| Summary: | Without assuming prior legal knowledge, books inthe Directions series introduce and guide readersthrough key points of law and legal debate. Questions,diagrams, and exercises help readers engage fully witheach subject and check their understanding as theyprogress. In civil law, tort provides remedy for a partywho has suffered the breach of a protected interest. Tortlaw protects a wide range of interests. Currently,negligence is the greatest source of litigation withrespect to tort. Torts of trespass to the person protectphysical safety, while trespass to property governs theownership of property. The tort of defamation providesremedies for threats to one?s reputation. Another tortrelatedarea deals with the protection of privacy frommedia intrusion. This chapter discusses the range ofactivity to which tort law applies and the types of harmfor which it provides compensation. It also considers themain interests protected by the law of tort, how the lawof tort differs from other branches of the law, and therole of policy and the human rights dimension in the law of law
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