Corrective justice and contract law

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Issue: Vol. 12 No. 1 (2010)
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Keywords: contract law corrective justice distributive justice damages for breach of contract common law civil law.

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Martín Hevia
Universidad Torcuato di Tella

Abstract

This article suggests that the central aspects of contract law in various jurisdictions can be explained within the idea of corrective justice. The article is divided into three parts. The first part distinguishes between corrective justice and distributive justice. The second part describes contract law. The third part focuses on actions for breach of contract and within that context reflects upon the idea of corrective justice.
Author Biography

Martín Hevia, Universidad Torcuato di Tella

Director de la carrera de Abogacía y profesor asistente de la Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; doctor en Derecho, Faculty of Law de University of Toronto

How to Cite
Hevia, M. (2010). Corrective justice and contract law. Estudios Socio-Jurídicos, 12(1), 35–48. Retrieved from https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/sociojuridicos/article/view/1184
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