Keeping the Floodgates Shut
edited by Jaap Spier, Hoge Raad der Nederlanden
Liability law is clearly expanding through an increasing number of
strict liabilities, increasing claim-consciousness and higher amounts
awarded. This book puts forward a number of views on how modern tort law
copes and should cope with these changes. It provides a brief overview of
a broad range of legal systems. It describes the tools used to prevent the
burden of liability law from becoming too heavy, such as causation, duty
of care, caps and ceilings and ad hoc moderation. Such an overview has
never been available previously. Moreover, the authors not only elaborate
on the law as it stands, but establish views on how to keep the floodgates
shut in the future.
Preliminary Observations; W.V.H. Rogers, et al.Limitation and
Mitigation in German Tort Law; C. v. Bar. Direct and General Limits
on Tort Damages in the United States; D.B. Dobbs. European Tort Law:
Hellenic National Report; K.D. Kerameus, Kl. Roussos. Mitigation of
Damages under Austrian Law and Ideas for Future Regulations; H. Koziol.
La modération de la réparation du dommage dans le droit belge de la
responsabilité civile extra-contractuelle; A. van Oevelen. Keeping
the Floodgates Shut: `Mitigation' and `Limitation' of Tort Liability in
the English Common Law; W.V.H.Rogers. How to Keep Liability Within
Reasonable Limits? A Brief Outline of Dutch Law; J. Spier. Modération
et limitation des responsabilités et des indemnisations: Rapport sur le
droit français; G. Viney. Détermination et réduction de la réparation
en droit suisse; P. Widmer. Index.
December 1995, 176 pp., Hardbound
ISBN/ISSN: 9041101691
Price:NLG 106.00/USD 60.50/GBP 36.25
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