Cobbin on Contracts: (Continued)

Author: Corbin
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Publication Date: 1998-08-01
Features: Legal scholars from various countries have tirelessly explored a common theme in different social and historical contexts—namely, the institutional rationality and spirit of justice in law. Professor Corbin's treatise on contract law not only shows us the institutions and rules of contract law in a country, as well as their formation, development, and practical application, but also reveals the profound cultural experience of a legal scholar toward his own nation's law, as well as the academic heights achieved through such experience. In a sense, Corbin on Contracts is a philosophical work on law without philosophical rhetoric. This book is an excerpt from the classic treatise on contract law by Corbin, a renowned American contract law scholar, former law professor at Yale University, and former special consultant on contracts for the American Law Institute, completed in the 1950s. With his unique depth of thought, thorough analytical ability, and extensive knowledge, the author presents incisive and original insights into American contract law, which remain unmatched in academic appeal to this day. Even today, this book remains one of the essential reading materials for law students at American law schools to study contract law. This book has been selected for the Foreign Legal Classics Collection and is highly recommended by many senior legal scholars both at home and abroad. The Chinese translation of this book is divided into two volumes, with the second volume primarily discussing issues such as the interpretation of contracts, conditions, assignments, discharge, impossibility of performance, and breach of contract.