From: Jason W Neyers
<jneyers@uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday 2 September 2025
14:35
To: obligations
Subject: ODG: Torts and
Retribution. The Case for Punitive Damages
Attachments: 9781009567916_Torts and
Retribution_flyer.pdf
Dear
Colleagues:
Congratulations
go out to ODGer Maria Guadalupe on the publication of her book "Torts
and Retribution. The Case for Punitive Damages" (CUP 2025). An
ordering flyer is attached. Fron the description:
Torts and Retribution is the first work of its
kind to offer a comprehensive analytical retributive framework for punitive
damages across legal jurisdictions. It expands the scope of tort theory by
unchaining it from the canonically exclusive perspective of the defendant by
integrating the long-overlooked perspective of victims of reprehensible
wrongdoing seeking punitive awards. Its cross-disciplinary approach brings to
tort theory insights from empirical research on social cognition and
theoretical debates over the retributive justifications for the imposition of
punishment under a conceptual framework coined Relational Retribution. This
framework suits both the bilateral structure of tort law and the proactive role
allocated to the victim in tort litigation. By recognizing the fundamental
connection between the defendant and the plaintiff, Relational Retribution
focuses both on punishment as the imposition of a deserved sanction and on the
significance of the wrongdoing for the victims and their demand for
denunciation and value affirmation.
●
Fills
a critical gap in tort theory by offering a novel theoretical justification for
the retributive dimension of tort law embedded in punitive damages
●
Introduces
a cross-disciplinary approach that enriches tort law with insights from
literature on social cognition and victim's retributive motivations
●
Provides
greater clarity and precision about the practical operation of punitive damages
Happy
Reading,
Jason Neyers
Professor of Law
Faculty of Law
Western University
Law Building Rm 26
e. jneyers@uwo.ca
t. 519.661.2111 (x88435)
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