The Economic Analysis of Civil Law

Hans-Bernd Schäfer and Claus Ott
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Abstract: This comprehensive textbook provides a thorough guide to the economic analysis of law, with a particular focus on civil law systems. It encapsulates a structured analysis and nuanced evaluation of norms and legal policies, using the tools of economic theory.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Law - Academic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9780857935069
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Alternative decisions, consequences and evaluations , pp 15-20

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Ch 2 Normative foundations - what is social welfare? Problems of social choice , pp 21-52

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Ch 3 Economics, property rights and economic analysis of law , pp 53-101

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Ch 4 Homo economicus, behavioural economics and paternalism , pp 102-140

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Ch 5 Objectives and regulatory problems of tort law, the magic triangle of tort law , pp 142-171

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Ch 6 Fault liability and strict liability , pp 172-224

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Ch 7 Reciprocal and bilateral damages , pp 225-252

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Ch 8 Attribution of damage, causality , pp 253-275

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Ch 9 The scope of protection by tort law, liberal rights, pure economic loss and non-pecuniary damage , pp 276-299

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Ch 10 Special problems of tort law: product liability, environmental liability, compensation for pain and suffering, vicarious liability, limits of civil liability , pp 300-354

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Ch 11 On the economic analysis of contractual freedom and contract law , pp 356-362

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Ch 12 The fully specified contract and its reconstruction by default rules , pp 363-377

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Ch 13 Complementary contract interpretation, base of the contract, reconstruction of the fully specified contract and fair distribution of the total surplus from a contract , pp 378-415

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Ch 14 Economic analysis of breach of contract, impossibility and delay , pp 416-436

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Ch 15 Liability for defects in sales contracts and contracts for work , pp 437-452

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Ch 16 Ignorance, trust, opportunism and efficiency , pp 453-471

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Ch 17 Legal protection of legitimate expectations in the law of exchange of goods and services , pp 472-484

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Ch 18 Concept, function and design of property rights , pp 486-506

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Ch 19 The transfer of rights by acquisition in good faith , pp 507-510

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Ch 20 Involuntary transaction of property through taking and regulatory taking , pp 511-524

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Ch 21 Insolvency and conflicting security interests of creditors , pp 525-537

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Ch 22 Incompatible use of land and efficient use of an area , pp 538-545

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Ch 23 Intellectual property rights, the generation of innovations , pp 546-563

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Ch 24 From contract to hierarchy , pp 565-574

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Ch 25 Basic structures and problems of company law , pp 575-601

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