Understanding Unjust Enrichment.
Neyers, Jason W.
Understanding Unjust Enrichment. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (430 pages)
Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Title verso -- Foreword -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. Understanding Unjust Enrichment: An Introduction -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. UNJUST ENRICHMENT ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH -- III. THE THEORY OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- IV. THE NATURE OF ENRICHMENT -- V. EMERGING TOPICS -- VI. UNJUST ENRICHMENT IN THE FAMILY -- VII. CONCLUSION -- 2. The English Law of Restitution -- I. INTRODUCTION: A DECADE OF DEVELOPMENT -- II. MISTAKEN PAYMENTS -- III. CHANGE OF POSITION -- IV. PROPRIETARY RESTITUTION -- V. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS? -- VI. CONCLUSION -- 3. Unjust Enrichment (Dis)Contented -- 4. Unjust Enrichment and Unconscionability in Australia: A False Dichotomy? -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE RECOGNITION OF THE UNJUST ENRICHMENT PRINCIPLE IN AUSTRALIA -- III. UNCONSCIONABILITY IN AUSTRALIA -- IV. UNCONSCIONABILITY WITHIN THE LAW OF RESTITUTION -- V. CONCLUSION -- 5. Understanding the Unjust Enrichment Principle in Private Law: A Study of the Concept and its Reasons -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. A BRIEF HISTORY OF DEBATE: IDENTIFYING ROLES FOR UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- III. THEORY: A CLOSER LOOK AT PRINCIPLES, RULES AND CATEGORIES -- IV. REASONS IN UNJUST ENRICHMENT LAW: PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS -- V. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS -- 6. Unjust Enrichment and Corrective Justice -- I. PRELIMINARIES -- II. ARISTOTLE -- III. ARISTOTLE, TORT AND UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- IV. KANT -- V. UNIVERSALIZABILITY -- VI. DUTY AND RIGHT, GAINS AND LOSSES -- VII. WEINRIB'S ACCOUNT -- VIII. CONCLUSION TO THE MAIN ARGUMENT -- IX. THE INTERNAL DISTRIBUTIVE ACCOUNT -- X. POSTSCRIPT: UNJUST ENRICHMENT AND EQUITY -- 7. Two Theories of Unjust Enrichment -- I. TWO THEORIES OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- II. EVALUATING THE STRONG THEORY OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- III. CONCLUSION -- 8. Enrichment Revisited -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. AUTONOMY AND ENRICHMENT -- III. RELATED ISSUES. IV. CONCLUSION -- 9. Planting Another's Field: Unrequested Improvements Under Jewish Law -- I. THE CASE OF THE PLANTED TREES -- II. THE MEASURES OF REMUNERATION -- III. INCONTROVERTIBLE BENEFIT -- IV. THE DEMISE AND REBIRTH OF INCONTROVERTIBLE BENEFIT -- V. CONCLUSION -- 10. Unrequested Benefits in German Law -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE BASIS OF THE RESTITUTIONARY CLAIM -- III. THE ENRICHMENT INQUIRY-DEVALUATION AND REVALUATION -- IV. CONCLUSION -- 11. Tracing and Unjust Enrichment -- I. FOLLOWING, TRACING, AND CLAIMING -- II. CLAIMING CONFUSION -- III. SOURCES OF CLAIMS BASED ON TRACING -- IV. CLAIMS TO RESTITUTION OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- V. CONCLUSION -- 12. Disgorgement for Breach of Contract and Corrective Justice: An Analysis in Outline -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DISGORGEMENT AND PROPERTY -- III. DISGORGEMENT AND CONTRACT -- IV. CONCLUSION -- 13. Characterisation of Unjust Enrichment in the Conflict of Laws -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CHARACTERISATION -- III. UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- IV. CHARACTERISATION OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- V. CONCLUSION -- 14. Restitution on Dissolution of Marital and Other Intimate Relationships: Constructive Trust or Quantum Meruit? -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE ELEMENTS OF THE PETTKUS v BECKER CAUSE OF ACTION -- III. SEVERING REMEDY FROM THE CAUSE OF ACTION: PETER v BEBLOW -- IV. STRIKING THE BALANCE BETWEEN PROPRIETARY AND PERSONAL REMEDIES -- V. CONCLUSION -- 15. Legitimating 'Legitimate Expectations': A Case Study on Filial Responsibility -- Can Parents Recover for Supporting Their Children at University? -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. REASONS FOR RESTITUTION -- III. EXPECTATIONS AND LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS -- IV. INDICIA OF LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS -- V. CONCLUSION -- 16. The Relation of Unjust Enrichment to Other Legal Concepts -- Index.
The articles, based on a symposium held in 2003, deal with numerous theoretical and practical issues that surround restitution and unjust enrichment.
9781847310972
Unjust enrichment -- Congresses.
Electronic books.
