a new approach to these debates and so Justice in Private Law makes a useful contribution to the private law literature that will be of interest to scholars working in the area. * Cambridge Law Journal *
About The Author
Peter Jaffey
Peter Jaffey is Professor of Law at the University of Leicester, UK.
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