This collection is a significant contribution to debate about the role of rights in private law. It includes essays by leading private law scholars addressing fundamental questions about the role of rights in private law as a whole and within particular areas of private law. The collection includes contributions by advocates and critics of rights-based approaches and provides a thorough and balanced analysis of the relationship between rights and private law.

About the Author

Donal Nolan is the Porjes Foundation Fellow and Tutor in Law at Worcester College, University of Oxford.
Andrew Robertson is a Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne.

Reviews
...a very rich and rewarding collection of 21 high-quality essays... which makes an important contribution to private law scholarship. -- Stephen Watterson * Restitution Law Review *
If one is interested in the latest in private law theory in the corrective justice vein, this book is a must ... Rights and Private Law is a powerful anthology about how rights-based thinking is influencing one prevalent strand of private law theory. -- Erik S Knutsen * Canadian Business Law Journal *
...this is a stimulating collection of high quality work. -- Sandy Steel * Cambridge Law Journal, Volume 73(2) *



Book Information
ISBN 9781849466561
Author Donal Nolan
Format Paperback
Page Count 682
Imprint Hart Publishing
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 953g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 22mm