The search for principle : essays in honour of Lord Goff of Chieveley
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0198298838
ISBN 13
9780198298830
Category
United Kingdom
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Publication Year
1999
Publisher
Pages
xxxii, 335 pages
Subject
Robert Goff
Abstract
"This collection of essays was commissioned to mark the contribution to legal scholarship of Lord Goff of Chieveley upon his retirement as Senior Law Lord in 1998. There are contributions on criminal law, comparative law, contract, tort, and private international law, as well as on restitution." - Voila
Description
Contents:
Recovering payments under void contracts in Scots law / Alan Rodger -- Damage without loss / Christian von Bar -- International restatements and national law / Roy Goode -- The familiarity of the unknown / Basil Markesinis -- The law merchant as a source of English law / John Baker -- The sad fate of the Theft Act 1968 / John Smith -- Bills of lading and bailment on terms / Guenter Treitel -- The temptation of elegance : concurrence of restitutionary and contractual claims / J. Beatson -- Fault and strict liability for harm in tort law / Peter Cane -- Lord Goff's contribution to the law of restitution / Gareth Jones -- The role of fault in the law of unjust enrichment / Peter Birks -- The myth of Phillips v. Homfray / William Swadling -- Reforming non-compensatory damages / Andrew Burrows -- Appendix : the search for principle / Robert Goff.
Recovering payments under void contracts in Scots law / Alan Rodger -- Damage without loss / Christian von Bar -- International restatements and national law / Roy Goode -- The familiarity of the unknown / Basil Markesinis -- The law merchant as a source of English law / John Baker -- The sad fate of the Theft Act 1968 / John Smith -- Bills of lading and bailment on terms / Guenter Treitel -- The temptation of elegance : concurrence of restitutionary and contractual claims / J. Beatson -- Fault and strict liability for harm in tort law / Peter Cane -- Lord Goff's contribution to the law of restitution / Gareth Jones -- The role of fault in the law of unjust enrichment / Peter Birks -- The myth of Phillips v. Homfray / William Swadling -- Reforming non-compensatory damages / Andrew Burrows -- Appendix : the search for principle / Robert Goff.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Number of Copies
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