Tort Law and Economics

Buch | Hardcover

576 Seiten

2009
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84720-659-6 (ISBN)

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This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the literature on the economic analysis of tort law.Tort Law and Economics is part of the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, and enables readers, some not familiar with law and economics, to obtain an insight in the relevant economic literature concerning tort law and economics.

This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the literature on the economic analysis of tort law. In sixteen chapters, the specialist authors guide the reader through the often vast literature in each domain providing a balanced and comprehensive summary. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of the field, further refinements to economic models and relevant conclusions and lessons for the policymaker.Tort Law and Economics is part of the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, and enables readers, some not familiar with law and economics, to obtain an insight in the relevant economic literature concerning tort law and economics. This book will be of interest to lawyers and economists, practitioners and academics interested in accident law, tort law, insurance and regulation. It will also appeal to students in economic analysis of law and policymakers working on prevention of accidents, tort law or compensation of accident victims.

Edited by Michael Faure, Professor, Maastricht University and Erasmus School of Law, the Netherlands and Chairman of the Flemish High Council of Environmental Enforcement (VHRM), Brussels, Belgium

Contents:

General Introduction

PART I: EFFICIENT LIABILITY RULES
1. Strict Liability versus Negligence
Hans-Bernd Schäfer and Frank Müller-Langer

2. Contributory and Comparative Negligence in the Law and Economics Literature
Mireia Artigot i Golobardes and Fernando Gómez Pomar

PART II: CAUSATION AND MULTIPLE TORTFEASORS
3. Causation and Foreseeability
Omri Ben-Shahar

4. Joint and Several Liability
Lewis A. Kornhauser and Richard L. Revesz

5. Vicarious and Corporate Civil Liability
Reinier H. Kraakman

PART III: DAMAGES
6. Tort Damages
Louis T. Visscher

7. Pure Economic Loss
Jef De Mot

8. Non Pecuniary Losses
Siewert D. Lindenbergh and Peter P.M. van Kippersluis

9. Punitive Damages
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell

PART IV: SPECIFIC CASES
10. Environmental Liability
Michael Faure

11. Products Liability
Mark A. Geistfeld

12. Medical Malpractice
Steve Boccara

PART V: ALTERNATIVE COMPENSATION SYSTEMS
13. Tort Law and Liability Insurance
Gerhard Wagner

14. No-Fault Compensation Systems
Karine Fiore

PART VI: OTHER PERSPECTIVES ON TORT LAW
15. Harmonizing Tort Law: A Comparative Tort Law and Economics Analysis
Willem H. van Boom

PART VII: EMPIRICS
16. Empirics of Tort
Ben C.J. van Velthoven

Index

Reihe/Serie	Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Second Edition
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Besonderes Schuldrecht
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	1-84720-659-X / 184720659X
ISBN-13	978-1-84720-659-6 / 9781847206596
Zustand	Neuware