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Liability For Possible Wrongs: Causation, Statistical Probability And The Burden Of Proof, In Symposium, The Frontiers Of Tort Law, Richard W. Wright
Liability For Possible Wrongs: Causation, Statistical Probability And The Burden Of Proof, In Symposium, The Frontiers Of Tort Law, Richard W. Wright
Richard W. Wright
Courts around the world are increasingly considering whether liability should exist in various types of situations in which a plaintiff can prove that a defendant’s tortious conduct may have contributed to the plaintiff’s injury, but it is inherently impossible, given the nature of the situation, for the plaintiff to prove that the defendant’s tortious conduct actually contributed to the injury. The problematic nature of the causal issue is usually recognized when the probability of causation is not greater than 50 percent, with courts adopting different views, depending on the type of situation, on whether liability nevertheless is appropriate and, if …
The Principles Of Justice, Richard W. Wright
The Principles Of Justice, In Symposium, Propter Honoris Respectum: John Finnis, Richard W. Wright
The Principles Of Justice, In Symposium, Propter Honoris Respectum: John Finnis, Richard W. Wright
Richard W. Wright
Many theorists claim that justice is a question-begging concept that has no inherent substantive content. They point to disagreements among justice theorists themselves about basic aspects of the justice theory, such as the nature of corrective justice and the distinction between it and distributive justice, as even further reason to dismiss the concept of justice or to fill it with their preferred theoretical content. Yet most persons perceive that the concept of justice is not an empty shell. Since ancient times it has been thought to encompass not merely a formal equality (treating like cases alike), but also a substantive …
Substantive Corrective Justice, In Symposium, Corrective Justice And Formalism, Richard W. Wright
Substantive Corrective Justice, In Symposium, Corrective Justice And Formalism, Richard W. Wright
Richard W. Wright
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