Tort Law : a modern perspective / Keith N. Hylton.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, c2016Description: vi, 457 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781107125322 (hardback)
- 9781107563421 (paperback)
- 346.03 23 HYL
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| Book | Law section Open Access Section | 346.03 HYL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 10037 | ||
| Book | Law section Open Access Section | 346.03 HYL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 10038 |
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Policy and tort law -- Evolution of tort law -- Intentional torts -- Theoretical foundations of strict liability -- The reasonable person -- Customs, statutes, and the reasonable person -- Inferring negligence -- Contributory negligence and assumption of risk -- Contributory negligence, comparative negligence, and incentives for care -- Joint and several liability, and vicarious liability -- Factual causation -- Proximate cause -- Duty to rescue and special relationships -- Strict liability : conversion, abnormally dangerous activities, and nuisance -- Defamation -- Products liability -- Damages.
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