The Development of Product Liability
Published on 31. July 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-107-47556-4 (ISBN)
Description
Mass production and changes in distribution chains have severely restricted the power of the seller and the buyer to use their own skill and judgement. As a result, 'product liability' has developed into a distinct area of legal regulation. Traditional legal techniques, such as the warranty against latent defects in contract and fault in tort, proved inadequate safeguards. This examination of western-European legal systems combines legal history and comparative law to demonstrate how tort law has adapted to meet these new conditions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
443 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-47556-4 (9781107475564)
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Person
Simon Whittaker is Professor of European Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.
Content
1. Introduction to fault in product liability Simon Whittaker; 2. The development of product liability in England Simon Whittaker; 3. The development of product liability in French law Jean-Sebastien Borghetti; 4. The development of product liability in Germany Gerhard Wagner; 5. The development of product liability in the Netherlands Ivo Giesen; 6. The development of product liability in Italy Nadia Coggiola; 7. The development of product liability in Spain Miquel Martin-Casals and Josep Sole Feliu; Appendix: code provisions.