Tort Law: Text, Cases, and Materials combines incisive author commentary with carefully selected extracts from primary and secondary materials.
The author introduces the fundamental principles of the subject before moving on to discuss more challenging issues, thereby ensuring a full understanding of the subject and encouraging an appreciation of the more complex debates surrounding the law of tort.
The book is designed to be a stand-alone text, providing students with a comprehensive source of relevant materials in one easy-to-use volume.
Digital formats and resources This text is accompanied by online resources, including: - Biannual updates, keeping students up to date on the latest key developments in tort law - Self-test questions on key topics, with feedback, giving you the opportunity to test your learning - Web links to reliable and accurate resources, providing a starting point for further study
I. Introductory 1: Introduction: the shape of tort law today II. International Interferences 2: Torts of intention III. The Tort of Negligence 3: The standard of care in negligence 4: The duty of care: introduction and development 5: Duty of care: applications 6: Causation, remoteness, and scope of duty: connection to the damage 7: Defences to negligence IV. General Matters 8: Limitation and contribution 9: Damages, compensation, and responsibility 10: Vicarious liability and non-delegable duties V. Nuisance and Duties Relating to Land 11: Nuisance 12: Rylands v Fletcher and strict liability 13: Occupiers' liability VI. Defamation and Privacy 14: Defamation 15: Privacy VII. Stricter Liabilities 16: Product liability 17: Breach of statutory duty 18: Trespass to land and goods, and conversion
Professor Jenny Steele is Director of Research at York Law School, University of York. She is also a past president of the Society of Legal Scholars and was a co-editor of Legal Studies, the society's journal, from 2006 to 2011.
