Children in Tort Law, Part I: Children as Tortfeasors (Tort and Insurance Law) (Pt. 1)

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. 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 Memb 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.