The Law of Contract 1670–1870
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The Law of Contract 1670–1870

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The Law of Contract 1670–1870

About this book

The foundations for modern contract law were laid between 1670 and 1870. Rather than advancing a purely chronological account, this examination of the development of contract law doctrine in England during that time explores key themes in order to better understand the drivers of legal change. These themes include the relationship between lawyers and merchants, the role of equity, the place of statute, and the part played by legal literature. Developments are considered in the context of the legal system of the time and through those who were involved in litigation as lawyers, judges, jurors or litigants. It concludes that the way in which contract law developed was complex. Legal change was often uneven and slow, and some of the apparent changes had deep roots in the past. Clashes between conservative and more reformist tendencies were not uncommon.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781107040762
eBook ISBN
9781316236222
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Legal History
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Series page
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Table of cases
  9. Table of statutes
  10. 1 Introduction
  11. 2 The legal system and the law of contract
  12. 3 Lawyers and merchants I
  13. 4 Lawyers and merchants II
  14. 5 Equity and the Common law
  15. 6 Lord Mansfield and his successors
  16. 7 Equity and the regulation of unfairness in contracting: the usury laws as a case study
  17. 8 The classical model of contract: the product of a revolution in legal thought?
  18. 9 Classical contract law and its limits
  19. 10 Contract law, illegality and public policy
  20. 11 Contract law and statute law
  21. 12 The law of contract: stability and change
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index