| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 284 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An injury law constitution -- Injury law and power -- Rights -- Injuries -- Mechanisms of the law -- Legal doctrine -- Functional elements of the law -- Social and individual goods, sometimes in competition -- The rationales of injury law -- Remedies and sanctions -- The supreme court and injury law. |
| Summary |
"Author Marshall S. Shapo presents the argument that the body of law Americans have developed concerning responsibility for injuries and prevention of injuries has some of the qualities of a constitution--a fundamental set of principles that govern relations among people and between people and corporate and governmental institutions. This 'injury law constitution' includes tort law, legislative compensation systems like workers' compensation, and the many statutes that regulate the safety of risky activities and products ranging from drugs and medical devices to automobiles and cigarettes. An Injury Law Constitution presents a novel thesis that embraces leading features of the American law of injuries. Professor Shapo's analysis, into which he weaves the history of these varied systems of law, links them to the unique compensation plan devised for the victims of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Professor Shapo examines how our injury law reflects deeply held views in American society on risk and injury, indicating how the injury law constitution serves as a guide to the question of what it means to be an American. Refusing to accept easy academic formulas, An Injury Law Constitution captures the reality of how people respond to injury risks in functional contexts involving diverse activities and products"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Personal injuries -- United States.
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Personal injuries. |
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United States. |
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Damages -- United States.
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Damages. |
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Workers' compensation -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Workers' compensation -- Law and legislation. |
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Torts -- United States.
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Torts. |
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Actions and defenses -- United States.
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Actions and defenses. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Shapo, Marshall S., 1936- Injury law constitution 9780199896363 (DLC) 2011036205 (OCoLC)748578119 |
| ISBN |
9780199939572 (electronic book) |
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0199939578 (electronic book) |
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9780199896363 |
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0199896364 |
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