Promises, Trust, and Contract Law

Authors

Anthony J. Bellia, Notre Dame Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

Publication Information

47 Am. J. Juris. 25 (2002)

Abstract

The need for individuals to be able to trust that promises will be performed is central to justifying a law that renders certain promises enforceable. This Article argues that the legal enforcement of certain promises to meet this need does not necessarily diminish the personal relationships of trust in which such promises are made, as has been argued. Rather, this Article argues, the making and performance of legally enforceable promises can assist individuals in building relationships of trust, as it assists them in the pursuit of myriad goods.

Comments

Reprinted with permission of American Journal of Jurisprudence.

Recommended Citation

Anthony J. Bellia, Promises, Trust, and Contract Law, 47 Am. J. Juris. 25 (2002).
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