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Beyond Welfare Reform: Economic Justice In The 21st Century, Peter B. Edelman
Beyond Welfare Reform: Economic Justice In The 21st Century, Peter B. Edelman
Georgetown Law Faculty Lectures and Appearances
Thank you so much, Mary Louise. I am deeply honored that you asked me to be here today with you and Tomas and Dan to deliver these remarks in memory of Mario Olmos. He was a wonderful role model for the values that have been celebrated throughout this lecture series, and I am doubly honored to be added to the list of distinguished speaker who have preceded me.
Instability In Latin America: U.S. Policy And The Role Of The International Community: Hearing Before The Subcomm. On International Trade And Finance Of The S. Comm. On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, 107th Cong., Oct. 16, 2002 (Statement Of Professor Daniel K. Tarullo, Geo. U. L. Center), Daniel K. Tarullo
Testimony Before Congress
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Consenting To Form Contracts, Randy E. Barnett
Consenting To Form Contracts, Randy E. Barnett
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
In this essay, I will identify one theoretical source of the common antipathy towards form contracts and why it is misguided. I contend that the hostility towards form contracts stems in important part from an implicit adoption of a promise-based conception of contractual obligation. I shall maintain that, when one adopts (a) a consent theory of contract based not on promise but on the manifested intention to be legally bound and (b) a properly objective interpretation of this consent, form contracts can be seen as entirely legitimate-though some form terms may properly be subject to judicial scrutiny that would be …