Tort Law and the Legislature
Author | : Thiruvallore Thattai Arvind |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 1472561244 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781472561244 |
Rating | : 4/5 (244 Downloads) |
Download or read book Tort Law and the Legislature written by Thiruvallore Thattai Arvind and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.