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n the last few years the generic category of obligations (of which contract and tort are subsets) has begun to reassert itself and classification of obligations has become a very topical subject
This book brings to the fore many of the issues which are of topical interest to all those involved in this area of the law
Includes contributions from the best-known writers in the field
The essays combine practical and academic perspectives which usefully highlight contemporary trends in the law of obligations



This is an important book which explores the classification of obligations. This is a very topical subject since the professions only started requiring Obligations in the compulsory core as recently as October 1995. It is fitting that it is examined here by contributors who are among the best-known writers in this field. The contributions include A New ´Seascape´ for Obligations: Reclassification on the Basis of Measure of Damages by Jane Stapleton; Basic Obligations by James Penner; and an essay by Peter Birks himself entitled, Definition and Division: A Meditation on Institutes. These essays combine practical and academic perspectives which usefully highlight contemporary trends in the law of obligations. The book will be a valuable addition to the libraries of all teachers involved in this area of law.



Table of Contents

Editor´s Preface
Table of Cases
One: Definition and Division: A Meditation on Institutes, Peter Birks
Two: The Juridical Classification of Obligations, Ernest Weinrib
Three: Legal Classification as the Production of Knowledge Systems, Hugh Collins
Four: The Classification of Obligations and Legal Education, Nicholas McBride
Five: Basic Obligations, James Penner
Six: More than a Trace of the Old Philosophy, Jeffrey Hackney
Seven: Patterns of Fusion, Joshua Getzler
Eight: A New `Seascape´ for Obligations: Reclassification on the Basis of Measure of Damages, Jane Stapleton
Nine: Is there a Future for International Torts?, David Howarth
Ten: Private Law, Economic Rationality and the Regulatory State, Simon Deakin