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Tort law
In Dennis M. Patterson, A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory. Blackwell. pp. 64–89 (1996)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Economic Theories: Internalization Economic Theories: Deterrence Economic Theories: Loss Spreading Rights‐Based Theories and Distributive Justice Rights‐Based Theories and Corrective Justice References.Author's Profile
law of torts ‐ imposing legal liability on persons, interfering with interests of other persons “liability” ‐ not itself a legal remedy for harm inflicted different torts ‐ recognized by common law Intention ‐ offering one possible standard of liability tort of negligence ‐ adopting as its standard of liability, objective negligence standard main theoretical justifications ‐ for the law of torts three economic theory types ‐ core ideas of internalization, deterrence and loss spreading economic theories of deterrence ‐ powerful model, and potential justification rights‐based theories and distributive justice George Fletcher, a rights‐based theory of torts ‐ for negligence and strict liability as standards of liability
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