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Title The liability of public authorities in comparative perspective / edited by Ken Oliphant
Published Cambridge : Intersentia, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 887 pages)
Series Principles of European tort law
Principles of European tort law (European Group on Tort Law)
Contents Introduction / Ken Oliphant -- Austria / Bernard A. Koch -- Belgium / Isabelle Durant -- Czech Republic / Luboš Tichý -- Denmark / Vibe Ulfbeck -- England and Wales / Ken Oliphant -- France / Duncan Fairgrieve and François Lichere -- Germany / Ulrich Magnus -- Greece / Eugenia Dacoronia -- Israel / Israel Gilead -- Italy / Giovanni Comandé and Luca Nocco -- The Netherlands / Anne Keirse -- Norway / Bjarte Askeland -- Poland / Ewa Bagínska -- Portugal / Maria José Reis Rangel de Mesquita -- South Africa / Johann Neethling -- Spain / Miquel Martín-Casalas and Jordi Ribot -- Switzerland / Pierre Widmer and Bénédict Winiger -- The United States / Michael D. Green and Johathan Cardi -- European Union / Piotr Machnikowski -- The liability of public authorities : an economic analysis / Jef de Mot and Michael Faure -- Case 1. Negligent safety certification (maladministration) -- Case 2. Wrongfully cancelled licence (improper administrative decision) -- Case 3. Missing warning (improper administration omission : omission following prior creation of risk) -- Case 4. Fireworks store (improper administrative omission : pure omission) -- Case 5. Unfounded criminal charges (prosecutorial and judicial acts) -- Case 6. Unpasteurised cheese (possibly improper regulatory act : improper regulatory omission) -- Case 7. Police cross-fire (properly conducted administrative activities) -- The liability of public authorities in comparative perspective / Ken Oliphant
Summary In recent decades, the liability of public authorities has been one of the main areas of development in and at the edges of tort law in Europe, with major reforms implemented or considered at a national level, and a steady stream of major court decisions. During the same period, 'Member State liability' has also been recognised in the law of the EU, and the interplay of principles of national and EU law - and additionally the 'just satisfaction' jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights - evidently warrants close attention.In this context, the aims of the present study are to contribute to the understanding of the law of extra-contractual liability as it applies to public authorities in the legal systems of Europe (and selected non-European jurisdictions), to facilitate its enhancement where necessary or desirable, and to consider the possibilities for harmonisation in the area - specifically, through the extension and adaptation of the Principles of European Tort Law to cover public authority liability
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Dec 2017)
Subject Administrative responsibility -- Europe
Government liability -- Europe
Administrative responsibility
Government liability
Europe
Form Electronic book
Author Oliphant, Ken, editor.
ISBN 9781780685595
1780685599