Overview
Independent of criminal or contract law, Tort law provides individuals and groups with redress for injury to every dimension of life from physical injury, to property damage, to personal insult. Over past decades no body of law within the civil justice system has experienced greater ferment than the law of Torts. In the US, state courts, federal courts, and the Supreme Court have all been active in the development of Tort policy. This edited collection comprises scholarship from many of today's most influential contributors regarding Torts and Compensation Systems scholarship. Topics include an investigation of the original stimuli for tort-type norms from ancient times onwards, a provocative analysis of five tort landmarks from MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. to United States v. Carroll Towing Co, and a frank assessment of the limitations of torts within broader compensation systems goals.
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Author: M. Stuart Madden (Pace University, New York)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
ISBN: 9780511610639
ISBN 10: 0511610637
Publication Date: 05 June 2012
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Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
' ... it is rare to see conference papers morph into an instant classic of original scholarship ... represents some of the best modern tort original scholarship ... exquisitely written ... unveil[s] a treasure trove of concepts prefiguring tort law in the ancient law.' Bimonthly Review of Law Books ' ... excellent collection of essays ...' Tort and Insurance Law Yearbook Professor Madden's magisterial survey of ancient law going forward is exquisitely written and a real delight for historians of tort law...This quality collection is first-rate torts scholarship which will be of great interest to tort scholars, law students, and graduate students in sociology as well as philosophy. Bi-Monthly Review of Law Books
' ... it is rare to see conference papers morph into an instant classic of original scholarship ... represents some of the best modern tort original scholarship ... exquisitely written ... unveil[s] a treasure trove of concepts prefiguring tort law in the ancient law.' Bimonthly Review of Law Books ' ... excellent collection of essays ...' Tort and Insurance Law Yearbook
Author Information
M. Stuart Madden is Distinguished Professor of Law at Pace University School of Law. His primary teaching and scholarly interests are in the areas of Torts, Environmental Torts and Products Liability. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and serves on various policy advisory groups and scholarly advisory boards. He has lectured internationally on Tort and accident prevention subjects and has given testimony before both Houses of Congress on Tort Reform issues.
