The German law of torts : a comparative treatise /: a comparative treatise. (2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Basil S. Markesinis and Hannes Unberath ; with a foreword by Walter Odersky and Lord Justice Sedley.
• Other Names: Markesinis, Basil, 1944-; Unberath, Hannes, 1973-; Markesinis, Basil, 1944-
• Contents: Half Title Page; Title Page; Title verso; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Acknowledgements; Contents; Table of Cases; Abbreviations; Books Cited Only by Names of Their Authors; Foreword to the Fourth Edition (Prof. Dr. Walter Odersky); Foreword to the Fourth Edition (The Rt. Hon. Sir Stephen Sedley); Foreword to the Fourth Edition (T.H. Bingham MR); Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; 1. Introduction; A Bird''s-eye View of the Organisation of the German Courts in Civil Matters; Style, Form, and Content of Argument in the Judgments of the BGH. The Delict Provisions of the BGBOther Relevant Provisions of the BGB; Reform Proposals Concerning Some of the BGB Provisions Reproduced Above Dated 24 September 2001; The BGB-Reform in Force as of 1 January 2002; Some Preliminary Observations on the BGB in General and the Delict Provisions in Particular; The Constitutionalisation of Private Law; The Human Rights Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany of 8 May 1949 (As Subsequently Amended); Amending the Code; Bibliographical Survey; 2. Liability under 823 I BGB; SECTION A. COMMENTARY; Introductory Remarks. The Rights and Interests Protected by 823 I BGBUnlawfulness and Fault; The Duties of Care; Causation; SECTION B. CASES; Nervous Shock; Pre-Natal Injuries and Pre-Conception Injuries; ""Wrongful Life"" and ""Wrongful Birth""; Unwanted Pregnancies Following Failed Sterilisations or Failed Abortions; Economic Loss (""Cable Cases""); Economic Loss (Loss of Use; Other Possible Headings); Economic Loss (Negligent Statements); Economic Loss (Legal Malpractice); ""Other Rights"" (Family Relationships); ""Established and Operating Business""; The ""Constitutionalisation of Private Law"" Personality and Privacy RightsUnlawfulness and Fault; Duties of Care; Product Liability; Damage Caused to the Product; Causation; Plates; 3. Liability for Others, Labour Law, and Stricter Forms of Liability; SECTION A. COMMENTARY; 831 and 278 BGB; The Escape into Contract 278 BGB; Liability Regimes in Labour Law; Other Instances of Presumed Fault or Strict Liability in the Civil Code; Strict Liability; SECTION B. CASES; 831 BGB; Road Traffic Act of 19 December 1952 [BGB1 I., 837] (As Amended); Strict Liability Act 1978. Environmental Liability Act of 10 December 1990 (Translated from the German by the Cologne RE.) Consumer Legislation and Defective Products; 4. The Remaining Grounds of Liability in the Civil Code and the Law of Damages; SECTION A. COMMENTARY; Two More General Clauses; Other Headings of Tortious Liability; Compensation and Satisfaction; SECTION B. CASES; 823 II BGB; 839 BGB; Compensation and Satisfaction; Index.
• Edition: 4th ed., entirely rev. and updated
• Publisher Details: Oxford Portland, Or : Hart Pub
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (lxii, 1050 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 346.4303 344.3063; Torts -- Germany; Liability (Law) -- Germany; LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Liability (Law); Torts; Onrechtmatige daad; Germany; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847312037; 1847312039
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.