Outdoor Pursuits Programming [electronic resource] : Legal Liability and Risk Management.
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Edmonton :
University of Alberta Press,
2000.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 IS THE RISK WORTH TAKING?; 2 AN OVERVIEW OF THE CANADIAN LEGAL SYSTEM; 3 THE BASIS OF TORT LIABILITY; 4 THE CHILD PLAINTIFF; 5 STATUTE LAW AND THE OUTDOOR LEADER; 6 THE LEGAL LIABILITY OF THE OUTDOOR LEADER; 7 VICARIOUS LIABILITY; 8 RISK MANAGEMENT; 9 INSURANCE; 10 MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY; 11 RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS; 12 DEFENDING AGAINST CLAIMS OF NEGLIGENCE IN OUTDOOR EDUCATION/RECREATION SITUATIONS; Appendix; Notes; Abbreviations of Court Titles; Bibliography; Index; The Outdoor Leader-A Conceptual Definition; Sources of Canadian Law.
- Divisions of Canadian LawThe Canadian Court System; Steps Involved in a Civil Court Proceeding; Assessment of Damages; The Functions of Tort Law; General Principles of Liability in Tort Law; Negligence as a Basis of Tort Liability; Conduct of the Plaintiff; Negligent Statements; The Standard of Care Owed the Young; The Capacity of a Child to Enter Litigation; The Duty Owed Children by Their Parents; The Liability of Those Taking the Place of Parents; Contributory Negligence of the Young; The Statutory Duties of Teachers; The Statutory Duties of Occupiers.
- Relevant Legislation for Use of Public and Private Wildlands for Outdoor ProgrammingThe Test for Outdoor Leader Liability; Duties of the Outdoor Leader; The Relationship between Outdoor Education/Recreation Leadership and Programming Organizations; The Liability of Outdoor Education/Recreation Program Delivery Agencies and Boards; The Concept of Vicarious Liability; The Case of Nonincorporated Clubs and Associations; Common Adventure Situations; Definition and Concepts of Risk; What Are the Risks?; Pure Versus Speculative Risks; Methods of Managing Real Risk in Outdoor Activity Situations.
- Transference of Risk through the Use of WaiversThe Anatomy of the Legal Liability Waiver and Assumption of Risk Form; The Mid 1980s Liability Insurance Crisis; Purchasing Effective Liability Insurance; Liability for Accidents Occurring During Travel; Automobile Insurance; Gratuitous Passenger Status; The Outdoor Leader as Rescuer; The Outdoor Leader's Liability for Other Rescuers; The Contributorily Negligent Rescuer; Defending Against the Criteria for Negligence; Other Defenses; What to Do in the Event of a Potential Lawsuit; BOOKS; ARTICLES; UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS; MONOGRAPHS/REPORTS.
- PERSONAL CONTACTSCANADIAN CASES; BRITISH CASES; AMERICAN CASES; OTHER CASES; STATUTES; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Statute Law and Its Interpretation; Case Law and the Rule of Precedent; Custom or Convention; Morality; Public Law; Private Law; The Supreme Court of Canada; The Supreme Court of a Province; County or District Courts; The Surrogate Court; Provincial Courts; Duty of Care; Standard of Care; Proximate Cause-The Foreseeability Test; Breach of Statute; Contributory Negligence; Voluntary Assumption of Risk.