European Tort Law 2007 (tort And Insurance Law Tort And Insurance Law - Yearbooks)

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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.

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• Year: 2,008

• Edition: 1

• Pages: 675

• Pages In File: 673

• Language: English

• Topic: 313

• Issue: до 2011-01

• Identifier: 3211779914,9783211779910

• Org File Size: 2,572,008

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• Toc: European Tort Law 2007......Page 3ISBN 3211779914......Page 5Table of Contents......Page 9Opening Lecture......Page 15The Development of Tort Law......Page 16Essays......Page 38I. Prescription: General Framework and Special Problems Concerning Damages Claims......Page 39II. Commencement of the Prescription Period in Case of Damage Caused due to Omissions......Page 92III. Plurality of Liable Persons and Prescription of Recourse Actions......Page 107IV. Economic Analysis of Prescription in Tort Law......Page 125Reports......Page 146I. Austria......Page 147II. Belgium......Page 186III. Bulgaria......Page 219IV. Czech Republic......Page 224V. Denmark......Page 245VI. England and Wales......Page 250VII. Estonia......Page 268VIII. Finland......Page 282IX. France......Page 287X. Germany......Page 301XI. Greece......Page 322XII. Hungary......Page 352XIII. Ireland......Page 365XIV. Italy......Page 386XV. Latvia......Page 402XVI. Lithuania......Page 413XVII. The Netherlands......Page 429XVIII. Norway......Page 453XIX. Poland......Page 464XX. Portugal......Page 489XXI. Romania......Page 510XXII. Slovakia......Page 534XXIII. Slovenia......Page 539XXIV. Spain......Page 554XXV. Sweden......Page 585XXVI. Switzerland......Page 599XXVII. European Union......Page 611XXVIII. Comparative Remarks......Page 630Contributors......Page 645Index......Page 662Publications......Page 669