Tort Law Directions - Vera Bermingham, Carol Brennan

Tort Law Directions

Buch | Softcover
352 Seiten
2012 | 3rd Revised edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-963956-4 (ISBN)
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Tort Law Directions is written in an engaging and lively manner with an emphasis on explaining the key topics covered on tort law courses with clarity. The book includes helpful learning features to guide students through the material in an interesting and interactive way.
Tort Law Directions is written in an engaging and lively manner with an emphasis on explaining the key topics covered on tort law courses with clarity. The book provides a thorough introduction to the key principles of tort law, and illustrates the points of law through discussions of important cases. The book includes a range of learning features to help guide and support students through the material in an interesting and engaging way. Questions, summaries, and thinking points encourage active learning, and enable students to check their understanding of the subject as they progress through the course. These learning features and the clear writing style ensure that students can also benefit from the arguments developed throughout the chapters, and from some introductory academic debates. The book's clear structure and cross-referencing will enable students to navigate easily through the diversity of tort law, making this an ideal text for students who are new to the subject.
Online Resource Centre Student resources: - Podcasts of authors' answers to students' frequently asked questions - Updates on cases and legislation - Further guidance and examples on answering problem and essay questions in tort - A flashcard glossary providing clear definitions of the key words and terms used in the textbook Lecturer resources: - Testbank of 150 multiple choice questions with answers and feedback - Suggested group exercises/activities relating to the additional reading

Ms Vera Bermingham is Associate Head at Kingston University. She previously taught at Brunel and Middlesex Universities. Vera's main area of research is in legal education and her publications include articles on access to legal education, access to the legal profession and learning and teaching in legal education. She is a member of the Editorial Board of The International Journal of Legal Education. Dr Carol Brennan is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Buckingham. Her particular research interests are: tort law (particularly negligence and privacy), but she also conducts research into legal responses to historical institutional child abuse.

1. Introduction - what is tort law? ; 2. The tort system ; 3. Trespass to the person and to land ; 4. Negligence: duty of care ; 5. Breach of duty ; 6. Negligence: causation ; 7. Negligence: duty of care problem areas ; 8. General defences ; 9. Negligence: liability relating to premises ; 10. Employers' liability ; 11. Vicarious liability ; 12. Product liability ; 13. Nuisance ; 14. Rylands v Fletcher ; 15. Elements of defamation ; 16. Defences to defamation ; 17. Privacy ; 18. Remedies and limitation

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.4.2012
Reihe/Serie Directions Series
Zusatzinfo 15
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 187 x 246 mm
Gewicht 600 g
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht Besonderes Schuldrecht
ISBN-10 0-19-963956-6 / 0199639566
ISBN-13 978-0-19-963956-4 / 9780199639564
Zustand Neuware
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