| Altruism in Private Law: Liability for Nonfeasance and Negotiorum Gestio Contributor(s): Kortmann, Jeroen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199280053 ISBN-13: 9780199280056 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $156.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: This book examines two problems in private law which are posed by the 'Good Samaritan': First, is an intervener under a legal duty to come to the aid of a fellow human being and does he incur any criminal or tortious liability if he fails to do so? Second, having intervened, is an intervener entitled to reimbursement of expenses, remuneration, reward, or compensation for any loss he might have suffered? Does or should the remedy depend on the success of the intervention? The author examines and compares the varied responses of the Roman, French, German, and English legal systems to these problems. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Torts - Law | Comparative |
| Dewey: 346.03 |
| LCCN: 2004025248 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.32" W x 9.5" (1.08 lbs) 228 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book examines two problems in private law which are posed by the 'Good Samaritan': First, is an intervener under a legal duty to come to the aid of a fellow human being and does he incur any criminal or tortious liability if he fails to do so? Second, having intervened, is an intervener entitled to reimbursement of expenses, remuneration, reward, or compensation for any loss he might have suffered? Does or should the remedy depend on the success of the intervention? The author examines and compares the varied responses of the Roman, French, German, and English legal systems to these problems. |