ENVS201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Vale Limited, Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, Statutory Authority
24 Oct 2016
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Week 4: the use of tort law to protect the environment. Branch of common law that addresses individual obligations to others: other branches property law and contract law. Part of private law i. e. : it regulates interactions between private individuals, not between individuals and the state (public law) Sometimes referred to as civil liability (doesn"t mean the civil (quebec/european) legal system; but rather non-criminal liability. Tort law is principally judge made law (common law) Tort means wrongdoing in french: suggests that tort liability is fault based. Assault, battery, trespass: non-intentional (did not intend result, but did not act with requisite care) **self activating do need to rely on government to initiate proceedings. Question compare diff area of law and discuss how they might achieve different. Deterrence to affect the future behaviour of others by raising the costs (through damage awards) of undesirable behaviour. Justice as a way to signal society"s disapproval of certain actions and activities.
