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Author Dietrich, Joachim.

Title Restitution : a new perspective / Joachim Dietrich
Published Leichhardt, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 1998

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Description xvi, 256 pages ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Venturing into the restitution thicket -- 2. A brief history of restitution -- 3. The meaning of unjust enrichment -- 4. The failure of unjust enrichment -- 5. A new perspective on restitution -- 6. Fault-based liability: breach of contract-like or tort-like duties -- 7. Common interests: the consequences of unprovided for contingencies -- 8. Justifiable sacrifice: allocating the costs of justifiable conduct -- 9. Innocent recipients of money and services -- 10. Restitution - the future
Summary This book examines the underlying basis for unjust enrichment theories which attempt to explain and describe restitution, and rejects the explanation of liability in restitution on the basis of a defendant's unjust enrichment
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography : pages 249-252
Subject Restitution -- Australia.
Unjust enrichment -- Australia.
LC no. 00001418
ISBN 1862873054