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Advanced Tort Law - LAWS3143
Science

 
Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  School of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LAWS1052, LAWS1061
 
 
Excluded: JURD7444, LAWS3014, LAWS3130, LAWS3144
 
 
Fee Band:   (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The law of torts is one of the most significant areas of private law, being the dominant area which vindicates wrongs in the civil arena. Since the basic torts course covers intentional torts, nuisance and negligence this course seeks to go beyond those to consider major issues and difficulties in the law of torts. These include doctrinal issues such as the interface between administrative and tort law in relation to liability of public authorities; theoretical issues such as how responsibility is considered in tort law, and the impact of various torts on society. Since Laws 1061 Torts emphasises personal injury, we consider economic loss and the economic torts in this course.

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