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
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Edition: 1
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Pages: 675
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Pages In File: 673
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Language: English
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Topic: 313
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Issue: до 2011-01
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Identifier: 3211779914,9783211779910
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Toc: European Tort Law 2007......Page 3 ISBN 3211779914......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 9 Opening Lecture......Page 15 The Development of Tort Law......Page 16 Essays......Page 38 I. Prescription: General Framework and Special Problems Concerning Damages Claims......Page 39 II. Commencement of the Prescription Period in Case of Damage Caused due to Omissions......Page 92 III. Plurality of Liable Persons and Prescription of Recourse Actions......Page 107 IV. Economic Analysis of Prescription in Tort Law......Page 125 Reports......Page 146 I. Austria......Page 147 II. Belgium......Page 186 III. Bulgaria......Page 219 IV. Czech Republic......Page 224 V. Denmark......Page 245 VI. England and Wales......Page 250 VII. Estonia......Page 268 VIII. Finland......Page 282 IX. France......Page 287 X. Germany......Page 301 XI. Greece......Page 322 XII. Hungary......Page 352 XIII. Ireland......Page 365 XIV. Italy......Page 386 XV. Latvia......Page 402 XVI. Lithuania......Page 413 XVII. The Netherlands......Page 429 XVIII. Norway......Page 453 XIX. Poland......Page 464 XX. Portugal......Page 489 XXI. Romania......Page 510 XXII. Slovakia......Page 534 XXIII. Slovenia......Page 539 XXIV. Spain......Page 554 XXV. Sweden......Page 585 XXVI. Switzerland......Page 599 XXVII. European Union......Page 611 XXVIII. Comparative Remarks......Page 630 Contributors......Page 645 Index......Page 662 Publications......Page 669