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Exploring the Domain of Accident Law

By Don Dewees

Exploring the Domain of Accident Law

By Don Dewees

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Exploring the Domain of Accident Law reviews the evidence on the efficacy of the tort system and its alternatives. By looking at empirical evidence in five major categories of accidents - automobile, medical malpractice, product-related accidents, environmental injuries, and workplace injuries - the authors evaluate the degree to which the tort system conforms to three normative goals: deterrence, corrective justice, and distributive justice. In each case, the authors review the deterrence and compensatory properties of the tort system, and then review parallel bodies of evidence on regulatory, penal, and compensatory alternatives. Most of the academic literature on the tort system has traditionally been doctrinal or, in recent years, highly theoretical. Very little of this literature provides an in-depth consideration of how the system works, and whether or not there are any feasible alternatives. Exploring the Domain of Accident Law contributes valuable new evidence to the tort law reform debate. It will be of interest to academic lawyers and economists, policy analysts, policy professionals in government and research organizations, and all those affected by tort law reform.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
468
Release Date:
1996-01-04
Publication Date:
1997-06-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195087976
ISBN13:
9780195087970
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
905 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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