A Historical Introduction to the Law of Obligations

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.


Author: David Ibbetson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/09/2000
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780198764120

About the Author

David Ibbetson is a lecturer in law at Oxford University

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