Koziol / Steininger European Tort Law 2007

2008
ISBN: 978-3-211-77992-7
Verlag: Springer Wien
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 2007, 661 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Tort and Insurance Law

The European Tort Law Yearbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in tort law in Europe. It contains reports on most EU Member States, including the new Member States the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania. Furthermore, the Yearbook provides contributions from Norway and Switzerland as well as an overview of the developments in the field of EU law. In conclusion, a comparative summary reviews the essential aspects of all reports, which are written by scholars from the respective jurisdictions. Focusing on the year 2007, the authors critically report on important court decisions, present new legislation and provide a literature overview. In addition to the national reports, the European Tort Law 2007 Yearbook contains the opening lecture of the 7th Annual Conference on European Tort Law examining “The Development of Tort Law” as well as four essays on questions of prescription.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Koziol, Helmut

Steininger, Barbara C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Opening Lecture.- The Development of Tort Law.- Essays.- Prescription: General Framework and Special Problems Concerning Damages Claims.- Commencement of the Prescription Period in Case of Damage Caused due to Omissions.- Plurality of Liable Persons and Prescription of Recourse Actions.- Economic Analysis of Prescription in Tort Law.- Reports.- Austria.- Belgium.- Bulgaria.- Czech Republic.- Denmark.- England and Wales.- Estonia.- Finland.- France.- Germany.- Greece.- Hungary.- Ireland.- Italy.- Latvia.- Lithuania.- The Netherlands.- Norway.- Poland.- Portugal.- Romania.- Slovakia.- Slovenia.- Spain.- Sweden.- Switzerland.- European Union.- Comparative Remarks.