Comparative tort law : global perspectives / edited by Mauro Bussani, professor, University of Trieste, Italy and adjunct professor, University of Macao, S.A.R. of the P.R. of China, Anthony J. Sebok, professor, Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University, New York, USA and Distinguised Research Professor, College of Law, Swansea University, UK.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bussani, Mauro, editor.

Sebok, Anthony J., editor.

Series:

Research handbooks in comparative law.

Research handbooks in comparative law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Torts--History--21st century.

Torts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (518 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Comparative Tort Law: Global Perspectives provides a framework for analyzing and understanding the current state of tort law in most of the world's legal systems. The book examines tort law theories, rules and cultures. It looks at general issues at play throughout the globe, such as causation, economic and non-economic damages, product and professional liability, as well as the relationship between tort law and crime, insurance, and public welfare schemes. The book also provides insightful case studies by analyzing specific features of selected tort systems in Europe, USA, Latin America, East

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction to comparative tort law: Global perspectives; PART I GENERAL ISSUES; 2. The many cultures of tort liability; 3. Tort law and conflict of laws; 4. Tort law and human rights; 5. Tort and crime; 6. Liability rules: An economic taxonomy; 7. Tort law and insurance; 8. Alternative compensation schemes from a comparative perspective; PART II THE WESTERN LAW OF TORTS; 9. The architecture of the common and civil law of torts: An historical survey; 10. The bounds between negligence and strict liability; 11. Professional liability

12. Product liability13. Causation theories and causation rules; 14. A comparative law sketch of pure economic loss; 15. Tort damages for non-economic losses: Personal injury; PART III NON-WESTERN PERSPECTIVES; 16. Tort law in Japan; 17. Chinese tort law: Between tradition and transplants; 18. Customary tort law in Sub-Saharan Africa; 19. Islamic tort law; 20. Tort law in Latin America; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2015).

ISBN:

1-78471-813-0