Tort law defences James Goudkamp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goudkamp, James, 1980- author.

Series:

Hart studies in private law ; v. 8.

Hart studies in private law v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Torts--England.

Torts.

Torts--Wales.

Defense (Civil procedure)--England.

Defense (Civil procedure).

Defense (Civil procedure)--Wales.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xlvi, 223 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford Portland, Oregon Hart Publishing 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The law of torts recognises many defences to liability. While some of these defences have been explored in detail, scant attention has been given to the theoretical foundations of defences generally. In particular, no serious attempt has been made to explain how defences relate to each other or to the torts to which they pertain. The goal of this book is to reduce the size of this substantial gap in our understanding of tort law. The principal way in which it attempts to do so is by developing a taxonomy of defences. The book shows that much can be learned about a given defence from the way in which it is classified. This book has been awarded Joint Second Prize for the 2014 Society of Legal Scholars Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship

Contents:

1 Introduction

2 Torts and Defences

3 Denials

4 A Taxonomy of Tort Law Defences

5 Applying the Taxonomy

6 Implications

7 Rival Taxonomies

8 Denials of Responsibility

9 Future Directions

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9781509905027

1509905022

9781472561411

1472561414

9781782251897

1782251898

9781782253501

1782253505

OCLC:

864675570