Markesinis and Deakin's Tort Law

5th ed.
ISBN: 978-0-19-925712-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 968 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 246 mm

Key Features:

A stimulating dynamic approach ideal for tort courses taught over a whole year (or for advanced tort courses) as it encourages reflection and analysis
- Fully updated to include all recent developments, including the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, the Human Rights Act,R vs. Ireland and R vs. Burstow
- Provides comprehensive commentary on important current issues, such as the impact of the Human Rights Act and its principles upon tort law and the developing principles concerning the liability of public
- Markesinis and Deakin are leading academics and accomplished authors in the area of tort law.
- Full discussion of academic debate on major topics throughout
- Well-referenced - bibliography and footnotes

NEW TO THIS EDITION:
- Full coverage of all recent developments since the publication of the fourth edition in 1999, including the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, the Human Rights Act, R v. Ireland, and R v. Burstow

Description:
This new edition of Markesinis and Deakin's Tort Law has been substantially revised and updated to provide a general overview of the law of tort for students and their lecturers, while including critical commentary and comparative and economic angles which will also be of interest to practitioners and judges. Key recent developments, including the impact of the Human Rights Act, are given clear coverage.

PREVIOUS EDITION: Tort Law 4/e ISBN 0-19-876506-1

CONTRIBUTORS:
Professor Basil S. Markesinis; Professor Simon Deakin; Mr Angus Johnston; Professor David Anderman; Professor Andrew Grubb; Professor David Robertson

Contents:
Introduction; General Principles of Negligence; Special Forms of Negligence; Interference with the Person; Interference with Property and Economic Interests; Stricter Forms of Liability; Protection of Reputation and Privacy; Defences and Remedies; Index

Zielgruppe

Undergraduates and postgraduates studying courses in tort law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Deakin, Simon

Johnston, Angus

Markesinis, Basil

Über Autor(innen)

SIMON DEAKIN, Robert Monks Professor of Corporate Governance and a Fellow of Peterhouse at the University of Cambridge, ANGUS JOHNSTON, Tutor and Director of Studies in Law, Trinity College, Cambridge; and Newton Trust Affiliated Lecturer in Law, University of Cambridge, and BASIL MARKESINIS QC, Professor of Common and Civil Law at University College London; Jamail Regents Chair of Law, University of Texas; and Master of the Bench, Gray's Inn