Foundations of private law
Subtitle: property, tort, contract, unjust enrichment
By: James Gordley.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 481
Subjects: Property.; Torts.; Contracts.; Unjust enrichment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Basic principles; title: Differences among legal systems; title: Possession and ownership; title: The extent of the right to use property : nuisance, troubles de voisinage and Immissionenrecht; title: Private modification of the right to use property : servitudes; title: Rights annexed to the use of property : the case of water rights; title: Loss of resources without the owner's consent : necessity and adverse possession; title: Acquisition of resources without a prior owner's consent : minerals, capture, found property; title: The structure of the modern civil and common law of torts; title: The defendant's conduct : intent, negligence, strict liability; title: Liability in tort for harm to reputation, dignity, privacy, and "personality"; title: Liability in tort for pure economic loss; title: Promises; title: Mistake; title: Impossibility and unexpected circumstances; title: Promises to make a gift; title: Promises to exchange; title: Liability for breach of contract; title: The principle against unjustified enrichment; title: Restitution without enrichment?; title: Remedies in restitution.