{"product_id":"justice-in-transactions-hardcover-by-peter-benson","title":"Justice in Transactions Hardcover by Peter Benson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eBelknap Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2019-12-17)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e624\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780674237599\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“One of the most important contributions to the field of contract theory—if not the most important—in the past 25 years.” —Stephen A. Smith, McGill University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan we account for contract law on a moral basis that is acceptable from the standpoint of liberal justice? To answer this question, Peter Benson develops a theory of contract that is completely independent of—and arguably superior to—long-dominant views, which take contract law to be justified on the basis of economics or promissory morality. Through a detailed analysis of contract principles and doctrines, Benson brings out the specific normative conception underpinning the whole of contract law. Contract, he argues, is best explained as a transfer of rights, which is complete at the moment of agreement and is governed by a definite conception of justice—justice in transactions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBenson’s analysis provides what John Rawls called a public basis of justification, which is as essential to the liberal legitimacy of contract as to any other form of coercive law. The argument of \u003ci\u003eJustice in Transactions\u003c\/i\u003e is expressly complementary to Rawls’s, presenting an original justification designed specifically for transactions, as distinguished from the background institutions to which Rawls’s own theory applies. The result is a field-defining work offering a comprehensive theory of contract law. Benson shows that contract law is both justified in its own right and fully congruent with other domains—moral, economic, and political—of liberal society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003ePeter Benson is Professor of Law at the University of Toronto. A former clerk for Chief Justice Bora Laskin of the Supreme Court of Canada, he is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Contract Law\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in journals including \u003ci\u003ePolitical Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColumbia Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIowa Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCardozo Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in leading collections such as the \u003ci\u003eOxford Handbook of Jurisprudence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Foundations of Tort Law\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46554197393569,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780674237599","price":110.7,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780674237599.jpg?v=1781759197","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/justice-in-transactions-hardcover-by-peter-benson","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}