Torts Is the German Law of Torts prepared for climate disruption?, by P Semmelmayer 3 Jun 20223 Jun 2022 With the case of Lliuya v RWE AG, the question of the extent to which climate change and tort law are “compatible” has also reached Germany. In the following, I…
Comparative contracts… Comparative Law of Obligations (Edward Elgar 2021), by Dario Moura Vicente 4 Feb 202225 Jan 2022 Albeit universally known, the concept of Law of Obligations is far from being a unitary one in the various legal traditions. This book provides a comparative overview of the fundamental…
Torts… Comparative Tort Law – Global Perspectives (Edward Elgar 2021), by Mauro Bussani and Anthony Sebok 2 Nov 202111 Apr 2022 Common questions This book is an edited collection of twenty-four essays aiming to provide a framework for reflection and analysis about tort law and its recent developments in ‘Western’ and…
Bell John… COMPARATIVE TORTS: DISCUSSION AROUND MARKESINIS’S GERMAN LAW OF TORTS BY B.S. MARKESINIS, J. BELL AND A. JANSSEN – Report 2 Jul 20212 Jul 2021 On 29th and 30th March 2021, the British Association of Comparative Law organised two webinars entitled respectively Comparative Torts: Liability for Emerging Technologies and Comparative Torts: Liability for Ecological Harm.…
Common law world… Vicarious Liability in the Common Law World, by Paula Giliker 4 Jun 202116 May 2021 Vicarious liability, that is strict liability imposed on one party for the torts of another, remains controversial. If the role of tort law is to make one party accountable to…
Torts Codification, Consolidation, Restatement? How Best to Systemise the Modern Law of Tort, by Paula Giliker 30 Apr 2021 Tort law (or la responsabilité extra-contractuelle, Delikt, la responsabilidad extracontractual … in civil law) represents a dynamic part of private law. In setting out rules of fault and strict liability, tort…
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