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inFocus online: Is the gift a contract?
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Published: 6 December 2010
As the holiday season kicks into high gear, inFocus online takes a look at the legal and social dimensions of what gifts say about us and our relationships.
What is it about the season of gift-giving that gives rise to such high emotions?
Why is the process of selecting and exchanging gifts so fraught?
Believe it or not, comparative law has a theory to offer, and it鈥檚 a good one.
by Victoria Leenders-Cheng.