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Book SynopsisThe
Research Handbook on EU Tort Law critically examines tort liability arising from EU law. It brings together for the first time different elements of EU tort law to provide a comprehensive overview of the institutional liability of the EU, member state liability and liability arising from a variety of EU legislation. Contributors are experts in their field and range from the UK and Ireland to France, Germany, the Netherlands and Hungary.
The impact of EU tort law on national legal systems is wide-ranging. It extends to areas as diverse as consumer law, competition law, data protection law, employment law, insurance law and financial services law. The Research Handbook provides a detailed analysis of these areas of law and considers the extent to which we can now identify an emerging European culture of tort law. It further analyzes the impact of proposals to harmonise European tort law and considers the impact of Brexit on EU tort law.
The Research Handbook offers an authoritative reference point for academics, students and practitioners studying or working in EU law, private law and comparative law. Comprehensive and informative, it is also accessible for those approaching the subject for the first time.
Contributors include: J. Blackie, J. Davey, M. Faure, P. Giliker, M.-P. Granger, K. Gutman, J. Knetsch, D. Leczykiewicz, M. Martín-Casals, J. Mulder, L. Niglia, O. Odudu, C. Riefa, S. Saintier, A. Sanchez-Graells, K. Stanton, M. Stauch, F. White
Trade Review‘This Handbook provides both up-to-date knowledge for the practitioner dealing with EU tort law as well as food for thought for academics working on comparative tort law and EU private law. Doubtless, it will fulfil its stated “call to arms” of promoting critical -- examination of this (newly identified) field of law.’– Monique Hazelhorst, Common Market Law Review
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. What do we mean by ‘EU tort law’? Paula Giliker 2. The non-contractual liability of the European Union: Principle, practice and promise Kathleen Gutman Part I: The interface of EU and national law 3. Compensatory remedies in EU law: The relationship between EU law and national law Dorota Leczykiewicz 4. Francovich liability before national courts: 25 years on, has anything changed? Marie-Pierre F. Granger 5. Directive 85/374/EEC concerning liability for defective products: In the name of harmonisation, the internal market and consumer protection Fidelma White 6. The interface of EU and national tort law: Competition law Okeoghene Odudu and Albert Sanchez-Graells 7. Data protection law Marc Stauch 8. Employment law Jule Mulder 9. A compulsory diet of chickens and eggs: The EU Motor insurance directives as a shadow tort regime James Davey 10. Financial services and regulation Keith Stanton 11. Unfair Commercial Practices Directive: Remedying economic torts? Christine Riefa and Séverine Saintier Part II: A culture of EU tort law? 12. A ‘European’ tort law? Comparative thoughts on an ‘essentially contested’ private law institution Leone Niglia 13. European tort law in Western Europe Jonas Knetsch Part III: Harmonising European tort law 14. The Principles of European Tort Law (PETL) at the beginning of a second decade Miquel Martín-Casals 15. The tort provisions of the Study Group on a European Civil Code and their uses John Blackie 16. The harmonisation of EU tort law: A law and economics analysis Michael Faure Part IV: Conclusion 17. The future of EU tort law Paula Giliker Index
