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The law of torts is the law governing civil wrongs (i.e. wrongs which give rise to liability to pay damages to the victim, as opposed to criminal misconduct). This module is designed to enable you to become familiar with the core concepts, scope of application, and concerns of tort law and to explore one specialist aspect of tort in greater depth. By the end of the module, you should be aware of the core elements of some major torts; understand the rationale and development of these torts; and be capable of identifying and analysing the factual situations in which these torts typically arise. You will also have acquired a sophisticated and deep knowledge of one specialist area.
In the first part of the module (which consists of term 1 and the first half of term 2) we examine a number of different torts (such as negligence, nuisance, defamation) as well as a number of cross cutting issues (such as causation and vicarious liability). You will apply the law to different factual situations, as well as exploring some of the theoretical and conceptual issues around the subject. In the second half of the second term, you are given the opportunity to specialise: you choose one topic (from options which might include topics such as medical malpractice, lawyers鈥� negligence, tort theory, environmental torts) and pursue an in-depth study of that area.
Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the module via online Moodle information pages.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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