A model of negligence in common law jurisdictions is a conceptual structure that basically seeks to align the three legal concepts used by courts to administer negligence law with the three substantive elements that constitute, justify and limit negligence liability. The three legal concepts are...

The Research Handbook on the Economic of Torts (Edward Elgar, 2013), edited by Jennifer Arlen, contains a very impressive collection of contributions written by leading tort scholars. The major theme that runs through the Handbook's diversified chapters is that the economic analysis of tort law...

This article makes a comparative examination of the widening spectrum of cases in which both tort law and contract law are employed, jointly or separately, to impose non-consensual liability on a contracting party. The article focuses on liability imposed on a contracting party, either toward...

According to the famous "Coase Theorem", market forces, under given conditions, will automatically, without any external intervention, bring about an efficient allocation of resources. These conditions, necessary for the smooth operation of the "invisible hand" which leads to efficiency, are...

This chapter highlights the complexity of economic analysis which examines whether, when and to what extent prescription law contributes to the efficiency of tort law or reduces it. It is complex because the of the many relevant aspects of efficiency: deterrence, loss spreading, litigation...

This article makes a comparative examination of the widening spectrum of cases in which both tort law and contract law are employed, jointly or separately, to impose non-consensual liability on a contracting party. The article focuses on liability imposed on a contracting party either toward...

Harms caused to victims of tortious conduct are often divided by courts among different tortfeasors, between wrongdoer and victim, or among all. Surprisingly, the economic literature has paid little attention to the question "what is the efficient method of loss division"? and to the efficiency...