European Tort Law 2006

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 and Slovenia. Furthermore, the Yearbook provides contributions from Norway and Switzerland, an overview of the developments in the field of EU law as well as a paper on Romanian tort 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 2006, the authors critically report on important court decisions, present new legislation and provide a literature overview. In addition to the national reports, several essays on key topics in the field of tort law are included, most of which focus on questions of wrongful death.

Table of Contents:
From the contents:Opening Lecture.- Risks and Uncertainties in the Law of Tort (Herman A. Cousy).- Essays on Wrongful Death: Wrongful Death -- Basic Questions (Helmut Koziol); Wrongful Death and Compensation for Pecuniary Loss (Christiane C. Wendehorst); Death and Non-Pecuniary Loss (W.V.H. Rogers); Wrongful Death: How Much Does It Cost to Kill Someone? (Bernhard A. Koch).- Reports: Austria (Barbara C. Steininger); Belgium (Isabelle C. Durant); Czech Republic (Jiri Hradek); Denmark (Vibe Ulfbeck / Soren Bergenser); England and Wales (Ken Oliphant); Estonia (Janno Lahe / Irene Kull); Finland (Suvianna Hakalehto-Wainio); France (Olivier Moreteau); Germany (Jorg Fedtke); Greece (Eugenia Dacoronia); Hungary (Attila Menyhard); Ireland (Eoin Quill); Italy (Elena Bargelli); Latvia (Agris Bitans); Lithuania (Herkus Gabartas / Milda Lauciene); The Netherlands (Michael G. Faure / Ton Hartlief); Norway (Bjarte Askeland); Poland (Ewa Baginska); Portugal (Andre G. Dias Pereira); Slovakia (Anton Dulak); Slovenia (Rok Lampe); Spain (Albert Ruda); Sweden (Hakan Andersson); Switzerland (Peter Loser); European Union (Bernhard A. Koch); Comparative Remarks (Ken Oliphant).- Further Contribution: Romania (Ionut Raduletu).- Contributors / Index / Publications.