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Juxtaposing Autonomy and Paternalism in Private Law

by Anthony Ogus
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781849461184
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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  • Pages: 250
  • Original Price: USD 135.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 358 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Contracts, Civil Law, and Jurisprudence

Selecting an appropriate balance in the law between autonomy and paternalism is an important and difficult task, requiring a careful consideration of moral, political and economic values. This collection deals with the task at both general and specific levels, locating itself within the broader context of the relationship between law and market forces. Concepts are defined and analysed, in particular the distinction between the coercive approach of 'hard paternalism' in the law, and the 'nudge' approach of 'soft paternalism'. Attention is then focused on how the tensions between the concepts are resolved in the law of contract, where deficient information and mistakes can justify an interventionist approach. Besides overviews of the issues within the general law of contract, and historical studies of the relevant principles in the common law and Roman law, the book also includes studies of specific areas, notably insurance contracts and consumer bankruptcy. The authors, from North America, the United Kingdom and continental Europe, include economists, sociologists and traditional legal scholars.

Anthony Ogus is Emeritus Professor at the University of Manchester and Erasmus Professor of Fundamentals of Private Law, Erasmus School of Law, Rotterdam.
Willem H van Boom is Professor of Law at Erasmus School of Law, Rotterdam.

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