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Standard-Form Contracting In The Electronic Age, Robert A. Hillman, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski May 2002

Standard-Form Contracting In The Electronic Age, Robert A. Hillman, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The development of the Internet as a medium for consumer transactions creates a new question for contract law. In this Article, Professors Robert Hillman and Jeffrey Rachlinski address whether the risks imposed on consumers by Internet boilerplate requires a new lens through which courts should view these types of contracts. Their analysis of boilerplate in paper and Internet contracts examines the social, cognitive, and rational factors that affect consumers' comprehension of boilerplate and compares business strategies in presenting it. The authors conclude that the influence of these factors in Internet transactions is similar to that in proper transactions. Although the …


A Tale Of Three Markets: The Law And Economics Of Predatory Lending Apr 2002

A Tale Of Three Markets: The Law And Economics Of Predatory Lending

Patricia A. McCoy

Predatory lending - the practice of making exploitative high-cost loans to naive borrowers - has spurred policy-makers, activists, lenders and scholars to debate whether intervention is warranted and, if so, what type of intervention is appropriate. The solution requires understanding the incentives in the home mortgage market that have fueled predatory lending. Recent changes in the credit market have created new possibilities for lenders to profit by exploiting information asymmetries to the detriment of unsophisticated borrowers. As a result, a new, predatory lending market has emerged alongside the legitimate prime and subprime home mortgage markets. Neither market forces nor existing …


La Contratación Privada Y La Emergencia Económica: Una Perspectiva Económica Y Jurídica, Martin Paolantonio Jan 2002

La Contratación Privada Y La Emergencia Económica: Una Perspectiva Económica Y Jurídica, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

A propósito de la legislación de emergencia económica luego de la crisis de 2001, un enfoque crítico de las soluciones adoptadas desde una perspectiva constitucional, contractual y económica


Los Fondos Comunes De Inversión Y La Emergencia Económica, Martin Paolantonio Jan 2002

Los Fondos Comunes De Inversión Y La Emergencia Económica, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis del impacto de la normativa de emergencia económica en la actuación de los fondos comunes de inversión, cubriendo aspectos sustanciales y procesales


Responsabilidad Del Administrador Y Sujeto Pagador En El Sistema De Tarjetas De Crédito, Martin Paolantonio Jan 2002

Responsabilidad Del Administrador Y Sujeto Pagador En El Sistema De Tarjetas De Crédito, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Cuestiones sobre la responsabilidad contractual y extracontractual del administrador y sujeto pagador del sistema de tarjetas de crédito (nota a fallo)


Responsabilidad Civil Y El Prospecto De Oferta Pública De Valores Negociables (Decreto 677/01), Martin Paolantonio Jan 2002

Responsabilidad Civil Y El Prospecto De Oferta Pública De Valores Negociables (Decreto 677/01), Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Primer análisis en doctrina del art. 35 del decreto 677/01 y el régimen especial de responsabilidad civil por falencias informativas en el prospecto de emisión de valores negociables


Teoría General De La Prueba Judicial, Edward Ivan Cueva Jan 2002

Teoría General De La Prueba Judicial, Edward Ivan Cueva

Edward Ivan Cueva

No abstract provided.


Default Rules In Sales And The Myth Of Contracting Out, James J. White Jan 2002

Default Rules In Sales And The Myth Of Contracting Out, James J. White

Articles

In this article, I trace the dispute in the courts and before the ALI and NCCUSL over the proper contract formation and interpretation default rules. In Part II, I consider the Gateway litigation. In Part III, I deal with UCITA and the revision to Article 2. In Part IV, I consider the merits of the competing default rules.


La Emergencia Económica Y El Derecho Del Consumidor, Martin Paolantonio Dec 2001

La Emergencia Económica Y El Derecho Del Consumidor, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis de los efectos negativos de la legislación de emergencia económica y su separación conceptual de la normativa de tutela del consumidor


Alternative Dispute Resolution In Sport Management And The Sport Management Curriculum, Adam Epstein Dec 2001

Alternative Dispute Resolution In Sport Management And The Sport Management Curriculum, Adam Epstein

Adam Epstein

The article covers the basics of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). It then demonstrates how the instructor can utilize and incorporate ADR to effectively teach in sport management classes and sports law at the intercollegiate level.