Tort Claims Against Government - Private Remedies for Public Wrongs (LAWS5221)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Law School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
Seminar 3 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
LAWS7221
Prerequisite
All Level 1, 2 & 3 LAWS courses
Restricted
LLB(Hons)(#64), LLB(Hons)(#48), LLB, LLB (Graduate Entry), LLB(Hons) duals and LLB dual programs.
Course enquiries
Prof K. Barker
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
Provides an in-depth study of the ways in which tort law ensures accountability and compensates for injury caused by the wrongful use of state powers. Covers state immunity, misfeasance in public office, false imprisonment, and public body negligence in key areas of social regulation and welfare provision such as policing, public health and safety, immigration detention and the protection of the mentally ill.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |