Structure and Justification in Private Law : Essays for Peter Birks

Charles Rickett

ISBN 10: 184113807X / ISBN 13: 9781841138077

Published by Bloomsbury 3PL, 2008

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Peter Birks's tragically early death, and his immense influence around the world, led immediately to the call for a volume of essays in his honor by scholars who had known him as a colleague, teacher, and friend. One such volume, published in 2006, contained essays largely from scholars within England. This new festschrift contains innovative and inspiring essays from individuals outside of England who have chosen to honor Peter. These essays focus on some of the most profound questions in private law concerning taxonomy; the relationship between contract, property, and unjust enrichment; and the place of remedies within private law. With its thought-provoking essays inspired by Peter's example, Structure and Justification in Private Law provides a fitting tribute to one of the most respected scholars of private law who contributed significantly to the law of restitution.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Structure and Justification in Private Law : Essays for Peter Birks
• Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184113807X
• ISBN 13: 9781841138077
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 31D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 31 millimeters depth
• Weight: 904 grams

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Synopsis

Peter Birks's tragically early death, and his immense influence around the world, led immediately to the call for a volume of essays in his honour by scholars who had known him as a colleague, teacher and friend. One such volume, published in 2006, contained essays largely from scholars working in England (Mapping the Law: Essays in Memory of Peter Birks, edited by Andrew Burrows and Lord Rodger). This volume contains the essays of those outside England who chose to honour Peter, and appears later than the English volume, reflecting the far flung habitations of its authors. The essays contained in this volume are focussed around the law of unjust enrichment, but are not narrowly preoccupied - instead they move freely from unjust enrichment to some of the most profound questions in private law concerning taxonomy, the relationship between contract, property and unjust enrichment, and the place of remedies within private law. This volume, featuring the work of some of the world's great private lawyers, provides a fitting tribute to a great scholar, and a series of thought-provoking essays inspired by his example.

Contributors

Kit Barker
Michael Bryan
Peter Butler
Hanoch Dagan
Simone Degeling
Daniel Friedmann
Mark Gergen
Ross Grantham
Steve Hedley
John McCamus
Mitchell McInnes
Eoin O'Dell
Charles Rickett
Struan Scott
Emily Sherwin
Stephen Smith
Richard Sutton
Michael Tilbury
Stephen Waddams
Peter Watts
Ernest Weinrib
Eric Descheemaeker

About the Authors

Charles EF Rickett, MA, LLB, BD is the Sir Gerard Brennan Professor of Law at the TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland.

Ross Grantham is Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Queensland, Australia.


Photograph © The University of Queensland 2016