Towards a tort of political negligence: Political deceit, political misrepresentation and the Brexit conundrum
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Nsubuga, H. 2019. Towards a tort of political negligence: Political deceit, political misrepresentation and the Brexit conundrum. An International Law Blog.
Type | Blog |
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Title | Towards a tort of political negligence: Political deceit, political misrepresentation and the Brexit conundrum |
Authors | Nsubuga, H. |
Abstract | This blog post discusses the current political debate born out of Brexit and the plethora of discontent voiced by voters.It will conclude by calling for the introduction of the tort of political negligence such that politicians, like other professionals can be held liable in tort of negligence for bad faith misstatements, misrepresentation of facts or political lies they make during political campaigns that influence voters to vote in favour of their political ambitions. |
Publication or Collection | International Law Blog |
Publisher | An International Law Blog |
Publication dates | |
Online | 07 Jan 2019 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 09 Jan 2019 |
Accepted | 06 Jan 2019 |
Output status | Published |
Web address (URL) | https://aninternationallawblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/07/towards-a-tort-of-political-negligence-political-deceit-political-misrepresentation-and-the-brexit-conundrum/ |
Language | English |
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