Schadenersatzrecht and the Law of Torts: Different terms and different ways of thinking
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Helmut Koziol
Abstract
Schadenersatzrecht is commonly equated with ‘tort law’, but the civil law term and the common law term are based on different concepts. Accordingly, one should be very cautious when borrowing ideas and arguments for the structure and further development of Continental European laws of damages from the law of torts.
Note
This article is a slightly altered version of my contribution ‘Schadenersatzrecht und Law of Torts’ in Festschrift für Ulrich Magnus (sellier european law publishers, München 2014) 61; translated from German to English by Fiona Salter Townshend. A shorter English version was given as the Opening Lecture at the 13 th Annual Conference on European Tort Law in Vienna on 24 April 2014. For their valuable suggestions, I wish to thank em Prof Dr Fritz Raber and Dr Gregor Christandl, both in Innsbruck, furthermore also Colm McGrath, European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law, Vienna.
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- Frontmatter
- Frontmatter
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- Schadenersatzrecht and the Law of Torts: Different terms and different ways of thinking
- Injuries from Unforeseeable Risks which Advance Medical Knowledge: Restitution-based Justification for Strict Liability
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