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The Vulnerable Subject of Negligence Law

Stychin, C. (2012). The Vulnerable Subject of Negligence Law. Internatonal Journal of Law in Context, 8(3), pp. 337-353. doi: 10.1017/s1744552312000249

Abstract

The approach taken by English courts to the duty of care question in negligence has been subject to harsh criticism in recent years. This article examines this fundamental issue in tort law, drawing upon Canadian and Australian jurisprudence by way of comparison. From this analysis, the concept of vulnerability is developed as a productive means of understanding the duty of care. Vulnerability is of increasing interest in legal and political theory and it is of particular relevance to the law of negligence. In addition to aiding doctrinal coherence, vulnerability – with its focus on relationships and care – has the potential to broaden the way in which the subject of tort law is conceived because it challenges dominant assumptions about autonomy as being prior to the relationships on which it is dependent.

Publication Type: Article
Subjects: K Law > K Law (General)
Departments: The City Law School
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