Product liability in comparative perspective
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Product liability in comparative perspective
Cambridge University Press, 2005
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Available at 15 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book examines the law of product liability from a comparative perspective. With the European Directive on Product Liability enacted over 20 years ago, this publication analyses the state of product liability in a number of key jurisdictions including both Western European countries and New Member States. Account is also taken of developments further afield, including the United States and Japan. Distinguished contributors, including a high court judge, European Commission official, leading litigators and academics, provide individual country reports and a number of integrated comparative studies. The book is designed for practical use by legal practitioners, academics, students and others interested in the area of contract, tort, civil procedure and multi-party litigation. In particular, practitioners will find the country reports an essential reference point.
Table of Contents
- Foreword Sir Michael Burton
- 1. Introduction Duncan Fairgrieve and Luis Gonzalez Vaque
- Part I. Country Reports: 2. The use of comparative law Michael Brooke, Ian Forrester, Nicholas Underhill and Sir Michael Burton
- 3. Spanish product liability today - adapting to the 'new' rules Miquel Martin-Casals
- 4. Interaction between the European directive on product liability and the former liability regime in Italy Eleonora Rajneri
- 5. L'Exception Francaise? The French law of product liability Duncan Fairgrieve
- 6. German product liability law Stefan Lenze
- 7. Dutch case law on the EU Cees C. van Dam
- 8. Defect in English Law - lessons for the harmonisation of European product liability Geraint Howells
- Part II. European Influences: 9. Product liability Hans Claudius Taschner
- 10. The development risks defence Mark Mildred
- 11. Approaches to product liability in the EU and Member States Christopher Hodges
- 12. Product liability - a history Geraint Howells
- Part III. Comparing Systems: 13. Harmonisation or divergence? Simon Taylor
- 14. Product liability law in Centre Europe and the true impact of the product liability directive Magdalena Sengayen
- 15. Bugs in Anglo-American products liability Jane Stapleton
- 16. Comparing product safety and liability law in Japan Luke Nottage
- Appendix.
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