The division of wrongs : a historical comparative study /
Civilian law, in contrast to common law, structures its law of wrongs according to degree of blameworthiness. This text explores the history of this structure from Roman law to modern French law, and argues that adopting such a division would clarify confusions in the common law of torts.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Wrongs and the law of wrongs
- Delicts and "quasi-delicts" on the map of Roman law
- Roman rationale of the civilian distinction
- Pothier and the French Civil Code
- 19th and 20th century French law
- Structuring the English law of wrongs
- English law and the civilian division of wrongs
- Conclusion.