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OLW 204 Law of Tort-Part I,AGGREY WAKILI

meaning of "Tort" as a distinct form of liability from for instance, Criminal Law 
and Law of Contract. Discussions on Foundations of Tortious Liability in Topic 
One will enable the students to appreciate and understand the raging debates 
on basis of Tort liability. That is the Law of Tort a collection of distinct forms of 
liabilities [eg Assault, Battery, Negligence, Libel, Slander, Nuisance, etc] or is it 
a general body of civil liability. 
 


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1. Meaning and Purpose of the Law of Tort
 
 
It is interesting to note that despite the fact that the law of torts has an 
enormous impact on people's everyday lives, very few probably have heard of 
the word "tort". The word does not form part of ordinary everyday language and 
is rarely used outside its legal context. It derives from Latin 
tortus
, which means 
crooked, and the French 
tort
, which means wrong. Mr. Justice La Forest in 
ANGUS V. HART (1988) 52 D.L.R. (4th 193 at 199 (S.C.C.) explained:
 
A "tort" is a legal construct and is not to be confused with a "wrong" in the 
general sense. It only exists where the law says it exists, i.e., where the 
law provides a remedy. 
 
The foregoing observation should always be borne in mind. A "TORT" is what 
the law says it is. Interaction between individuals inevitably produce conflicts. 
Interactions may lead to loss or injury sustained by individuals. The injury or 
loss may take the form of a personal injury, damage to proprietary interests, to 
one's dignity, to business interests, to the environment, to one's reputation, or 

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