The evolution from strict liability to negligence: when and why? Part 1
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Article Title | The evolution from strict liability to negligence: when and why? Part 1 |
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ERA Journal ID | 33861 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Gray, Anthony |
Journal Title | Australian Law Journal |
Journal Citation | 94 (8), pp. 614-630 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | Lawbook Co. |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISSN | 0004-9611 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.westlaw.com.au/maf/wlau/app/document?docguid=I789ae97ce6ec11ea99dafba9e329f6c2&tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&isTocNav=true&startChunk=1&endChunk=1 |
Abstract | Tort law has, viewed through a long lens, moved generally from strict to fault-based liability. This move is not (yet) complete; pockets of strict liability remain. It is important to understand this move. Why, and when, did it occur? The questions, and so the answers, may be related. This article attempts some answers. Part 1 charts the gradual but perceptible shift in common law thinking away from 'act at peril' philosophy to one where liability lies where it falls, unless fault of another is shown. While of historical interest, this shift is also of contemporary interest. Given that pockets of strict liability remain in our law, what rationale, if any, supports them? If most tort law is now fault-based, why persist with any strict liability? In that context, Part 2 considers application of these trends in the context of the tort of private nuisance, traditionally a tort of strict liability. |
Keywords | strict liability; negligence; fault; peril |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 480605. Tort law |
Byline Affiliations | School of Law and Justice |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5x19/the-evolution-from-strict-liability-to-negligence-when-and-why-part-1
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