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Remedies For Breach Of An Obligation: A Look At The Remedies' Section Of The New Israeli Civil Code, Dr. Yehuda Adar, Prof. Gabriela Shalev
Remedies For Breach Of An Obligation: A Look At The Remedies' Section Of The New Israeli Civil Code, Dr. Yehuda Adar, Prof. Gabriela Shalev
Yehuda Adar Dr.
-This article is in Hebrew-
The remedies section in the new Israeli draft civil code is an endeavor to create a unified law of remedies, applicable to all branches of civil and commercial law, including torts and breach of contract. This article explores the main innovations included in the remedies section. It opens with a short overview of the status of the law of remedies in modern times, and the debate over the justification for unifying it. Then, in the remainder of the article, the authors examine the various changes, in terms of both structure and substance, reflected in the …
Reforming Products Liability, Suzanne M. Lambert
Reforming Products Liability, Suzanne M. Lambert
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Reforming Products Liability by W. Kip Viscusi
Consumer Complaints: A Proposed Federal Trade Regulation Rule, Howard R. Lurie
Consumer Complaints: A Proposed Federal Trade Regulation Rule, Howard R. Lurie
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
It is no secret that most consumers are unable to protect themselves in the marketplace, yet government assistance to the consumer is frequently unavailable. All too often the bureaus of government are interested primarily in controversies of major significance. Minor consumer complaints are viewed as an annoyance that distract and interfere with more important matters. What must be done to protect consumers is to redress the balance of power now heavily weighted in favor of business. To do so requires that government go beyond current concepts of appropriate consumer protection and establish unorthodox remedies. One such remedy is suggested in …