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Our Liability Predicament

The Practical and Psychological Flaws of the American Tort System

J. T. H. Johnson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

238 Seiten

1997
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-0703-2 (ISBN)

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Our Liability Predicament is a non-political and non-polemical discussion of our present-day liability system and its problems. It concludes that the culprit has been the gradual devolution of American tort law to the point where it actually encourages litigation, greed, and revenge, as opposed to the proclaimed aim of law as a method of settling disputes amicably, expeditiously and fairly. The book is divided into six sections; the first of which is devoted to the basic facts of tort law, how it evolved, and how it began to differ from the tort systems of other nations. The next section discusses the basic flaws and merits of the system, and concludes that the flaws considerably outweigh the merits. The third section discusses the need for basic reforms, particularly in incentives, cost, and complexity. The fourth section considers specific problems, with emphasis on automobile liability and professional malpractice. The fifth section discusses the divergent points of view regarding the tort system in the literature, as well as various proposals for reform, and the final section gives a short summary and conclusion.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.3.1997
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 212 mm
Gewicht	272 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Besonderes Schuldrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Sachenrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-7618-0703-9 / 0761807039
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-0703-2 / 9780761807032
Zustand	Neuware