Private Law Theory

“Should contract law enforce promises or should it favour the weak, poor and precarious? Is tort law litigation an effective means to combat climate change? What at first sight looks like practical problems, reveals theoretical disagreements about the nature of private law. Private law is both an old-timer and an empty shell. Amid social and technological dynamism, its doctrinal techniques have remained largely unchanged since Roman times …” (more)

[Péter Cserne, University of Aberdeen School of Law, 10 December]

First posted 2020-12-11 19:35:36