Gifts: A Study in Comparative Law

by Richard Hyland

Book Overview

Gifts: A Study in Comparative Law is the first broad-based study of the law governing the giving and revocation of gifts ever attempted. Gift-giving is everywhere governed by social and customary norms before it encounters the law and the giving of gifts takes place largely outside of the marketplace. As a result of these two characteristics, the law of gifts provides an optimal lens through which to examine how different legal systems engage with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199843481
• ISBN13: 9780199843480
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 732 Pages
• Weight: 2.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"