Judging Equity

The Fusion of Unclean Hands in U.S. Law
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-107-16047-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 234 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

T. Leigh Anenson analyzes the scope of judicial authority and discretion to recognize the equitable doctrine of unclean hands as a bar to actions seeking damages in the United States. Bringing an American perspective to contentious conversation about law-equity fusion in other countries of the common law, Anenson provides a historical, doctrinal, and theoretical account of the integration, analyzes cases in the federal courts and across the fifty states, and places the issue of integration within a broader debate over the fusion of law and equity. Her analysis also includes descriptive and normative accounts of the equitable maxim of unclean hands. This groundbreaking work, which clarifies conflicting case law and advances the idea of a principled fusion of law and equity, should be read by anyone interested in the need for equity - its cultivation, preservation, and celebration.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anenson, T Leigh

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Privatrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Announcing the 'clean hands' doctrine; 3. Examining the cases; 4. Interpreting the merger; 5. Framing the fusion debate; 6. Thinking procedurally; 7. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Anenson, T Leigh
T. Leigh Anenson is Professor of Business Law at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland and Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Business Ethics, Regulation, and Crime. She is an internationally recognized scholar working in American equity law and related areas of remedies, private law, and jurisprudence. Her pioneering research has been building a foundation for equitable defenses in modern litigation.