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In this book David Ibbetson exposes the historical layers beneath the modern rules and principles of contract, tort, and unjust enrichment. Small-scale changes caused by lawyers successfully exploiting procedural advantages are juxtaposed with changes caused by friction along the boundaries of these principal legal categories; fossilized remnants of old doctrines jostle with newer ideas in a state of half-consistent tension; and loose-knit rules of equity developed in the Chancery infiltrate themselves into more tightly controlled Common law structures.
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A Historical Introduction to the Law of Obligations, David Ibbetson
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- A Historical Introduction to the Law of Obligations
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Ibbetson
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 019876412X
- ISBN13
- 9780198764120
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, History, Legal Topics, England, Great Britain, Wales, Contracts
- Rating
- 5 out of 5
- Description
- In this book David Ibbetson exposes the historical layers beneath the modern rules and principles of contract, tort, and unjust enrichment. Small-scale changes caused by lawyers successfully exploiting procedural advantages are juxtaposed with changes caused by friction along the boundaries of these principal legal categories; fossilized remnants of old doctrines jostle with newer ideas in a state of half-consistent tension; and loose-knit rules of equity developed in the Chancery infiltrate themselves into more tightly controlled Common law structures.