Defences in Tort

This book is the first in a series of essay collections on defences in private law. It addresses defences to liability arising in tort. The essays range from those adopting a primarily doctrinal approach to others that examine the law from a more theoretical or historical perspective. Some essays focus on individual defences, while some are concerned with the links between defences, or with how defences relate to the structure of tort law as a whole. A number of the essays also draw upon concepts and literature that have been developed mainly in relation to the criminal law, and consider their application to tort law. The essays make several original contributions to this complex, important but neglected field of academic enquiry.>

About the author

Andrew Dyson is an Assistant Professor in Private Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
James Goudkamp is a Fellow of Keble College, Oxford and an Associate Professor in the Oxford Law Faculty.
Frederick Wilmot-Smith is a Fellow by Examination at All Souls College, Oxford and Lecturer in Law at Balliol College.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Dyson, Andrew (Kings Mill Centre Dyson, James Goudkamp, Fred Wilmot-Smith
• Assisted by: Andrew Dyson (Editor), Andrew (Kings Mill Centre Dyson (Editor), James Goudkamp (Editor), Frederick Wilmot-Smith (Editor), Fredrick Wilmot-Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2017
• EAN: 9781509914166
• ISBN: 978-1-5099-1416-6
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: Defences in Private Law; Defences in Private Law; Hart Studies in Private Law: E
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; Unerlaubte Handlungen, Deliktrecht, Schmerzensgeld, Schadensersatz