Proportional Liability: Analytical and Comparative Perspectives / edited by Michael D. Green, Bernhard A. Koch, Israel Gilead.
Askeland, Bjarte, contributor, contributor.; Bagińska, Ewa, contributor, contributor.; Bloch Ehlers, Andreas, contributor, contributor.; Comandé, Giovanni, contributor, contributor.; Dakorōnia, Eugenia, contributor, contributor.; Gilʻad, Yiśraʼel, contributor, contributor.; Gilʻad, Yiśraʼel, editor.; Green, Michael D., 1950- contributor., contributor.; Green, Michael D., 1950- editor.; Hrádek, Jiří, contributor, contributor.; Keirse, A. L. M. (Anne Lucienne Maria), 1975- contributor, contributor.; Koch, Bernhard A., contributor, contributor.; Koch, Bernhard A., editor.; Magnus, Ulrich, 1944- contributor, contributor.; Martín-Casals, M. (Miquel), contributor, contributor.; Moréteau, Olivier, contributor, contributor.; Neethling, J., contributor, contributor.; Nocco, Luca, contributor, contributor.; Oliphant, Ken, contributor, contributor.; Shnoor, Boaz, contributor, contributor.; Solé i Feliu, Josep, contributor, contributor.; Tichý, Luboš, contributor, contributor.; Ulfbeck, Vibe, contributor, contributor.; Widmer, Pierre, contributor, contributor.; Winiger, Bénédict, contributor, contributor.
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Title
Proportional Liability: Analytical and Comparative Perspectives / edited by Michael D. Green, Bernhard A. Koch, Israel Gilead.
Added Author
Askeland, Bjarte, contributor, contributor.
Bagińska, Ewa, contributor, contributor.
Bloch Ehlers, Andreas, contributor, contributor.
Comandé, Giovanni, contributor, contributor.
Dakorōnia, Eugenia, contributor, contributor.
Gilʻad, Yiśraʼel, contributor, contributor.
Gilʻad, Yiśraʼel, editor.
Green, Michael D., 1950- contributor., contributor.
Green, Michael D., 1950- editor.
Hrádek, Jiří, contributor, contributor.
Keirse, A. L. M. (Anne Lucienne Maria), 1975- contributor, contributor.
Koch, Bernhard A., contributor, contributor.
Koch, Bernhard A., editor.
Magnus, Ulrich, 1944- contributor, contributor.
Martín-Casals, M. (Miquel), contributor, contributor.
Moréteau, Olivier, contributor, contributor.
Neethling, J., contributor, contributor.
Nocco, Luca, contributor, contributor.
Oliphant, Ken, contributor, contributor.
Shnoor, Boaz, contributor, contributor.
Solé i Feliu, Josep, contributor, contributor.
Tichý, Luboš, contributor, contributor.
Ulfbeck, Vibe, contributor, contributor.
Widmer, Pierre, contributor, contributor.
Winiger, Bénédict, contributor, contributor.
Bagińska, Ewa, contributor, contributor.
Bloch Ehlers, Andreas, contributor, contributor.
Comandé, Giovanni, contributor, contributor.
Dakorōnia, Eugenia, contributor, contributor.
Gilʻad, Yiśraʼel, contributor, contributor.
Gilʻad, Yiśraʼel, editor.
Green, Michael D., 1950- contributor., contributor.
Green, Michael D., 1950- editor.
Hrádek, Jiří, contributor, contributor.
Keirse, A. L. M. (Anne Lucienne Maria), 1975- contributor, contributor.
Koch, Bernhard A., contributor, contributor.
Koch, Bernhard A., editor.
Magnus, Ulrich, 1944- contributor, contributor.
Martín-Casals, M. (Miquel), contributor, contributor.
Moréteau, Olivier, contributor, contributor.
Neethling, J., contributor, contributor.
Nocco, Luca, contributor, contributor.
Oliphant, Ken, contributor, contributor.
Shnoor, Boaz, contributor, contributor.
Solé i Feliu, Josep, contributor, contributor.
Tichý, Luboš, contributor, contributor.
Ulfbeck, Vibe, contributor, contributor.
Widmer, Pierre, contributor, contributor.
Winiger, Bénédict, contributor, contributor.
Imprint
Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Description
1 online resource (376 p.)
Series
Tort and insurance law ; 33.
Formatted Contents Note
Frontmatter
Preface
Table of Contents
General Report Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability: Analytical and Comparative Report
Country Reports
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Austria
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in the Czech Republic
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Denmark
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in England and Wales
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in France
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Germany
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Greece
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Israel
Proportional Liability in Uncertain Settings: Is it Precautionary? Italian Insights and Comparative Policy Considerations
Going Dutch: How to Address Cases of Causal Uncertainty
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Norway
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Poland
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in South Africa
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Spain
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Switzerland
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in the US
List of Contributors
Index
Preface
Table of Contents
General Report Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability: Analytical and Comparative Report
Country Reports
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Austria
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in the Czech Republic
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Denmark
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in England and Wales
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in France
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Germany
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Greece
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Israel
Proportional Liability in Uncertain Settings: Is it Precautionary? Italian Insights and Comparative Policy Considerations
Going Dutch: How to Address Cases of Causal Uncertainty
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Norway
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Poland
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in South Africa
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Spain
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in Switzerland
Causal Uncertainty and Proportional Liability in the US
List of Contributors
Index
Summary
Causal uncertainty is a wide-spread phenomenon. Courts are often unable to determine whether a defendant's tortious conduct was a factual cause of a plaintiff's harm. Yet, sometimes courts can determine the probability that the defendant caused the plaintiff's harm, although often there is considerable variance in the probability estimate based on the available evidence. The conventional way to cope with this uncertainty has been to apply the evidentiary rule of 'standard of proof'. The application of this 'all or nothing' rule can lead to unfairness by absolving defendants who acted tortiously and may also create undesirable incentives that result in greater wrongful conduct and injustice to victims. Some courts have decided that this 'no-liability' outcome is undesirable. They have adopted rules of proportional liability that compensate plaintiffs according to the probability that their harm was caused by the defendant's tortious conduct. In 2005 the Principles of European Tort Law (PETL) made a breakthrough in this regard by embracing rules of proportional liability. This project, building on PETL, endeavours to make further inquiries into the desirable scope of proportional liability and to offer a more detailed view of its meaning, implications, and ramifications.
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