The Good Samaritan: Jewish and American Legal Perspectives

The perspectives of Jewish law and Anglo-American law are compared with regard to good Samaritan responses to difficulty in three areas: a) return of lost property, b) rendering aid, and c) coming to the rescue of someone in danger. With regard to good Samaritan expectations for return of lost prope...

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Authors: Besser, Anne Cucchiara (Author) ; Kaplan, Kalman J. 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1993
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 1993, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 193-219
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Summary:The perspectives of Jewish law and Anglo-American law are compared with regard to good Samaritan responses to difficulty in three areas: a) return of lost property, b) rendering aid, and c) coming to the rescue of someone in danger. With regard to good Samaritan expectations for return of lost property, the two systems seem similar. However, a comparison of Jewish and American law with respect to rendering aid and coming to the rescue of someone in danger demonstrates that Jewish law encourages a duty to help in a manner unusual under Anglo-American common law. Exceptions in case law and statutory developments are discussed.
ISSN:2163-3088
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1051173