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La Responsabilidad Civil Del Gestor De Bases De Datos En La Informática Jurídica, Gastón Fernández Cruz
La Responsabilidad Civil Del Gestor De Bases De Datos En La Informática Jurídica, Gastón Fernández Cruz
Gastón Fernández Cruz
No abstract provided.
The Emperor Has No Causation: Exposing A Judicial Misconstruction Of Science, John Culhane
The Emperor Has No Causation: Exposing A Judicial Misconstruction Of Science, John Culhane
John G. Culhane
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Responsabilité Des Sujets Atteints De Troubles Mentaux En Italie Et En Common Law, Mauro Bussani
Responsabilité Des Sujets Atteints De Troubles Mentaux En Italie Et En Common Law, Mauro Bussani
Mauro Bussani
The aim of this paper is to challenge the traditional principle of Western negligence law according to which, whatever a person’s characteristics are, his/her behavior should be judged against the standard of care expected from the so-called ‘reasonable person’. In particular, the paper focuses on a special category of subjects who are ‘weaker’ than the average because suffering from a psychological disability. Through the comparative analysis of Italian, English, and American tort law rules involving these persons, the paper shows how courts are acutely aware of the need to introduce some degree of flexibility into the median fault parameter.
Foreword, Jean M. Eggen
Perfiles Comparativos Sobre La Responsabilidad Civil. La Culpa Al Servicio De Los Débiles, Mauro Bussani
Perfiles Comparativos Sobre La Responsabilidad Civil. La Culpa Al Servicio De Los Débiles, Mauro Bussani
Mauro Bussani
The purpose of this essay is to present and challenge a cherished tenet of the Western negligence law. This is the idea according to which every person’s behavior should conform to the standard of care expected of the so-called ‘reasonable person’ endowed with conventional knowledge, average musculature, normal reactions, commonplace skills, and ordinary intelligence and memory. In particular, the paper: (i) discusses the flaws of this standard when applied to persons who are weaker than the average, i.e. minors, the elderly, and those who suffer from a psychological disability; and (ii) shows how several functions traditionally attributed to the general …