Tort law

• Unlike criminal law, tort law focuses on making things right for the victim
• Common types of activities that tort law addresses

  • Negligence
  • Intentional torts
  • Strict liability
• Tort law


  Deals with civil wrongs, where one person's actions cause harm to another. It aims to provide compensation to the injured party for their losses
• Negligence


  Occurs when someone fails to take reasonable care and causes harm to others, for example, a car accident due to reckless driving
• Intentional torts


  Involve deliberate acts that cause harm, such as assault, battery, or defamation
• Strict liability


  Applies in specific situations where someone is held liable for harm caused by their activities, regardless of fault, such as product liability cases