02112nam a2200217Ia 4500 TDMU_24697 210410s9999 xx 000 0 und d 346.7302 B315 Bix, Brian Contract law rules, theory, and context Brian H. Bix Cambridge [UK] Cambridge University Press 2012 xiv, 202 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-184) and index.; Philosophical problems of contract law -- History and sources -- Formation -- Interpretation -- Performance -- Enforcement and remedies -- Special categories of contract law -- Modern contract law practices : questions of legitimation and moral obligation -- How many contract laws?; Contract law is a category within legal practice (and legal education), though there are many occasions where there are significant overlaps with other categories, or where the borderline is not especially clear. (For example, some commentators have argued that contract law should be seen as a mere sub-category of tort law ; and, in different ways, the boundary lines between contract law and areas like restitution and property are fluid and uncertain much of the time.) Contract law is a category of particular rules and decisions, but (as elsewhere in law) it is a mistake to focus too narrowly on the "facts" of the actual decisions and the "black-letter rules" of treatises. Law is, and likely has always been, a reflective exercise, where there is a natural tendency (among practitioners and observers both) to seek more general principles, to explain and justify past decisions and give guidance for future decisions.; "This book offers an accessible introduction to all aspects of American contract law, useful to both first-year law students and advanced contract scholars Contracts United States.; Hợp đồng Hoa kỳ; Luật Hợp đồng http://lrc.tdmu.edu.vn/opac/search/detail.asp?aID=2&ID=24697 Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Thủ Dầu Một