K920.U53 2004
346/.029
Understanding Unjust Enrichment. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (430 pages)
Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Title verso -- Foreword -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. Understanding Unjust Enrichment: An Introduction -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. UNJUST ENRICHMENT ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH -- III. THE THEORY OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- IV. THE NATURE OF ENRICHMENT -- V. EMERGING TOPICS -- VI. UNJUST ENRICHMENT IN THE FAMILY -- VII. CONCLUSION -- 2. The English Law of Restitution -- I. INTRODUCTION: A DECADE OF DEVELOPMENT -- II. MISTAKEN PAYMENTS -- III. CHANGE OF POSITION -- IV. PROPRIETARY RESTITUTION -- V. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS? -- VI. CONCLUSION -- 3. Unjust Enrichment (Dis)Contented -- 4. Unjust Enrichment and Unconscionability in Australia: A False Dichotomy? -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE RECOGNITION OF THE UNJUST ENRICHMENT PRINCIPLE IN AUSTRALIA -- III. UNCONSCIONABILITY IN AUSTRALIA -- IV. UNCONSCIONABILITY WITHIN THE LAW OF RESTITUTION -- V. CONCLUSION -- 5. Understanding the Unjust Enrichment Principle in Private Law: A Study of the Concept and its Reasons -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. A BRIEF HISTORY OF DEBATE: IDENTIFYING ROLES FOR UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- III. THEORY: A CLOSER LOOK AT PRINCIPLES, RULES AND CATEGORIES -- IV. REASONS IN UNJUST ENRICHMENT LAW: PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS -- V. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS -- 6. Unjust Enrichment and Corrective Justice -- I. PRELIMINARIES -- II. ARISTOTLE -- III. ARISTOTLE, TORT AND UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- IV. KANT -- V. UNIVERSALIZABILITY -- VI. DUTY AND RIGHT, GAINS AND LOSSES -- VII. WEINRIB'S ACCOUNT -- VIII. CONCLUSION TO THE MAIN ARGUMENT -- IX. THE INTERNAL DISTRIBUTIVE ACCOUNT -- X. POSTSCRIPT: UNJUST ENRICHMENT AND EQUITY -- 7. Two Theories of Unjust Enrichment -- I. TWO THEORIES OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- II. EVALUATING THE STRONG THEORY OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- III. CONCLUSION -- 8. Enrichment Revisited -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. AUTONOMY AND ENRICHMENT -- III. RELATED ISSUES. IV. CONCLUSION -- 9. Planting Another's Field: Unrequested Improvements Under Jewish Law -- I. THE CASE OF THE PLANTED TREES -- II. THE MEASURES OF REMUNERATION -- III. INCONTROVERTIBLE BENEFIT -- IV. THE DEMISE AND REBIRTH OF INCONTROVERTIBLE BENEFIT -- V. CONCLUSION -- 10. Unrequested Benefits in German Law -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE BASIS OF THE RESTITUTIONARY CLAIM -- III. THE ENRICHMENT INQUIRY-DEVALUATION AND REVALUATION -- IV. CONCLUSION -- 11. Tracing and Unjust Enrichment -- I. FOLLOWING, TRACING, AND CLAIMING -- II. CLAIMING CONFUSION -- III. SOURCES OF CLAIMS BASED ON TRACING -- IV. CLAIMS TO RESTITUTION OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- V. CONCLUSION -- 12. Disgorgement for Breach of Contract and Corrective Justice: An Analysis in Outline -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DISGORGEMENT AND PROPERTY -- III. DISGORGEMENT AND CONTRACT -- IV. CONCLUSION -- 13. Characterisation of Unjust Enrichment in the Conflict of Laws -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CHARACTERISATION -- III. UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- IV. CHARACTERISATION OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- V. CONCLUSION -- 14. Restitution on Dissolution of Marital and Other Intimate Relationships: Constructive Trust or Quantum Meruit? -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE ELEMENTS OF THE PETTKUS v BECKER CAUSE OF ACTION -- III. SEVERING REMEDY FROM THE CAUSE OF ACTION: PETER v BEBLOW -- IV. STRIKING THE BALANCE BETWEEN PROPRIETARY AND PERSONAL REMEDIES -- V. CONCLUSION -- 15. Legitimating 'Legitimate Expectations': A Case Study on Filial Responsibility -- Can Parents Recover for Supporting Their Children at University? -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. REASONS FOR RESTITUTION -- III. EXPECTATIONS AND LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS -- IV. INDICIA OF LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS -- V. CONCLUSION -- 16. The Relation of Unjust Enrichment to Other Legal Concepts -- Index.
The articles, based on a symposium held in 2003, deal with numerous theoretical and practical issues that surround restitution and unjust enrichment.
9781847310972
Unjust enrichment -- Congresses.
Electronic books.
K920.U53 2004
346/.029