Tort law and the legislature : common law, statute and the dynamics of legal change / edited by T.T. Arvind and Jenny Steele.

The study of the law of tort is generally preoccupied by case law, while the fundamental impact of legislation is often overlooked. At a jurisprudential level there is an unspoken view that legislation is generally piecemeal and at best self-contained and specific; at worst dependent on the whim of...

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Other Authors: Arvind, T. T. (Thiruvallore Thattai), Steele, Jenny (Law teacher)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Publishing, 2013.
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Summary:The study of the law of tort is generally preoccupied by case law, while the fundamental impact of legislation is often overlooked. At a jurisprudential level there is an unspoken view that legislation is generally piecemeal and at best self-contained and specific; at worst dependent on the whim of political views at a particular time. With a different starting point, this volume seeks to test such notions, illustrating, among other things, the widespread and lasting influence of legislation on the shape and principles of the law of tort; the variety of forms of legislation and the complex nat.
Item Description:"The papers in this book were initially presented at a workshop held at York Law School in May 2011"--Page vii
Physical Description:1 online resource (xliv, 502 pages
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-493) and index.
ISBN:1782250549
9781782250548
9781472561244
1472561244
9781782250555
1782250557
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.