Tort Law: Text, Cases and Materials

by Mark Lunney (Author), Mark Lunney (Author), Ken Oliphant (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $4.23

  This text adopts a modern approach to the law of tort, presenting the key cases and statutes alongside a selection of the most important critical writings on the law. A variety of critical perspectives (economic, leftist, feminist) are explored. The aim throughout is to present tort law as a living entity, responding to contemporary stimuli at each stage of its development. Each section begins with a textual introduction by the authors; more detailed commentary follows the extracts. It should be useful both as a stand-alone coursebook and also as a traditional sourcebook supplementing an independent text. This volume aims to be easier to follow and more suitable for use as a stand-alone coursebook than many of its competitors for several reasons. First, it includes a higher proportion of text to extracts; it also incorporates a greater number of extracts from critical writings on the law, thus representing a wider range of critical perspectives than are found in rival sourcebooks

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.25

  Tort Law: Text and Materials combines the best features of a stand-alone textbook with those of a traditional materials volume. The carefully-chosen selection of extracts from case law and academic articles map closely to undergraduate tort law courses, while the stimulating author commentary highlights key points and provides a clear context for the cases and materials. By explaining the key points of the law at the beginning of each section and building on this with substantial case extracts and further commentary, Tort Law enables the student to develop a thorough understanding of this difficult subject area. Also included in this edition is a wide selection of critical writings, giving an invaluable overview of the most important academic perspectives on tort law. The clear two-colour page layout and design allows for easy distinction between text and materials, and aids navigation throughout the text.Tort Law has been written with the undergradaute in mind, and should be essential reading for students coming to the subject for the first time.