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Zusatztext This book is a valuable addition to legal scholarship. Its strength lies not in expounding the law but in presenting considered reflections about tort law and the place of that branch of the law in the overall legal landscape. Informationen zum Autor Peter Cane is a Senior Research Fellow at Christ’s College, Cambridge. He was previously Distinguished Professor of Law at the Australian National University College of Law, and before that a Professor of Law at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He is the author of numerous books on law, including Atiyah’s Accidents, Compensation and the Law (8th ed, 2013), Responsibility in Law and Morality (2003), The Anatomy of Tort Law (1997), Tort Law and Economic Interests (2nd ed, 1996), and Administrative Law (5th ed, 2011). Klappentext This volume sets out a new and theoretically stimulating analysis of the law of tort, reconceived as a system of ethical rules of personal responsibility. It illuminates the fragmentary nature of the subject and the links with tort law's functions. Zusammenfassung Accessible yet theoretically stimulating analysis which depicts tort law as a system of ethical rules and principles of personal responsibility. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. DISMANTLING TORT LAW2. SANCTIONED CONDUCT3. PROTECTED INTERESTS4. SANCTIONS5. RECONSTRUCTING TORT LAW6. THE DISTINCTIVENESS OF TORT LAW7. ANATOMY, FUNCTIONS AND EFFECTS
