Gerald J. Postema (ed.)

Philosophy and the Law of Torts

Herausgeber: Postema, Gerald J.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Leading legal theorists examine the philosophical foundations of tort law.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9780521041751
• ISBN-10: 0521041759
• Artikelnr.: 23040641

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors
1. Introduction: search for an explanatory theory of torts Gerald J. Postema
2. A social contract conception of the tort law of accidents Gregory C. Keating
3. Responsibility for outcomes, risk and the law of torts Stephen R. Perry
4. The significance of doing and suffering Martin Stone
5. Tort law and tort theory: preliminary reflections on method Jules Coleman
6. Corrective justice in an age of mass torts Arthur Ripstein and Benjamin C. Zipursky
7. Economics, moral philosophy and the positive analysis of tort law Mark Geistfeld
8. Pluralism in tort and accident law: towards a reasonable accommodation Bruce Chapman
References
Index.