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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY
PravoLiability denotes the capacity of a legally competent person to distinguish permitted from prohibited acts and accordingly to be held accountable for them.
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Tortious Liability vs Contractual Liability. Comparative View
Journal for Ethics in Social Studies, 2022 To speak of responsibility and accountability in human actions is to bring together two disciplines: philosophy and law. The society we live in is based on knowledge, one in which human values have transformed, relativism being an element that outlines certain justifications of the individual for their actions.
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Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 240-253, April 2026.Abstract Environmental liability systems worldwide face mounting challenges addressing contamination from persistent chemicals, particularly when contamination spans decades and involves activities that were legal when performed. This article examines how the US and Sweden allocate responsibility for contaminated site remediation through their distinct
Malin Johansson
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Development of the Laws of Tortious Liability in Bangladesh
Dhaka University Law Journal, 2022 Abstract not available Dhaka University Law Journal, Vol.
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The Impact of a Pre‐Existing Defect on Liability for Property Damage: Taylor v Jones
The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 2, Page 317-328, March 2026.Taylor v Jones involved liability for causing damage to a building that had a pre‐existing defect. The defendant was in principle liable for the cost of repairing the damage. However, the Court of Appeal denied liability for the cost of repairing the pre‐existing defect even though such repair was necessary to restore the building to the state it would
Sirko Harder
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Legal imperatives of medical negligence and medical malpractice
Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2022 Medical negligence and malpractice are becoming a growing concern in Nigeria; even though many victims do not know how to go about seeking redress or demand justice, medical practitioners, too, do not understand the legal implications of their actions ...
Hassan King Obaro
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Tortious liability for pure economic loss [PDF]
, 2021 Financial harm may be caused in many different ways. It can be said that it appears in several different ’’types", each produced in distinct factual circumstances. Different "types" of financial harm may demand a different treatment by the law.
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Food Waste as a Property Problem
The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 2, Page 255-277, March 2026.Within a more general context of ‘overconsumption’, the United Nations estimates that annually 11.39 per cent of total global food production is wasted by households, and UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3 declares thoroughgoing ambitions to halve food waste by 2030. This article argues that existing efforts to address this global challenge are
Bróna McNeill, Robin Hickey
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American Business Law Journal, Volume 63, Issue 1, Page 57-78, Spring 2026.Abstract The emerging relationship between fintechs and banks has revealed antitrust's antiquation. At one time, scholars predicted that fintechs could democratize banking while providing a critical source of competition. But then banks began to acquire their digital rivals: about 900 acquisitions of fintechs have taken place since 2021.
Gregory Day, Lindsay Sain Jones
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Criminalising ‘Conversion Therapy’
The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 1, Page 28-62, January 2026.An increasing number of jurisdictions have introduced legal bans on so‐called ‘conversion therapy’ practices. Yet significant uncertainty and disagreement persist among legal scholars, policymakers and advocates about whether criminal law is an appropriate tool in this area and, if so, how it should be used.
Ilias Trispiotis, Stuart Goosey
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