The Structure of Tort Law: History, Theory, and Doctrine of Non-contractual Claims for Compensation - Couverture rigide

Jansen, Nils

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198705050 ISBN 13 : 9780198705055

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2021

Synopsis

This English translation makes available to anglophone readers a modern classic of German tort theory. It argues that modern German tort law is faced with doctrinal tensions based on problematic theoretical assumptions which stem from historical conceptions of tortious liability, inappropriate to modern times. From a theoretical perspective, it argues against the prevalent doctrinal view in Germany that conceives of tortious liability as split between two tracks - a fault-based track and a strict liability track - each with different normative foundations.

Instead, Jansen asserts that there is no rigid distinction between the normative foundations of each form of liability. Rather, both fault liability and strict liability in German law, and indeed other European systems, are best considered as resting upon the unifying theoretical structure of outcome responsibility. The book thus places responsibility rather than wrongdoing at the centre of the normative foundations of tort law. Historically, the book traces in detail how conceptions of tort liability have changed from Roman law to contemporary legal doctrine. It shows how particular historical understandings of the normative basis of tort law have led to continuing normative tensions in contemporary doctrine. Finally, the book examines how a reconstruction of modern German - and, indeed, European - law as based upon outcome responsibility should affect its doctrinal structure.

This book makes contributions to the study of the theory, history, and doctrinal structure of tort law. While drawing on and explaining German tort law, its comparative, theoretical, and historical analysis will be of interest to scholars in all legal systems.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Professor Dr. Nils Jansen currently serves on the Law Faculty of the University of Münster, Germany. He holds the Chair for Roman Law, Legal History, German and European Private Law, and is member of the board of the Cluster of Excellence Religion and Politics in the Cultures of Pre-Modernity and Modernity.
Dr. Sandy Steel is an Associate Professor at the University of Oxford. His BA and PhD are from the University of Cambridge. His research interests are in the law of obligations, primarily tort law, and private law theory. His monograph on proof of causation in tort law will be published in 2014 by Cambridge University Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198705050
• ISBN 13: 9780198705055
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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