Damage caused by genetically modified organisms : comparative survey of redress options for harm to persons, property, or the environment / Bernhard A. Koch (ed.) ; with contributions by Bjarte Askeland [and others].
2010
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Title
Damage caused by genetically modified organisms : comparative survey of redress options for harm to persons, property, or the environment / Bernhard A. Koch (ed.) ; with contributions by Bjarte Askeland [and others].
Published
Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Call Number
K955 .D355 2010
ISBN
9783899498110 (hbk. : alk. paper)
3899498119 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9783899498127 (ebk.)
3899498127 (ebk.)
3899498119 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9783899498127 (ebk.)
3899498127 (ebk.)
Description
xxvii, 954 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)613431708
Note
"ESR, ETL; European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Added Author
Table of Contents
Introduction
xvii
Questionnaire
xvii
EUROPEAN REPORTS
1
Austria
2
I.
General overview
2
II.
Damage
5
III.
Causation
7
IV.
Types of liability
11
V.
Vicarious liability
18
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
22
VII.
Defences
22
VIII.
Remedies
24
IX.
Cross--border issues--Conflict of laws
30
X.
Cases
31
Czech Republic
35
I.
General overview
35
II.
Damage
39
III.
Causation
41
IV.
Types of liability
45
V.
Vicarious liability
51
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
53
VII.
Defences
54
VIII.
Remedies
57
IX.
Cross--border issues--Conflict of laws
63
X.
Cases
65
Denmark
70
I.
General overview
70
II.
Damage
71
III.
Causation
73
IV.
Types of liability
74
V.
Vicarious liability
77
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
78
VII.
Defences
78
VIII.
Remedies
79
IX.
Cross--border issues--Conflict of laws
81
X.
Cases
82
England
86
I.
General overview
86
II.
Damage
88
III.
Causation
91
IV.
Types of liability
93
V.
Vicarious liability
100
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
101
VII.
Defences
102
VIII.
Remedies
103
IX.
Cross--border issues--Conflict of laws
106
X.
Cases
107
Estonia
110
I.
General overview
110
II.
Damage
112
III.
Causation
115
IV.
Types of liability
117
V.
Vicarious liability
121
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
122
VII.
Defences
123
VIII.
Remedies
124
IX.
Cross--border issues--Conflict of laws
127
X.
Cases
128
Finland
132
I.
General overview
132
II.
Damage
138
III.
Causation
144
IV.
Types of liability
147
V.
Vicarious liability
154
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
156
VII.
Defences
157
VIII.
Remedies
162
IX.
Cross--border issues--Conflict of laws
166
X.
Cases
167
France
171
I.
General overview
171
II.
Damage
172
III.
Causation
177
IV.
Types of liability
182
V.
Vicarious liability
193
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
195
VII.
Defences
195
VIII.
Remedies
198
IX.
Cross--border issues--Conflict of laws
202
X.
Cases
204
Germany
212
I.
General overview
212
II.
Damage
215
III.
Causation
218
IV.
Types of liability
222
V.
Vicarious liability
232
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
233
VII.
Defences
234
VIII.
Remedies
236
IX.
Cross--border issues--Conflict of laws
240
X.
Cases
241
Greece
247
I.
General overview
247
II.
Damage
248
III.
Causation
252
IV.
Types of liability
254
V.
Vicarious liability
259
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
262
VII.
Defences
262
VIII.
Remedies
264
IX.
Cross--border issues--Conflict of laws
268
X.
Cases
269
Hungary
273
I.
General overview
273
II.
Damage
279
III.
Causation
287
IV.
Types of liability
290
V.
Vicarious liability
296
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
299
VII.
Defences
301
VIII.
Remedies
303
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
308
X.
Cases
309
Italy
313
I.
General overview
313
II.
Damage
314
III.
Causation
316
IV.
Types of liability
317
V.
Vicarious liability
323
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
324
VII.
Defences
325
VIII.
Remedies
327
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
328
X.
Cases
330
Liechtenstein
334
I.
General overview
334
II.
Damage
336
III.
Causation
337
IV.
Types of liability
338
V.
Vicarious liability
342
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
342
VII.
Defences
343
VIII.
Remedies
344
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
346
X.
Cases
346
Luxembourg
350
I.
General overview
350
II.
Damage
355
III.
Causation
358
IV.
Types of liability
361
V.
Vicarious liability
367
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
369
VII.
Defences
370
VIII.
Remedies
372
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
375
X.
Cases
376
Malta
381
I.
General overview
381
II.
Damage
384
III.
Causation
386
IV.
Types of liability
387
V.
