Dieselgate

EditorMarco Frigessi di Rattalma Professor of European Law, University of Brescia; Vice Chairman Climate Change and Insurance, Working Party, International Insurance Law Association AIDA – marco.frigessidirattalma@unibs.itAuthorsSara Landini University of Florence, Florence, Italy Joseph Allan MacDougald University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT, USA Marisa Maraffino Law Firm Marraffino, Milan, ItalyAdolfo Paolini University of Buckingham, Buckingham, UK, and DAC Beachcroft LLP, London, UK Giorgio Pedrazzi University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy Gabriella Perotti University of Brescia, Law Department, Brescia, Italy Giovanni Posio University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy Laurent Posocco Université de Corse Pascal Paoli, Corte, France Francesca Romanin Jacur University of Milan, Milan, Italy Christoph U. Schmid Centre of European Law and Politics (ZERP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany Stephen Turner DAC Beachcroft LLP, London, UK

• Introduction by Marco Frigessi di Rattalma.- Part I   National Perspectives: France by Laurent Posocco.- Germany by Christoph U. Schmid.- Italy by Giovanni Posio.- United Kingdom by Stephen Turner.- United States of America by Joseph Allan MacDougald.- Part II   Specific Issues: Civil and Consumer Law by Giorgio Pedrazzi.- Corporate and Insurance Law by Adolfo Paolini.- Criminal Law by Marisa Maraffino.- Environmental Law - Environmental Claims by Sara Landini.- Environmental Law - International and European Environmental Law by Francesca Romanin Jacur.- European Union Law by Marco Frigessi di Rattalma and Gabriella Perotti.

“The contributions … provide interesting comparative material and illustrate the diverse approaches and outcomes in the different countries involved. Each contribution gives an overview of the different possible grounds of action and of the actions effectively taken so far … . Some of the contributions … provide an interesting historical perspective and a detailed analysis of the implications for the national car manufacturers.” (Evelyne Terryn, EuCML Journal of European Consumer and Market Law, (2), 2018)“This book is dedicated to illustrating the details of the Dieselgate story, together with legal national, E.U.. law and international law aspects, trying to provide the reader with reflections on the use of diesel vehicles in the face of the dramatic environmental emergencies that have been characterizing the world in the past years.” (Translated from Italian: Tullio Scovazzi, Rivista giuridica dell'ambiente, 2017)“This book is of great interest to both lawyers and academics, and has the merit of dealing with the Dieselgate from the standpoint of various branches of law. An excellent book on a complex and highly topical subject.” (Translated from French: Marcel Fontaine, Revue de droit international et de droit comparé, (4), 2017)