The Development of the Concept of Contributory Negligence in English Common Law
The injured party’s own conduct which has contributed to the damage that he has suffered has been a bar to the recovery of damages for centuries in the common law tradition. This article describes and analyses the historical development, from the early modern period until the Law Reform (Contributor...
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| Language: | English |
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Utrecht University School of Law
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Utrecht Law Review |
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| Online Access: | http://www.utrechtlawreview.org/articles/10.18352/ulr.326/ |