Master in Intentional Torts

Description

This route gives a standard creation to the law of torts with specific attention on negligence, encompassing duty of care; breach and trendy of care; causation and remoteness; damages; defences; and vicarious liability. The interaction among the Civil liability Act 1936 (SA) and common regulation is considered in assessing the one of a kind degrees of a negligence evaluation. A representative variety of other torts also are considered and might encompass trespass to the individual, nuisance, trespass to land, trespass to items, and defamation. as a minimum, one intentional tort could be taken into consideration. Remedies and defences to these torts are also explored.

This path will introduce you to the intentional torts. at the end of the route you'll be capable of describe the six intentional torts that most law college students cowl throughout the primary few weeks of regulation faculty. Further, you may also be capable of identify the affirmative defenses that defendants can use to avoid liability.

In civil litigation, contract and tort claims are via a ways the maximum several. The law tries to alter for harms accomplished through awarding damages to a a success plaintiff who demonstrates that the defendant was the reason of the plaintiff’s losses. Torts may be intentional torts, negligent torts, or strict liability torts. Employers have to be conscious that during many instances, their personnel may create legal responsibility in tort.

This path will introduce you to tort law, the private law governing the rights, duties, an responsibilities that contributors of society are entitled to and owe to each other, generally without regard to promises. The law of torts can be classified normally in numerous exclusive approaches, no single considered one of which gives a starting scholar an smooth way to conceptualize its workings,and each of which has its very own benefits and detriments.

Module 1-Introduction to tort

a. Meaning of tort

b. The objective of Intentional tort

c. Essential element

d. About Wrongful Act

e. Scope of Subject matter

f. Duty imposed by law

Module 2-Overview of Battery

a. Introduction

b. Meaning of Battery

c. Types of Battery

d.Defences

e. Essential

f. Legal Remedy

g. Restitution remedy

Module 3-Introduction to Assault

a. Meaning

b. Elements of Assault

c. Legal defences on a charge of Assault

d. Remedies in Assault

e. Case laws

f. Simple v Aggravated Assault

Module 4-Introduction to False Imprisonment

a. Meaning

b. Essential elements of false imprisonment

c. Defences to false Imprisonment

d. Remedies

e. Cases pertaining to false Imprisonment

Module 5-Negligence

a. Introduction

b. Meaning

c. Difference between civil and criminal negligence

d. Essentials

e. Res ipsa loquitur

f. Defenses available in a suit for negligence

Module 6 – Defamation

a. Meaning of Defamation

b. Libel and Slander

c. Essentials of Defamation

d. Defences to Defamation

Module 7 - Trespass to Land

a. Meaning of Trespass

b. Entry with a License

c. Trespass by Relations

d. Trespass over Airspace

e. Continuing Trespass

f. Defences to Trespass

g. Remedies

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