Aggregation and Divisibility of Damage

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-3-7046-6245-3
Verlag: Verlag Österreich

Buch, Englisch, Band 26, 568 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Tort and Insurance Law

Whether the harm for which compensation is sought in an action in tort is regarded as a single indivisible loss or a plurality of losses can have a number of important ramifications for the law of tort, for example, in considering compensable damage, the apportionment of responsibility between multiple tortfeasors, and the application of limitation periods and (where they exist) caps and thresholds. These issues may have particular significance in the context of mass torts, and raise questions of private international law and civil procedure as well as substantive tort law. They are also of considerable practical importance for insurers.In this comparative study, country reports from twelve legal systems and special reports on private international law and insurance provide an insight into the interaction of tort law, civil procedure, and insurance in this hitherto largely neglected area of legal science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Oliphant, Ken

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Bürgerliches Recht Schuldrecht Schadensersatz, Schmerzensgeld
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung

Über Autor(innen)

Editor: Ken OliphantAuthors:Ernst Karner, Olaf Riss, Andreas Bloch Ehlers, Suzanne Galand-Carval, Gerhard Wagner ,Ken Oliphant, Attila Menyhard, Israel Gilead, Alberto Monti, Ewa Baginska, Albert Ruda Gonzales, Josep Sole Feliu, Michael D. Green, Brooks M. Hanner, Thomas Thiede, Richard Lewis, Attila Fenyves, Christian Lahnstein, Marlene Steininger