Comparative Tort Law

Edited by Mauro Bussani, Professor of Comparative Law, University of Trieste, Italy and Adjunct Professor, University of Macau, S.A.R. of the P.R. of China and Anthony J. Sebok, Professor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, US and Distinguished Research Professor, College of Law, Swansea University, UK

• Contents:1. Introduction to Comparative Tort Law: Global PerspectivesMauro Bussani and Anthony J. Sebok PART I GENERAL ISSUES 2. The Many Cultures of Tort LiabilityMauro Bussani and Marta Infantino 3. Tort Law and Conflict of LawsSymeon C. Symeonides 4. Tort Law and Human RightsEric A. Engle 5. Tort and CrimeMatthew Dyson 6. Liability Rules: An Economic TaxonomyGiuseppe Dari-Mattiacci and Francesco Parisi 7. Tort Law and InsuranceIna Ebert 8. Alternative Compensation Schemes from a Comparative PerspectiveDaniel Jutras PART II THE WESTERN LAW OF TORTS9. The Architecture of the Common and Civil Law of Torts: An Historical SurveyJames Gordley 10. The Bounds Between Negligence and Strict LiabilityFranz Werro and Erdem Büyüksagis11. Professional LiabilityEwoud Hondius 12. Product LiabilityMathias Reimann 13. Causation Theories and Causation RulesMarta Infantino 14. A Comparative-Law Sketch of Pure Economic LossVernon Valentine Palmer 15. Tort Damages for Non-economic Losses: Personal InjuryStephen D. Sugarman PART III – NON-WESTERN PERSPECTIVES16. Tort Law in JapanEmi Matsumoto 17. Chinese Tort Law: Between Tradition and TransplantsHao Jiang18. Customary Tort Law in Sub-Saharan AfricaDominic N. Dagbanja 19. Islamic Tort LawAbdul Basir Bin Mohamad 20. Tort Law in Latin AmericaMarco de Morpurgo Index

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