A History of Australian Tort Law 1901-1945: England's Obedient Servant?

ISBN-13: 9781108437400 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 311 str.

Mark Lunney

Opis

Through tort law development, this book adopts a new and innovative approach to writing legal history in Australia.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Historiography and the history of Australian private law in the first half of the twentieth century: Et in Arcadia Ego?; 3. Avoiding and interpreting the 'refinements of English law': Defamation in Australia 1901–45; 4. Politics, politicians, the press and the law of defamation; 5. Negligence and the boundaries of liability: liability for acts of third parties; 6. Negligence and the vexing question of shock-induced harm; 7. Negligence and the boundaries of liability: government and quasi-government liability; 8. In defence of King and country; 9. Environment and Australian tort law: the problem of fire and weeds; 10. Sport and recreation: tort law and the national pastime 1901–45; 11. Conclusion.