Aquilian Liability in the South African Law of Delict:
The aim of this book is to explain Aquilian liability in the South African law of delict to students encountering it for the first time. Aquilian liability is complicated. The rules determining it are to be found in the judgments of our courts, but exactly what rule a judgment created often is a dif...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The aim of this book is to explain Aquilian liability in the South African law of delict to students encountering it for the first time. Aquilian liability is complicated. The rules determining it are to be found in the judgments of our courts, but exactly what rule a judgment created often is a difficult and controversial question. Even when the rule is easily established, it frequently is hard to figure out precisely what it means or how to apply it to a concrete set of facts |
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| 505 | 8 | |a Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: The Elements and Structure of Aquilian Liability -- I The elements of aquilian liability -- II The structure of aquilian liability -- III Miscellaneous matters -- Part 1 Fault -- Introduction to Fault -- Chapter 1 Negligence -- I Introduction -- II The test in Kruger v Coetzee -- (1) A binding and conclusive test -- (2) The reasonable person -- (3) Whether a reasonable person would have foreseen a reasonable possibility of harm -- (4) Whether a reasonable person would have acted differently -- (5) Harm not loss -- (6) The facts and circumstances of the particular case -- (7) An alternative test: the reasonable expert -- III Abstract and relative approaches to negligence -- (1) The harm-sufferer -- (a) Practical implications of the choice of approach -- (b) Evidence for a relative approach -- (2) The harm suffered -- (a) Practical implications of the choice of approach -- (b) Evidence for an abstract approach -- (3) The manner in which the harm occurred -- (4) The extent of the harm -- IV Our concept of negligence -- (1) Unreasonableness ex ante rather than ex post facto -- (2) Objective rather than subjective unreasonableness -- (3) The irrelevance of blame -- Chapter 2 Intent -- I Introduction -- II Why intention matters to the determination of liability -- (1) A necessary condition for wrongfulness -- (2) An increased likelihood of wrongfulness -- (3) The exclusion of cost-benefit reasoning -- III The nature and content of the intention required for liability -- (1) The form of the intention -- (2) Consciousness of wrongfulness -- (3) What has to be intended -- Part 2 Wrongfulness -- Introduction to wrongfulness -- Chapter 3 Wrongs committed by negligently causing harm -- I Introduction -- II The breach of a duty not to cause harm negligently -- (1) The breach of this kind of duty as a requirement of liability | |
| 505 | 8 | |a (2) Using 'wrongfulness' to refer to the breach of this kind of duty -- (3) The necessity of negligence -- III The law determining when negligent harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) Positive acts causing physical harm -- (2) Omissions -- (3) Pure economic loss -- IV The deeper-lying considerations determining when negligent harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) What the courts have said -- (2) What the rules imply - the costs and benefits of legal recognition -- (3) What the rules imply - the breach of a moral duty -- Chapter 4 Wrongs committed by intentionally causing harm -- I Introduction -- II The breach of a duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (1) Implied acceptance of the duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (2) A further justification for the duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (3) Possible objections to the further justification -- III The law determining when intended harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) The justification ground of consent -- (a) The nature of consent -- (b) The requirement that the consent be informed -- (c) The requirement that the consent be voluntary -- (d) The requirement that the consent not be contra bonos mores -- (2) The justification ground of defence -- (3) The (supposed) justification ground of necessity -- IV The deeper-lying considerations determining when intended harm-causing was wrongful -- Part 3 Causation and Remoteness -- Introduction to Causation and Remoteness -- Chapter 5 Causation -- I Introduction -- II The but for test -- (1) The but for test and causation in general -- (2) The but for test and the causing of harm by negligent conduct -- III The cases -- (1) Minister of Police v Skosana -- (2) Siman & -- Co v Barclays National Bank -- (3) Minister of Safety and Security v Carmichele -- (4) Lee v Minister of Correctional Services -- IV Problems -- (1) Over-determination -- (2) Evidentiary gaps | |
