«Mauss et moi⋯». Sur le droit des dons

Richard Hyland

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«Mauss et moi⋯». Sur le droit des dons

Translated title of the contribution: «Mauss and i...». On the law of gift

Richard Hyland

School of Law, Camden

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This oral presentation of a written paper explores briefly why some Western legal systems have traditionally been hostile to gift giving. The transactional private law is generally concerned with the market and therefore fails to understand transfers that are not part of an exchange. To grasp gift giving, the law has had to distort many of its concepts. I conclude that some legal prohibitions indirectly confirm the continued existence of the obligations to give, to receive, and to reciprocate.

Translated title of the contribution	«Mauss and i...». On the law of gift
Original language	French
Pages (from-to)	409-417
Number of pages	9
Journal	Revue du MAUSS
Volume	36
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3917/rdm.036.0409
State	Published - 2010

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Sociology and Political Science
Philosophy

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