{"product_id":"european-tort-law-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cees Van Dam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199672271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Cees van Dam is a London based legal consultant, advising in matters of Tort Law, European Union Law, Business and Human Rights, and Cultural Diversity. \u003cbr\u003eHe is Visiting Professor at King's College London, Professor of International Business and Human Rights at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, and Honorary Professor of European Private Law at Utrecht University. \u003cbr\u003eCees van Dam was Professorial Fellow and Director of the European and Comparative Law Programme at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London (2004-2007). \u003cbr\u003eBefore moving to London he was Professor of Private Law at the VU University in Amsterdam (1992-2004). Prior to this tenure he was a staff member at the Ministry of Justice in The Netherlands, where he worked on the new Dutch Civil Code, European Directives, and international treaties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39934242947187,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_812e22c4-8d26-472e-a468-d340fa3d21d5.jpg?v=1647878560","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/european-tort-law-9780199672271","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}