Product Liability in Comparative Perspective
Published on 27. October 2005
Book
Hardback
378 pages
978-0-521-84723-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the law of product liability from a comparative perspective. With the European Directive on Product Liability enacted over 20 years ago, this publication analyses the state of product liability in a number of key jurisdictions including both Western European countries and New Member States. Account is also taken of developments further afield, including the United States and Japan. Distinguished contributors, including a high court judge, European Commission official, leading litigators and academics, provide individual country reports and a number of integrated comparative studies. The book is designed for practical use by legal practitioners, academics, students and others interested in the area of contract, tort, civil procedure and multi-party litigation. In particular, practitioners will find the country reports an essential reference point.
Reviews / Votes
'This collection of essays presents a comparative study of product liability. ... the book raises a number of questions about the current state of product liability legislation in the EU.' Journal of Consumer PolicyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 Tables, unspecified; 2 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
763 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-84723-0 (9780521847230)
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Duncan Fairgrieve
Product Liability in Comparative Perspective
E-Book
11/2005
1st Edition
Cambridge University Press
€97.49
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Person
Duncan Fairgrieve is Director of the Tort Law Centre at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, and is also Maitre de Conferences at Sciences Po, Paris.
Content
Foreword Sir Michael Burton; 1. Introduction Duncan Fairgrieve and Luis Gonzalez Vaque; Part I. Country Reports: 2. The use of comparative law Michael Brooke, Ian Forrester, Nicholas Underhill and Sir Michael Burton; 3. Spanish product liability today - adapting to the 'new' rules Miquel Martin-Casals; 4. Interaction between the European directive on product liability and the former liability regime in Italy Eleonora Rajneri; 5. L'Exception Francaise? The French law of product liability Duncan Fairgrieve; 6. German product liability law Stefan Lenze; 7. Dutch case law on the EU Cees C. van Dam; 8. Defect in English Law - lessons for the harmonisation of European product liability Geraint Howells; Part II. European Influences: 9. Product liability Hans Claudius Taschner; 10. The development risks defence Mark Mildred; 11. Approaches to product liability in the EU and Member States Christopher Hodges; 12. Product liability - a history Geraint Howells; Part III. Comparing Systems: 13. Harmonisation or divergence? Simon Taylor; 14. Product liability law in Centre Europe and the true impact of the product liability directive Magdalena Sengayen; 15. Bugs in Anglo-American products liability Jane Stapleton; 16. Comparing product safety and liability law in Japan Luke Nottage; Appendix.