Overview
- Influential writings from heavyweight names in the field of contract law
- Of interest on both sides of the Atlantic
- Part of Palgrave Macmillan's growing SocioLegal Studies series
Part of the book series: Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies (PSLS)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Ian Macneil, who taught at Cornell University, the University of Virginia and, latterly, at Northwestern University, was the principal architect of relational contract theory, an approach that sought to direct attention to the context in which contracts are made. In this collection, nine leading UK contract law scholars re-consider Macneil's work and examine his theories in light of new social and technological circumstances. In doing so, they reveal relational contract theory to be a pertinent and insightful framework for the study and practice of the subject, one that presents a powerful challenge to the limits of orthodox contract law scholarship.
In tandem with his academic life, Ian Macneil was also the 46th Chief of the Clan Macneil. Included in this volumeis a Preface by his son Rory Macneil, the 47th Chief, who reflects on the influences on his father's thinking of those experiences outside academia.
The collection also includes a Foreword by Stewart Macaulay, Malcolm Pitman Sharp Hilldale Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an Introduction by Jay M Feinman, Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers School of Law.
Reviews
As befitting a volume collecting essays in honour of Ian Macneil, this book offers a range of highly diverse, thought provoking, and occasionally provocative contributions to the theory of contract – making it an apt tribute indeed, as well as a compelling read for anyone interested in the subject.' - Dori Kimel, Reader in Legal Philosohy, University of Oxford
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
David Campbell is Professor of Law at the Law School, Lancaster University, UK.
Linda Mulcahy is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
Sally Wheeler is Professor of Law and Head of the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Changing Concepts of Contract
Book Subtitle: Essays in Honour of Ian Macneil
Editors: David Campbell, Linda Mulcahy, Sally Wheeler
Series Title: Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-26927-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-26926-3Published: 28 October 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57430-5Published: 04 December 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-26927-0Published: 28 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2947-9274
Series E-ISSN: 2947-9282
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 239
Topics: Civil Law