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Record 1 2015-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

The omission of one to perform a duty resting upon him. The neglect or failure on the part of a public officer to do and perform a duty or duties laid on him as such by virtue of his office or required of him by law.

CONT

... even a common practice may itself be condemned as negligent if fraught with obvious risks. "Neglect of duty does not cease by repetition to be neglect of duty", for in the final analysis the standard of reasonable care is measured by what ought ordinarily to be done rather than what is ordinarily done.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 2 2012-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

Professor Glanville Williams has argued that "judges have created the tort of breach of statutory duty partly because they have thought the criminal sanction provided by the statute to be insufficient".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
CONT

Le professeur Glanville Williams a soutenu que «les juges ont élaboré la règle suivant laquelle la violation d'un devoir légal engage la responsabilité de son auteur, en partie du moins, parce qu'ils étaient d'avis que la sanction pénale prévue par la loi était insuffisante».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
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