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| contents | Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: The Elements and Structure of Aquilian Liability -- I The elements of aquilian liability -- II The structure of aquilian liability -- III Miscellaneous matters -- Part 1 Fault -- Introduction to Fault -- Chapter 1 Negligence -- I Introduction -- II The test in Kruger v Coetzee -- (1) A binding and conclusive test -- (2) The reasonable person -- (3) Whether a reasonable person would have foreseen a reasonable possibility of harm -- (4) Whether a reasonable person would have acted differently -- (5) Harm not loss -- (6) The facts and circumstances of the particular case -- (7) An alternative test: the reasonable expert -- III Abstract and relative approaches to negligence -- (1) The harm-sufferer -- (a) Practical implications of the choice of approach -- (b) Evidence for a relative approach -- (2) The harm suffered -- (a) Practical implications of the choice of approach -- (b) Evidence for an abstract approach -- (3) The manner in which the harm occurred -- (4) The extent of the harm -- IV Our concept of negligence -- (1) Unreasonableness ex ante rather than ex post facto -- (2) Objective rather than subjective unreasonableness -- (3) The irrelevance of blame -- Chapter 2 Intent -- I Introduction -- II Why intention matters to the determination of liability -- (1) A necessary condition for wrongfulness -- (2) An increased likelihood of wrongfulness -- (3) The exclusion of cost-benefit reasoning -- III The nature and content of the intention required for liability -- (1) The form of the intention -- (2) Consciousness of wrongfulness -- (3) What has to be intended -- Part 2 Wrongfulness -- Introduction to wrongfulness -- Chapter 3 Wrongs committed by negligently causing harm -- I Introduction -- II The breach of a duty not to cause harm negligently -- (1) The breach of this kind of duty as a requirement of liability (2) Using 'wrongfulness' to refer to the breach of this kind of duty -- (3) The necessity of negligence -- III The law determining when negligent harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) Positive acts causing physical harm -- (2) Omissions -- (3) Pure economic loss -- IV The deeper-lying considerations determining when negligent harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) What the courts have said -- (2) What the rules imply - the costs and benefits of legal recognition -- (3) What the rules imply - the breach of a moral duty -- Chapter 4 Wrongs committed by intentionally causing harm -- I Introduction -- II The breach of a duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (1) Implied acceptance of the duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (2) A further justification for the duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (3) Possible objections to the further justification -- III The law determining when intended harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) The justification ground of consent -- (a) The nature of consent -- (b) The requirement that the consent be informed -- (c) The requirement that the consent be voluntary -- (d) The requirement that the consent not be contra bonos mores -- (2) The justification ground of defence -- (3) The (supposed) justification ground of necessity -- IV The deeper-lying considerations determining when intended harm-causing was wrongful -- Part 3 Causation and Remoteness -- Introduction to Causation and Remoteness -- Chapter 5 Causation -- I Introduction -- II The but for test -- (1) The but for test and causation in general -- (2) The but for test and the causing of harm by negligent conduct -- III The cases -- (1) Minister of Police v Skosana -- (2) Siman & -- Co v Barclays National Bank -- (3) Minister of Safety and Security v Carmichele -- (4) Lee v Minister of Correctional Services -- IV Problems -- (1) Over-determination -- (2) Evidentiary gaps (3) The supposed circularity of the but for test -- Chapter 6 Remoteness -- I Introduction -- II The point of remoteness -- (1) Loss caused by further harm to the victim of a wrong -- (2) Loss caused by further harm to a third party -- (3) Loss directly caused to the victim of a wrong -- III The flexible test -- (1) The direct consequences test -- (2) The foreseeability test -- (3) Fairness, justice, reasonableness, and policy -- IV The cases -- (1) International Shipping Co v Bentley -- (2) Fourway Haulage SA v SA National Roads Agency -- (3) The Premier of the Western Cape Province v Loots -- Table of Cases -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Table of Statutes -- Foreign legislation -- Germany -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- U -- V -- W. |
