first tort law in the People's Republic of China was enacted in 2009. Civil and criminal law was not clearly delineated in Ancient Chinese law as they...

While tort law in civil law jurisdictions largely derives from Roman law, common law jurisdictions derive their tort law from customary English tort law. In...

Tort law in India is primarily governed by judicial precedent as in other common law jurisdictions, supplemented by statutes governing damages, civil procedure...

The system of tort law in Australia is broadly similar to that in other common law countries. However, some divergences in approach have occurred as its...

Canadian tort law is composed of two parallel systems: a common law framework outside Québec and a civil law framework within Québec, making the law system...

their economic interests, or their reputations. A "tort" is a wrong in civil law, rather than criminal law, that usually requires a payment of money to make...

Tort reform consists of changes in the civil justice system in common law countries that aim to reduce the ability of plaintiffs to bring tort litigation...

This article addresses torts in United States law. As such, it covers primarily common law. Moreover, it provides general rules, as individual states...

outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to tort law in common law jurisdictions: Tort law – defines what a legal injury is and, therefore, whether...

civil liability in common law jurisdictions, Wikipedia has articles discussing conflict of tort laws, European tort law, and Tort Law in China, only using...

restrictions as prescribed by law and necessary in a democratic society towards a legitimate aim. However, there is no independent tort law doctrine which recognises...

In common law, assault is the tort of acting intentionally, that is with either general or specific intent, causing the reasonable apprehension of an immediate...

The tort of seduction was a civil wrong or tort in common law legal systems, and still exists in some jurisdictions. Originally, it allowed an unmarried...

The Tort Liability Law of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国侵权责任法) is a law in the PRC that came into force on the 1 July 2010. it covers...

In conflict of laws, the choice of law rules for tort are intended to select the lex causae by which to determine the nature and scope of the judicial...

European tort law, as a term, is not strictly defined and is used to describe a number of various features concerning tort law in Europe. The concept developed...

Chinese law is one of the oldest legal traditions in the world. The core of modern Chinese law is based on Germanic-style civil law, socialist law, and...

Privacy laws of the United States deal with several different legal concepts. One is the invasion of privacy, a tort based in common law allowing an aggrieved...

exercise appropriate care expected to be exercised in similar circumstances. Within the scope of tort law, negligence pertains to harm caused by the violation...

represented publicly without permission. In common law jurisdictions, publicity rights fall into the realm of the tort of passing off. A commonly cited justification...

Economic torts in English law refer to a species of civil wrong which protects the economic wealth that a person will gain in the ordinary course of business...

insurance. In Tort Theory, Lakshman Marasinghe posits that quasi-delict, a doctrine in civil law jurisdictions, exists as well in common law. Marasinghe...

In common law, battery is a tort falling under the umbrella term 'trespass to the person'. Entailing unlawful contact which is directed and intentional...

for torts committed in violation of international law. It was first introduced by the Judiciary Act of 1789 and is one of the oldest federal laws still...

infliction of emotional distress (IIED; sometimes called the tort of outrage) is a common law tort that allows individuals to recover for severe emotional...

result of a negligence claim under tort law. Expectation damages are used in contract law to put an injured party in the position it would have occupied...

Economic torts, which are also called business torts, are torts that provide the common law rules on liability which arise out of business transactions...

Law of the People's Republic of China, officially referred to as the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, is the legal regime of China...

trespass, is a common law tort or a crime that is committed when an individual or the object of an individual intentionally (or, in Australia, negligently)...

through tort law, regulations, or environmental personhood, mainland Chinese law thus utilises contractual terms implied in law. Nominate contracts in civil...