Law of Obligations Samuel Hardback Edward Elgar 9781848447646

Law of ObligationsAuthor(s): Geoffrey Samuel\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781848447646, 978-1848447646\nSynopsis\nThis comprehensive book presents the English law of contract and tort in the context of a European law of obligations. Law of Obligations provides the reader with an overview of contract and tort as well as an introduction to the law of obligations in the civil (or continental) law tradition. The book is considered an extensive introduction to the western law of obligations, but with an emphasis on English law. Arising out of the analysis of the two legal traditions, Geoffrey Samuel raises questions about the appropriateness of importing the obligations category into the common law. He also highlights what has been termed the harmonisation debate; should the law of obligations be harmonised at a European or even international level? The debate raises some fundamental issues not.