The Common European Law of Torts (Band 2); Core Areas of Tort Law, its Approximation in Europe, and its Accommodation in the Legal System

• A unique undertaking to discover the common elements of the law of torts of all the member states of the European Union. • Founded on the belief that the approximation of European laws should not be left to the directives and regulations of Brussels alone. • Determination to what extent a jus commune Europaeum already exists. • A thorough, detailed and extensive analysis of the relevant court rulings and academic writings of all the jurisdictions of the European Union to distill a European common law of torts. • A landmark in the area of comparative law in general, and comparative torts in particular. Contents (Vol. 2): • Loss, Damage and Damages • Theory and Characteristics of Liability for Personal Misconduct • Theory and Forms of Liability without Personal Misconduct • Causation of Attribution • General Defences The Author: Christian von Bar, Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Private International and Comparative Law of the University of Osnabrück, Honorary Bencher of Gray’s Inn.