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Comparative Tort Lawanalyzing and understanding the current state of tort law in most of the world's legal systems. The book examines tort law theories and cultures through a comparative methodology. It looks at general issues at play throughout the globe, such as causation, economic and non-economic damages, product and professional liability, as well as the relationship between tort law and crime, insurance, and public welfare schemes. This collection of essays written by tort law experts from around the world also offers a comprehensive comparative assessment of tort law rules, and consideration for the cultural contexts in which tort laws live, covering many jurisdictions that are usually neglected by mainstream debates and literature. Insightful case studies analyze specific features of selected tort systems in Europe, USA, Latin America, East Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. This path-breaking, though accessible book is a critical tool for students, policymakers, practitioners, scholars and academic researchers, especially tort law and comparative law specialists.Contributors: A. Basir Bin Mohamad, M. Bussani, E. Buyuksagis, D.N. Dagbanja, G. Dari-Mattiacci, M. de Morpurgo, M. Dyson, I. Ebert, E.A. Engle, J. Gordley, H. Jiang, E. Hondius, M. Infantino, D. Jutras, E. Matsumoto, V.V. Palmer, F. Parisi, M. Reimann, A.J. Sebok, S.D. Sugarman, S.C. Symeonides, F. Werro
Contents
Contents:1. Introduction to Comparative Tort Law: Global PerspectivesMauro Bussani and Anthony J. Sebok PART I GENERAL ISSUES 2. The Many Cultures of Tort LiabilityMauro Bussani and Marta Infantino 3. Tort Law and Conflict of LawsSymeon C. Symeonides 4. Tort Law and Human RightsEric A. Engle 5. Tort and CrimeMatthew Dyson 6. Liability Rules: An Economic TaxonomyGiuseppe Dari-Mattiacci and Francesco Parisi 7. Tort Law and InsuranceIna Ebert 8. Alternative Compensation Schemes from a Comparative PerspectiveDaniel Jutras 9. The Architecture of the Common and Civil Law of Torts: An Historical SurveyJames Gordley 10. The Bounds Between Negligence and Strict LiabilityFranz Werro and Erdem Buyuksagis11. Professional LiabilityEwoud Hondius 12. Product LiabilityMathias Reimann 13. Causation Theories and Causation RulesMarta Infantino 14. A Comparative-Law Sketch of Pure Economic LossVernon Valentine Palmer 15. Tort Damages for Non-economic Losses: Personal InjuryStephen D. Sugarman PART III - NON-WESTERN PERSPECTIVES16. Tort Law in JapanEmi Matsumoto 17. Chinese Tort Law: Between Tradition and TransplantsHao Jiang18. Customary Tort Law in Sub-Saharan AfricaDominic N. Dagbanja 19. Islamic Tort LawAbdul Basir Bin Mohamad 20. Tort Law in Latin AmericaMarco de Morpurgo Index
