The Burdens of All
A Social History of American Tort Law
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Tort law, the law of how the costs of accidents and other harms should be allocated, is part of Americas larger story of social conflict and progress. The Burdens of All is the first book to fully recount tort laws place in that story.
The book describes the laws struggle to move from nineteenth-century individualism, which required accident victims to shift for themselves and protected corporations, to the view that accidents are an inevitable part of modern industrial society and must be paid for by society as a whole. Also, the book paints vivid pictures of the judges and social reformers who have shaped tort laws course; the current struggle between individualism and socialization; and the historical struggle over the proper balance of power between judges and juries in tort cases. Its wealth of information and insights will intrigue law- and social-history devotees alike.
Sold By | Carolina Academic Press |
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ISBNs | 9781531023348, 9781531023331 |
Publish Year | 2021 |
Language | English |