Tort

Professor Paula Giliker, Silas Beckwith (Autoren)

Buch

450 Seiten

2000
Sweet & Maxwell (Verlag)
978-0-421-71700-8 (ISBN)

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A survey of the law of tort. Written for undergraduate LLB and CPE students, it aims to provide a grasp of the major concepts in the law of tort. It outlines the major cases in this field and offers an understanding of the prospects of reform and the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998.

This highly popular study presents a clear and current picture of the law of tort. Written specifically for undergraduate LL.B. and CPE students, it aims to give students an accessible yet comprehensive text. Students will obtain: A clear, comprehensive and up-to-date grasp of the major concepts in the law of tort; An outline of the major cases in the field; A general overview of the main areas of academic debate; An understanding of the prospects of reform and the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998.

The concept of tort. Negligence - the duty of care. Negligence - special duty problems: economic loss; psychiatric damage and rescuers. Negligence - breach of duty. Negligence - causation, remoteness and contributory negligence. Occupiers' liability. Employers' liability and vicarious liability. Defective products. Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher. Trespass. Defamation. Defences and extinction of liability. Remedies. An overview of other torts.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.12.2000
Reihe/Serie	Textbook S.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Besonderes Schuldrecht
ISBN-10	0-421-71700-9 / 0421717009
ISBN-13	978-0-421-71700-8 / 9780421717008
Zustand	Neuware