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Bussani, Mauro; Sebok, J. Anthony --- "Comparative Tort Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) [2015] ELECD 893

Editor(s): Bussani, Mauro; Sebok, J. Anthony

Title: Comparative Tort Law

Sub-title: Global Perspectives

Series: Research Handbooks in Comparative Law series

Topics: Comparative Law; Law of Obligations

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 28 August 2015

Number of pages: c 520

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849801416

ISBN (soft cover): 9781786438416

EISBN: 9781784718138

Abstract/Description:

Comparative Tort Law: Global Perspectives provides a framework for analyzing and understanding the current state of tort law in most of the world's legal systems. The book examines tort law theories and cultures through a comparative methodology. It looks at general issues at play throughout the globe, such as causation, economic and non-economic damages, product and professional liability, as well as the relationship between tort law and crime, insurance, and public welfare schemes.

This collection of essays written by tort law experts from around the world also offers a comprehensive comparative assessment of tort law rules, and consideration for the cultural contexts in which tort laws live, covering many jurisdictions that are usually neglected by mainstream debates and literature. Insightful case studies analyze specific features of selected tort systems in Europe, USA, Latin America, East Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.

This path-breaking, though accessible book is a critical tool for students, policymakers, practitioners, scholars and academic researchers, especially tort law and comparative law specialists.