Boilerplate : the fine print, vanishing rights, and the rule of law /
Margaret Jane Radin.
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2013.
- xvii, 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-311) and index.
An overview of worlds A and B -- Normative degradation : deleting rights without consent in the name of contract -- Democratic degradation : replacing the law of the state with the "law" of the firm -- A summary of the philosophy of contract : the theories of world a -- Can autonomy theory (agreement, consent) justify boilerplate deletion of rights? -- Can utilitarian-welfare (economic) theory justify boilerplate deletion of rights? -- Evaluating current judicial oversight -- Can current oversight be improved? -- Improving evaluation of boilerplate : a proposed analytical framework -- "Private" reform ideas : possible market solutions -- Reconceptualizing (some) boilerplate under tort law -- "Public" and hybrid regulatory solutions -- Afterword: what's next for boilerplate?.