Magdalena Tulibacka is Research Officer in Civil Liability Systems, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University, UK.

• Contents: Introduction; Part I Setting the Scene – Product Liability Law 'In Transition': Introduction; Legal systems of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic; Product liability – spirit and context – developments in the world and peculiarities in Central Europe; Conclusions to part I. Part II Product Liability Systems in Central Europe – Domestic Contract and Tort Law, Implementation of the Product Liability Directive: Introduction; Contract liability; Tort liability; Implementation and application of the product liability directive; Conclusions to part II; Central European product liability law in transition – conclusions and prognosis; Bibliography; Index.

'Harmonization of laws within the EU has become ever more challenging as a result of expansion into Central and Eastern Europe. This fascinating book tells us much about the law of product liability, but also a great deal about what the EU is becoming.' Stephen Weatherill, Somerville College, University of Oxford, UK 'Magdalena Tulibacka presents a fascinating insight into the emergence of liability systems in the former-socialist countries of Central Europe, and the subsequent assimilation of those systems into the European Union regime. This unique book is a must-read for all European product liability lawyers, but is also an invaluable resource for anyone concerned with the challenges of harmonising legal systems within an expanding EU.' Rod Freeman, Partner, Lovells, London, UK