The late John Fleming, emeritus Professor of Law in the University of California at Berkeley, was the pre-eminent torts lawyer of the age; hisLaw of Tortshas influenced generations of students and scholars, and remains a classic of legal literature. In this volume, distinguished academics and judges from around the world pay tribute to him in a collection of essays which range widely across tort law, legal theory, legal history and comparative law.
An Appreciation of John Fleming,Professor Stephen D Sugarman Human Rights Tort and Human Rights,Lord Bingham of Cornhill Human Rights and the Law of Torts,Sir Anthony Mason Aspects of Negligence The Right of Spring,Lord Cooke of Thorndon Duty of Care Factors: a Selection from the Judicial Menus,Professor Jane Stapleton The Staggering March of Negligence,Tony Weir Theoretical Perspectives Retribution, Proportionality and Moral Luck in Tort Law,Professor Peter Cane Responsibility in Crime, Tort and Contract for the Unforeseeable Consequences of an Intentional Wrong: A Once and Future Rule?,Professor James Gordley Rylands v Fletcher, Negligence and Strict Liability,Professor Gary T Schwartz A European Perspective Towards a European Civil Code: The Duty of Good Faith,Professor Hein K??tz Reading Through a Foreign Judgment,Professor Basil Markesinis Quieta Movere: Interpretative Change in a Codified System,Professor Reinhard Zimmerman and Nils Jansen Product Liability Some Thoughts about International Product Liability,Professor Werner Lorenz The Smoking War and the Role of Tort Law,Professor Stephen D. Sugarman Delivering Compensation Traffic Accidents Compensation under Tort Law and under a Specific Law,Pl+