Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-8-2019
Abstract
In this Response, I will investigate the foundations of both shared and unshared meaning in legal communication. Part I takes a step back from contractual communication and offers a preliminary sketch of a general model of legal communication; the sketch draws on speech act theory and the work of Paul Grice, extending and modifying many of the insights developed by Kar and Radin. Part II turns to contractual communication, differentiating distinct “situations of contractual communication” and interrogating Kar and Radin’s Shared Meaning Analysis. Part III interrogates Kar and Radin’s distinction between “contract” and “pseudo-contract.” The conclusion of the Response briefly reflects on the significance of Kar and Radin’s project.
Publication Citation
Harvard Law Review Forum, Vol. 133, Pp. 23, November 8, 2019.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Solum, Lawrence B., "Contractual Communication" (2019). Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works. 2208.
https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/2208