Towards a Public Law of Tort

我的研究涉及决定因公共当局的非法行为而遭受损失的人是否可以起诉当局并要求经济赔偿的原则。目前，英国法律制度的一个特点是，在这种情况下适用的原则与损失是由于个人行为造成的原则相同。我想表明，为了使这个制度公平，法官必须设计一套新的原则，专门适用于与公共当局打交道。

My research concerns the principles which determine whether a person who has suffered loss as a result of unlawful conduct by a public authority can sue the authority and claim financial compensation. At present, it is a feature of the English legal system that the principles to be applied in such situations are the same as would apply if the loss occurred as a result of the actions of a private person. I intend to show that to make the system fair, the judges must devise a new body of principles specially adapted to deal with public authorities.