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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
June 2012
Print publication year:
2005
Online ISBN:
9780511610639
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511610639
Subjects:
Law: General Interest, Law, Jurisprudence
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Independent of criminal or contract law, Tort law provides individuals and groups with redress for injury to every dimension of life from physical injury, to property damage, to personal insult. Over past decades no body of law within the civil justice system has experienced greater ferment than the law of Torts. In the US, state courts, federal courts, and the Supreme Court have all been active in the development of Tort policy. This edited collection comprises scholarship from many of today's most influential contributors regarding Torts and Compensation Systems scholarship. Topics include an investigation of the original stimuli for tort-type norms from ancient times onwards, a provocative analysis of five tort landmarks from MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. to United States v. Carroll Towing Co, and a frank assessment of the limitations of torts within broader compensation systems goals.

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' … it is rare to see conference papers morph into an instant classic of original scholarship … represents some of the best modern tort original scholarship … exquisitely written … unveil[s] a treasure trove of concepts prefiguring tort law in the ancient law.'

Source: Bimonthly Review of Law Books

' … excellent collection of essays …'

Source: Tort and Insurance Law Yearbook

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