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Vicarious liability in tort : a comparative perspective /
"Vicarious liability is controversial: a principle of strict liability in an area dominated by fault-based liability. By making an innocent party pay compensation for the torts of another, it can also appear unjust. Yet it is a principle found in all Western legal systems, be they civil law or...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in international and comparative law.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Vicarious liability is controversial: a principle of strict liability in an area dominated by fault-based liability. By making an innocent party pay compensation for the torts of another, it can also appear unjust. Yet it is a principle found in all Western legal systems, be they civil law or common law. Despite uncertainty as to its justifications, it is accepted as necessary. In our modern global economy, we are unlikely to understand its meaning and rationale through study of one legal system alone. Using her considerable experience as a comparative tort lawyer, Paula Giliker examines the principle of vicarious liability (or, to a civil lawyer, liability for the acts of others) in England and Wales, Australia, Canada, France and Germany, and with reference to legal systems in countries such as the United States, New Zealand and Spain"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xliii, 280 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511909764 0511909764 0511905688 9780511905681 9780511779008 0511779003 9781107627482 1107627486 0511851154 9780511851155 1107217067 9781107217065 1282918354 9781282918351 9786612918353 6612918357 0511908997 9780511908996 0511908253 9780511908255 |