After waterhouse: Vicarious liability and the tort of institutional abuse

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-173

  Hall, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child protection; Institutional abuse; Residential home abuse; Sexual abuse; Vicarious liability; Waterhouse Inquiry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937323410     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01418030050077644     Document Type: Article

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