Networks as connected contracts /

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Author / Creator:Teubner, Gunther.
Uniform title:Netzwerk als Vertragsverbund. English
Imprint:Oxford [England] ; Portland, OR : Hart Pub., 2011.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 301 pages)
Language:English
Series:International studies in the theory of private law ; v. 7
International studies in the theory of private law ; v. 7.
Subject:Computer networks -- Law and legislation -- Germany.
Liability (Law) -- Germany.
Contract law.
LAW -- Contracts.
LAW -- Liability.
Computer networks -- Law and legislation.
Liability (Law)
Netwerken.
Bedrijven.
Juridische aspecten.
Germany.
Duitsland.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11168581
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Other authors / contributors:Collins, Hugh, 1953-
ISBN:9781847316615
1847316611
1283340259
9781283340250
9781847317759
1847317758
9781472560957
1472560957
9781849461740
1849461740
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-292) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:"Business networks consist of several independent businesses that enter into interrelated contracts, conferring on the parties many of the benefits of co-ordination achieved through vertical integration in a single firm, without creating a single integrated business such as a corporation or partnership. Retail franchises are one such example of a network, but the most common instance is a credit card transaction between a customer, retailer, and the issuer of the card. How should the law analyse this hybrid economic phenomenon? It is neither exactly a market relationship--because that overlooks the co-ordination, relational qualities and interdependence of the contracts--nor is it a type of business association or company, since it lacks a centralised co-ordinating authority that receives the residual profits. This book is a translation of Gunther Teubner's classic work on networks, setting out his novel legal concept of 'connected contracts'. In it he explains how this concept addresses the problems posed by networks, such as the question whether the network as a whole can be held legally responsible for damage that it causes to third parties such as customers. A substantial introduction by Hugh Collins explains the analysis of networks in the context of German law and the systems theory from which Teubner approaches the topic. The introduction also explores how far the concept of connected contracts might assist in the common law world, including the UK and the USA, to address the same problems that arise in cases involving networks. As well as making a contribution to comparative law and legal theory, the book will be of interest to scholars interested in contract law, commercial law and the law of business associations"--Provided by publisher
Other form:Print version: Teubner, Gunther. Netzwerk als Vertragsverbund. English. Networks as connected contracts. Oxford, [England] ; Portland, OR : Hart Pub., 2011 9781849461740
Standard no.:9786613340252