Children in Tort Law, Part I: Children as Tortfeasors (Tort and Insurance Law)

This volume gives answers to different questions concerning damage caused by children. Are children directly liable and is there any age limit below which they have no tortious capacity? Can children, in spite of their lack of tortious capacity, for reasons of equity be held liable in exceptional conditions? What is the relationship between liability of children and liability of their parents or guardians? Are these questions answered by special rules of general application in all fields of tort liability or are there specific rules for specific torts? The book includes reports from 11 EU Member States and from Russia and a comparative analysis. Front Matter....Pages I-IX Questionnaire....Pages 1-4 Front Matter....Pages 5-5 Children as Tortfeasors under Austrian Law....Pages 7-61 Children as Tortfeasors under Belgian Law....Pages 63-109 Children as Tortfeasors under Czech Law....Pages 111-146 Children as Tortfeasors Under the Law of England and Wales....Pages 147-168 Children as Tortfeasors under French Law....Pages 169-215 Children as Tortfeasors under German Law....Pages 217-263 Children as Tortfeasors under Italian Law....Pages 265-292 Children as Tortfeasors under Dutch Law....Pages 293-309 Children as Tortfeasors under Portuguese Law....Pages 311-343 Children as Tortfeasors under Russian Law....Pages 345-368 Children as Tortfeasors under Spanish Law....Pages 369-413 Children as Tortfeasors under Swedish Law....Pages 415-419 Front Matter....Pages 421-421 Comparative Report....Pages 423-465 Back Matter....Pages 467-476 This volume answers a variety of questions about damage caused by children. Are children directly liable and is there any age limit below which they have no tortious capacity? Can children, in spite of their lack of tortious capacity, for reasons of equity be held liable in exceptional conditions? What is the relationship between liability of children and liability of their parents or guardians? Are these questions answered by special rules of general application in all fields of tort liability or are there specific rules for specific torts?

The book includes reports from 11 EU Member States and from Russia and a comparative analysis.

Details the problems related to the position of children as victims. This book analyses both the traditional solutions found in some legal systems and the newer solutions offered by others. It pays specific attention to damage issues, apportionment of damage, and insurance problems when the victim is a child. Part I. Children as tortfeasors / with contributions by Bertil Bengtsson ... [et al.] Part II. Children as victims / with contributions by Bertil Bengtsson ... [et al.]. pt. 1. Children as tortfeasors pt. 2. Children as victims.