The Law of Obligations: Essays in Celebration of John Fleming

by Peter Cane (Editor), Jane Stapleton (Editor)

Overview

The late John Fleming, emeritus Professor of Law in the University of California at Berkeley, was the pre-eminent torts lawyer of the age; his Law of Torts has influenced generations of students and scholars, and remains a classic of legal literature. In this volume, distinguished academics and judges from around the world pay tribute to him in a collection of essays which range widely across tort law, legal theory, legal history and comparative law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198264842
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/25/1999
Pages:	350
Product dimensions:	9.28(w) x 6.52(h) x 1.33(d)
Lexile:	1710L (what's this?)

About the Author

Peter Cane was, until 1997, a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He is now a Professor of Law in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University.

Jane Stapleton was, until 1997, a fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. She is now a Professor of Law in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University.

Table of Contents

An Appreciation of John Fleming, Professor Stephen D SugarmanHuman RightsTort and Human Rights, Lord Bingham of CornhillHuman Rights and the Law of Torts, Sir Anthony MasonAspects of NegligenceThe Right of Spring, Lord Cooke of ThorndonDuty of Care Factors: a Selection from the Judicial Menus, Professor Jane StapletonThe Staggering March of Negligence, Tony WeirTheoretical PerspectivesRetribution, Proportionality and Moral Luck in Tort Law, Professor Peter CaneResponsibility in Crime, Tort and Contract for the Unforeseeable Consequences of an Intentional Wrong: A Once and Future Rule?, Professor James GordleyRylands v Fletcher, Negligence and Strict Liability, Professor Gary T SchwartzA European PerspectiveTowards a European Civil Code: The Duty of Good Faith, Professor Hein KötzReading Through a Foreign Judgment, Professor Basil MarkesinisQuieta Movere: Interpretative Change in a Codified System, Professor Reinhard Zimmerman and Nils JansenProduct LiabilitySome Thoughts about International Product Liability, Professor Werner LorenzThe Smoking War and the Role of Tort Law, Professor Stephen D. SugarmanDelivering CompensationTraffic Accidents Compensation under Tort Law and under a Specific Law, Professor André TuncThe Collateral Source Rule Thirty Years On, Professor Harold LuntzA Bibliography of the Publications of John Gunther Fleming