Expectation Damages, The Objective Theory Of Contracts, And The "Hairy Hand" Case: A Proposed Modification To The Effect Of Two Classical Contract Law Axioms In Cases Involving Contractual Misunderstandings,
2010
Barry University
Expectation Damages, The Objective Theory Of Contracts, And The "Hairy Hand" Case: A Proposed Modification To The Effect Of Two Classical Contract Law Axioms In Cases Involving Contractual Misunderstandings, Daniel P. O'Gorman
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Hoffman V. Red Owl Stores And The Limits Of The Legal Method,
2010
Columbia Law School
Hoffman V. Red Owl Stores And The Limits Of The Legal Method, Robert E. Scott
Faculty Scholarship
According to the overwhelming majority view, promissory estoppel is not an appropriate ground for legally enforcing statements made during preliminary negotiations unless there is a “clear and unambiguous promise” on which the counterparty reasonably and foreseeably relies. Bill Whitford and Stewart Macaulay were among the first scholars to note the apparent absence of such a promise in the case of Hoffman v. Red Owl Stores. Several years ago, after studying the trial record, I concluded that the best explanation for the breakdown in negotiations was the fundamental misunderstanding between the parties as to the amount and nature of Hoffmann’s …
Contract Interpretation Redux,
2010
Columbia Law School
Contract Interpretation Redux, Alan Schwartz, Robert E. Scott
Faculty Scholarship
Contract interpretation remains the largest single source of contract litigation between business firms. In part this is because contract interpretation issues are difficult, but it also reflects a deep divide between textualist and contextualist theories of interpretation. While a strong majority of U.S. courts continue to follow the traditional, "formalist" approach to contract interpretation, some courts and most commentators prefer the "contextualist" interpretive principles that are reflected in the Uniform Commercial Code and the Second Restatement. In 2003, we published an article that set out a formalist theory of contract interpretation to govern agreements between business firms. We argued that, …
Electronic Contracting Cases 2009-2010,
2009
Widener Law
Electronic Contracting Cases 2009-2010, Juliet Moringiello, William Reynolds
Juliet M Moringiello
This article, our sixth annual survey of electronic contracting cases, discusses the significant electronic contracting cases decided between June 15, 2009 and June 15, 2010. Over the past six years, the law of electronic contracts has matured, and the cases we discuss in this article show this maturation. The survey covers contract formation by the use of shrinkwrap, clickwrap and browsewrap terms, and contract formation by the exchange of e-mail messages.
Credit For Motherhood,
2009
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Credit For Motherhood, Melissa Jacoby
Melissa B. Jacoby
This essay builds on prior work exploring the impact of consumer lenders who sell credit products for assisted reproduction and adoption. After reviewing some basic attributes of the parenthood lending market, the essay discusses how not-for-profit lenders promote traditional conceptions of motherhood and the division of carework in ways that credit discrimination laws were not designed to address. The essay also articulates some incentives of for-profit lenders to sell motherhood and potential implications for women who are ambivalent about becoming parents.
Just Contracts And Catholic Social Teaching: A Perspective From American Law,
2009
Boston College Law
Just Contracts And Catholic Social Teaching: A Perspective From American Law, Vincent Rougeau
Vincent D. Rougeau
No abstract provided.
‘Organizational’ Criminal Liability Of Partnerships In Canada: Constitutional And Practical Impediments,
2009
University of Manitoba
‘Organizational’ Criminal Liability Of Partnerships In Canada: Constitutional And Practical Impediments, Darcy Macpherson
Darcy L MacPherson
No abstract provided.
The Jurisprudence Of Marriage And Other Intimate Relationships,
2009
Boston College Law School
The Jurisprudence Of Marriage And Other Intimate Relationships, Scott Fitzgibbon
Scott T. FitzGibbon
Contains essays about the basic meaning and principles underlying legal regulation of marriage and other relation- ships, written by a dozen prominent legal scholars from five nations, including authorities on jurisprudence and family law and scholars of other relevant disciplines. Topics include the principles used to determine eligibility for particular legal and social recognition; the current status of such relationships in society and law; how such relationships may affect one another; the foundations for public recognition of relationships; and critical analysis of various legal theories that would level such relation- ships. All chapters consider various relationship forms in the light …
Family Solidarity Versus Social Solidarity In The United States,
2009
Boston College Law School
Family Solidarity Versus Social Solidarity In The United States, Sanford N. Katz
Sanford N. Katz
No abstract provided.
