European Tort Law

This new edition of European Tort Law provides an extensive revision and update of the only English language book in this constantly evolving area. The coverage in the new edition has been expanded with material on the latest developments in legislation, legal literature, and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, the European Court of Justice, and the highest courts in France, Germany, and England.

The first part of the book, Systems of Liability, begins with chapters on the state of tort law in France, Germany, and England, and the European Union. A concluding chapter provides an overall view of the European field, linking the variety of rules with cultural diversity, examining the consequences for European harmonization, and emphasizing the importance of a European policy discourse.

The second part, Requirements of Liability, analyses and compares the classic requirements for liability in a comparative and supranational perspective: protected interests, intention, and negligence, breach of statutory duty, stricter rules of liability, causation, damage, damages, and contributory negligence. It also discusses the role of tort law in protecting human rights against violations by the state and businesses.

The final part, Categories of Liability, assesses the field from a comparative and supranational point of view. It shows how national and European rules are applied in a number of categories, such as in liability of public bodies, liability for defective products, road traffic accidents, vicarious liability, and environmental liability.

I Systems of Liability
1. Introduction
2. Europe
3. France
4. Germany
5. England
6. Ius Commune
II Requirements of Liability
7. Protected Interests
8. Intention and Negligence
9. Violation of a Statutory Rule
10. Strict Liability
11. Causation
12. Damage and Damages
III Categories of Liability
13. Introduction
14. Liability for Movable Objects
15. Liability for Immovable Objects
16. Liability for Other Persons
17. Liability in Emergency Cases
18. Liability of Public Authorities