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The Development of Liability in Relation to Technological Change - Softcover

 
9781107475809: The Development of Liability in Relation to Technological Change
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1107475805 ISBN 13: 9781107475809
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Technological developments posed a challenge to the established law, especially tort law, at approximately the same time across Europe. This book focuses on the similarity and diversity of responses to such developments in different jurisdictions. Three examples have been studied in depth: the escape of sparks from steam engines in the middle of the nineteenth century; exploding boilers in the latter part of the nineteenth century; and asbestos-related industrial disease in the middle and late twentieth century. The book shows how the rules of tort law were used and adapted and demonstrates how other systems of regulation and compensation were introduced to prevent injuries or to provide compensation to victims outside tort law. The relatively marginal role of tort law in these areas reveals much about legal development in general.

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About the Author

Miquel Martín-Casals is Professor of Civil Law at the University of Girona.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1107475805
ISBN 13 
9781107475809
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
302
Editor
Martín-Casals Miquel