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Torts and Rights
Robert Stevens
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Description for Torts and Rights
The law of torts is concerned with the obligations that are created by the infringement of rights. This work seeks to show that this apparently simple proposition provides the groundwork for a new theoretical model for conceiving the law of torts, and a new way of understanding the subject. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JPVH; LAB; LAM; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 779.
The law of torts is concerned with the secondary obligations generated by the infringement of primary rights. This work seeks to show that this apparently simple proposition enables us to understand the law of torts as found in the common law. Using primarily English materials, but drawing heavily upon the law of other common law jurisdictions, Stevens seeks to give an account of the law of torts which relies upon the core material familiar to most students and practitioners with a grasp of the law of torts. This material is drawn together in support of a single argument ... Read more
The law of torts is concerned with the secondary obligations generated by the infringement of primary rights. This work seeks to show that this apparently simple proposition enables us to understand the law of torts as found in the common law. Using primarily English materials, but drawing heavily upon the law of other common law jurisdictions, Stevens seeks to give an account of the law of torts which relies upon the core material familiar to most students and practitioners with a grasp of the law of torts. This material is drawn together in support of a single argument ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Number of Pages
404
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199211609
SKU
V9780199211609
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About Robert Stevens
Robert Stevens is Professor of Commercial Law at University College London, and was formerly a lecturer at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, where he taught since 1994. He has also lectured at the Universities of Nijmegen and Leiden and for the Judicial Studies Board. He is a commercial barrister. He has published widely on ... Read more
Reviews for Torts and Rights
This is a major contribution to the literature, demanding the attention of anyone with a serious interest in the theory of the law of tortious responsibility.
European Tort Law
This intelligent and ambitious book is going to influence deeply future discourse.
Russell Brown, Canadian Business Law Journal
Torts and Rights is full of stimulating and provocative ... Read more
European Tort Law
This intelligent and ambitious book is going to influence deeply future discourse.
Russell Brown, Canadian Business Law Journal
Torts and Rights is full of stimulating and provocative ... Read more