By Wanjiru Njoya
Mises.org
April 29, 2024
The classical liberal defense of contractual freedom is derived from the principle of individual autonomy. Freedom of contract entails the right to enter into or exit from contracts at will. As Richard Epstein argues in his defense of the contract at will:
The first way to argue for the contract at will is to insist upon the importance of freedom of contract as an end in itself.