Compensating Catastrophe Victims: A Comparative Law and Economics Approach

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-90-411-3263-5
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 648 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1075 g

Reihe: Energy and Environmental Law and Policy

As the author of this ground-breaking book points out, there are as many sets of compensation mechanisms as there are countries. In a prodigious move to remedy this situation, she examines whether it is possible to find a combination of compensation mechanisms (i.e., a compensation model) that provides the most comprehensive and efficient financial solution for the victims of a natural catastrophe, a large-scale terrorist attack, and/or a man-made disaster – and, if so, what such a program would look like.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bruggeman, V.

Bruggeman, Véronique

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Westeuropa, Südeuropa
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables and illustrations. List of abbreviations. 1. Introduction. Part I: A Law and Economics Perspective on Compensation for Catastrophe Victims. 2. The Prevention of Catastrophes: Liability Law and Safety Regulation. 3. On the Edge of Prevention and Compensation: Insurance. 4. Solutions to the Catastrophe Insurance Capacity Problem. 5. The Potential Role of the Government in Compensating Catastrophic Damages. 6. Summary Findings and Policy Recommendations. Part II: Compensation Solutions in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and the United States. 7. Financial Compensation of Catastrophe Victims in Belgium. 8. Financial Compensation of Catastrophe Victims in France. 9. Financial Compensation of Catastrophe Victims in The Netherlands. 10. Financial Compensation of Catastrophe Victims in The United States of America. Part III: Comparative Conclusions and Policy Recommendations with Regard to Compensating Catastrophe Victims. 11 . Comparative Conclusions from a Law and Economics Perspective. 12. General Conclusions on Financial Compensation to Victims of Catastrophes. Bibliography.