The Unenforceable Corrupt Contract: Corruption and 19th Century Contract Law

Teachout, Zephyr

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The Unenforceable Corrupt Contract: Corruption and 19th Century Contract Law

Zephyr Teachout

Fordham University School of Law

April 1, 2011

NYU Review of Law and Social Change, Vol. 35, p. 693, 2011

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This paper explores the 19th century practice of courts refusing to enforce "corrupt" contracts as against public policy.

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Date posted: February 13, 2012

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Teachout, Zephyr, The Unenforceable Corrupt Contract: Corruption and 19th Century Contract Law (April 1, 2011). NYU Review of Law and Social Change, Vol. 35, p. 693, 2011. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2003058

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