Prescription in Tort Law: Analytical and Comparative Perspectives Tapa blanda -

UK: Intersentia, 2020. Paperback. Like new. Like new trade softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. (6.3 x 1.5 x 9.45 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Front and back cover has faint corner creases. Includes sidebars, tables and footnotes. 748 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Prescription is a major legal defence that bars civil actions on a claim after the expiry of a certain period of time. Despite its far-reaching practical effects on litigation and on society at large, and the fact that it is the subject matter of pervasive legal reforms in many countries, the law of prescription (limitation of actions) is rarely discussed, analysed and compared. To meet this challenge, this book canvasses in-depth the law of 16 selected jurisdictions (covering Europe, South Africa and the US jurisdictions) and extensively analyses in comparative perspective the elements of prescription (accrual of the cause of action, prescription periods, rules of suspension, renewal and… Leer más