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Author:   Claire McIvor
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9781841135526

ISBN 10:   1841135526
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   05 July 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction (i) The Normative Purpose of Tort Law (ii) Identifying a Place within the Tort System for a Regime of Third Party Liability (iii) The Organisation of the Chapters Omissions I. CLARIFICATION OF THE CURRENT RULES ON OMISSIONS (i) Distinction Between Misfeasance And Nonfeasance (ii) Specifying the Terms of the Claim (iii) Clarifying the Duty of Care II. PURPOSE AND UTILITY OF THE NON-LIABILITY RULE FOR OMISSIONS The Dorset Yacht Principles of Third Party Liability and the Exceptional Position of Parents I. THE DORSET YACHT PRINCIPLES OF THIRD PARTY LIABILITY II. THE LIABILITY OF PARENTS IN RESPECT OF THEIR CHILDREN (i) The Liability of Parents to their Own Children for Harm Committed by Others (ii) The Liability of Parents for Harm Committed by their Children upon Others III. CONCLUSION Third Party Liability of Property Owners I. THIRD PARTY PROPERTY LIABILITY IN NUISANCE (i) General Principles (ii) The Nuisance Cases II. THIRD PARTY PROPERTY LIABILITY IN NEGLIGENCE (i) General Principles (ii) The Negligence Cases III. CONCLUSION Third Party Liability in Respect of the Intoxicated I. THE COMMONWEALTH POSITION (i) Canada (ii) Australia II. THE POSITION IN ENGLISH LAW III. CONCLUSION Third Party Liability in Sport I. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY ACTIONS AGAINST REFEREES II. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY ACTIONS AGAINST SPORTS GOVERNING BODIES III. CONCLUSION Third Party Liability Actions Involving Public Authority Defendants I. LIABILITY UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998 II. LIABILITY IN NEGLIGENCE (i) The Case Law (ii) The Significance of the Direct Liability/Vicarious Liability Distinction from a Third Party Liability Perspective (iii) The Decisions in the Abuse Cases (iv) The Decisions in the Education Cases III. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE X LITIGATION FROM A THIRD PARTY LIABILITY PERSPECTIVE (i) Police Authorities (ii) Prison Authorities (iii) Health Authorities (iv) Education Authorities IV. CONCLUSION Liability for the Acts of Others: A French Perspective I. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN FRANCE (i) Third Party Liability in Respect of Harm Caused by Prisoners (ii) Third Party Liability in Respect of Harm Caused by Mentally Impaired Patients in State Care II. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY OF PRIVATE LAW DEFENDANTS IN FRANCE (i) The Liability of Parents for the Acts of their Children based on Article 1384, paragraph 4 (ii) Liability for the Acts of Others based on Article 1384, paragraph 1 III. CONCLUSION

Reviews

...this book is a useful addition to the library of any academic or practitioner interested in this area. -- Rosemary Tobin * New Zealand Law Journal [2007] 127 * …the book displays a sure grasp of the cases and the literature, and immediately becomes an essential reference in respect of its subject matter. -- Ken Oliphant * Yearbook of European Tort Law *

...this book is a useful addition to the library of any academic or practitioner interested in this area.Rosemary TobinNew Zealand Law Journal [2007] 127May 2007the book displays a sure grasp of the cases and the literature, and immediately becomes an essential reference in respect of its subject matter.Ken OliphantYearbook of European Tort Law2007

...this book is a useful addition to the library of any academic or practitioner interested in this area. Rosemary Tobin New Zealand Law Journal [2007] 127 May 2007 ...the book displays a sure grasp of the cases and the literature, and immediately becomes an essential reference in respect of its subject matter. Ken Oliphant Yearbook of European Tort Law 2007

...this book is a useful addition to the library of any academic or practitioner interested in this area. -- Rosemary Tobin * New Zealand Law Journal [2007] 127 * ...the book displays a sure grasp of the cases and the literature, and immediately becomes an essential reference in respect of its subject matter. -- Ken Oliphant * Yearbook of European Tort Law *

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Dr Claire McIvor is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Birmingham.

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