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082			_a347.5 _bMIT
100			_aMitchell,Paul
245			_aA history of tort law
260			_aUnited Kingdom _bCambridge University Press _c2015
300			_axviii, 366p. _b24 cm.
490			_aCambridge studies in English legal history.
500			_aMany of the defining features of the modern law of tort can be traced to the first half of the twentieth century, but, until now, developments in that period have never received a dedicated historical examination. This book examines both common law and statutory innovations, paying special attention to underlying assumptions about the operation of society, the function of tort law, and the roles of those involved
650			_aTort Law - Definition and theory
650			_aWar : Women : Children : Media : Roads : Workmen
650			_a The Law Revision Committee
650			_aDeath : Contribution : Husbands : Contributory negligence : Conclusion: beyond 1950
650			_aTorts -- England -- History -- 20th century.
650			_a86.39 civil law: other.
650			_aLAW -- Torts.
650			_aTorts.
650			_aEngland.
700			_aPaul Mitchell
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999			_c344896 _d344896