SOSC 1375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: English Tort Law, Reasonable Person, Homicide

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1375
• Professor: Annie Bunting

Document Summary

Squatters, skaters, graffiti artists & squeegees: the law reproduces the privilege of the upper-cla and private property owners. Rds (criminal law - reasonable apprehension of bias) Harm: have to think about the harm; not every injury is for someone to be held accountable for. Tort law: derived from a latin word tortus meaning "wrong" A wrong committed by one person against another, or against the person"s property or reputation either intentionally or unintentionally. Also covers cases where a person causes an injury has no lawful right to do so. Not all harms are found to be negligent or require compensation. Most of our criminal law was once tort law. Dates back to a time when a courts first saw the need to remedy a wrong. English tort law case - concepts of the reasonable person is elaborated for the first time r-class for. English tort law case - concepts of the reasonable person is elaborated for the first time.