US Tort-Law as a 'Bible's Child'

Essay from the year 2001 in the subject Law - Comparative Legal Systems, Comparative Law, grade: 11 Punkte, , course: Professional Skills for Law, language: English, abstract: A central idea of the Holy Bible is the concept of right and wrong. Following this idea a whole set of commandments and prohibitions, such as "...Thou shall not kill. Thou shall not commit adultery..." or "...that ye love an...