This chapter discusses a number of theories or schools of thought that challenge contract law’s claims of objectivity and impartiality. It begins with a review of the American legal realist movement of the 1930s. It discusses the major tenets of legal realism including the indeterminacy of law, public-private distinction, contextual interpretation, and the importance of facts. It then reviews more contemporary theories or movements including the critical legal studies movement, death of contract, law and literature, critical race theory, and feminist jurisprudence.
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