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Obligations : law and language / Martin Hogg.
Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Copyright
©2017.
Description
xxxiv, 332 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Obligation and liability
Conditionality and contingency
Unilaterality and bilaterality
Gratuitousness and onerousness
Mutuality and reciprocity
Voluntariness and consent.
Conditionality and contingency
Unilaterality and bilaterality
Gratuitousness and onerousness
Mutuality and reciprocity
Voluntariness and consent.
Summary
"Obligations: Law and Language is the first work of its kind to examine in depth the fundamental language used by courts, legislators, and academic commentators when describing the nature of obligations law. A comparative perspective is taken, examining the law of England, Scotland, the United States, Canada, and Australia, and an in-depth analysis is provided of the major legal commentaries, statutes, and case law from each jurisdiction. In exploring such fundamental words as obligation, liability, debt, conditional, unilateral, mutual, and gratuitous, the author examines the often confusing and contradictory ways in which basic structural language has been used, and brings clarity to a core area of legal theory and practice"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-320) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
K830 .H64 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781107087958 (hardcover)
1107087953 (hardcover)
1107087953 (hardcover)
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