The Economic Structure of Tort Law /

Written by a lawyer and an economist, this is the first full-length economic study of tort law--the body of law that governs liability for accidents and for intentional wrongs such as battery and defamation. Landes and Posner propose that tort law is best understood as a system for achieving an effi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Landes, William M. (Autor), Posner, Richard A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Edición:Reprint 2014
Temas:
Economische aspecten.
Onrechtmatige daad.
Recht.
Rechtseconomie.
Unerlaubte Handlung.
Wirtschaftstheorie.
LAW / General.
LAW / Torts.
Torts > Economic aspects > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1. The Positive Economic Theory of Tort Law
  • 2. Property Rights versus Liability Rules
  • 3. Strict Liability versus Negligence
  • 4. Basic Principles of Accident Law
  • 5. Additional Principles of Accident Law
  • 6. Intentional Torts and Damages
  • 7. Joint and Multiple Torts
  • 8. Causation
  • 9. Catastrophic Personal Injuries
  • 10. Products Liability and Industrial-Accident Law
  • 11. A Brief Summary, with Suggestions for Further Research
  • Case Index
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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