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Comparative and Foreign Law

Mauro Bussani

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2009

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西方对待过失侵权法的态度:一项比较性的批判研究 (Western Attitudes Towards Negligence Law: A Comparative Critique), Mauro Bussani Jan 2009

西方对待过失侵权法的态度:一项比较性的批判研究 (Western Attitudes Towards Negligence Law: A Comparative Critique), Mauro Bussani

Mauro Bussani

Black-letter tort law world is in motion. The United States is re-stating its rules of liability for physical and emotional harm, European scholars have been preparing different drafts of tort law ‘principles’ in view of a European codification, China is on the eve of a comprehensive reform of its tort liability rules, and in the middle of a lively debate on which model better fits the Chinese society’s legal needs. To modestly contribute to the latter debate, the paper addresses some methodological attitudes as against negligence liability that are widespread in the Western legal culture, and, nevertheless, are worth being …


The Common Core Sounds. Short Notes On Themes, Harmonies And Disharmonies Of European Tort Law, Marta Infantino, Mauro Bussani, Franz Werro Dec 2008

The Common Core Sounds. Short Notes On Themes, Harmonies And Disharmonies Of European Tort Law, Marta Infantino, Mauro Bussani, Franz Werro

Mauro Bussani

The goal of this paper is to present aims, methods and features of the research carried out by the ‘The Common Core of European Private Law” project in the field of tort law. Accordingly, we will first depict the immediate and long-term goals of the ‘Common Core’ endeavour, as well as its methodology and organisation. We will then illustrate the four tort law volumes that have been so far published within the project. This will lead us to find out the distinctive tenets of the Common Core approach as applied to tort law issues, and to put forward some remarks …