The Development of Liability in Relation to Technological Change (Paperback)

Miquel Martin-Casals

ISBN 10: 1107475805 / ISBN 13: 9781107475809

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2014

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Paperback. 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. Damage resulting from sparks from trains, exploding boilers and asbestos fibres illustrate how technological changes pose problems for established rules of law. This book examines how far tort law in different countries has been able to respond to such problems and the extent of its role in the law's response. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Development of Liability in Relation to Technological Change (Paperback)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107475805
• ISBN 13: 9781107475809
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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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.

About the Author

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