Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

berikelsesgrunnsetningen

English translation:

doctrine of unjust enrichment

Added to glossary by Helen Johnson
Oct 27, 2007 18:39
16 yrs ago
Norwegian term

berikelsesgrunnsetningen

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Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 doctrine of unjust enrichment
4 enrichment principle

Proposed translations

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doctrine of unjust enrichment

See also Ronald Craig, Kontrakstrett and Patrick Chaffey, Nor crim law glossary.

In Eng. law, straddles concepts prev. known as quasi-contract and failure of contract consideration. Treatises have been written about this: Lord Goff, the late Oxford Prof. Peter Birks and William Swadling, UCL/Oxford.

What this in the quote is being contrasted with seems to be reliance loss = wasted expenditure.

Example sentence:

The doctrine of unjust enrichment is based upon the principle that one should not be permitted unjustly to enrich himself at the expense of another but ...

Reliance loss. Resource type: Glossary item. Status: Maintained. Also known as wasted expenditure. An alternative test for the award of damages for breach ...

Peer comment(s):

agree Vedis Bjørndal : See Anglo-Scand. Law Dictionary.-Universitetsforlaget. See also "quasi-contract.
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Tusen takk, even though the first answer is literally 'righter'.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Tom!"
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enrichment principle

The consequences of different possible interpretations of the unjust enrichment principle are nicely illustrated by a group of cases involving restitution claims between former cohabitants. http://lsr.nellco.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&conte...

The general enrichment principle has now been recognized by the ... ojls.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/15/3/403.pdf



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Note added at 1 hora (2007-10-27 20:21:20 GMT)
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Sorry, you need the definite article: the enrichment principle

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