Pure Economic Loss - New Horizons in Comparative Law (Paperback)

Pure economic loss is one of the most-discussed problems in the fields of tort and contract. How do we understand the various differences and similarities between these systems and what is the extent to which there is a common-core of agreement on this question? This book takes a comparative approach to the subject, exploring the principles, policies and rules governing tortious liability for pure economic loss in a number of countries and legal systems across the world. The countries covered are USA, Canada, Japan, Israel, South Africa, Japan, Romania, Croatia, Denmark and Poland, with the contributors taking a comparative fact-based approach through the use of hypothetical problems to analyze and then summarize the individual country's tort approach. Using a fact-based questionnaire, a tested taxonomy, and a sophisticated comparative law methodology, the authors convincingly demonstrate that there are liberal, pragmatic and conservative regimes throughout the world. The recoverability of pure economic loss poses a generic question for these legal systems - it is not just a civil law versus common law issue. It will be of interest to students and academics studying tort law and comparative law in the different countries covered.

General

Imprint:	Routledge-Cavendish
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	UT Austin Studies in Foreign and Transnational Law
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	2008
Authors:	Vernon Valentine Palmer • Mauro Bussani
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	338
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-57458-7
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Torts / delicts
LSN:	0-415-57458-7
Barcode:	9780415574587

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