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  • Damages

    Introduction to Damages Damages, an award of money that a court of law requires be given to one who has suffered a loss, injury, or invasion of a legal right (as when one party to a contract does not fulfill its obligations) as a result of the act of another. Damages may be compensatory or…

  • Damages

    Introduction to Damages Damages, an award of money that a court of law requires be given to one who has suffered a loss, injury, or invasion of a legal right (as when one party to a contract does not fulfill its obligations) as a result of the act of another. Damages may be compensatory or…

  • Crime

    Introduction to Crime Crime, commission of an act or act of omission that violates the law and is punishable by the state. Crimes are considered injurious to society or the community, as distinguished from torts (see Tort) and breach of contract. As defined by law, a crime includes both the […]

  • Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms

    The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…

  • Popular Subjects

    Popular Subjects Civil Law Civil Law Definition Civil Law (including vs Criminal Law Civil Law System (including vs Common Law) All Civil Law Health Law Health Care Law Common Law Common Law (Countries, Marrige, etc) Common Law Definition Magna Carta Common Law and Equity International Law Area Role of International Law International Law Definition Sources…

  • Unintentional Torts

    Unintentional Torts (Negligence): Main Elements The coverage of Unintentional Torts (Negligence) includes the following element(s): Duty Owed For detailed information on this issue, please read the corresponding entry. References See Also Tort (in international or comparative law) Product […]

  • Unintentional Torts

    Unintentional Torts (Negligence): Main Elements The coverage of Unintentional Torts (Negligence) includes the following element(s): Duty Owed For detailed information on this issue, please read the corresponding entry. References See Also Tort (in international or comparative law) Product […]

  • Natural Law Theory

    Main source: Finnis, John, "Natural Law Theories", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Definition of Legal Law Among the theories that define legal law there are: the theory of Hans Kelsen, who argues that law is […]

  • Products Liability

    Kinds of Torts: Other Torts Products Liability Introduction to Products Liability Under the tort of products liability, when a product causes injury due to a fault in design or manufacture, or a failure to warn or instruct about a danger, the manufacturer (or any other commercial party […]

  • Products Liability

    Kinds of Torts: Other Torts Products Liability Introduction to Products Liability Under the tort of products liability, when a product causes injury due to a fault in design or manufacture, or a failure to warn or instruct about a danger, the manufacturer (or any other commercial party […]

  • Workplace Health Law

    Workplace Health and Safety Law Contents of Workplace Health and Safety Law Contents of this subject matter include: Introduction and background Common law remedies – contract and negligence Work, Health and Safety legislation Workers' compensation Anti-discrimination in the workplace

  • Workplace Health Law

    Workplace Health and Safety Law Contents of Workplace Health and Safety Law Contents of this subject matter include: Introduction and background Common law remedies – contract and negligence Work, Health and Safety legislation Workers' compensation Anti-discrimination in the workplace

  • Questions Part 2

    Questions Law as the Answer to a Question By Francis Bennion: In Part One of this article I suggested that we could make sense of the proposition that a particular law is the answer to a question by constructing a factual outline which would trigger the thrust of that law. How far are we from…

  • Questions Part 2

    Questions Law as the Answer to a Question By Francis Bennion: In Part One of this article I suggested that we could make sense of the proposition that a particular law is the answer to a question by constructing a factual outline which would trigger the thrust of that law. How far are we from…

  • Tort and Product Liability

    Tort and Product Liability: Summary In this entry, Tort and Product Liability covers: Elements of a Tort Unintentional Torts (Negligence) Special and Limited Duties Joint and Several Liability Defenses Punitive Damages Contingency Fee System Product Liability Mass Torts