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Tort law and the legislature : common law, statute and the dynamics of legal change /
The study of the law of tort is generally preoccupied by case law, while the fundamental impact of legislation is often overlooked. At a jurisprudential level there is an unspoken view that legislation is generally piecemeal and at best self-contained and specific; at worst dependent on the whim of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; Portland, Or. :
Hart Publishing,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The study of the law of tort is generally preoccupied by case law, while the fundamental impact of legislation is often overlooked. At a jurisprudential level there is an unspoken view that legislation is generally piecemeal and at best self-contained and specific; at worst dependent on the whim of political views at a particular time. With a different starting point, this volume seeks to test such notions, illustrating, among other things, the widespread and lasting influence of legislation on the shape and principles of the law of tort; the variety of forms of legislation and the complex nat. |
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| Notas: | "The papers in this book were initially presented at a workshop held at York Law School in May 2011"--Page vii |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xliv, 502 pages |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-493) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1782250549 9781782250548 9781472561244 1472561244 9781782250555 1782250557 |