Judging Equity - The Fusion of Unclean Hands in U.s. Law

This book explores the 'clean hands' doctrine, a safety valve in the legal system designed to correct injustice.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Announcing the 'clean hands' doctrine; 3. Examining the cases; 4. Interpreting the merger; 5. Framing the fusion debate; 6. Thinking procedurally; 7. Conclusion.

About the author

T. Leigh Anenson is Professor of Business Law at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland and Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Business Ethics, Regulation, and Crime. She is an internationally recognized scholar working in American equity law and related areas of remedies, private law, and jurisprudence. Her pioneering research has been building a foundation for equitable defenses in modern litigation.

Summary

Focusing on the 'clean hands' doctrine, this book navigates the field of equity by mapping the boundaries of the defense and developing a principled metric for its operation, including its expansion to bar damages. Anenson provides a historical, doctrinal, and theoretical account of the integration of equity into federal and state law.

Product details

• Authors: T Leigh Anenson, T. Leigh Anenson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781107160477
• ISBN: 978-1-107-16047-7
• No. of pages: 234
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; USA, Corporate Governance, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Jurisprudence, United States of America, USA, comparative law, Private International Law & Conflict Of Laws, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Private international law and conflict of laws