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Tort Law

from Part One - The Law of Obligations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2021

James Gordley
Affiliation:
Tulane University, Louisiana
Hao Jiang
Affiliation:
Bocconi University
Arthur Taylor von Mehren
Affiliation:
Harvard Law School, Massachusetts
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Summary

In modern civil codes, much of tort law depends on short, general provisions that say that a person is liable for harm (or certain harms) that he causes through his fault.

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An Introduction to the Comparative Study of Private Law
Readings, Cases, Materials
, pp. 301 - 525
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Tort Law
  • James Gordley, Tulane University, Louisiana, Hao Jiang, Arthur Taylor von Mehren, Harvard Law School, Massachusetts
  • Book: An Introduction to the Comparative Study of Private Law
  • Online publication: 12 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108869348.008
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  • Tort Law
  • James Gordley, Tulane University, Louisiana, Hao Jiang, Arthur Taylor von Mehren, Harvard Law School, Massachusetts
  • Book: An Introduction to the Comparative Study of Private Law
  • Online publication: 12 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108869348.008
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  • Tort Law
  • James Gordley, Tulane University, Louisiana, Hao Jiang, Arthur Taylor von Mehren, Harvard Law School, Massachusetts
  • Book: An Introduction to the Comparative Study of Private Law
  • Online publication: 12 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108869348.008
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