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| spelling | Fagan, Anton Verfasser aut Aquilian Liability in the South African Law of Delict Cape Town Juta & Company, Limited 2020 ©2019 1 online resource (469 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: The Elements and Structure of Aquilian Liability -- I The elements of aquilian liability -- II The structure of aquilian liability -- III Miscellaneous matters -- Part 1 Fault -- Introduction to Fault -- Chapter 1 Negligence -- I Introduction -- II The test in Kruger v Coetzee -- (1) A binding and conclusive test -- (2) The reasonable person -- (3) Whether a reasonable person would have foreseen a reasonable possibility of harm -- (4) Whether a reasonable person would have acted differently -- (5) Harm not loss -- (6) The facts and circumstances of the particular case -- (7) An alternative test: the reasonable expert -- III Abstract and relative approaches to negligence -- (1) The harm-sufferer -- (a) Practical implications of the choice of approach -- (b) Evidence for a relative approach -- (2) The harm suffered -- (a) Practical implications of the choice of approach -- (b) Evidence for an abstract approach -- (3) The manner in which the harm occurred -- (4) The extent of the harm -- IV Our concept of negligence -- (1) Unreasonableness ex ante rather than ex post facto -- (2) Objective rather than subjective unreasonableness -- (3) The irrelevance of blame -- Chapter 2 Intent -- I Introduction -- II Why intention matters to the determination of liability -- (1) A necessary condition for wrongfulness -- (2) An increased likelihood of wrongfulness -- (3) The exclusion of cost-benefit reasoning -- III The nature and content of the intention required for liability -- (1) The form of the intention -- (2) Consciousness of wrongfulness -- (3) What has to be intended -- Part 2 Wrongfulness -- Introduction to wrongfulness -- Chapter 3 Wrongs committed by negligently causing harm -- I Introduction -- II The breach of a duty not to cause harm negligently -- (1) The breach of this kind of duty as a requirement of liability (2) Using 'wrongfulness' to refer to the breach of this kind of duty -- (3) The necessity of negligence -- III The law determining when negligent harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) Positive acts causing physical harm -- (2) Omissions -- (3) Pure economic loss -- IV The deeper-lying considerations determining when negligent harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) What the courts have said -- (2) What the rules imply - the costs and benefits of legal recognition -- (3) What the rules imply - the breach of a moral duty -- Chapter 4 Wrongs committed by intentionally causing harm -- I Introduction -- II The breach of a duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (1) Implied acceptance of the duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (2) A further justification for the duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (3) Possible objections to the further justification -- III The law determining when intended harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) The justification ground of consent -- (a) The nature of consent -- (b) The requirement that the consent be informed -- (c) The requirement that the consent be voluntary -- (d) The requirement that the consent not be contra bonos mores -- (2) The justification ground of defence -- (3) The (supposed) justification ground of necessity -- IV The deeper-lying considerations determining when intended harm-causing was wrongful -- Part 3 Causation and Remoteness -- Introduction to Causation and Remoteness -- Chapter 5 Causation -- I Introduction -- II The but for test -- (1) The but for test and causation in general -- (2) The but for test and the causing of harm by negligent conduct -- III The cases -- (1) Minister of Police v Skosana -- (2) Siman & -- Co v Barclays National Bank -- (3) Minister of Safety and Security v Carmichele -- (4) Lee v Minister of Correctional Services -- IV Problems -- (1) Over-determination -- (2) Evidentiary gaps (3) The supposed circularity of the but for test -- Chapter 6 Remoteness -- I Introduction -- II The point of remoteness -- (1) Loss caused by further harm to the victim of a wrong -- (2) Loss caused by further harm to a third party -- (3) Loss directly caused to the victim of a wrong -- III The flexible test -- (1) The direct consequences test -- (2) The foreseeability test -- (3) Fairness, justice, reasonableness, and policy -- IV The cases -- (1) International Shipping Co v Bentley -- (2) Fourway Haulage SA v SA National Roads Agency -- (3) The Premier of the Western Cape Province v Loots -- Table of Cases -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Table of Statutes -- Foreign legislation -- Germany -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- U -- V -- W. The aim of this book is to explain Aquilian liability in the South African law of delict to students encountering it for the first time. Aquilian liability is complicated. The rules determining it are to be found in the judgments of our courts, but exactly what rule a judgment created often is a difficult and controversial question. Even when the rule is easily established, it frequently is hard to figure out precisely what it means or how to apply it to a concrete set of facts Liability (Law)-South Africa.. Damages-South Africa.. Torts-South Africa-Cases Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Fagan, Anton Aquilian Liability in the South African Law of Delict: a Textbook for Students Cape Town : Juta & Company, Limited,c2020 |
