The rise and fall of freedom of contract
This is a legal-historical text on the changes in the concept of freedom of contract by English Professor Patrick Atiyah. The central theme is that the notion of a contract based on consent (or a 'meeting of minds') was almost entirely absent before 1800 in the law. Instead it was based on...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
1979, 1979
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This is a legal-historical text on the changes in the concept of freedom of contract by English Professor Patrick Atiyah. The central theme is that the notion of a contract based on consent (or a 'meeting of minds') was almost entirely absent before 1800 in the law. Instead it was based on reliance or the receipt of a benefit |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | xi, 792 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780191681578 0191681571 |