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Causation in the law

Hart H L A

Causation in the law - Oxford Clarendon Press 1959 - 454p xxxiii

Content:
Part I The Analysis of Casual Concepts
Introduction
1. Philosophical Preliminaries;
2. Causation and Common sense ;
3. Causation and Responsibility;
4. Causation in Legal Theory;
5. Causation and Sine Qua Non;
Part II The Common Law;
Introduction;
6. The Law of Tort: Causing Harm;
7. The Law of Tort: Inducing Wrongful act, occasioning harm;
8. Concurrent Causes and Contributory negloigence;
9. Foreseeability and Risk;
10 The Sense of Judgement and Morale Blame;
11. Causation and Contract;
12. Criminal Law : Causing Harm;
13. Criminal Law: Causing, Inducing, Permitting others to Act;
14. Causation and the Principles of Punishment
15. Evidence and Procedure;
Part III Continental Theories of Causation;
16. Individualizing theories and theory of conditions;\
17. The Generalizing theories : Adequate Cause
List of Principal Works Cited;
Index



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