Tort
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Tort
(Core text series / editor, Nicola Padfield)
Oxford University Press, c2011
7th ed
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Previous ed.: 2008
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The seventh edition of Tort introduces the central principles of the subject, providing a clear and concise exposition of the law in an easy-to-use format. The text is an excellent introduction to this key area of undergraduate study, and can also be used as an ongoing revision and reference source to provide extra support to students throughout their studies. Features such as chapter summaries, self-test questions, and further reading lists allow students to check and consolidate their understanding and assist independent learning.
Table of Contents
- 1. What is tort?
- 2. Deliberate harm to the person
- 3. Negligent harm to the person: general considerations
- 4. Negligent harm to the person: special duties
- 5. Negligence: property and economic losses
- 6. Deliberate infliction of economic loss
- 7. Land use and the environment
- 8. Protection of reputation
- 9. Parties, and liability for others
- 10. Remedies
- 11. Defences and other factors limiting damages
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