Tort Law and the Legislature

Tort Law and the Legislature PDF Author: Thiruvallore Thattai Arvind
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ISBN: 9781472561244
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 502

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Book Description
The study of the law of tort is generally preoccupied by case law, while the fundamental impact of legislation is often overlooked. At a jurisprudential level there is an unspoken view that legislation is generally piecemeal and at best self-contained and specific; at worst dependent on the whim of political views at a particular time. With a different starting point, this volume seeks to test such notions, illustrating, among other things, the widespread and lasting influence of legislation on the shape and principles of the law of tort; the variety of forms of legislation and the complex nat.