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The principle of unjust enrichment /

"The principle of unjust enrichment came into fruition under English law in the last decade. It is now accepted that the four-stage-test 'enrichment', 'at the expense', 'unjust factor' and 'no defences' triggers remedies in restitution. Unjust enrichment...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schall, Alexander (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2025]
Subjects:
Unjust enrichment > Europe.
Unjust enrichment (Roman law)
Enrichissement injustifié > Europe.
Enrichissement injustifié (Droit romain)
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Table of Contents:
  • The central role of the enrichment principle for shaping the law
  • How the principles form unjust enrichment : the emergence of general enrichment claims
  • The Roman foundations of enrichment law
  • The Pomponius-related extension beyond direct shifts of value and its incompatibility with English unjust enrichment
  • The true shape of unjust enrichment : Savigny's direct shift of value unlocks the rationale of restitution
  • The normative foundation of unjust enrichment claims to reverse direct shifts of value
  • The normative foundation of defences under the direct shift of value approach.