Obligations

Law and Language

Martin Hogg author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:16th Aug '18

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A comparative examination of core words used by courts, legislators, and academic commentators in describing the nature of obligations law.

This book examines in depth the language used by courts, legislators, and academic commentators when describing the nature of obligations law. A comparison is undertaken, analysing the law of England, Scotland, the United States, Canada, and Australia, providing an in-depth analysis of each jurisdiction.Obligations: Law and Language is the first work of its kind to examine in depth the fundamental language used by courts, legislators, and academic commentators when describing the nature of obligations law. A comparative perspective is taken, examining the law of England, Scotland, the United States, Canada, and Australia, and an in-depth analysis is provided of the major legal commentaries, statutes, and case law from each jurisdiction. In exploring such fundamental words as obligation, liability, debt, conditional, unilateral, mutual, and gratuitous, the author examines the often confusing and contradictory ways in which basic structural language has been used, and brings clarity to a core area of legal theory and practice.

ISBN: 9781107458215

Dimensions: 230mm x 153mm x 20mm

Weight: 560g

366 pages