Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Foundations 1. Moral Foundations 2. The General Theory of Liability 3. The Form of Liability in Tort Law Part II: Direct Control 4. Battery and Trespass to Property 5. Trespass in General 6. Defences to Trespass 7. Deceit Part III: Indirect Control 8. The Economic Torts in the Commonwealth: The Conventional View 9. Reconceptualising the Economic Torts 10. Interference with Contract in the US 11. Injurious Falsehood and Malicious Prosecution Part IV: Injury 12. The Law of Negligence Part V: Miscellaneous Issues Involving Control, Injury and Loss 13. The Law of Defamation 14. The Mind 15. Patient Consent and the Right to Self-determination 16. Conclusion

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A seminal contribution to the understanding of tort law by one of the world's leading private lawyers.

About the Author

Allan Beever is Professor of Law at Auckland University of Technology.

Reviews

This book is indispensable. We will never get a better presentation of the Kantian view of tort law than is provided to us in this book.
*Cambridge Law Journal*

There is no doubt that [A Theory of Tort Liability] represents considerable learning regarding tort law. It is a well-written and substantial contribution to thinking about the subject and it deserves to be read by anyone who is interested in tort law’s theoretical architecture. It marshals an impressive range of materials.
*Journal of Professional Negligence*

As A Theory of Tort Liability demonstrates, there is much to be gained from considering the ways in which tort law does (and does not) jibe with the idea of protecting each of us from having others interfere with our projects.
*Modern Law Review*