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Essential Cases on Natural Causation

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Bénédict Winiger

    1. Université Genève, Genève 4, Switzerland

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  2. Helmut Koziol

    1. Europäisches Zentrum für Schadenersatz- und Versicherungsrecht, Wien, Austria

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  3. Bernhard A. Koch

    1. Internationales Privatrecht (EVIP) Inst. Zivilrecht, Universität Innsbruck FB Europäisches, Vergleichendes und, Innsbruck, Austria

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  4. Reinhard Zimmermann

    1. MPI für Ausländisches und Internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg, Germany

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  • First comprehensive collection of tort law cases from almost all European jurisdictions
  • Essential tool for comparing tort law in action throughout Europe

Part of the book series: Digest of European Tort Law (DIGEURO, volume 1)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
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  2. Questionnaire

    1. Questionnaire

      Pages 1-7

  3. Conditio sine qua non in General

    1. Conditio sine qua non in General

      Pages 9-101

  4. Damage Caused by Omission

    1. Damage Caused by Omission

      Pages 103-167

  5. Preventive Expenses Incurred Before the Damaging Event

    1. Preventive Expenses Incurred Before the Damaging Event

      Pages 169-192

  6. Damage Caused by Psychological Influence

    1. Damage Caused by Psychological Influence

      Pages 193-263

  7. Damage Caused by Multiple Tortfeasors

    1. Damage Caused by Multiple Tortfeasors

      Pages 265-352

  9. Damage Caused by Several Simultaneous, but Independent Events

    1. Damage Caused by Several Simultaneous, but Independent Events

      Pages 457-477

  11. Minimal Causation

    1. Minimal Causation

      Pages 531-543

  12. Loss of a Chance

    1. Loss of a Chance

      Pages 545-592

  13. “Haftungsbegründende und haftungsausfüllende Kausalität”

    1. „Haftungsbegründende und haftungsausfüllende Kausalität“

      Pages 593-611

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 613-632
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About this book

This volume of the "Digest of European Tort Law" is the first product of a most ambitious research project: a collection of court decisions from almost all European jurisdictions on the most fundamental aspects of tort law. These cases are not only accumulated, but also structured, analysed and commented both from a national as well as a comparative perspective. Historical aspects are also considered, as are future trends, as outlined by current projects on the harmonisation of European tort laws. This complex comparative study shall thereby not only offer guidance for researching cross-border cases, but also allow a discussion of such harmonisation projects on the basis of real-life case settings.

This first volume covers one key aspect of tortious liability – natural causation. The conditio sine qua non rule is examined and tested throughout all jurisdictions, in particular with an eye on whether and to what extent courts are willing to deviate from the strict concept of this formula.

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"... This volume is much more than a mere collection of translated court decisions, which in itself would be enormously helpful. But with the added commentaries and analysis, from historical, comparative and common European perspectives, this volume is an outstanding contribution to the academic discussion and truly lays the foundations for a broad discussion on a national as well as European level. The availability of such comprehensive material will undoubtedly also prove stimulating for national legislators, further the understanding of legal rules adopted by other jurisdictions and might thus lead to gradual harmonisation ..." (The Cambridge Law Journal 11/2007)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Université Genève, Genève 4, Switzerland

    Bénédict Winiger

  • Europäisches Zentrum für Schadenersatz- und Versicherungsrecht, Wien, Austria

    Helmut Koziol

  • Internationales Privatrecht (EVIP) Inst. Zivilrecht, Universität Innsbruck FB Europäisches, Vergleichendes und, Innsbruck, Austria

    Bernhard A. Koch

  • MPI für Ausländisches und Internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg, Germany

    Reinhard Zimmermann

About the editors

Prof. Dr. Bénédict Winiger, University Geneva; Prof. Dr. Helmut Koziol, European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law; Prof. Dr. Bernhard A. Koch, Institut für Zivilrecht, Universität Austria; Prof. Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann, Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht;

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