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Module Title |
Law of Torts
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Module Code |
LG216
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School |
School of Law & Government
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Online Module Resources
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Level |
2
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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The aims of this module are:
- To acquaint students with the role of tort law as either apportioning blame or compensating for loss and injury;
- To teach students the different torts and their common law foundation;
- To teach students the common law rules of tort;
- To teach students legislation affecting tort law; and,
- To teach students how to use the principles of tort law to prevent or reduce the occurrence of damage and injury.
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Learning Outcomes
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At the end of the module, students must:
- Appreciate the function of tort law;- Know and understand the principles that underpin tort law;
- Know and understand the different torts and demonstrate a sound knowledge of case law and legislation; and,
- Be able to solve problems by reference to case law and legislation.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
0
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Tutorials |
0
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Laboratories |
0
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Seminars |
0
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Independent Learning Time |
75
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Total |
75
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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- Basic principles: nature and function of tort law; causation; damage, remoteness and foreseeability; concurrent wrongdoers; vicarious liability; evidence; expert evidence; remedies; tort as a compensation mechanism; alternative mechanisms.
- Different torts (indicative): negligence: general rules of duty and standard of care, physical and economic loss; incidents of negligence: products liability, professional negligence, occupiers' liability, negligent care of children, nervous shock, employers' liability, public authorities and the State; trespass; defamation; nuisance; the Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher; passing off and other economic torts; statutory duties and rights; animals; fire.
- Legislation (indicative): Liability for Defective Products Act, 1991; Occupiers Liability Act, 1995; Civil Liability Act, 1961 (and amending Acts); Statute of Limitations, 1957; Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act, 1991, Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act, 2000.
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 30% | Examination Weight | 70% |
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Indicative Reading List
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- McMahon and Binchy, Irish Law of Torts, 3rd edition, Dublin: Butterworths, 2000
- McMahon and Binchy, Case book on the Irish Law of Torts, 2nd edition, Dublin: Butterworths, 1992
- Quill, Torts in Ireland, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1999
- Byrne and Binchy, Annual Review of Irish Law (published since 1987, Dublin: The Round Hall Press; Round Hall Sweet and Maxwell)
- Brady and Kerr, Limitation of Actions in the Republic of Ireland, Dublin: The Law Society of Ireland, 1995
- McDonald, Defamation Law in Ireland, Dublin: The Round Hall Press, 1989
- Tomkin and Hanafin, Irish Medical Law, Dublin: The Round Hall Press, 1995
- Brady and Kerr, The Civil Liability Acts 1961 and 1964, Dublin: The Round Hall Press, 1993
- Walsh, Agriculture and the Law, Dublin: The Round Hall Press, 1995
- Lecture notes and reader
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