Torts: Cases and Commentary, 5Th Ed (Book Review‪)‬

[This article considers the contribution that Harold Luntz has made to the teaching of torts in Australian law schools. It focuses in particular on his co-authored text, Torts: Cases and Commentary, the fifth edition of which was published in 2002. The major contribution that the casebook makes to the teaching of torts is via its focus on the empirical context in which torts doctrine is developed and applied, and on the social context in which the rules operate. I focus in particular on the book's first chapter, in which the landscape of accidents and injuries is outlined in some detail, and where some aspects of particular theoretical approaches to tort law are discussed. I also look at some examples of particular issues dealt with in the book (such as domestic violence and the Stolen Generations) to illustrate its successful merging of detailed doctrinal issues with a critical and contemporary commentary on the limits of (tort) law.] I INTRODUCTION