Causation in the law / by H.L.A. Hart and A.M. Honore.

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1959.

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Proximate cause (Law)

Causation.

Law -- Philosophy.

Part I: The analysis of causal concepts

Introduction

I. Philosophical preliminaries

II. Causation and common sense

III. Causation and responsibility

IV. Causation in legal theory

V. Causation and sine qua non

Part II: The common law

Introduction

VI. The law of tort: causing harm

VII. The law of tort: inducing wrongful acts, occasioning harm

VIII. Concurrent causes and contributory negligence

IX. Foreseeability and risk

X. The sense of judgment and moral blame

XI. Causation and contract

XIL. Criminal law: causing harm

XIII. Criminal law: causing, inducing, permitting others to act

XIV. Causation and the principles of punishment

XV. Evidence and procedure

Part III: Continental theories of causation

XVI. Individualizing theories and theory of conditions (Bedingungstheorie)

XVII. The generalizing theories: adequate cause

Includes index.

xxxii, 454 pages ; 23 cm