Hello,
For the theory seminar on our advanced torts module I tend to set the following as core reading:
Ronald Coase, ‘The Problem of Social Cost’ (1960) 3 The Journal of Law & Economics 1 (for law and economics);
Ernest Weinrib, 'Corrective Justice in a Nutshell' (2002) 52 The University of Toronto Law Journal 349 (for corrective justice);
James Goudkamp and John Murphy, 'The Failure of Universal Theories of Tort Law' (2016) 22 Legal Theory 1 (for sceptical perspectives).
Best wishes,
Craig
Dr Craig Purshouse
Senior Lecturer in Law
Joint Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes
Joint Editor-in-Chief of
Medical Law International
School of Law and Social Justice
University of Liverpool
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From: Hilary Young <hilaryanyoung@yahoo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2023 6:11 PM
To: Obligations list <obligations@uwo.ca>; Geoff McLay <geoff.mclay@vuw.ac.nz>
Subject: Re: suggestions for my reading course on “private law theory”
Greetings to all,
--Hilary
Hilary Young
UNB Faculty of Law
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On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 09:50:31 p.m. ADT, Geoff McLay <geoff.mclay@vuw.ac.nz> wrote:
Dear Colleagues
Every year I run an honours course “Reading Legal Classics” where we read and discuss influential articles on “law”. It is a kind of a book club of sorts ( only with law review articles, or book chapters) , and is one
of my favourite things about my job. The only flaw is that students want to discuss “public law” articles. So this year I have made the course expressly “private law theory”, although in doing that I didn’t mean to exclude private law doctrinal articles. I
was wondering if any of you might be able to suggest readings that we might include on the list - the articles don’t have to be incredibly famous ones, but I guess my main criteria for inclusion is an article that shapes the way the reader thinks not just
about the particular subject but also about how to think about doing law. Any suggestions from the list would be very welcome. In return I’ll post what the course list looked like in a couple of months, or if you are going to be in Banff I might be able to
thank you in person.
Best wishes to everyone
ngā mihi nui
Geoff (he/him)
Professor Geoff McLay
Faculty of Law
Victoria University of Wellington
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