Torts category: 134 books

Despite the centrality of the contributory negligence doctrine in practice, almost nothing is known about how it functions in reality. The authors, seeking to fill this deficit in understanding, have undertaken a wide-ranging empirical study of how the doctrine is handled by the courts. They report...

The Humanity of Private Law presents a new way of thinking about English private law. Making a decisive break from earlier views of private law, which saw private law as concerned with wealth-maximisation or preserving relationships of mutual independence between its subjects, the author argues that...

Freedom of expression and defamation: where do we draw the line? Freedom of expression is a fundamental freedom, one of the cornerstones of democracy in Europe, enshrined in various key texts, including the European Convention on Human Rights. But the boundaries between freedom to criticise and damaging...

This book aims to provide a detailed analysis and overview of the duty of care enquiry, drawing on both academic analyses and judicial experience in leading common law systems. A new structure through which duty problems can be analysed is also proposed. It is hoped that the book provides some fresh insights and clarity of the concept to the reader.

Climate change has become a significant issue in scientific, political, and legal circles, and this may have profound implications for the insurance industry. More frequent catastrophic events such as floods, droughts, fires, hurricanes, and the like, whether or not attributable to climate change,...

Now in its ninth edition, Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law explores the recent and continuous developments in personal injury law by applying social context to the relevant legal principles. Those principles remain in need of radical reform. Updates to the text include discussion of the...

Il presente volume si propone come strumento per gli operatori, i ricercatori, gli studiosi e gli studenti delle attività motorie e sportive. Per questi ultimi, in particolare, è stato predisposto un percorso formativo volto ad accrescerne la professionalità e consentire un rapido ed efficace inserimento...

Où se trouve la limite entre liberté d’expression et diffamation ? La liberté d’expression est une liberté fondamentale, un des piliers de la démocratie en Europe, consacrée par plusieurs textes fondamentaux, dont la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme. Mais les frontières entre...