Duty to Rescue? No Duty to Rescue? Shall you Pay for it?
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Dr. Tat Chee Tsui got his degrees of management, law and economics in Hong Kong, Berkeley, Hamburg, Bologna, Vienna and Dublin. He is an assistant professor at the United International College – Hong Kong Baptist University & Beijing Normal University (UIC). His research interest is in interaction among law, economics and management.
Email: tsuit@tcd.ie
Mr. Chee Wai Terry Wong is a practicing solicitor in Hong Kong since 1994.
He received his business and law degrees in Hong Kong and Manchester, and held faculty position in Hong Kong and mainland China. He is a senior lecturer at the Hong Kong Metropolitan University.
Email: terrywong98897339@gmail.com
- Dr. Tat Chee Tsui, Co-Author
- Mr. Chee Wai Terry Wong, Co-Author
Introduction
This article is divided into three parts: The first part discusses the principle of the ordinary law, inter alia, under the law of tort, in particular, why it is not appropriate to impose on persons without presumed duties to be responsible for death of certain individuals under some instances. The second part discusses why rescuing costs shall be induced. The third part is the proposal on how to balance the interests of rescuers and those who self-inflict such dangers.
