Obligations - Law and Language

A comparative examination of core words used by courts, legislators, and academic commentators in describing the nature of obligations law.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. Obligation and liability; 2. Conditionality and contingency; 3. Unilaterality and bilaterality; 4. Gratuitousness and onerousness; 5. Mutuality and reciprocity; 6. Voluntariness and consent; Conclusion.

Info autore

Martin Hogg has researched and published extensively in the field of obligations law, from both a national and comparative perspective, for over twenty years. He is the author of two monographs, the most recent being Promises and Contract Law: Comparative Perspectives (Cambridge, 2011). He is a member of the European Centre for Tort and Insurance Law, and since 2014 has been the editor of the Edinburgh Law Review.

Riassunto

This book examines in depth the language used by courts, legislators, and academic commentators when describing the nature of obligations law. A comparison is undertaken, analysing the law of England, Scotland, the United States, Canada, and Australia, providing an in-depth analysis of each jurisdiction.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Martin Hogg, Martin (University of Edinburgh) Hogg, Hogg Martin
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781107458215
• ISBN: 978-1-107-45821-5
• Pagine: 366
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Dizionari di lingua straniera; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto internazionale, diritto degli stranieri; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LAW / Legal Profession, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Legal profession: general, Legal system: general, Legal systems: general, Legal profession / practice of law: general