Books written by James E. Penner

  • Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Unjust Enrichment
    Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Unjust Enrichment

    Introduction /Robert Chambers, Charles Mitchell, and James Penner --Correctively unjust enrichment /Ernest J Weinrib --Restitution's realism /Hanoch Dagan --The normative foundations of unjust enrichment /Dennis Klimchuk --Resisting temptations to 'justice'...

  • The Law of Trusts
    The Law of Trusts

    Lists of 'must read' cases, included at the end of eachchapter, encourage the student to seek out the meaning of trust law for him or herself by studying the judgments on which the body of rules has been built.This fifth edition has been ...

  • Mozley and Whiteley's Law Dictionary
    Mozley and Whiteley's Law Dictionary

    This new edition has been brought fully up-to-date and is an essential point of reference particularly for those needing access to the changes in legal terminology resulting from the final...

  • McCoubrey & White's Textbook on Jurisprudence
    McCoubrey & White's Textbook on Jurisprudence

    Rev. ed. of : Textbook on jurisprudence. 3rd ed. 1999 ; first edition published in 1993.

  • The Law of Trusts

    This new edition has been extensively revised and enlarged to reflect recent scholarship on the nature of the trust, with new discussion on the nature of the beneficiary's interest, emphasising the practical ways by which beneficiaries of a ...

  • Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Unjust Enrichment

    This volume takes stock of the rapid changes to the law of unjust enrichment over the last decade. It offers original contributions from leading private law theorists examining the philosophical foundations of the law.

  • The Idea of Property in Law
    The Idea of Property in Law

    In The Idea of Property in Law, Penner considers the concept of property and its place in the legal environment.

  • The Law of Trusts

    This work clarifies what is regarded as a complex area of law. It explains from first principles what the law of trusts is about and provides an understanding of the important academic controversies surrounding it.

  • The Law Student's Dictionary
    The Law Student's Dictionary

    The text features cross-referencing of terms and definitions, giving students the opportunity to expand and contextualize their knowledge, and the material is presented in a new two-color page design, which allows for quick and easy ...