This comprehensive Research Handbook provides an unparalleled overview of contemporary private law theory. Featuring original contributions by leading experts in the field, its extensive examinations of the core areas of contracts, property and torts are complemented by an exploration of a breadth of topics that cross the divide between private and public law, including labor law and corporate law.

Beginning with a nuanced consideration of the ways in which the private/public distinction has been defined and discussed over time, the Research Handbook investigates and compares differing viewpoints on the concept of private law. Chapters explore key issues in the theory of private law from legal, economic, philosophical, political, feminist, historical and sociological perspectives, utilising a rich diversity of methodological approaches. The contributors also offer a variety of views on the future of private law and private theory.

The Research Handbook on Private Law Theory will be an essential resource for legal thinkers, in particular scholars and graduate students working in any area of private law. Its varied perspectives on the subject will also be of interest to philosophers, political scientists, economists and sociologists.

About the Author
Edited by Hanoch Dagan, Hanoch Dagan, Professor of Law, Director, Berkeley Center for Private Law Theory, University of California, Berkeley and Benjamin C. Zipursky, James H. Quinn '49 Chair in Legal Ethics and Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law, US

Reviews
'Private law theory today is a powerful scholarly discourse; it can lift up the learning experience of students and teachers making sense of the thickets of our modern law; it can stimulate jurists to make lasting contributions to legal culture, practical ethics and the behavioural and political sciences; and it can inform the practical work of judges, advocates and legislators. This exemplary Handbook lucidly and expertly covers the methods, models and ideals projected by the best writers in the field.' -- Joshua Getzler, University of Oxford, UK
'This important new volume reflects the burgeoning of academic interest in private law theory over the past decade. Bringing together the leading scholars in their respective fields, this cutting edge Handbook is sure to become a standard reference that everyone writing and teaching in the areas of property, contracts and torts will want on their bookshelf.' -- Eduardo M. Penalver, Cornell Law School, US



Book Information
ISBN 9781788971614
Author Hanoch Dagan
Format Hardback
Page Count 520
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd