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Zusatztext The general quality of the contributions is very good indeed and the collection as a whole can be enthusiastically recommended. Informationen zum Autor Andrew Dyson is a Assistant Professor in Private Law at The London School of Economics and Political Science. Photograph © LSE Law. James Goudkamp is Professor of the Law of Obligations at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Keble College, Oxford. He is also a practising barrister at 7 King's Bench Walk Chambers, London, UK. Frederick Wilmot-Smith is a Prize Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. Klappentext This book explores the links between tort law defences on a theoretical level! and examines the nature and scope of individual defences. It will be of value to academics and practitioners alike. Zusammenfassung This book explores the links between tort law defences on a theoretical level, and examines the nature and scope of individual defences. It will be of value to academics and practitioners alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis A. General Issues and Themes 1. Central Issues in the Law of Tort Defences ANDREW DYSON, JAMES GOUDKAMP AND FREDERICK WILMOT-SMITH 2. Pleading Defences in Tort: The Historical Perspective DAVID IBBETSON 3. Defining ‘Defences’ LUÍS DUARTE D’ALMEIDA 4. Tort Law’s Missing Excuses JOHN CP GOLDBERG 5. Duties to Try and Duties to Succeed STEPHEN A SMITH 6. Balancing Defences RODERICK BAGSHAW 7. Defences and Third Parties: Justifying Participation PAUL S DAVIES B. Specific Defences 8. J ustifying Necessity as a Defence in Tort Law GRAHAM VIRGO 9. A Defence of Duress in the Law of Torts? JAMES EDELMAN AND ESTHER DYER 10. Nuisance, Planning and Regulation: The Limits of Statutory Authority DONAL NOLAN 11. Weaving the Law’s Seamless Web: Reflections on the Illegality Defence in Tort Law BEVERLEY McLACHLIN 12. The Doctrine of Illegality and Interference with Chattels JAMES GOUDKAMP AND LORENZ MAYR 13. Should Contributory Fault be Analogue or Digital? ROBERT STEVENS 14. Assumption of Risk in a System of Strict Liability: Conceptual Tangles and Social Consequences RICHARD A EPSTEIN 15. Privacy Claims: Transformation, Fault, and the Public Interest Defence BARBARA McDONALD 16. Some Recurring Issues in Relation to Limitation of Actions ANDREW BURROWS...
