{"product_id":"justice-in-transactions-peter-benson-9780674237599","title":"Justice in Transactions: A Theory of Contract Law","description":"\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Benson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674237595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674237599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.90d","brand":"Peter Benson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44491369283839,"sku":"9780674237599","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b84e571a-0c8d-42e8-bd52-21fa86d1d38d.jpg?v=1699450813","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/justice-in-transactions-peter-benson-9780674237599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}