Fault Lines: Tort Law as Cultural Practice

Book Overview

Tort law, a fundamental building block of every legal system, features prominently in mass culture and political debates. As this pioneering anthology reveals, tort law is not simply a collection of legal rules and procedures, but a set of cultural responses to the broader problems of risk, injury, assignment of responsibility, compensation, valuation, and obligation.

Examining tort law as a cultural phenomenon and a form of cultural practice,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804756147
• ISBN13: 9780804756143
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Stanford Law Books
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"