Editor: Prof. Dr. Sophie Stijns
Assistant: Flavie Vermander
In an international encyclopedia, a proper place is definitely
to be devoted to the Law on Tort. This legal area is
important for lawyer and citizen alike. The problems of
prevention of harm and loss allocation are not only extremely
diverse but also universal and fundamental. This traditional
branch of law not only tackles questions which concern every
lawyer, whatever is his legal expertise, but it also concerns on
a worldwide scale each person’s most fundamental rights,
such as his right to bodily integrity, his right to a manworthy
existence and his property rights. The way a legal system
protects rights and interests through, among others, tort law
co-determines the degree of civilisation and the development
of a given society.
However, no matter how fundamental tort issues may be, it is
striking how the solutions offered in one system can be very
different and sometimes quite diverse from those in another.
There are basic differences in approach between the legal
systems and the dividing line does not always match the
classic divide between the countries of the Civil Law
tradition and those belonging to the Common Law tradition.
In the General Introduction, particular attention will be paid
to the aims of the law of Torts and to the distinction
between tort and crime and to the relationship between tort
and contract (is concurrence between tortious liability and
contractual responsibility permitted or not? what about
precontractual liability?). For each country, the scope of
protection will be tackled as well (are all interests equally
protected?).
The monograph is then divided into six Parts: Liability for
One's Own Act; Liability for Acts of Others; Forms of Strict
Liability; Defenses and Exemption Clauses; Causation;
Remedies. Each Part in its turn is divided into Chapters.
Thus, the first part devotes a chapter to Specific Cases of
Liability, such as professional liability and liability of public
bodies, abuse of rights and injury to reputation and privacy.
The authors may feel free to add other specific cases which
are peculiar to their legal system.
Each monograph follows the outline below:
The Author. Table of Contents. List of Abbreviations.
General Introduction. Selected Bibliography
Part I. Liability for One's Own Acts.
1. General Principles.
2. Specific Cases of Liability (are all tort feasors subject to
the same rules).
Part II. Liability for Acts of Others.
1. Vicarious Liability.
2. Liability of Parents, Teachers and Instructors.
3. Liability for Handicapped Persons.
4. Liability for Things and Animals.
Part III. Forms of Strict Liability.
1. Road and Traffic Accidents.
2. Product Liability.
3. Liability for Service.
4. Environmental Liability.
5. Others.
Part IV. Defenses and Exception Clauses.
1. Limitation of Action (suspension and interruption).
2. Grounds of Justification.
3. Contributory Fault.
4. Exemption Clauses.
Part V. Causation.
Part VI. Remedies.
1. General Principles.
2. Kinds of Damages.
3. Assessment and Compensation of Damages.
4. Personal Injury and Death.
5. Various Damages (property) .
6. Interference with Collateral Benefits.
7. Other Remedies.
Index
Current Contents
FRONT MATTER: International Advisory Board;
Encyclopaedias and Editors; Introducing the International
Encyclopaedia of Laws; Curriculum Vitae of the General Editor.
GENERAL SECTION: List of Contributors; Introducing the
International Encyclopaedia of Tort Law; Curriculum Vitae of
the Editor.
NATIONAL MONOGRAPHS:
Austria, by Prof. Dr. W. Posch;
Botswana, by Dr. C. Fombad;
Canada, by Hon. Mr. Justice A. M. Linden and
Hon. Mr. Justice J.-L. Baudouin;
China, by H. Shan;
England, by Prof. A. Dugdale;
Germany, by Prof. G. Spindler, Dr. O. Riekers;
Hellas, by M. C. Canellopoulou-Bottis;
India, by Prof. S. Narayan;
Israel, by Prof. Dr. I. Gilead;
Italy, by P. G. Monateri, F. A. Chiaves;
Serbia & Montenegro, by D Nikoli´c;
The Philippines, by Prof. C. Sison;
United Kingdom, Prof. Tony Dugdale;
Zimbabwe, by Prof. G. Feltoe.
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