The common law of obligations : divergence and unity

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robertson, Andrew , 1966- (Author), Tilbury, M. J. [ (Michael J.)] (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing , c2016
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Unity, divergence and convergence in the common law of obligations
  • 2. The influence of comparative law on the English law of obligations
  • 3. Unity, then divergence : the Privy Council, the common law of England and the common law of Canada, Australia and New Zealand
  • 4. A conscious effort to develop a "different" common law of obligations : a possible endeavour?
  • 5. A common law of tort : is there a European rift in the common law family?
  • 6. A judicial perspective on the development of common law doctrine in the light of statute law
  • 7. Public actors and private obligations : a judicial perspective
  • 8. The tort liability of public authorities : a comparative analysis
  • 9. We'll meet again : convergence in the private law treatment of public bodies
  • 10. How to have a common private law : thepresuppositions of legal conversation
  • 11. The philosophies of the common law and their implications : common law divergences, public authority liability and the future of a common law world
  • 12. Obligations, governance and society : bringing the state back in
  • 13. Divergent evolution in the law of torts : jurisdictional isolation, jurisprudential divergence and explanatory theories
  • 14. Common law values : the role of party autonomy in private law