{"product_id":"european-tort-law-cees-van-dam-9780199672271","title":"European Tort Law","description":"The new edition of \u003cem\u003eEuropean Tort Law\u003c\/em\u003e provides an extensive revision and update of the only English language handbook in this constantly evolving area. The coverage in the new edition has been expanded with material on the latest developments in legislation, legal literature, and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the European Union, and the highest courts in France, Germany, and England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first part of the book, \u003cem\u003eSystems of Liability\u003c\/em\u003e, provides chapters on the state of tort law in France, Germany, and England, and the European Union. A concluding chapter gives an overall view of the European field, linking the variety of rules with cultural diversity, examining the consequences for European harmonization, and emphasizing the importance of a European policy discourse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second part, \u003cem\u003e Requirements for Liability\u003c\/em\u003e, analyses and compares the classic requirements for liability in a comparative and supranational perspective: rights and protected interests, intention and negligence, breach of statutory duty, stricter rules of liability, causation, damage, damages, and contributory negligence. It also discusses the role of tort law in protecting human rights against violations by the state and by multinational corporations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe final part, \u003cem\u003eCategories of Liability\u003c\/em\u003e, assesses how national and supranational rules are applied in a number of categories, such as in liability for motor vehicles, defective products, and defective premises, in liability for children, employees, and subsidiaries, as well as in cases of nuisance, environmental liability, and liability of public bodies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cees Van Dam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019967227X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199672271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.60w x 1.40d","brand":"Cees Van Dam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227505553663,"sku":"9780199672271","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_623ca3af-73e4-4572-92ed-705cee9a4030.jpg?v=1692809056","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/european-tort-law-cees-van-dam-9780199672271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}