The Duty to Act: Tort Law, Power, and Public Policy

Author:   Marshall S. Shapo
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
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9780292741683


Pages:   226
Publication Date:   01 September 1978
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Marshall S. Shapo
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292741683


ISBN 10:   0292741685
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   01 September 1978
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart OnePrivate Duties to Act: Legal Affirmation of the Obligations of Personal PowerIntroductionI. Primarily Economic Relationships That Give Rise to DutiesBusinesses, Professions, and ActivitiesMethods of Creating RelationshipsII. Relationships More Closely PersonalIII. Protection against Third PartiesA Spectrum of Customers and EmployeesThe Case of Violence in the TavernPrivate Duties and Public ControlThe Professional BystanderIV. Plaintiff's Own Conduct a HazardV. A Thesis on the Unrelated Bystander: The Law as a Manifestation That It Tolls for Thee SummaryPart TwoPublic Duties to Act: Vindicating Personal Interests against Invasion and Neglect by Commonwealth PowerIntroductionVI. Highway Safety as a Paradigm of Liability for Planning and ManeuveringTraffic Control: Duties to the Public and the Dependence of IndividualsHighway Design: Choice, Knowledge, and FairnessVII. SecurityFirefightingInspectionRescuePolice FunctionsVIII. WelfareMedical CareMunicipal ServicesEducational StandardsLinking Public and Private Obligation: Police Duty and Individual WelfareSummaryNotesIndex

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Marshall S. Shapo is the Frederic P. Vose Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law.

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