Uncertain Causation in Tort Law

Herausgeber: Martín-Casals, Miquel; Papayannis, Diego M.

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Produktbeschreibung

This discussion of causal uncertainty in tort liability shows the important normative, epistemological and procedural implications of the various proposed solutions, and will be of interest to legal scholars, legal philosophers and advanced tort law students.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 648g
• ISBN-13: 9781107128361
• ISBN-10: 1107128366
• Artikelnr.: 42966936

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Miquel Martín-Casals and Diego M. Papayannis; 1. Litigation on
Hepatitis B vaccination and demyelinating diseases in France: breaking
through scientific uncertainty? Jean-Sébastien Borghetti; 2. Proportional
liability in Spain: a bridge too far? Miquel Martín-Casals; 3. Proportional
liability for causal uncertainty: how it works on the basis of a
200-year-old code Bernhard A. Koch; 4. Uncertain causes: asbestos in UK
courts Jane Stapleton; 5. Clients' demand-based contribution to
trafficking: overcoming causation and attribution difficulties Tsachi
Keren-Paz; 6. Proving complex facts: the case of mass torts Michele
Taruffo; 7. Correlation and causation: the 'Bradford Hill criteria' in
epidemiological, legal, and epistemological perspective Susan Haack; 8.
Admissibility versus sufficiency: controlling the quality of expert witness
testimony in the United States Michael D. Green and Joseph Sanders; 9.
Proof of causation in group litigation Andrea Giussani; 10. Mass torts and
arbitration: lessons from Abaclat v. Argentine Republic S. I. Strong.