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Liability for wrongful interferences with chattels /

The book examines the protection of property rights in chattels through the law of torts, focusing on the four actions of conversion, detinue, trespass and negligence. Traditionally these actions have been governed by arcane divisions which have led to unnecessary complexity and arbitrariness. The p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Douglas, Simon, 1983-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Hart Pub., 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Prelims; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Rights Protected by the Chattel Torts; 2. Property Rights Relating to Chattels; 3. Types of Property Rights; Part II. Liability for Intentional Interferences with Chattels. Introduction to Part II; 4. Conversion; 5. Detinue; 6. Trespass; 7. A Single Tort; Part III. Liability for Unintentional Interferences with Chattels. Introduction to Part III; 8. Introduction to the Tort of Negligence; 9. Establishing 'Duty' and 'Fault' in Negligence; Part IV. Applying the Structure to Remedies.