The Anti-Theoretical Nature of Civil Law Contract Scholarship and the Need for an Economic Theory Aristides N. Hatzis Abstract The absence of theories developed for Roman law and the absence of grand theories in Civil contract law scholarship v outcomes of a particularistic ap- proach to the problems created by the d iencies of markets and driven by the need for the cons conducive to economic progress. the selection of efficient everal centuries and stabi-
This volume is an attempt to explore the value of rational-choice analysis for the study of international law. As the editors suggest, the field of international law has been quite resistant to rational-choice analysis. It is important to recognize, however, that the enterprise of which this volume is an example is not new. Political scientists have used