SOSC 1375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: English Tort Law, Bungee Jumping, Populus
13 Sep 2016
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No precise definition - a civil 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 causing an injury has no lawful right to do so. Most of our criminal law was once tort law: back in the day, you"d only be in the wrong and have to pay for it. Dates back to a time when courts first saw the need to remedy a wrong. Courts try to balance individual freedom vs injury: ex; a motorcycle is extremely dangerous, but you have your own personal freedom. It"s not unlawful: ex; bungee jumping - you had the freedom to do so but you are also protected to be safe while doing so. An english tort law case - concepts of the reasonable person is elaborated for the first time: making a standard - when you determine when someone is being unreasonable.
