Agency, Negligence and Responsibility

An agenda-setting multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary analysis of the complex phenomenon of responsibility in negligence.

The complex phenomenon of responsibility in negligence is analysed from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. The study sheds light on key ethical and legal issues related to agency and negligence to impact substantive law and policy-making in different jurisdictions.This collection of essays represents a ground-breaking collaboration between moral philosophers, action theorists, lawyers and legal theorists to set a fresh research agenda on agency and responsibility in negligence. The complex phenomenon of responsibility in negligence is analysed from multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives, shedding light on key ethical and legal issues related to agency and negligence to impact substantive law and policy-making in different jurisdictions. The volume introduces new debates and questions old assumptions, inviting the reader to rethink substantive law and practical ethical reflection.