New Product Liability Directive

Caroline Cauffman is Associate Professor, Maastricht University. Alexandru-Daniel On is Assistant Professor, Maastricht University. Janwillem Oosterhuis is Assistant Professor, Maastricht University.

• Part One: INTRODUCTION, Daniel On and Janwillem Oosterhuis, Maastricht UniversityPart Two: BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE NEW PRODUCT LIABILITY DIRECTIVE1. The Product Liability Directive: Another Brick in the WallGijs van Dijck, Professor, Maastricht University, Mindy Duffourc, Assistant professor Maastricht University and Ms Maria Breskaya, PhD student, Maastricht University2. Liable entities, Valerio D'Alessandro, YUFE Post-doc in Private Law, Tor Vergata University of Rome3. Defectiveness, Piotr Machnikowski, Professor, University of Wroclaw4. Damage and Compensation, Lotte Meurkens, Assistant professor, Maastricht University and Marielène Wertenbroek, Research Assistant, Maastricht University5. Causation, Francesco Zappatore, Post-doc, Università del Salento6. Defences, Shu Li, Assistant professor of Law and Technology, University of Rotterdam7. Temporal scope and time limits, Janwillem Oosterhuis, Assistant professor, Maastricht UniversityPart Three: AI LIABILITY AND THE PRODUCT LIABILITY DIRECTIVE1. A computer science perspective on AI liability, Geronimos (Jerry) Spanakis, Assistant professor, Maastricht University2. Reflections on the burden of proof in the Product Liability Directive and the AI Directive, Francesco Astone, Professor, University of Foggia3. AI-Driven Medical Devices and Defectiveness under the Proposed Product Liability Directive, Mindy Duffourc, Assistant professor, Maastricht University4. AI-powered medical devices and the development risk defense under the revised product liability directive, Andrea Parziale, Assistant Professor in tenure-track (RTT) of Comparative Private Law, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies Part Four: COMPARATIVE VIEWS1. Comparison with product liability law in the US, David Owen, Carolina Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus, University of South Carolina and Karen Miller, former research associate2. Comparison with product liability law in the UK, Duncan Fairgrieve, Professor, Université de Paris II and Senior Research Fellow and Director at the British Institute of International and Comparative LawPart Five: NORMATIVE PERSPECTIVES1. A new product liability directive for a sustainable and circular economy, Caroline Cauffman, Associate professor, Maastricht University and visiting professor, University of Hasselt2. Liable entities – Theoretical and empirical considerations, Gitta Veldt, Associate professor, Leiden University and Paul Verbruggen, Professor, Tilburg University3. A Law and Economics Analysis of the New Product Liability Directive, Shu Li, Assistant professor of Law and Technology, University of Rotterdam and Michael Faure, Professor, Maastricht University and University of Rotterdam4. Risk Society and the New Product Liability Directive: Navigating the Challenges of Modern Regulation, Fabio Addis, Professor, Università di Roma La Sapienza5. Clarifying Ambiguities in the Product Liability Directive: A Framework for Consistent Interpretation, Deimante Rimkute, PhD student, Vilnius University and Visiting researcher, Maastricht University6. Re-working the Product Liability Directive Through a Global Value Chain Lens, Anna Beckers, Professor, Maastricht University and Rebecca Ravalli, Post-doc, Maastricht University7. The Distributive Justice Aims of the Product Liability Directive, Daniel On, Assistant professor, Maastricht UniversityPart Six: CONCLUSIONS, Caroline Cauffman, Daniel On and Janwillem Oosterhuis, Maastricht University