Richness of Contract Law: Analysis and Critique of Contemporary Contract Law Theory

Author: (USA) Robert A. Hillman Zheng Yunduan
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Robert A. Hillman is a professor at the Cornell University Law School in the United States, with in-depth and extensive research on American contract law, contract law theory, and the Uniform Commercial Code, as well as numerous publications. This book is Professor Hillman's recent work, comprehensively presenting contemporary American contract law theory, allowing Chinese readers to gain a full understanding of the field. Hillman introduces diverse contract law theories in the book, such as promise and non-promise theories, promise-keeping theory, contractarian theory, contextualism and new formalism theory, "mainstream" contract theory and critical legal studies contract theory, empirical analysis theory of contract law, economicism and relationalism theory. Hillman argues that none of these theories can fully explain American contract law and contract law theory; instead, they collectively constitute contemporary American contract law theory, reflecting its diversity. In this book, Hillman presents to the world the "living" contract law and contract law theory of contemporary America—not the "dead" contract law and theory found in textbooks, but the attitudes of merchants, judges, and scholars toward contract law. By reading this book, readers can understand what true contract law in modern society truly is, expanding their comprehension of modern contract law.