Charles Fried (1935-2024) passed away recently, and the achievements of his life have been widely recounted: a long-time professor at the Harvard Law School who also fit in service at different times as Solicitor General and as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He wrote important works across a wide range of topics, including constitutional law, general ethical theory and professional ethics. However, for private law theorists, he may be best remembered for his 1981 book, Contract as Promise: A Theory of Contractual Obligation (Harvard University Press) … (more)
[Brian Bix, ContractsProf Blog, 5 February 2024]
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