The Measure of Injury : Race, Gender, and Tort Law.

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Tort law is the body of law governing negligence, intentional misconduct, and other wrongful acts for which civil actions can be brought. The conventional wisdom is that the rules, concepts, and structures of tort law are neutral and unbiased, free of considerations of gender and race. In The Measur...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chamallas, Martha
Otros Autores: Wriggins, Jennifer B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2010.
Temas:
Personal injuries > United States.
Torts > United States.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States.
Sex discrimination > Law and legislation > United States.
Dommage corporel > États-Unis.
Responsabilité civile > États-Unis.
LAW > Torts.
Personal injuries
Race discrimination > Law and legislation
Sex discrimination > Law and legislation
Torts
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Sumario:Tort law is the body of law governing negligence, intentional misconduct, and other wrongful acts for which civil actions can be brought. The conventional wisdom is that the rules, concepts, and structures of tort law are neutral and unbiased, free of considerations of gender and race. In The Measure of Injury, Martha Chamallas and Jennifer Wriggins prove that tort law is anything but gender and race neutral. Drawing on an in-depth analysis of case law ranging from the Jim Crow South to the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, the authors demonstrate that women and minorities have been under-compen.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (241 pages)
ISBN:9780814790069
0814790062

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