Ethan J Leib

Friend v. Friend

The Transformation of Friendship--And What the Law Has to Do with It

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In Friend v. Friend, Ethan J. Leib takes stock of friendship--the most ancient of social institution--and its ongoing transformations, and contends that it could benefit from better and more sensitive public policies. Leib shows that the law has not kept up with changes in our society: it sanctifies traditional family structures but has no thoughtful approach to other aspects of our private lives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 162mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9780199739608
• ISBN-10: 0199739609
• Artikelnr.: 29977342

Autorenporträt

Ethan J. Leib is Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Who Is a Friend?
2. Why Should Friendship Matter?
3. The Family Analogy
4. How Can the Law Matter? Friendship and Our Legal Institutions
5. The Friend as a Fiduciary
6. Friendships as Contracts--and Contracts as Friendships?
7. The Trust Problem
Conclusion
Acknowledgements