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Tort law : a modern perspective /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hylton, Keith N. (Author)
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 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.