Publication Date

1999

Journal

Texas Law Review

Abstract

The article argues that contract is not merely a tool for pre-existing personalities but is instead constitutive of personality itself. It challenges the conventional view that personality exists prior to law, instead positing that contract is necessary for the emergence and recognition of personality. The author contends that contract is foundational to legal and personal identity, as it establishes mutual recognition and rights between individuals.

Volume

78

Issue

6

First Page

1377

Last Page

1398

Publisher

University of Texas School of Law

Disciplines

Contracts | Intellectual Property Law | Jurisprudence | Law | Law and Society

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