Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Law
- Cambridge Companions to Law
- The Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I General Theory
- Part II Values
- Part III Special Theory
- 12 Causation and Responsibility
- 13 Punishment
- 14 Constitutional Law
- 15 Civil Rights and Liberties
- 16 Criminal Law
- 17 Contract
- 18 Tort Law and Its Theory
- 19 Property Law
- 20 International Law
- Index
17 - Contract
from Part III - Special Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 June 2020
- The Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Law
- Cambridge Companions to Law
- The Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I General Theory
- Part II Values
- Part III Special Theory
- 12 Causation and Responsibility
- 13 Punishment
- 14 Constitutional Law
- 15 Civil Rights and Liberties
- 16 Criminal Law
- 17 Contract
- 18 Tort Law and Its Theory
- 19 Property Law
- 20 International Law
- Index
Summary
Contracts characteristically involve agreements, and contract law is – both conventionally and properly – understood as the law of agreements.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Law , pp. 331 - 351Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020