Open AccessArkansas
Author(s) -
John Peiserich
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.37419/jpl.v7.i3.3
Subject(s) - unconscionability , government (linguistics) , law , law and economics , political science , business , economics , philosophy , linguistics
Does the government have the authority to alter the terms of an agreement between private parties that it deems unfair? At first pass, most Americans would agree that it does not. Of course, exceptions apply. American courts exercise the right to break up monopolies, enforce a minimum wage, and invalidate contracts that they deem unconscionable.