Fundamental rights and private law in Europe : the case of tort law and children / Nuno Ferreira.
2011
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Fundamental rights and private law in Europe : the case of tort law and children / Nuno Ferreira.
Published
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.
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KJC5132 .F467 2011
ISBN
9780415579452 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0415579457 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780203815618 (ebk.)
0203815610 (ebk.)
0415579457 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780203815618 (ebk.)
0203815610 (ebk.)
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xlvi, 258 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)635487389
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [228]-250) and index.
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Table of Contents
Table of cases
xiii
Table of statutes and other documents
xxv
List of abbreviations
xxxvii
Acknowledgements
xli
Foreword
xliii
Preface
xlv
Introduction
1
1.
Fundamental rights and private law: an incomplete debate
1
2.
The tortious liability of children: the choice of `case study'
3
3.
A few initial precisions
6
4.
The methodological approach
9
4.1.
An integrated and cross-legal approach
9
4.2.
A comparative approach
10
4.3.
An interdisciplinary approach
11
5.
The structure of the book
13
6.
Conclusion
14
PART I
15
1.
The horizontal effect of fundamental rights: theories and models
17
1.1.
Introduction
17
1.2.
Fundamental rights: interpretation and limits
18
1.3.
The origins of the HEFR theories
21
1.4.
The HEFR theories and models
23
1.4.1.
No horizontal effect theory
23
1.4.1.1.
Critique
24
1.4.2.
Indirect horizontal effect theory
25
1.4.2.1.
Critique
28
1.4.3.
State duties of protection theory
29
1.4.3.1.
Critique
31
1.4.4.
State action theory
32
1.4.4.1.
Critique
33
1.4.5.
Direct horizontal effect theory
34
1.4.5.1.
The Portuguese HEFR model
35
1.4.5.2.
The Spanish HEFR model
37
1.4.5.3.
Other direct HEFR models
38
1.4.5.4.
Critique
39
1.5.
An invitation to escape dogmatics and embrace the potential of fundamental rights
42
1.6.
Conclusion
45
2.
Tort law: aims, functions and evolution
48
2.1.
Introduction
48
2.2.
Aims and functions of tort law
49
2.3.
The role of fault in torts
54
2.4.
Tort law in mutation
55
2.4.1.
Strict liability
55
2.4.2.
Private insurance
56
2.4.3.
Public compensation and social insurance schemes
59
2.4.3.1.
No-fault liability schemes or public compensation schemes
59
2.4.3.2.
Social insurance and social security systems
63
2.4.4.
Economic analysis of law
64
2.4.5.
Alternative dispute resolution
66
2.5.
Conclusion
67
3.
The horizontal effect of fundamental rights and tort law: what about the tortfeasor?
71
3.1.
The HEFR in private law
71
3.1.1.
The HEFR and employment law
71
3.1.2.
The HEFR and contract law
72
3.1.3.
The HEFR and other legal fields
73
3.1.4.
The HEFR and tort law
74
3.2.
Tortfeasors, constitutional principles and fundamental rights
78
3.2.1.
Constitutional rights of `first ranking'?
79
3.2.1.1.
The right to human dignity
79
3.2.1.2.
The right to equality and prohibition of discrimination
82
3.2.1.3.
The right to free development of personality
85
3.2.1.4.
The right to private autonomy
90
3.2.2.
Constitutional rights of `second ranking'?
91
3.2.2.1.
The economic, social and cultural rights
91
3.2.2.2.
The principle of social justice
96
3.2.2.3.
The principle of solidarity
100
3.2.3.
Constitutional rights of `third ranking'?
102
3.2.3.1.
The right to search for happiness
102
3.2.3.2.
The right to hope
104
3.2.3.3.
The ethic of care
105
3.2.1.
Constitutional rights of `fourth ranking' or strictly (traditional) private law institutions?
107
3.2.4.1.
The principle of good faith
107
3.2.4.2.
The principle of public policy/ordre public
108
3.2.4.3.
The principle of proportionality
109
3.2.4.4.
The prohibition of abuse of right
111
3.3.
Conclusion
113
PART II
115
4.
The fundamental rights of children: international, European and national perspectives
117
4.1.
Introduction
117
4.2.
