LAW 783 - Adv.Torts: Dignitary Torts

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Law

Description:

This course will have four components: The common law of intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, and privacy, changes in the common law governing those torts necessitated by Supreme Court decisions handed down after 1964, changes in other common law jurisdictions (UK, Can. Aus. and NZ) by their partial response to the concerns that prompted NY Times v. Sullivan in 1964, and Developments in the UK and Europe in response to the European Court of Human Rights decisions that the rights of free expression and of privacy are of equal value.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Seminar

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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