Torts in the 21st Century

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

This intriguing collection explores how tort law has evolved in the 21st century, as it responds to emerging social, industrial, and technological challenges. It examines topics with particular modern-day salience such as AI and negligence, and internet harassment and privacy. The contributors are recognised experts in their fields, and they bring a broader common law perspective to the question. This is an extremely important contribution to scholarship in the field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-26
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:518 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Hart Studies in Private Law
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781509991952

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Roderick Bagshaw is Professor of Law at the University of Oxford, UK.John Murphy is Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong.Craig Purshouse is Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong.

Innehållsförteckning

Part One: New Worries1. Newcomer Injunctions Against Protestors and Travellers, Roderick Bagshaw and John Murphy2. Internet-Inflicted Harms: New Wrongs or Just New Contexts?, Erika Chamberlain3. Cars and Drones and Robots, Oh My! Tort Law as a Safety Net for Harms Caused by Autonomous Machines, Jodi Gardner and Alexandra Andhov4. Three Dangerous Ideas in the Law on Liability for Omissions in Negligence, Nicholas J McBridePart Two: Bigger Pictures5. Dynamic Torts and Dynamic Facts? Social Change, Social Facts and the Evolution of Tort Law, Kylie Burns6. Future Tort Architecture, Matthew Dyson7. Tort Law and the Rule of Law, James Goudkamp8. Reflecting on Haley Six Decades On: Current Duty of Care Conundrums Regarding Disability in Negligence, Rachael MulheronPart Three: Unresolved Problems9. The Elusive Justification for Vicarious Liability – A Matter of Proof?, Christine Beuermann10. The Illegality Doctrine in Tort: ‘Characteristic English Impurity’?, Jonathan Morgan11. What is Personal Injury?, Donal Nolan12. Vicarious Liability: Three Historical Scenes, Christian Witting