Tort Law and the Construction of Change: Studies in the Inevitability of History

by G Edward White, Kenneth S Abraham, G. Edward White

Book Overview

Tort Law and the Construction of Change studies the interaction of law and social change in American history. Tort law--civil law made by judges, not legislators--is traditionally thought to arise out of legal precedent. But Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White show that American judges over the course of the previous two centuries also paid close attention to changing societal contexts in which lawsuits for civil injuries arose. They...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813951461
• ISBN13: 9780813951461
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher