Obligations : law and language /

"Obligations: Law and Language is the first work of its kind to examine in depth the fundamental language used by courts, legislators, and academic commentators when describing the nature of obligations law. A comparative perspective is taken, examining the law of England, Scotland, the United...

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Main Author: Hogg, Martin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017
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245 1 0 |a Obligations :  |b law and language /  |c Martin Hogg, University of Edinburgh 
260 |a Cambridge, United Kingdom ;  |a New York, NY :  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2017 
300 |a xxxiv, 332 pages ;  |c 24 cm 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-320) and index 
505 0 |a Introduction; 1. Obligation and liability; 2. Conditionality and contingency; 3. Unilaterality and bilaterality; 4. Gratuitousness and onerousness; 5. Mutuality and reciprocity; 6. Voluntariness and consent; Conclusion 
520 |a "Obligations: Law and Language is the first work of its kind to examine in depth the fundamental language used by courts, legislators, and academic commentators when describing the nature of obligations law. A comparative perspective is taken, examining the law of England, Scotland, the United States, Canada, and Australia, and an in-depth analysis is provided of the major legal commentaries, statutes, and case law from each jurisdiction. In exploring such fundamental words as obligation, liability, debt, conditional, unilateral, mutual, and gratuitous, the author examines the often confusing and contradictory ways in which basic structural language has been used, and brings clarity to a core area of legal theory and practice"--  |c Provided by publisher 
650 0 |a Obligations (Law) 
650 0 |a Semantics (Law) 
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