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Debts and the Demands of Conscience: The Virtue of Bankruptcy
Why should debtors who default on their obligations be forgiven? Focusing on this central question at the heart of bankruptcy, this book challenges the theoretical foundations of insolvency law, exploring the economic and moral rationales for the law's decision to wipe the slate clean.
| Author(s) | By Heidi M. Hurd (David C. Baum Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, University of Illinois), Ralph Brubaker (Professor of Law and Guy Raymond Jones Faculty Scholar, University of Illinois). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 250 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 12 Sept 2024 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
Why should debtors who default on their obligations be forgiven? Focusing on this central question at the heart of bankruptcy, this book challenges the theoretical foundations of insolvency law, exploring the economic and moral rationales for the law's decision to wipe the slate clean.
PART I: UTILITARIAN THEORIES OF THE BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGE; PART II: RIGHTS- AND DUTIES-BASED THEORIES OF THE BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGE; PART III: DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE (REHABILITATIONIST) THEORIES OF THE BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGE; PART IV: DEFENDING A (NEW) ARETAIC T
Ralph Brubaker is a Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law, where he teaches courses in bankruptcy, contracts, civil procedure, and conflict of laws. Professor Brubaker clerked for Judge James K. Logan of the United States Court of
