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The Public in Law
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 134.95This collection brings together a group of scholars to discuss the operation of "the public" in a range of different legal spaces. The work provides a synoptic overview of the instantiations of "the public" which appear in a number of legal spheres and attempts to ascertain whether the notion can have coherent or congruent meanings... more...
Construction Claims and Responses
Wiley 2011; US$ 85.00Featuring a Foreword by Roger Knowles FRICS, FCIArb, FQSi, Barrister The book discusses the different types of claim common to construction contracts and presents a step-by-step guide which demonstrates the process of building up the submission of a claim. It includes guidelines as to how to set out the claim, section by section in a logical manner... more...
Strukturfragen des Dienstvertrages
Mohr Siebeck 2007; US$ 122.94Hauptbeschreibung Obwohl freie Dienstverträge und Arbeitsverträge zu den in der Praxis wichtigsten Vertragstypen gehören, wurde die Frage nach dem abstrakten Inhalt der Schuld des Dienstverpflichteten selten gestellt. Kerstin Tillmanns charakterisiert beide Dienstvertragstypen als Verträge gesteuerter Leistungserbringung, grenzt sie hierdurch von... more...
Contra proferentem und das Transparenzgebot im Common Law und Civil Law
Mohr Siebeck 2011; US$ 106.76Hauptbeschreibung Kevin Kosche zeigt eine umfassende Betrachtung der rechtshistorischen Entwicklung von Contra proferentem (Unklarheitenregel) sowie des aktuellen Status quo der Auslegungsregel im anglo-amerikanischen und kontinentaleuropäischen Recht. Die Analyse von Contra proferentem im heutigen Recht ist eingebettet in eine ausführliche und bisher... more...
The Payment Order of Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Hart Publishing Limited 2011; US$ 176.40Examining the legal history of the order to pay money initiating a funds transfer, the author tracks basic principles of modern law to those that governed the payment order of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Exploring the legal nature of the payment order and its underpinning in light of contemporary institutions and payment mechanisms, the book traces... more...
Erfolgreich recherchieren - Jura
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 279.00The volume Erfolgreich recherchieren ? Jura (Successful Research Strategies: Law) provides a comprehensive overview of information resources for law. The book allows the student to quickly learn all the relevant essentials about library catalogs, specialized bibliographies, internet search engines, newspaper resources, reference works, and how to effectively... more...
Reasonableness and Responsibility
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99If, as John Rawls famously suggests, justice is the first virtue of social institutions, how are we to understand the institution of contract law? This book proposes a Rawlsian theory of contract law. It argues that justice requires that we understand contract rules in terms of the idea of reasonable, terms of interaction - that is, terms that would... more...
Remedies for Breach of Contract
OUP Oxford 2012; US$ 119.99A thought-provoking analysis of remedies for breach of contract, this book examines the commitment of English law to the protection of contractual performance. It considers specific remedies, termination, compensatory damages, gain-based monetary awards, punitive damages, and contractually negotiated remedies. It also looks forward by considering how... more...
A Legal Framework for Emerging Business Models
Edward Elgar Publishing 2012; US$ 40.00The last two decades have witnessed the growth of new forms of entrepreneurial cooperation such as dynamic networks like virtual enterprises and enterprise pools. These business forms are often hybrid, having elements of both contract-based organizations and corporate forms, in particular partnership. This book examines the relative utility of contract... more...
The Three and a Half Minute Transaction
University of Chicago Press 2012; US$ 30.00Boilerplate language in contracts tends to stick around long after its origins and purpose have been forgotten. Usually there are no serious repercussions, but sometimes it can cause unexpected problems. Such was the case with the obscure pari passu clause in cross-border sovereign debt contracts, until a novel judicial interpretation rattled international... more...









