| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Hart studies in private law ; volume 16
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Hart studies in private law ; v. 16.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Moral foundations -- The general theory of liability -- The form of liability in tort law -- Battery and trespass to property -- Trespass in general -- Defences to trespass -- Deceit -- The economic torts in the commonwealth : the conventional view -- Reconceptualising the economic torts -- Interference with contract in the US -- Injurious falsehood and malicious prosecution -- The law of negligence -- Miscellaneous issues involving control, injury, and loss -- The law of defamation -- The mind -- Patient consent and the right to self-determination. |
| Summary |
This book provides a comprehensive theory of the rights upon which tort law is based and the liability that flows from violating those rights. It considers the laws of Australia, Canada, England and Wales, New Zealand and the United States. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Torts.
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Torts. |
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Liability (Law)
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Liability (Law) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Beever, Allan. Theory of tort liability. Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2016 9781509903184 (DLC) 2016015257 (OCoLC)922157439 |
| ISBN |
9781509903207 (electronic book) |
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1509903208 (electronic book) |
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9781509903214 |
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1509903216 |
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9781509903191 |
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1509903194 |
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9781509903184 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1509903186 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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