Complete Tort Law

Tort Law Text, Cases and Materials is an essential introductory resource for undergraduate law students undertaking modules in Tort Law for the first time. Combining, clear explanatory text with extracts from a wide range of primary materials alongside practical learning features, this text occupies a unique position within the tort law market as the only Text, Cases and Materials title written for law students at an introductory level. Cases play a pivotal role in shaping tort law, so it's important to read first-hand reports in order to fully understand the subject. One of the benefits of this text, cases and materials book is the inclusion of judicial opinions and statutes, which are reproduced as they originally appear helping students to become familiar with the materials that they will be working with throughout their law degree and in their future careers. Now in its second edition the text has been updated to include recent case materials which bring the subject to life and provide contemporary relevance for law students. A variety of pedagogical features run throughout the text encouraging students to engage in more depth with the subject matter and think critically about complex issues that arise in Tort Law. Think points, exercises, tips, examples, and revision tasks provide plenty of learning support for students whilst key concepts are highlighted for emphasis, and cross-references and comparisons are pointed out to link the various elements of tort law together. An attractive two-colour page design distinguishes between author text and extracted materials so the book is easy to use and navigate through. The title is also accompanied by online resources offering an extensive range of additional features designed to support the text and further support students with their studies.

ISBN 019957362X   Pages 560 ISBN13 9780199573622 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1198 Publisher Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Imprint Oxford University Press   Previous ISBN 9780199292240 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 264 Publication date 17 Mar 2011   Width (mm) 196 DEWEY 346.4203   Spine width (mm) 29 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate

I. INTRODUCTION TO TORT; 1. Introduction to tort; II. NEGLIGENCE; 2. Negligence: Duty; 3. Negligence: Breach of duty; 4. Negligence: Damage: Causation and remoteness; 5. Negligence: Defences; III. BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY; 6. Breach of Statutory Duty; IV. TORTS INVOLVING LAND; 7. Occupiers' liability; 8. Nuisance; 9. Rylands v Fletcher liability; 10. Trespass to land; V. DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES; 11. Damages and other remedies; VI. SPECIAL KINDS OF HARM; 12. Psychiatric damage; 13. Negligence: economic loss; 14. Defamation; VII. PRODUCT LIABILITY; 15. Product liability; VIII. LIABILITY FOR THE TORT OF OTHERS; 16. Liability for the torts of others; IX. TORTS AGAINST THE PERSON; 17. Torts against the person; X. REVISING FOR A TORT EXAM; 18. Revising for a tort exam

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