Full Description
"The European Tort Law Yearbook" provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in tort law in Europe. It contains reports on most EU Member States, including the new Member States the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania. Furthermore, the Yearbook provides contributions from Norway and Switzerland as well as an overview of the developments in the field of EU law. In conclusion, a comparative summary reviews the essential aspects of all reports, which are written by scholars from the respective jurisdictions. Focusing on the year 2007, the authors critically report on important court decisions, present new legislation and provide a literature overview. In addition to the national reports, the "European Tort Law 2007 Yearbook" contains the opening lecture of the 7th Annual Conference on European Tort Law examining "The Development of Tort Law" as well as four essays on questions of prescription.
Contents
From the contents: Opening Lecture: The Development of Tort Law (John Bell).- Essays: Prescription: General Framework and Special Problems Concerning Damages Claims (Reinhard Zimmermann / Jens Kleinschmidt); Commencement of the Prescription Period in Case of Damage Caused due to Omissions (Federico Fusco); Plurality of Liable Persons and Prescription of Recourse Actions (Bjarte Askeland); Economic Analysis of Prescription in Tort Law (Israel Gilead).- Reports: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Denmark; England and Wales; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; The Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; European Union; Comparative Remarks.- Contributors / Index / Publications.
