Causation in European tort law / edited by Marta Infantino, Eleni Zervogianni.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Infantino, Marta, editor.

Zervogianni, Eleni, 1978- editor.

Series:

Common core of European private law

The common core of European private law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Torts--Europe.

Torts.

Damages.

Europe.

Damages--Europe.

Liability (Law)--Europe.

Liability (Law).

Causation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (lv, 726 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Through a comprehensive analysis of sixteen European legal systems, based on an assessment of national answers to a factual questionnaire, Causation in European Tort Law sheds light on the operative rules applied in each jurisdiction to factual and legal causation problems. It highlights how legal systems' features impact on the practical role that causation is called upon to play, as well as the arguments of professional lawyers. Issues covered include the conditions under which a causal link can be established, rules on contribution and apportionment, the treatment of supervening, alternative and uncertain causes, the understanding of loss-of-a-chance cases, and the standard and the burden of proving causation. This is a book for scholars, students and legal professionals alike.

Contents:

The place and space of causation

Causation in the law : philosophy, doctrine, and practice

Actual causation in the second and third restatements : or, the expulsion of the substantial factor test

The European ways to causation

Preliminary remarks on methodology

The case studies

Summary and survey of the results.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jan 2018).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108289887

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.