Abstract: One of the most basic functions of law in any society is to specify the situations in which a person may be legally liable, that is, answerable to the law, for his or her acts or omissions. In English law, the major areas containing the fundamental principles of liability are crime, tort and contract, all of which, together with the important area of public-law regulation, have been briefly introduced in earlier chapters. In this chapter and the three following, the question to be discussed may be stated as follows: in what circumstances will the infringement of a legal obligation involve the imposition of legal liability, and hence some form of legal sanction, upon the violator?
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-12-14
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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