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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...

All European legal systems recognize a boundary between the domains of tort and contract. While there have been voices contending that this distinction is no longer valid, or at least that there should be a unification of the two sets of rules in particular contexts, others claim that there is still a very important distinction to be maintained. In fact, the boundary between the two areas is often blurred and whether it is drawn in one place or another varies from country to country, giving rise to the paradox that what is considered a matter of contractual liability in one legal system is...

Discusses causal uncertainty in tort liability and shows the important normative, epistemological and procedural implications of the various proposed solutions.

An analysis of the international political economy is a relevant topic to be considered when it is studied in the relation to the countries. This title aurges that several and different issues can be considered in these kinds of studies.