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The Transformation from Fault Liability to Strict Liability: A Cutting-edge Indonesian Maritime Tort Law [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesStrict liability has gained recognition in Indonesian law, particularly following Indonesia's ratification of several international conventions in the late 1990s. The Indonesian tort law system often contrasts strict liability with fault-based liability.
Rachmawati Irma
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TORT LIABILITY FOR CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY
The Cambridge Law JournalAbstract This article addresses the doctrine of remoteness in tort in light of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd. Armstead further attenuates an already weak control on tortious liability. In outline, it does so in
James Goudkamp, Eleni Katsampouka
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The Relevance of Apology to Reparations for Historical Injustice
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explains the centrality of apology to an adequate account of reparations. I look in depth at what goes on in apology. As I have previously argued, apology is an expressive action through which we seek to mark adequately the significance of our own wrongdoing. I claim that apology so understood is not merely ornamental.
Christopher Bennett
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Liability in tort for the acts of third parties: a search for coherence [PDF]
, 2003 The circumstances in English tort law in which one person may be held non-vicariously liable for the acts of another have been quietly expanding in recent years, to the point where third party liability can now be said to constitute a distinct category ...
McIvor, Claire Marie
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Judicial and legislative practice and related suggestions on off-label drug use in China
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Off-label drug use exists widely in medical practice and is also an area which easily triggers controversy between patients and medical institutions. Previous studies have identified the reasons why off-label drug use long exists.
Wenjie Si, Panpan Ma
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Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2023 Due to a lack of authority in Roman-Dutch law in respect of claims for psychological harm, our courts in South Africa relied on English law for guidance, in particular the tort of negligence where emphasis is placed on reasonable foreseeability of harm.
Raheel Ahmed
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Private to Public: Deterrent Effects of Bans on Confidential Settlements
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nondisclosure agreements are common in the settlement of legal disputes but are controversial as they suppress information that could prevent harm to others. But until the 2017 #MeToo movement, there had been little legislative effort to prohibit the practice in any context, and consequently no evidence on whether public disclosure of harms ...
Blair Druhan Bullock, Joni Hersch
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Comparative Study of Tortfeasor, s Civil Liability to Bystander in the U.S Legal system and Bringing it up in Iranian Legal System [PDF]
پژوهشنامه حقوق تطبیقیImagine that A has witnessed an incident in which B injures or kills C. It is undoubtedly painful to witness, but does it also follow that one can recover damages for suffering emotional distress as the result of witnessing the accident?
Abbas Mirshekari +2 more
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Medical Malpractice in the Management of Angioedema: A Multidisciplinary Westlaw Analysis
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The management of acute angioedema is challenging and involves providers in multiple specialties. Timing of evaluation and intervention is imperative and requires effective communication between these groups, as treatment delays and improper management can lead to airway compromise and death.
Emma De Ravin +3 more
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The tort/contract boundary: great divide or grand illusion [PDF]
, 1997 This thesis considers the difference between contract and the tort of negligence. It compares the traditional view of the distinction with a more contemporary view, and concludes that the two areas of law are becoming interrelated.
Branson, David J.
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