Research handbook on fiduciary law

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The work Research handbook on fiduciary law represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Biddle Law Library - University of Pennsylvania Law School. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Research handbook on fiduciary law

Statement of responsibility

edited by D. Gordon Smith, Brigham Yong University, USA and Andrew S. Gold, DePaul University College of Law, Illinois, USA

Contributor

• Smith, D. Gordon, 1962-
• Gold, Andrew S., 1973-

Editor

• Smith, D. Gordon, 1962-
• Gold, Andrew S., 1973-

Subject

• Trusts and trustees -- United States
• Trusts and trustees
• Trusts and trustees -- Great Britain
• United States
• Great Britain

Language

eng

Summary

"Fiduciary duties are widely viewed as essential to myriad private relationships, including guardianships, employment relationships, trusts, business organizations, and professional relationships. Recently, legal scholars and courts have devoted increasing attention to the application of fiduciary principles to public officials and public institutions. Some have argued that fiduciary relationships are unified by a common structure, but courts and commentators typically treat each fiduciary relationship as distinct. As a result, fiduciary law is often viewed as fragmented. The Research Handbook on Fiduciary Law shows that fiduciary law can be a distinctive field of study in its own right. This timely work presents important accounts of fiduciary relationships and new ideas on how fiduciary law can be explained. Coverage includes discussion of fiduciary obligations, fiduciary remedies, the role of equity and trusts, and public fiduciary law. A number of comparative perspectives are introduced to highlight similarities and differences between leading jurisdictions. The chapters in this Research Handbook help to show why this subject has drawn so many distinctive points of view, and sheds new light on a multi-faceted and rapidly growing field of study." -- Publisher's website

Member of

• Research handbooks in corporate law and governance

Cataloging source

YDX

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Research handbooks in corporate law and governance