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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791357603321

Autore

Chamallas Martha

Titolo

The measure of injury [[electronic resource] ] : race, gender, and tort law / / Martha Chamallas and Jennifer B. Wriggins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-8147-9006-2

0-8147-1733-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WrigginsJennifer B

Disciplina

346.7303

Soggetti

Personal injuries - United States

Torts - United States

Race discrimination - Law and legislation - United States

Sex discrimination - Law and legislation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Theoretical Frames -- 2 Historical Frames -- 3 Intentional Torts -- 4 Negligence -- 5 Causation -- 6 Damages -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Tort law is the body of law governing negligence, intentional misconduct, and other wrongful acts for which civil actions can be brought. The conventional wisdom is that the rules, concepts, and structures of tort law are neutral and unbiased, free of considerations of gender and race.In The Measure of Injury, Martha Chamallas and Jennifer Wriggins prove that tort law is anything but gender and race neutral. Drawing on an in-depth analysis of case law ranging from the Jim Crow South to the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, the authors demonstrate that women and minorities have been under-compensated in tort law and that traditional biases have resurfaced in updated forms to perpetuate patterns of disparate recovery based on race and gender. Grappling with tort theory, the intricacies of legal doctrine and the practical effects of legal rules, The Measure of Injury is a unique treatise on torts that uncovers the public and cultural dimensions of this always-controversial domain of private law.