The original problem which was proposed for this study is as follows: What are some of the provisions being made for secondary schools in providing for tort liability when students engage in off-campus curricular activity for mutual benefit of private party and the student, in absence of legal provision in the California State Education Code?

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Where individuals standing outside of the corporation have been harmed by the acts of one of its directors or officers, the question becomes whether they have only a claim against the corporation or whether they may have also a personal claim against the executive inflicting the harm on them. / The issue of how far it should be possible to hold directors and officers personally liable for tort has been a contested one and even courts within one and the same jurisdiction provide different solutions. On the one hand, there is the general basic principle that individuals causing harm to others should be held responsible. On the other hand, the fact that directors and officers act as agents on behalf of the corporation might call for an exception to this basic tort law principle. / This thesis will compare the solutions proposed by Common law (with focus on the law of Ontario) and German law as an example of a Civil law jurisdiction. An attempt will be made to see in how far the proposed solutions are consistent with legal principles like the separate legal entity of the corporation and the concept of limited liability as well as with arguments related to economic efficiency.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Freiburg.

The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge level of vocational laboratory teachers in technical colleges and institutes in Alabama regarding tort liability concerning negligence. Furthermore, the study sought to determine the extent to which these same teachers observed and enforced safety practices in the conduct of their vocational laboratory classes. The investigator examined whether relationships existed between knowledge and practice and the factors of location--urban, suburban, or rural, level of education, teaching experience, age, gender, and industrial experience. Two hundred and ninety-seven vocational laboratory teachers in the technical colleges and institutes in Alabama participated in the study. The researcher did not make a random selection of vocational laboratory teachers, but included all vocational laboratory teachers as identified by the president/director of each institution upon the researcher's visit to the institution. A three-part questionnaire was used in collecting the data for this study. Part A contained eight items designed to collect personal data relative to the participants. Part B was. composed of twenty items designed to assess the knowledge of the participants concerning tort liability and negligence. Part C was composed of twenty-four items designed to assess the practice which related to the participants as vocational laboratory teachers. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), second edition (1975), was used inasmuch as the frequencies, percentages, and correlations could be computed by this one program. The Pearson productmoment coefficient of correlation was used to determine the relationship between knowledge and practice. Chi square (χ²) was used to determine the relationship between variables for both knowledge and practice items. No significant relationship was found between knowledge and practice. There was no significant relationship between the variables of location, level of training, teaching experience, gender, age and industrial experience and the knowledge level of vocational laboratory teachers regarding the body of law concerning tort liability regarding negligence. There was no significant relationship between the variables of location, teaching experience, age and industrial experience and the safety practices and procedures used by the vocational laboratory teachers. The null hypotheses for these variables were retained. There was. a significant relationship between the variables of gender and level. of training and the safety practices and procedures used by the vocational laboratory teachers. The null hypotheses for these two variables were, therefore, rejected. / Ed. D.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Greifswald.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Canada), 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--Wisconsin. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 223-230).

English abstract This diploma thesis deals with tort liability in the area of animal protection. It summarises international legislation, EU legislation and also the Czech one. At the beginning, it deals with the definition of essential terms such as definition of an animal and its categorisation and introduction into the issue. It provides insight not only into the status of animal in public law but also into its status in private law. Subsequently, it analyses liability, its elemental features and classification. Afterwards, is describes important international treaties, including the conventions of the Council of Europe. At the EU level, discusses primary legislation, secondary legislation and conceptual tools. The part of the thesis which concerns Czech law focuses on the Act no. 246/1992 Coll., on protection of animals against cruelty, where it emphasises on administrative offences concerning this area. Also mentioned are some other acts regarding the animal protection. In conclusion, it does not forget to define crimes in the area of animal protection and against animals and subsequent sanctions.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität St. Gallen, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. xlix-lxix) and index.