Uncertainty in Comparative Law and Legal History

Uncertainty in Comparative Law and Legal History

Known Unknowns

McCunn, Joanna; Bell, Andrew J.

Taylor & Francis Ltd

12/2024

348

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9781032873756

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1. Known unknowns: uncharted waters; PART 1: Life and death; 2. 'In the beginning': dealing with 'unknowns' at the start of life; 3. Commorientes: deaths, disasters, disappearances; 4. The subtle conclusion: epistemic uncertainty and law at the end of life; PART 2: Causation and loss; 5. Causal uncertainty in tort law: the special case of mesothelioma; 6. Known unknowns: loss of a chance and intractable connections; 7. Quantifying or avoiding the unknown? Damages for future lost earnings in tortious personal injury cases; PART 3: Meanings and intentions; 8. Contractual interpretation and ad hominem rules of construction; 9. Unmixing intangible assets; PART 4: BROADER PERSPECTIVES ON LAW AND UNCERTAINTY; 10. A spectrum of uncertainty; 11. Known unknowns in Roman law: the second chapter of the lex Aquilia; PART 5: Conclusions; 12. Known unknowns: tracing a map
uncertainty;legal history;comparative law;private law;legal theory