Tort Law: Challenging Orthodoxy Contributor(s): A. Pitel, Stephen G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1849464715 ISBN-13: 9781849464710 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Torts |
Dewey: 346.03 |
LCCN: 2013404030 |
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.98 lbs) 516 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this book leading scholars from the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia challenge established common law rules and suggest new approaches to both old and emerging problems in tort law. Some of the chapters consider broad issues such as the importance of flexibility over certainty in tort law, connections between tort law and human flourishing and the indirect effects of changes in tort law. Other chapters engage more specific topics including the role of vindication in tort law, the relationship between criminal law and tort law, the use of epidemiological evidence in analysing causation, accessory liability in tort law, the role of malice in intentional torts and the role of statutes in tort law. They propose new approaches to contributory negligence, emotional distress, loss of a chance, damages for nuisance, the tort of conspiracy and vicarious liability. The chapters in this book were originally presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference on the Law of Obligations at Western University in London, Ontario in July 2012. They will be highly useful to lawyers, judges and scholars across the common lawworld. |