Contribution to Book
Statutes and Civil Liability in the Commonwealth and the United States: A Comparative Critique
Tort Law: Challenging Orthodoxy
(2013)
Abstract
This paper analyses and compares private remedies for breach of statutory obligations in the Commonwealth and the United States of America. In particular it compares the well-established common law tort action for "breach of statutory duty" with the US action for "negligence per se".
Keywords
- Negligence Per Se
Disciplines
Publication Date
2013
Editor
S G A Pitel, J W Neyers & E Chamberlain
Publisher
Hart Publishing
ISBN
9781849464710
Citation Information
Neil J Foster. "Statutes and Civil Liability in the Commonwealth and the United States: A Comparative Critique" OxfordTort Law: Challenging Orthodoxy (2013) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/neil_foster/70/