Contracting For State Intervention,
2009
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Contracting For State Intervention, W. Mark C. Weidemaier
W. Mark C. Weidemaier
Electronic Contracting Cases 2009-2010,
2009
University of Maryland School of Law
Electronic Contracting Cases 2009-2010, Juliet M. Moringiello, William L. Reynolds
William L. Reynolds
This article, our sixth annual survey of electronic contracting cases, discusses the significant electronic contracting cases decided between June 15, 2009 and June 15, 2010. Over the past six years, the law of electronic contracts has matured, and the cases we discuss in this article show this maturation. The survey covers contract formation by the use of shrinkwrap, clickwrap and browsewrap terms, and contract formation by the exchange of e-mail messages.
Los Anteproyectos Del Código De Consumo: ¿Hacia Una Codificación Coherente O Una Legislación Especial Asistemática?,
2009
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Los Anteproyectos Del Código De Consumo: ¿Hacia Una Codificación Coherente O Una Legislación Especial Asistemática?, Rómulo Morales Hervias
Rómulo Morales Hervias
Los anteproyectos de un Código de Consumo para el Perú importan normativas de protección al consumidor de Europa y Sudamérica sin considerar que el Derecho Civil es el conjunto normativo, doctrinario y jurisprudencial más adecuado para proteger al consumidor.
"That Man Is You!" The Juristic Person And Faithful Love,
2009
Boston College Law School
"That Man Is You!" The Juristic Person And Faithful Love, Scott T. Fitzgibbon
Scott T. FitzGibbon
No abstract provided.
La Causa Como Posible Cláusula General Del Ordenamiento Jurídico En Las Aplicaciones Jurisprudenciales,
2009
Selected Works
La Causa Como Posible Cláusula General Del Ordenamiento Jurídico En Las Aplicaciones Jurisprudenciales
Carlos Augusto Acosta Olivo
No abstract provided.
Right To Withhold Performance Under Iberoamerican Law,
2009
Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara
Right To Withhold Performance Under Iberoamerican Law, Edgardo Muñoz
Edgardo Muñoz
Impossibility, Hardship And Exemption Under Iberoamerican Contract Law,
2009
Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara
Impossibility, Hardship And Exemption Under Iberoamerican Contract Law, Edgardo Muñoz
Edgardo Muñoz
No abstract provided.
La Injustificada Negativa De La Cancelación Unilateral De La Hipoteca Unilateral,
2009
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
La Injustificada Negativa De La Cancelación Unilateral De La Hipoteca Unilateral, Rómulo Morales
Rómulo Martín Morales Hervias
En este artículo se realiza una crítica frontal a las resoluciones del Tribunal Registral, doctrina nacional y normativa registral que propugnan injustificadamente la imposibilidad de cancelación unilateral de la hipoteca unilateral.
Educación Jurídica Y Derecho Civil. Una Propuesta De Reforma Académica,
2009
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Educación Jurídica Y Derecho Civil. Una Propuesta De Reforma Académica, Rómulo Morales
Rómulo Martín Morales Hervias
El artículo propone una reforma del plan de estudios de la Facultad de Derecho de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Se parte de la tesis que el Derecho Civil es la base de todas las demás ramas del Derecho y por lo tanto se debe dar un mayor énfasis a las materias del Derecho Civil.
Prólogo Al Libro “Estudios Sobre Responsabilidad Contractual” De Fernando Pantaleón Prieto,
2009
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Prólogo Al Libro “Estudios Sobre Responsabilidad Contractual” De Fernando Pantaleón Prieto, Rómulo Morales
Rómulo Martín Morales Hervias
El prólogo que se publica es la versión completa y no la mutilada intencionalmente por quien no admite la discrepancia en temas jurídicos. El libro que se comenta es un buen ejemplo de un inevitable malabarismo doctrinario que consiste en intentar interpretar un código del siglo XIX mediante las doctrinas post modernas del Derecho Civil. Ello es una prueba irrefutable que lo más importante no es tanto arribar al sentido literal de la norma jurídica sino lograr encontrar el sentido de una interpretación actualizada y bien fundamentada.
La Definición Del Contrato De Consumo En El Código De Protección Y Defensa Del Consumidor,
2009
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
La Definición Del Contrato De Consumo En El Código De Protección Y Defensa Del Consumidor, Rómulo Morales
Rómulo Martín Morales Hervias
En el contrato de consumo, el empresario ejerce las libertades de celebrar el contrato y de estipulación mientras que el consumidor solo ejerce la libertad de celebrar el contrato. El Código peruano de Protección y Defensa del Consumidor no lo define adecuadamente.
