Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar, c2010
Descript
xxxix, 358 p. ; 24cm
CONTENT
Theory and method : background to the law of obligations -- History and structure of the law of obligations -- General theory of obligations -- Obligations and the common law -- Contractural obligations : general provisions -- Enforcing contracts -- Escaping from contracts -- Unperformed contracts and appropriate remedies -- Tortious obligations : general provisions -- Liability and intentional harm -- Liability for unintentional harm -- Liability for things -- Liability for people -- Liability for words -- Escaping liability -- Beyond contract and tort : restitution -- Transnational law of obligations?