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Full-Text Articles in Torts
The European Directive On Products Liability: The Promise Of Progress?, Lawrence C. Mann, Peter R. Rodrigues
The European Directive On Products Liability: The Promise Of Progress?, Lawrence C. Mann, Peter R. Rodrigues
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Las Relaciones Contractuales De Hecho Y El Contacto Social: ¿Instituciones Incomprendidas?, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco
Las Relaciones Contractuales De Hecho Y El Contacto Social: ¿Instituciones Incomprendidas?, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco
Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco
No abstract provided.
The Recognition And Enforcement Of Punitive Damage Awards In Germany: Recent Developments, Andre R. Fiebig
The Recognition And Enforcement Of Punitive Damage Awards In Germany: Recent Developments, Andre R. Fiebig
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Recovery For Mental Injuries That Are Accompanied By Physical Injuries Under Article 17 Of The Warsaw Convention: The Progeny Of Eastern Airlines, Inc. V. Floyd, Jean-Paul Boulee
Recovery For Mental Injuries That Are Accompanied By Physical Injuries Under Article 17 Of The Warsaw Convention: The Progeny Of Eastern Airlines, Inc. V. Floyd, Jean-Paul Boulee
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
"Mad Plaintiff Disease?" Tobacco Litigation And The British Debate Over Adoption Of U.S.-Style Tort Litigation Methods, Kristen Gartman Rogers
"Mad Plaintiff Disease?" Tobacco Litigation And The British Debate Over Adoption Of U.S.-Style Tort Litigation Methods, Kristen Gartman Rogers
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Adjudication Of International Human Rights Claims In The European Court Of Human Rights And The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights: Why Atca Suits In U.S. Courts Are The Better Alternative For Claims Against American Multinational Corporations, Jenny N. Bounngaseng
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Denying Reparation For Slave And Forced Laborers In World War Ii And The Ensuing Humanitarian Rights Implications: A Case Study Of The Icj’S Recent Decision In Jurisdictional Immunities Of The State (Ger. V. It.: Greece Intervening), Morgan L. Klinzing
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Changing Tides: The Introduction Of Punitive Damages Into The French Legal System, Matthew K.J. Parker
Changing Tides: The Introduction Of Punitive Damages Into The French Legal System, Matthew K.J. Parker
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Los Tormentos De La Teoría Del Contacto Social: Contextualizando (Otra Vez) Una Categoría Jurídica, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco
Los Tormentos De La Teoría Del Contacto Social: Contextualizando (Otra Vez) Una Categoría Jurídica, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco
Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco
No abstract provided.
Through Our Glass Darkly: Does Comparative Law Counsel The Use Of Foreign Law In U.S. Constitutional Adjudication?, Kenneth Anderson
Through Our Glass Darkly: Does Comparative Law Counsel The Use Of Foreign Law In U.S. Constitutional Adjudication?, Kenneth Anderson
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
This (35 pp.) essay appears as a contribution to a law review symposium on the work of Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon in comparative law. The essay begins by asking what comparative law as a scholarly discipline might suggest about the use of foreign (or unratified or nationally "unaccepted" international law) by US courts in US constitutional adjudication. The trend seemed to be gathering steam in US courts between the early-1990s and mid-2000s, but by the late-2000s, it appeared to be stalled as a practice, notwithstanding the intense scholarly interest throughout this period.
Practical politics within the US …
西方侵权法中的多数人侵权：一种比较法的视角 (Multiple Tortfeasors In Western Tort Law: A Comparative Outline), Mauro Bussani, Marta Infantino
西方侵权法中的多数人侵权：一种比较法的视角 (Multiple Tortfeasors In Western Tort Law: A Comparative Outline), Mauro Bussani, Marta Infantino
Marta Infantino
The aim of the paper (in Chinese) is to explore the state-of-the-art of principles and rules on multiple tortfeasors liability in Western tort laws. The survey mainlyes focus on a set of Western jurisdictions from Western Europe and North America – mostly on England, France, Germany, Italy, and the United States.
Foreword – Institutional Responsibility For Sex And Gender Exploitation, Nancy Levit
Foreword – Institutional Responsibility For Sex And Gender Exploitation, Nancy Levit
Faculty Works
Organizations are increasingly being held accountable for sex and gender exploitation perpetrated by individuals who are associated with them. The idea of litigating toward gender justice by making institutional actors responsible for various forms of sex and gender discrimination unites the articles in this Symposium.
This Foreword begins by tracking the evolution of tort law from its early vindication of isolated individual claims to its much more recent incarnation as an instrument of social reform for collective interests. The second part addresses legal impediments that prevent redress of certain types of gendered harms — ranging from areas that are virtually …