Full Description
Tort Law: Text, Cases, and Materials combines incisive author commentary with carefully selected extracts from primary and secondary materials.
The author introduces the fundamental principles of the subject before moving on to discuss more challenging issues, thereby ensuring a full understanding of the subject and encouraging an appreciation of the more complex debates surrounding the law of tort.
The book is designed to be a stand-alone text, providing students with a comprehensive source of relevant materials in one easy-to-use volume.
Digital formats and resources
This text is accompanied by online resources, including:
- Biannual updates, keeping students up to date on the latest key developments in tort law
- Self-test questions on key topics, with feedback, giving you the opportunity to test your learning
- Web links to reliable and accurate resources, providing a starting point for further study
Contents
I. Introductory
1: Introduction: the shape of tort law today
II. International Interferences
2: Torts of intention
III. The Tort of Negligence
3: The standard of care in negligence
4: The duty of care: introduction and development
5: Duty of care: applications
6: Causation, remoteness, and scope of duty: connection to the damage
7: Defences to negligence
IV. General Matters
8: Limitation and contribution
9: Damages, compensation, and responsibility
10: Vicarious liability and non-delegable duties
V. Nuisance and Duties Relating to Land
11: Nuisance
12: Rylands v Fletcher and strict liability
13: Occupiers' liability
VI. Defamation and Privacy
14: Defamation
15: Privacy
VII. Stricter Liabilities
16: Product liability
17: Breach of statutory duty
18: Trespass to land and goods, and conversion
