Towards a Public Law of Tort (Hardcover)

Contents: Preface; Part 1 Theoretical Foundations: Introduction; Dicey's equality principle and the state; Principle I; Cohen and Smith's theory of entitlement; Principle II; The reach of public law; The distinctiveness of public law; The nature of public law duties elaborated. Part 2 Implementation: Implementing principle II; Principle I and the stable and volatile parts of tort law; Principle I and the case law on negligence; Implementing the public approach to negligence; Outstanding issues; Bibliography; Index.