The fundamental rights of children at the international level
118
4.2.1.
Introduction
118
4.2.2.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child
121
4.2.2.1.
The principles of the `best interests' and of the `evolving capacities of the child'
122
4.2.2.2.
The right to (maximal) development
124
4.2.2.3.
The right to dignity, and the priorities to be observed in judicial proceedings
126
4.2.2.4.
The right to equality
127
4.2.3.
Other relevant international legal instruments
128
4.2.3.1.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
128
4.2.3.2.
The International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
129
4.2.4.
Conclusion
130
4.3.
The fundamental rights of children at the European level
130
4.3.1.
The Council of Europe
130
4.3.2.
The European Union
132
4.4.
The fundamental rights of children at national level
135
4.4.1.
Introduction
135
4.4.2.
The right to protection of children
137
4.4.3.
The child's right to free development of personality
139
4.5.
Conclusion
140
5.
Children's torts: European national legal solutions
141
5.1.
Introduction
141
5.2.
The Romanistic legal family
142
5.2.1.
The French legal system
142
5.2.1.1.
Introduction
142
5.2.1.2.
The liability of children under French tort law
142
5.2.1.3.
The liability of third parties, especially parents, for harmful acts committed by children
145
5.2.1.4.
The wider context of French tort law
148
5.2.1.5.
Conclusion
149
5.2.2.
The Italian legal system
150
5.2.2.1.
The liability of children under Italian tort law
150
5.2.2.2.
The Italian case law on children's tortious liability
151
5.2.2.3.
The strict liability and contributory negligence of children
152
5.2.2.4.
The liability of third parties for children's harmful acts
153
5.2.2.5.
The child's equitable duty to pay damages
157
5.3.
The Germanic legal family
158
5.3.1.
The German legal system
158
5.3.1.1.
Introduction
158
5.3.1.2.
The liability of children under German tort law
159
5.3.1.3.
The limitation of children's tortious liability under German law
160
5.3.1.4.
The liability of persons responsible for the supervision of others
163
5.3.1.5.
The equitable duty to compensate
164
5.3.2.
The Portuguese legal system
165
5.3.2.1.
The liability of children under Portuguese tort law
165
5.3.2.2.
The role of equity in the award of damages
167
5.3.2.3.
The liability of parents and other persons or institutions responsible for the supervision of children
168
5.4.
The Nordic legal family
171
5.4.1.
The Swedish and Finnish legal systems
171
5.4.1.1.
Introduction
172
5.4.1.2.
Nordic tort law
172
5.4.1.3.
The tortious liability of children and guardians under Nordic law
173
5.4.1.4.
The role of insurance in Nordic tort law
175
5.4.1.5.
Conclusion
176
5.5.
The Common Law family
176
5.5.1.
The English and Welsh legal systems
176
5.5.1.1.
English and Welsh tort law
177
5.5.1.2.
Children's liability under English and Welsh tort law
177
5.5.1.3.
The strict liability and contributory negligence of children
180
5.5.1.4.
The liability of parents, other individuals and institutions for the acts of children
182
5.5.1.5.
Ruinous claims and over-indebtedness
184
6.
Children's tortious liability in Europe: comparison, critique and proposals
186
6.1.
Introduction
186
6.2.
A bird's eye view of children's tortious liability in Europe
187
6.3.
Putting into perspective the European legal solutions on children's tortious liability
191
6.3.1.
Thinking within the traditional framework of tort law
191
6.3.1.1.
The personal liability of children for their conduct
191
6.3.1.2.
Liability of parents for the harmful acts of their children
194
6.3.1.3.
Children's tortious liability, equity, and mitigation clauses
197
6.3.1.4.
The Dutch solution as a model?
200
6.3.1.5.
Insights from the harmonisation of European private law
202
6.3.2.
Thinking beyond the traditional framework of tort law
204
6.3.2.1.
Alternative dispute resolution and mediation
204
6.3.2.2.
Private insurance
207
6.3.2.3.
Alternative compensation schemes
211
6.3.2.4.
Insights from psychology and sociology
213
6.4.
Conclusion
219
Conclusion
222
1.
One unfinished debate and one `case study'
222
2.
A contribution to a `coloured law full of inner stimulus'
225
Bibliography
228
Index
251