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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of the New Private Law promises to help redefine and reinvigorate the subject of private law, a domain that includes property, contract, and tort law, as well as intellectual property, unjust enrichment, and equity. It emphasizes cross-cutting perspectives and relations between areas of private law, with special attention to the doctrines and structures of the law-an approach now known as "the New Private Law." This perspective includesexplanation, justification, and criticism of existing law, reflecting the conviction of the editors that it makes sense to know what the law is in order to be in a position to criticize and reform it. The Handbook will be an essential resource for legal scholars interested in the future of this importantfield.
Trade ReviewThe Oxford Handbook of the New Private Law reflects exciting developments in scholarship dedicated to reinvigorating the study of the broad field of private law * H. W. Micklitz, Journal of Consumer Policy *
Table of ContentsPart I Theoretical Perspectives 1. Internal and External Perspectives: On the New Private Law Methodology Andrew S. Gold 2. Natural Rights and Natural Law Dennis Klimchuk 3. Corrective Justice: Sovereign or Subordinate? Gregory C. Keating 4. Civil Recourse Theory Benjamin C. Zipursky 5. Kantian Perspectives on Private Law Arthur Ripstein 6. Law and Economics Daniel B. Kelly 7. New Institutional Economics Barak Richman 8. Psychology and the New Private Law Tess Wilkinson-Ryan 9. Systems Theory: Emergent Private Law Henry E. Smith 10. Private Law and Local Custom Nathan B. Oman 11. Autonomy and Pluralism in Private Law Hanoch Dagan 12. A Feminist Perspective: Private Law as Unjust Enrichment Anita Bernstein 13. Historical Perspectives Joshua Getzler 14. Civil and Common Law Lionel Smith Part II Core Fields of Private Law 15. Function and Form in Contract Law Alan Schwartz and Daniel Markovits 16. Torts John C. P. Goldberg 17. Property J. E. Penner 18. Unjust Enrichment and Restitution Andrew Burrows 19. Fiduciary Law W. Bradley Wendel 20. Trust Law: Private Ordering and the Branching of American Trust Law John D. Morley and Robert H. Sitkoff 21. Corporate Law Paul B. Miller 22. The Employment Relationship as an Object of Employment Law Aditi Bagchi 23. New Private Law and the Family Margaret F. Brinig 24. False Advertising Law Gregory Klass 25. The New Private Law and Intellectual Property: Calibrating Copyright on the Common Law Continuum Molly Van Houweling 26. Traditional Knowledge and Private Law Ruth L. Okediji 27. Insurance Kenneth S. Abraham Part III Core Principles of Private Law 28. Formalism and Realism in Private Law Emily Sherwin 29. Privity Mark P. Gergen 30. Good Faith in Contractual Exchanges Richard R.W. Brooks 31. The Rule of Law Lisa M. Austin 32. Defenses Robert Stevens 33. Equity Ben McFarlane 34. Remedies Samuel L. Bray 35. Private and Public Law Thomas W. Merrill
