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The New Economic Theory Of The Firm: Critical Perspectives From History, William W. Bratton

All Faculty Scholarship

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Why Is There Taylor V. Caldwell - Thre Propositions About Impracticability, Robert Birmingham

Faculty Articles and Papers

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Rowe V. State Bank Of Lombard: The Key To Unlocking A Landlord's Duty To Provide Security, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 131 (1989), Jeffrey Fowler

UIC Law Review

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A Critical Legal Studies Perspective On Contract Law And Practice, Girardeau A. Spann

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The critical legal studies movement is often viewed as highly theoretical, characterized by impenetrable scholarship that makes frequent reference to the work of"famous dead Europeans." Indeed, the theoretical detachment of critical legal studies from real-world concerns has led some to speculate that the methodologies of the movement are so abstract and stylized that they could be used to deny the validity of distinctions that we commonly rely upon in everyday life-even something as basic as the distinction between up and down. Given the level of abstraction at which most critical legal studies analysis occurs, one might wonder why a critical …

Contract Scholarship And The Reemergence Of Legal Philosophy, Randy E. Barnett

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

It has been thirty years since Arthur Corbin's eight-volume treatise on contracts appeared in condensed form as a one-volume edition. No scholarly book on contract law of comparable scope has been published since. This void in contract law scholarship has been filled only by the occasional law review article, by books discussing particular aspects of contract law, and by the ongoing revisions of the Restatement of Contracts that culminated in the publication of the Restatement (Second) of Contracts in 1979.

The dominant legal climate has not been friendly to any form of literature that attempts to explicate legal doctrine systematically, …

The "Nexus Of Contracts" Corporation: A Critical Appraisal, William W. Bratton

All Faculty Scholarship

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Opinions Of Counsel In Corporate Transactions: Opinions On Compliance With The Company's Charter, By-Laws, And Contractual Obligations, Scott T. Fitzgibbon, Donald W. Glazer

Scott T. FitzGibbon

The opinion delivered by company counsel at the closing of a corporate transaction typically contains a clause that addresses compliance by the company with its charter, by-laws and contractual obligations. One form of opinion confirms that execution and delivery by the company of the agreement in question and performance by the company of its obligations under the agreement will not conflict with or result in a breach of or default under the company's charter, by-laws or specified contracts. Another form of opinion focuses more broadly on all of the company's activities. This alternative opinion, often requested and often, with good …

Legal Opinions In Corporate Transactions: Opinions Relating To Security Interests In Personal Property, Scott T. Fitzgibbon, Donald W. Glazer

Scott T. FitzGibbon

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