| spellingShingle | Fagan, Anton Aquilian Liability in the South African Law of Delict Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: The Elements and Structure of Aquilian Liability -- I The elements of aquilian liability -- II The structure of aquilian liability -- III Miscellaneous matters -- Part 1 Fault -- Introduction to Fault -- Chapter 1 Negligence -- I Introduction -- II The test in Kruger v Coetzee -- (1) A binding and conclusive test -- (2) The reasonable person -- (3) Whether a reasonable person would have foreseen a reasonable possibility of harm -- (4) Whether a reasonable person would have acted differently -- (5) Harm not loss -- (6) The facts and circumstances of the particular case -- (7) An alternative test: the reasonable expert -- III Abstract and relative approaches to negligence -- (1) The harm-sufferer -- (a) Practical implications of the choice of approach -- (b) Evidence for a relative approach -- (2) The harm suffered -- (a) Practical implications of the choice of approach -- (b) Evidence for an abstract approach -- (3) The manner in which the harm occurred -- (4) The extent of the harm -- IV Our concept of negligence -- (1) Unreasonableness ex ante rather than ex post facto -- (2) Objective rather than subjective unreasonableness -- (3) The irrelevance of blame -- Chapter 2 Intent -- I Introduction -- II Why intention matters to the determination of liability -- (1) A necessary condition for wrongfulness -- (2) An increased likelihood of wrongfulness -- (3) The exclusion of cost-benefit reasoning -- III The nature and content of the intention required for liability -- (1) The form of the intention -- (2) Consciousness of wrongfulness -- (3) What has to be intended -- Part 2 Wrongfulness -- Introduction to wrongfulness -- Chapter 3 Wrongs committed by negligently causing harm -- I Introduction -- II The breach of a duty not to cause harm negligently -- (1) The breach of this kind of duty as a requirement of liability (2) Using 'wrongfulness' to refer to the breach of this kind of duty -- (3) The necessity of negligence -- III The law determining when negligent harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) Positive acts causing physical harm -- (2) Omissions -- (3) Pure economic loss -- IV The deeper-lying considerations determining when negligent harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) What the courts have said -- (2) What the rules imply - the costs and benefits of legal recognition -- (3) What the rules imply - the breach of a moral duty -- Chapter 4 Wrongs committed by intentionally causing harm -- I Introduction -- II The breach of a duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (1) Implied acceptance of the duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (2) A further justification for the duty not to cause harm intentionally -- (3) Possible objections to the further justification -- III The law determining when intended harm-causing was wrongful -- (1) The justification ground of consent -- (a) The nature of consent -- (b) The requirement that the consent be informed -- (c) The requirement that the consent be voluntary -- (d) The requirement that the consent not be contra bonos mores -- (2) The justification ground of defence -- (3) The (supposed) justification ground of necessity -- IV The deeper-lying considerations determining when intended harm-causing was wrongful -- Part 3 Causation and Remoteness -- Introduction to Causation and Remoteness -- Chapter 5 Causation -- I Introduction -- II The but for test -- (1) The but for test and causation in general -- (2) The but for test and the causing of harm by negligent conduct -- III The cases -- (1) Minister of Police v Skosana -- (2) Siman & -- Co v Barclays National Bank -- (3) Minister of Safety and Security v Carmichele -- (4) Lee v Minister of Correctional Services -- IV Problems -- (1) Over-determination -- (2) Evidentiary gaps (3) The supposed circularity of the but for test -- Chapter 6 Remoteness -- I Introduction -- II The point of remoteness -- (1) Loss caused by further harm to the victim of a wrong -- (2) Loss caused by further harm to a third party -- (3) Loss directly caused to the victim of a wrong -- III The flexible test -- (1) The direct consequences test -- (2) The foreseeability test -- (3) Fairness, justice, reasonableness, and policy -- IV The cases -- (1) International Shipping Co v Bentley -- (2) Fourway Haulage SA v SA National Roads Agency -- (3) The Premier of the Western Cape Province v Loots -- Table of Cases -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Table of Statutes -- Foreign legislation -- Germany -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- U -- V -- W. Liability (Law)-South Africa.. Damages-South Africa.. Torts-South Africa-Cases |
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