The Compensatory Function of Damages is a legal principle within contract law that serves to restore the injured party to the position they would have occupied had the breach of contract not occurred, distinguishing it from punitive or deterrent functions by focusing exclusively on actual loss recovery.
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Compensatory Principle Of Damages
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Should punitive damages be part of the judicial arsenal in contract cases?
Ralph Cunnington · Legal Studies · 2006 · 475 citations
Law, Contract Law, Tort Law +8
Punishment and Disgorgement as Contract Remedies
Ernest J. Weinrib · Oxford University Press eBooks · 2012 · 157 citations · Full text
Law, Contract Law, Tort Law +16
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University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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3 publications
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Princeton University
Princeton, United States
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University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, United States
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University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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540 citations
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, United States
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University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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- Law and Human Behavior
5 publications · 324 citations
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- SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 5 publications · 298 citations
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- Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
3 publications · 615 citations
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- Legal Studies
2 publications · 565 citations
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- Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory
AJPT · 1 publications · 43 citations
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