Recognizing Wrongs / / John C. P. Goldberg, Benjamin C. Zipursky.
Much bemoaned and widely misunderstood, tort law provides an essential vehicle for injured parties to seek redress from wrongdoers and hold them accountable. John Goldberg and Benjamin Zipursky defend tort law against its critics and lay out comprehensively their increasingly influential “civil reco...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Civil Recourse -- 1. Civil Wrongs and Civil Rights -- 2. Against the Grain -- 3. Rules, Duties, Rights, and Rights of Action -- 4. The Principle of Civil Recourse -- 5. Damages as Redress -- Part II. The Wrongs of Tort Law -- 6. Moral Luck, Strict Liability, and Victim Standing -- 7. Dual Instrumentalism -- 8. Dual Constructivism -- Part III. Wrongs and Recourse in Context -- 9. Civil Recourse in the Modern World -- 10. Applications -- Conclusion: Recognizing Wrongs -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | Much bemoaned and widely misunderstood, tort law provides an essential vehicle for injured parties to seek redress from wrongdoers and hold them accountable. John Goldberg and Benjamin Zipursky defend tort law against its critics and lay out comprehensively their increasingly influential “civil recourse” conception of tort. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674246546 9783110690057 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674246546?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | John C. P. Goldberg, Benjamin C. Zipursky. |