Authored by a leading scholar, Foundations of American Contract Law systematically reconsiders the principal doctrines of contract law. The book's theoretical approach reconciles concerns about fairness, party autonomy, and the purposes that a contract serves for society and the parties themselves.
Authored by a leading scholar, Foundations of American Contract Law systematically reconsiders the principal doctrines of contract law. The book's theoretical approach reconciles concerns about fairness, party autonomy, and the purposes that a contract serves for society and the parties themselves.
James Gordley received a BA and MBA from the University of Chicago and a JD from Harvard Law School. He taught at the Berkeley Law School from 1978-2007 where he became Shannon Cecil Turner Professor of Jurisprudence, and since then he has been W.R. Irby Distinguished University Professor at Tulane Law School. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy, and a membre titulaire of the Académie internationale du droit comparé. In 2022, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Academy of Comparative Law.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I: Prologue Chapter 1. The Search for System Part II: Enforceability Chapter 2. A Critique of Current Doctrine Chapter 3. Promises to do Favors Chapter 4. Promises to Make Gifts of Money or Property Chapter 5. Fair Exchange (with Hao Jiang) Chapter 6. Voluntary Exchange (with Hao Jiang) Chapter 7. Commitment Chapter 8: Enforcement by Third Parties Part III: The Content of a Contract Chapter 9. Duties Chapter 10. Conditions Chapter 11. Conflicts in the Expression of Assent Part IV: Remedies Chapter 12. Compensation for Harm Suffered and Lost Gain Chapter 13: Compensation for the Value of Benefits Conferred Chapter 14: Disgorgement of the Value of Benefits Received
Part I: Prologue Chapter 1. The Search for System Part II: Enforceability Chapter 2. A Critique of Current Doctrine Chapter 3. Promises to do Favors Chapter 4. Promises to Make Gifts of Money or Property Chapter 5. Fair Exchange (with Hao Jiang) Chapter 6. Voluntary Exchange (with Hao Jiang) Chapter 7. Commitment Chapter 8: Enforcement by Third Parties Part III: The Content of a Contract Chapter 9. Duties Chapter 10. Conditions Chapter 11. Conflicts in the Expression of Assent Part IV: Remedies Chapter 12. Compensation for Harm Suffered and Lost Gain Chapter 13: Compensation for the Value of Benefits Conferred Chapter 14: Disgorgement of the Value of Benefits Received
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