Understanding Contract Law (Understanding Law) - Softcover

Adams, John N.; Brownsword, Professor Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 042171770X ISBN 13: 9780421717701

Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell, 2000

Synopsis

The third edition of this book is ideal for teachers of law who want a succinct but intellectually challenging overview of contract law for their students. Written by the same author team as the popular Understanding Law, it provides an accessible analysis of contract law whilst putting forward new ideas. This third edition follows the book's established style of interpreting judicial decision-making in contract cases by examining the pressure on judges to follow a traditional approach yet also meeting the reasonable expectations of both commercial and consumer contractors in the modern market-place. Recent developments in the field are examined, including Ruxley Electronics v. Forsyth, the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, and the challenges presented by electronic commerce.

About this title

From the Back Cover

UNDERSTANDING LAW

A seven-volume series of introductions to the core subjects of law: contract, criminal law, equity and trusts, property, public law, tort and the legal system.

CONTRACT LAW

The major contention of 'Understanding Contract Law' is that the legal rules regulating agreements cannot be understood without examining what lies behind those rules.

The book seeks to interpret judicial decision-making in contract cases. It portrays judges as caught in a web of tensions. They are pulled in one direction by a wish to keep faith with tradition; and in another direction by a wish to ensure acceptable outcomes to disputes, to meet commercial expectations, and to protect consumers. The outcome of any particular case will depend therefore not on the mechanical application of 'the law of contract' but on the way in which ideological tensions which structure judges' reasoning are resolved.

This accessible yet challenging analysis of contract law provides a full introduction to the subject and puts forward new ideas.

About the Author

Professor John N Adams is Professor of Intellectual Property at the University of Sheffield and Director of the Intellectual Property Institute. Professor Roger Brownsword is Professor of Law at King's College London and Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Sheffield.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 042171770X
• ISBN 13: 9780421717701
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 288