European Tort Law 2004

Essays 1(140) I. Financial Compensation in Case of Catastrophes: A European Law and Economics Perspective Michael Faure 2(26) II. On the Justifications of Strict Liability Israel Gilead 28(22) III. Strict Liability in the New Austrian Draft on Liability Law Helmut Koziol 50(10) IV. Revisiting the Grey Zone Between Contract and Tort: The Role of Estoppel and Reliance in Mapping out the Law of Obligations Olivier Moréteau 60(21) A. Introduction 60(3) B. Exploring the Grey Zone 63(3) C. The Taxonomic Nature of the Problem 66(3) D. The Four Corners of Civil Obligations 69(9) E. Reliance as a Driving Force 78(1) F. Conclusion: Mapping out the Hidden Side of the Planet Obligations 79(2) V. Rylands v Fletcher and the Emergence of Enterprise Liability in the Common Law Ken Oliphant 81(40) A. Introduction 81(5) B. Rylands v Fletcher (1868) 86(13) C. Rylands v Fletcher, Strict Liability and the Rise of the Fault Principle 99(8) D. Rylands v Fletcher and the Theory of Enterprise Liability 107(11) E. Conclusion 118(3) VI. The Precautionary Principle versus a General Principle for Compensation of Victims of Dangerous Activities in Belgian Law Geneviève Schamps 121(21) A. Introduction 121(5) B. The Existence of the Precautionary Principle in Belgian Law 126(2) C. Is the Precautionary Principle a new Basis for Belgian Tort Law? 128(4) D. The Advantage of Creating a General Principle Based on a Specific Danger 132(6) E. Conclusion 138(3) Reports 141(472) I. Austria Barbara C. Steininger 142(24) A. Legislation 142(1) B. Cases 143(18) C. Literature 161(5) II. Belgium Isabelle C. Durant 166(29) A. Legislation 166(4) B. Cases 170(21) C. Literature 191(4) III. Czech Republic Jiri Hrádek 195(23) A. Legislation 195(6) B. Cases 201(13) C Literature 214(4) IV. Denmark Vibe Ulfbeck 218(9) A. Legislation 218(1) B. Cases 218(7) C. Literature 225(2) V. England and Wales Ken Oliphant 227(21) A. Legislation and Official Report 227(3) B. Cases 230(13) C. Literature 243(5) VI. Estonia Irene Kull 248(16) A. Legislation 248(6) B. Cases 254(6) C. Literature 260(4) VII. Finland Suvianna Hakalehto-Wainio 264(10) A. Legislation 264(2) B. Cases 266(6) C. Literature 272(2) VIII. France Michel Cannarsa, Fabien Lafay, Olivier Moréteau and Caroline Pellerin-Rugliano 274(26) A. Legislation 274(8) B. Cases 282(18) IX. Germany Jörge Fedtke 300(27) A. Legislation 300(4) B. Cases 304(17) C. Literature 321(6) X. Greece Eugenia Dacoronia 327(22) A. Legislation 327(1) B. Cases 327(19) C. Books and Articles 346(3) XI. Hungary Attila Menyhárd 349(14) A. Legislation 349(1) B. Cases 349(11) C. Literature 360(3) XII. Ireland Eoin Quill 363(19) A. Legislation 363(4) B. Cases 367(12) C. Literature 379(3) XIII. Italy Emanuela Navarretta and Elena Bargelli 382(13) A. Cases 382(10) B. Literature 392(3) XIV. Latvia Agris Bitans 395(10) A. Legislation 395(4) B. Cases 399(4) C. Literature 403(2) XV. Lithuania Herkus Gabartas and Milda Lauciene 405(15) A. Introduction 405(1) B. Legislation 405(3) C. Cases 408(9) D. Literature 417(3) XVI. The Netherlands Michael Faure and Ton Hartlief 420(31) A. Introduction 420(1) B. Legislation and Evolutions at Policy Level 421(2) C. Case Law 423(22) D. Doctrine 445(4) E. Concluding Remarks 449(2) XVII. Norway Bjarte Askeland 451(11) A. Legislation 451(1) B. Cases 451(7) C. Literature 458(4) XVIII. Poland Ewa Baginska 462(17) A. Legislation 462(2) B. Cases 464(11) C. Literature 475(4) XIX. Portugal André G. Dias Pereira 479(31) A. Legislation 479(10) B. Cases 489(12) C. Literature 501(9) XX. Slovakia Anton Dulak 510(12) A. Legislation 510(5) B. Cases 515(5) C. Literature 520(2) XXI. Slovenia Rok Lampe 522(16) A. Legislation 522(3) B. Cases 525(10) C. Literature 535(3) XXII. Spain Jordi Ribot 538(30) A. Legislation 538(4) B. Cases 542(21) C. Literature 563(5) XXIII. Sweden Håkan Andersson 568(15) A. Introduction 568(1) B. Legislation 568(1) C. Cases 569(12) D. Literature 581(2) XXIV. Switzerland Peter Loser 583(11) A. Legislation 583(1) B. Cases 584(5) C. Literature 589(5) XXV. European Union Bernhard A. Koch 594(7) XXVI. Revision of the Japanese Civil Code Kunihiko Okubo 601 XXVII. Comparative Remarks Meinhard Lukas 603(10) Other Contributions 613(36) I. Tort Law in the Irish Legal System Denis N. Kelliher 614(9) II. Portuguese Tort Law: A Comparison with the Principles of European Tort Law André G. Dias Pereira 623(26) A. The Portuguese Civil Code of 1966 623(4) B. Portuguese Tort Law: A Comparison with the Principles of European Tort Law 627(21) C. Conclusion 648(1) Contributors 649(16) Index 665(7) Publications 672