Présentation
The student must remember the basis they learnt in 1st year during the course General principles of English law.
Discovering the Tort Law and going further in its study, reminding what the student learnt in 1st year (it was a part of “Great principles of English law"), studying a foreign branch of law.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to solve cases on English Tort Law.
o Introduction to Tort Law and to the Tort of Negligence
The duty of care
Types of damages
Breach of duty and limiting liability for negligence – causation and remoteness
o Tort of defamation
Specific defences for defamation
General defences
Revision
Modalités
Study of case law to see how this law is implemented in practice. The courses and presentations of each subject rely on Powerpoint presentations. The slides are then sent to the students so they can use them to study for the exam.