TRN305Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: American Tort Reform Association, Jury Trial, Universal Health Care
Document Summary
An introduction to tort law"s basic purposes & principles. First impressions about the application of tort law. The branch of law that deals w/ the relations btw individuals/institutions. Establishes rule for contracts, owning property, rights & family duties, damages & Practiced through such legal fields as tort, contract, family law, employment law, personal actions corporate law, etc. Individuals & entities experience harmful consequences of another person"s. Harm may affect individual"s person (physical harm), financial interests, Ex. someone not clearing their icy sidewalk physical. Ex. someone crashing into your parked car financial. Tort law whether such forms of private harm occurred, whether person responsible for harm has to pay for it basically. Common law countries inform one another in this area of law. Novel problem in tort law often engage in comparative jurisprudence. Fair bit of similarity in approaches but also difference/divergence. Covers almost all claims that arise in civil court w/ exception of contractual disputes.
