Advanced Introduction to Private Law Theory

This highly informative Advanced Introduction explores a range of private law theories, highlighting the ways in which they affect the legal building blocks of social life, with a particular focus on property, contracts and torts.

Hanoch Dagan analyses how these leading modern theories function in key social spheres, including the market, workplace, neighborhood and within close relationships. He investigates the contribution of private law theories across a variety of legal fields, such as work law and choice of law, demonstrating the ways in which private law theory can yield significant explanatory and reformist results. In light of rapid technological change, economic globalization and the rise of new forms of family and personal relations, this Advanced Introduction examines and answers emerging challenges and questions in the field.

Key Features:

• Contains concise explanations of a wide variety of influential theories
• Provides both foundational and advanced analysis for readers of all levels
• Discusses current and future concerns such as artificial legal persons, transnational wrongs and structural injustice

Scholars and students of law, particularly those interested in property, contracts, torts, private law and legal theory more broadly will greatly benefit from this valuable resource.

Hanoch Dagan, Elizabeth J. Boalt Distinguished Professor of Law and Founding Director, Berkeley Center for Private Law Theory, University of California, Berkeley, USA