The Duty to Act : : Tort Law, Power, and Public Policy / / Marshall S. Shapo.
A woman terrified by the threats of a jilted suitor is denied police protection. A workman collapses on the job and the employer is slow to help him. A bully in a bar begins to carry out threats of serious injury to a customer, after the bartender’s lackadaisical response. Springing from varied area...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©1977 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART ONE. Private Duties to Act: Legal Affirmation of the Obligations of Personal Power
- PART TWO. Public Duties to Act: Vindicating Personal Interests against Invasion and Neglect by Commonwealth Power
- Summary
- Notes
- Index