Damages and Compensation Culture: Comparative Perspectives

by Raymond Friel

Book Overview

The focus of the essays in this book is on the relationship between compensation culture, social values and tort damages for personal injuries. A central concern of the public and political perception of personal injuries claims is the high cost of tort claims to society, reflected in insurance premiums, often accompanied by an assumption that tort law and practice is flawed and improperly raising such costs. The aims of this collection are to first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150992793X
• ISBN13: 9781509927937
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"