Tort Law and Scope of Protection
Cases, Materials and Text
Published on 1. March 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-901362-73-2 (ISBN)
Description
This casebook analyzes national, supranational and international tort law in Europe. It is part of a series which analyzes European common law, focusing on English, French and German law, since they are representative of the main legal traditions within Europe.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-901362-73-2 (9781901362732)
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Persons
Walter van Gerven was formerly an Advocate General at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg and has held chairs in law at the Universities of Louvain/Leuven and Maastricht.
Jeremy Lever is the Senior Dean of All Souls College Oxford and a Bencher o
Jeremy Lever is the Senior Dean of All Souls College Oxford and a Bencher o
Content
General introduction: basic differences in approach between the legal systems; harmonization of tort law at the supranational level in Europe; consequences of the differences in approach for the structure of the present chapter. The approach of tort laws in general: the English approach; the French approach; the German approach; the Nordic approach; recent codifications; comparative overview. Protection against harmful acts and omissions: French law; German law; English law; Greek and Danish law; comparative overview. Protection of life, physical integrity, health and freedom: German law; English law; French law; Belgian, Italian, Swedish and Dutch law; comparative overview. Protection of personality rights and privacy: German law; French law; English law; Irish and Portuguese law; comparative overview. Protection of ownership and property rights: English law; German law; French law; Italian law; comparative overview. Protection of economic interests: English law; German law; French law; the law of the Nordic countries; comparative overview. Protection of collective interests: French law; English and North American laws; German law; Dutch and Swedish law; comparative overview. Protection against unlawful conduct of public authorities: English law; German law; French law; Belgian law; comparative overview. Impact of supranational and international law: conventional and legislative rules; case law of the European Court of Justice; case law of the European Court of Human Rights; case law of international courts and arbitral tribunals; impact of supranational and international tort rules on domestic laws.