Vicarious liability
391
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
392
VII.
Defences
392
VIII.
Remedies
394
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
397
X.
Cases
399
The Netherlands
403
I.
General overview
403
II.
Damage
403
III.
Causation
406
IV.
Types of liability
410
V.
Vicarious liability
415
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
417
VII.
Defences
418
VIII.
Remedies
419
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
422
X.
Cases
423
Norway
427
I.
General overview
427
II.
Damage
428
III.
Causation
429
IV.
Types of liability
431
V.
Vicarious liability
435
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
436
VII.
Defences
436
VIII.
Remedies
437
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
439
X.
Cases
441
Poland
445
I.
General overview
445
II.
Damage
449
III.
Causation
452
IV.
Types of liability
458
V.
Vicarious liability
464
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
467
VII.
Defences
467
VIII.
Remedies
469
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
471
X.
Cases
473
Slovenia
477
I.
General overview
477
II.
Damage
478
III.
Causation
479
IV.
Types of liability
481
V.
Vicarious liability
483
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
484
VII.
Defences
484
VIII.
Remedies
485
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
487
X.
Cases
487
Spain
491
I.
General overview
491
II.
Damage
498
III.
Causation
504
IV.
Types of liability
510
V.
Vicarious liability
532
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
536
VII.
Defences
537
VIII.
Remedies
542
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
547
X.
Cases
550
Sweden
559
I.
General overview
559
II.
Damage
561
III.
Causation
564
IV.
Types of liability
568
V.
Vicarious liability
575
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
577
VII.
Defences
577
VIII.
Remedies
580
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
585
X.
Cases
586
NON-EUROPEAN REPORTS
591
Australia
592
I.
General overview
592
II.
Damage
600
III.
Causation
603
IV.
Types of liability
607
V.
Vicarious liability
611
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
613
VII.
Defences
614
VIII.
Remedies
616
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
619
X.
Cases
620
Brazil
624
I.
General overview
624
II.
Damage
633
III.
Causation
637
IV.
Types of liability
640
V.
Vicarious liability
648
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
650
VII.
Defences
650
VIII.
Remedies
652
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
657
X.
Cases
659
Canada
663
I.
General overview
663
II.
Damage
669
III.
Causation
677
IV.
Types of liability
682
V.
Vicarious liability
698
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
701
VII.
Defences
702
VIII.
Remedies
705
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
713
USA
715
I.
General overview
715
II.
Damage
717
III.
Causation
722
IV.
Types of liability
725
V.
Vicarious liability
733
VI.
Multiple tortfeasors
736
VII.
Defences
736
VIII.
Remedies
739
IX.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
743
X.
Cases
744
SPECIAL REPORTS
753
Damage Caused by GMOs under International Environmental Law
754
V.
Introduction
754
II.
The Regulation of Modern Biotechnology: Relevant International Environmental Instruments
755
III.
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
760
IV.
Proposed Operational Texts on Liability and Redress in the Context of Art. 27 of the Biosafety Protocol
774
V.
Conclusion
781
Cross-Border Damage Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms: Jurisdiction and applicable law
784
IV.
Case scenario 1
784
IV.
Case scenario 2
784
I.
Introduction
785
II.
Jurisdiction under the Brussels I Regulation
786
III.
The applicable law under the Rome II Regulation
796
IV.
Concluding Remark
812
Did Biotechnology Regulation Come to a Conclusion? An Insurers' Perspective
813
I.
Total safety thanks to regulation?
813
II.
Biotechnology regulation in light of compensation schemes
815
III.
Principles of regulation
817
IV.
Liability framework and insurance
819
V.
The role of insurance
821
VI.
Insurability
822
VII.
Conclusion
824
Liability to Third Parties for Damage Caused by GMOs: An Economic Perspective
826
I.
Introduction
826
II.
Types of liability
828
III.
Causation
846
IV.
Multiple tortfeasors
851
V.
Defences
853
VI.
Remedies
869
VII.
Cross-border issues--Conflict of laws
877
VIII.
Concluding remarks
878
COMPARATIVE REPORT
881
Comparative Analysis
882
I.
Introduction
882
II.
Damage
885
III.
Causation
892
IV.
Fault
901
V.
GMO-specific liability regimes
903
VI.
Product liability
905
VII.
Environmental liability
912
VIII.
Other bases of liability
920
IX.
Defences
923
X.
Remedies
928
XI.
Specific aspects of cross-border claims
929
XII.
Alternatives to tort law
931
XIII.
Harmonisation needed?
938
XIV.
Conclusions
940
Index
943