Tort liability for psychiatric damage : the law of "nervous shock"

著者

• Mullany, Nicholas J.
• Handford, Peter R.

書誌事項

Tort liability for psychiatric damage : the law of "nervous shock"

by Nicholas J. Mullany and Peter R. Handford ; foreword by Thomas Bingham

Law Book Co., 1993

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This work fully explores the issue of nervous shock, one of the most interesting but, so far, neglected areas of torts. Adopting an international perspective that draws on case law from all the leading common law jurisdictions, it answers key questions such as, for what kinds of mental damage will a claim lie? Who may claim? And in what circumstances? * Draws together developments on a neglected issue * International perspective * Supplies practical answers to legal questions

目次

Recognisable psychiatric damage. Fundamentals of liability. Psychiatric damage and general principles of compensation in negligence. Relationship to accident victim. Proximity of time and space. Means of communication. The need for sudden impact. The source of the shock. The susceptible plaintiff. The statutory liability for psychiatric damage. Defences. Assessment of damages. Intentional acts.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA20759861
• ISBN:
  • 0455211752
• 出版国コード: at
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Sydney
• ページ数/冊数: lv, 333 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm