Rescuer Liability is a legal doctrine within tort law that establishes the duty of care owed by a rescuer to third parties when intervening in emergency situations, distinguishing it from general negligence principles by recognizing the rescuer’s foreseeable risk-taking as a basis for imposing liability.
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Guilty Bystanders? On the Legitimacy of Duty to Rescue Statutes
Alison McIntyre · Philosophy & Public Affairs · 1994 · 122 citations
Law, Jurisprudence, Public Law +12
F. D. Rose · Oxford Journal of Legal Studies · 1989 · 82 citations
Law, Jurisprudence, Public Law +12
Rescue Without Law: An Empirical Perspective on the Duty to Rescue
David A. Hyman · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2005 · 23 citations · Full text
Law, Public Policy, Duty Of Care +12
A Duty to Rescue: Some Thoughts on Criminal Liability
A. D. Woozley · Virginia Law Review · 1983 · 16 citations
Law, Criminal Law, Jurisprudence +12
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College of Law
Riga, Latvia
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Georgetown University
Washington, United States
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University College London
London, United Kingdom
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The University of Law
London, United Kingdom
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UCL Australia
Adelaide, Australia
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Wellesley College
Wellesley, United States
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