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  • Government Tort

    Resources See Also Federal Tort Claims Act Sovereign immunity

  • Concurrent Tortfeasors

    Resources See Also Comparative negligence Concurrent negligence

  • Remedies in Tort

    Most Popular Entries related to Remedies in Tort Damages (in the World) Damages for Breach of Contract (in the World) Damages in Tort (in the World) Damages in Equity (in the World) Damages in Contracts (in the World) Damages in Administrative Law (in the World) Remedies (in the World)

  • Remedies in Tort

    Most Popular Entries related to Remedies in Tort Damages (in the World) Damages for Breach of Contract (in the World) Damages in Tort (in the World) Damages in Equity (in the World) Damages in Contracts (in the World) Damages in Administrative Law (in the World) Remedies (in the World)

  • Intentional Torts

    Kinds of Torts: Intentional Torts Introduction to Intentional Torts Intentional torts are divided into torts against the person and torts against property. Torts against individuals include assault, battery, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and intentional infliction of emotional […]

  • Tort Liability

    Tort Liability Dimensions of Tort Liability There is a clear moral basis for recovery through the legal system where the defendant has been careless (negligent) or has intentionally caused harm. Using the concepts that we are free and autonomous beings with basic rights, we can see that when others interfere with either our freedom or…

  • Distortion

    Distortion in International Trade Meaning of Distortion, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): When prices and production are higher or lower than levels that would usually exist in a competitive market.

  • Tort Theories

    In the United States For information about Tort theories in the context of international trade, click here

  • Tort Defences

    Tort Defending Against Tort ClaimsIntroduction to Tort DefendingEven if he or she could demonstrate that a tort has been committed, the injured party will not necessarily be compensated. The tortfeasor has the right to assert defenses, based on either law or facts, that reduce or e…

  • Tort Defences

    Tort Defending Against Tort ClaimsIntroduction to Tort DefendingEven if he or she could demonstrate that a tort has been committed, the injured party will not necessarily be compensated. The tortfeasor has the right to assert defenses, based on either law or facts, that reduce or e…

  • Tort Claims

    Tort Making tort ClaimsIntroduction to Tort ClaimsThe person who brings (files) the tort claim-the injured party-is known as the plaintiff. The person accused of causing the harm is called the defendant (or tortfeasor). To recover damages under any tort claim, the injured party mus…

  • Torture Efficacy

    Efficacy of TortureIntroduction to Torture EfficacyDespite CAT's categorical prohibition on the use of torture, some legal experts, such as Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz, have proposed a detailed interrogation code that could permit torture only in a situatio…

  • Torture in Ancient Greece and Rome

    Torture: Torture in Ancient Greece and RomeIntroduction to Torture in Ancient Greece and RomeIn ancient times, torture was used for affronts to the authority of slave-masters. In early Athens in ancient Greece, slaves were always examined by torture, and for this reason their evide…

  • Torture in the 20th Century

    Introduction to Torture in the 20th CenturyIn the 20th century, methods of torture became more sophisticated and often left no physical mark on the torture victim. During this period the motivation for using torture was not only to obtain information without regard for legal rights but also…

  • Torture in the 21st Century

    Introduction to Torture in the 21st CenturyAfter the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001, the administration of President George W. Bush declared a "war on terrorism." In October 2001 the United States invaded Afghanistan to topple the Taliban government th…