The Constitutional Dimension of Contract Law

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A Comparative Perspective

ISBN: 3319842536
ISBN 13: 9783319842530
Herausgeber: Luca Siliquini-Cinelli/Andrew Hutchison
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xxviii, 324 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.07.2018
Auflage: 1/2017
Produktform: Kartoniert
Einband: KT

One of the hallmarks of the present era is the discourse surrounding Human Rights and the need for the law to recognise them. Various national and supranational human rights instruments have been developed and implemented in order to transition society away from atrocity and callousness toward a more just and inclusive future. In some countries this is done by means of an overarching constitution, while in others international conventions or ordinary legislation hold sway.Contract law plays a pivotal role in this context. According to many, this is done through the much-debated ‘civilising mission’ of the contract, a notion which itself constitutes the canon of the Western liberal principle of ‘civilised economy’. The movement away from the belief in the absolute freedom of contract, which reached its zenith in the nineteenth century, to the principles of fairness and justice that underpin contract law today, is often deemed to be a testament to this civilising influence. Delving into the interplay between human rights policies, constitutional law, and contract law from both theoretical and practical perspectives, this first volume of a two-book collection offers a totally new reappraisal of the subject by gathering a collection of essays written by contract law scholars from Europe, South Africa, Canada, and Australia. Instead of providing the reader with a sterile compilation of positivistic norms and policies on the impact of fundamental rights and constitutional law issues on contract law’s development, the authors build on their personal experience to analyse specific topics related to contracting that include a constitutional dimension. The book fills an important void in comparative law scholarship and in so doing represents the starting point for further debate on the subject.

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Dr Luca Siliquini-Cinelli is a Lecturer in the School of Law, University of DundeeDr Andrew Hutchison is an Associate Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at the University of Cape Town.

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