Format:
LVII, 758 S.
Edition:
3. ed.
ISBN:
0-19-876292-5
,
0-19-876293-3
Content:
This book has undergone substantial revision with well over half the text being completely rewritten in the light of developments since the last edition. The authors take a fresh look at the tort of Negligence, incorporating not just the landmark cases of Murphy v. Brentwood District Council and Caparo Industries plc v. Dickman in the House of Lords, but also important recent decisions of the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Canada in the areas of economic loss and causation and a wide range of academic commentary. There is a new section on Governmental Liability and the section on Products Liability has been restructured to take into account the increasing importance of this area in which negligence, contract and statute interact. The section on Nuisance reflects the growing influence of environmental law and policy and the section on Protection of Privacy and Reputation takes full account of the contemporary debate on privacy and the role of the media
Content:
As before, the principal aim is to provide a modern and accessible presentation of the law for students taking degrees at universities and colleges. At the same time the book does not seek to conceal the dynamic conceptual nature of tort law, nor its links to social and commercial policy. The increasingly important relationships between the concepts underlying tortious liability and those underlying liability in contract and restitution are brought out and historical and economic perspectives are, wherever possible, integrated into the analysis of doctrine. The impact of insurance, the inter-relationship of damages awards with the tax and social security systems and the emergence of structured settlements are accordingly given prominant coverage. More generally there is an acknowledgement that legislative policy plays a central part in shaping the development of the modern law
Former:
Bis 2. Auflage Dias, Reginald W. Tort law
Language:
English
Subjects:
Law
Keywords:
Unerlaubte Handlung
;
Schadensersatz
;
Immaterieller Schaden
;
Recht
;
Recht
;
Haftung
;
Schaden
;
Recht
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0635/93043258-d.html
Author information:
Markezinēs, Basileios Sp. 1944-
Author information:
Deakin, Simon F.
