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Private Law, Social Life - An Introduction, 2nd Edition

This edition introduces an alternative to the core set of philosophical assumptions underlying private law doctrine. That alternative is a more community based, or "relationships based" focus, rather than the conventional individualistic set of assumptions.

Publication Language: English
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$160.00
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Softcover | 193 pages

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Published: August 30, 2007
ISBN/ISSN: 9780433452010

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This is the second edition of Private Law, Social Life: An Introduction. This edition introduces an alternative to the core set of philosophical assumptions underlying private law doctrine. That alternative is a more community based, or "relationships based" focus, rather than the conventional individualistic set of assumptions. In each chapter, additional examples and other text is introduced to raise in the reader skepticism about dominant interpretations of private law doctrine, and critical positions in response. Professors Logan Atkinson and Neil Sargent investigate the role that private law plays in the organization of social life.

 

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Table of contents

General Editor's Introduction
Preface
Chapter 1- Relationships, Classification and Philosophical Assumptions
Chapter 2- "Personhood" and the Establishment of Legal Relations
Chapter 3- Private Law Relations Established by Agreement
Chapter 4- Tort Law and the Concept of Duty
Chapter 5- Private Law Relations Mediated by Property
Chapter 6- Relationships Based on Trust and Confidence
Chapter 7- Private Law Remedies
Index