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A Comparative Law Analysis of No-Fault Comprehensive Compensation Funds
Verschijnt 19 januari 2023
This book is a groundbreaking comparative law analysis of the world's largest and most mature compensation funds, impacting nearly 22 million people in the four jurisdictions of Victoria (Australia), Quebec and Manitoba (Canada), and New Zealand. These funds operate in a way that turns tort law on its head, are financially stable and sustainable, and represent a true revolution in private law. The book takes important steps to further scientif...Paperback -
Coronavirus and the Law in Europe
Verschijnt 19 augustus 2021
This book examines coronavirus-related legislation and its consequences in European states. It brings together expert contributions from over 80 academics and practitioners.Hardback€ 166,- -
Enforcing Consumer and Capital Markets Law
Verschijnt 31 augustus 2020
This book critically analyses the various approaches of public and private law enforcement and their effectiveness across several jurisdictions on the example of one topical and global collective damage event with far reaching consequences for both, consumers and investors: the Dieselgate.Hardback€ 149,- -
Prescription in Tort Law
Verschijnt 14 augustus 2020
Prescription is a major legal defence that bars civil actions after the expiry of the prescription period on the claim. This book thoroughly examines the law of 16 selected jurisdictions and extensively analyses in comparative perspective the elements of prescription, their interrelations, and the policy considerations (including economic analysis). While the book focuses on prescription of tort claims the analysis, comparisons and conclusions...Paperback€ 143,- -
Compensation Funds in Comparative Perspective
Verschijnt 15 april 2020
Compensation funds are redress structures that compensate victims of accidents and other misfortune where tort, insurance and social security frameworks are unavailable or inapplicable. Their undefined nature raises important legal questions that have not yet been fully answered. This book contrasts and analyses both well-known and lesser known compensation funds in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, and the United ...Paperback€ 83,- -
The Borderlines of Tort Law
Verschijnt 29 augustus 2019
This volume explores how differences between tort and contract affect the foundations of liability, the nature and amount of the compensation, the extent of liability and whether defences and limitation periods corresponding to the distinct causes of action give rise to substantially different outcomes.Paperback€ 102,- -
The European Convention on Human Rights as an Instrument of Tort Law
Verschijnt 29 oktober 2018
This book provides a detailed examination of the European Court of Human Rights' practice to award compensation under Article 41 of the European Convention on Human Rights and its consequences.Hardback€ 115,- -
Responsibility, Restoration and Fault
Verschijnt 15 januari 2018
Modern technology has not only multiplied the risks and degree of damage, it has also created long causal chains that often make it difficult to see a connection between action and damage, particularly when the damaging effects on individuals or society only emerge decades after the action. How can we ensure that we act responsibly today? What criteria do we have to measure our behaviour against?Paperback€ 59,- -
Bewijs en onrechtmatige daad
Verschijnt 7 december 2017
Artikel 1315 BW en artikel 870 Ger.W. spelen een belangrijke rol bij de vaststelling van de feiten van een zaak. Ze duiden aan op welke partij het bewijsrisico rust. Indien de rechter aan het einde van een procedure nog steeds twijfelt over een bepaald feit, zal hij de partij die het bewijsrisico draagt, in het ongelijk stellen. Nu zijn er situaties denkbaar waarin een partij er niet in slaagt om het vereiste bewijs te leveren, terwijl dit nie...Hardback€ 218,- -
Verantwoord aansprakelijkheidsrecht
Verschijnt 24 oktober 2017
Op het einde van het academiejaar 2016-2017 werd Aloïs Van Oevelen, gewoon hoogleraar aan de Universiteit Antwerpen, toegelaten tot het emeritaat. Als blijk van hulde en dank aan het einde van een lange en uitmuntende academische loopbaan, bieden zijn collega’s uit de academische wereld hem een vriendenboek aan.Hardback€ 195,-