Tort Law of the European Community, Vol. 23

Front Matter....Pages I-XI Aims and Scope....Pages 1-22 Damage....Pages 23-45 Causation....Pages 47-79 Fault Liability....Pages 81-102 Environmental Liability....Pages 103-119 Is European Product Liability Harmonised?....Pages 121-134 Other Strict Liabilities....Pages 135-164 Liability for Others....Pages 165-177 Non-contractual Liability in Damages of Member States for Breach of Community Law....Pages 179-211 Community Liability....Pages 213-240 The Nature and Assessment of Damages....Pages 241-271 Limitations of Liability under EC Tort Law....Pages 273-292 Limitation Periods in EC Law....Pages 293-307 Terminology....Pages 309-340 Overview....Pages 341-363 《Ec Tort Law》 and the English Law....Pages 365-394 《Ec Tort Law》 and the Romanic legal family....Pages 395-438 《EC Tort Law》 and the German legal family....Pages 439-487 《EC Tort Law》and the Scandinavian legal family....Pages 489-511 《Ec Tort Law》 and the Eastern-European legal family....Pages 513-538 《EC Tort Law》 and the Principles of European Tort Law....Pages 539-558 Comparative Report....Pages 559-588 Conclusio....Pages 589-610 Back Matter....Pages 611-693

This publication deals with the European dimension of tort law. It provides a critical analysis of the acquis communautaire, asking if and to what extent the provisions and case law in the field of tort law are based on a conclusive system and are in accord with the national legal systems. It thus evaluates whether the acquis communautaire form the beginning of a comprehensive and coherent EC tort law or if the single directives and regulations are contradictory and lack a general concept that is yet to be found.

To gain an overview of ‘EC Tort Law’ certain provisions and decisions were analysed by a group of authors under thirteen elements that form the basis of tort law e.g. fault/strict liability, causation, damage, damages and limitation of actions. An analysis of these aspects was then undertaken by another group of authors each focusing on their respective legal families within the European Union. The publication also contains a section on terminological issues in EC tort law.

This publication deals with the European dimension of tort law. It provides a critical analysis of the acquis communautaire, asking if and to what extent the provisions and case law in the field of tort law are based on a conclusive system and are in accord with the national legal systems. It thus evaluates whether the acquis communautaire form the beginning of a comprehensive and coherent EC tort law or if the single directives and regulations are contradictory and lack a general concept that is yet to be found. To gain an overview of 'EC Tort Law' certain provisions and decisions were analys Deals with the European dimension of tort law. This title provides a critical analysis of the acquis communautaire, asking if and to what extent the provisions and case law in the field of tort law are based on a conclusive system and are in accord with the national legal systems.