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Articles 1 - 19 of 19
Full-Text Articles in Torts
Aviation Law-Personal Injury-The Warsaw Convention, As Modified By The Montreal Agreement, Does Comprehend, And Thus Supplies The Exclusive Relief For, Mental And Psychosomatic Injuries., Lee C. Mundell
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Ebola, Experimental Medicine, Economics, And Ethics: An Evaluation Of International Disease Outbreak Law, Sara L. Dominey
Ebola, Experimental Medicine, Economics, And Ethics: An Evaluation Of International Disease Outbreak Law, Sara L. Dominey
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Aviation Law - Personal Injury - The Warsaw Convention, As Modified By The Montreal Agreement, Acts To Establish The Air Carrier’S Strict Liability For A Passenger’S Personal Injury Incurred During An Aircraft Hijacking, Robert T. Bockman
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Industrial Accidents, Natural Disasters And "Act Of God", Michael Faure, Liu Jing, Andri G. Wibisana
Industrial Accidents, Natural Disasters And "Act Of God", Michael Faure, Liu Jing, Andri G. Wibisana
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Harmonizing European Tort Law And The Comparative Method A Review Of Basic Questions Of Tort Law From A Comparative Perspective (Helmut Koziol Ed., Sramek 2015), Michael Wells
Scholarly Works
This is a book review of Basic Questions of Tort Law from a Comparative Perspective, edited by Professor Helmut Koziol. This book is the second of two volumes on “basic questions of tort law.” In the first volume, Professor Helmut Koziol examined German, Austrian, and Swiss tort law. In this volume Professor Koziol has assembled essays by distinguished scholars from several European legal systems as well as the United States and Japan, each of whom follows the structure of Koziol’s earlier book and explains how those basic questions are handled in their own systems.
This review focuses on Professor Koziol’s …
Filartiga V. Pena-Irala: Comments On Sources Of Human Rights Law And Means Of Redress For Violations Of Human Rights, Gabriel M. Wilner
Filartiga V. Pena-Irala: Comments On Sources Of Human Rights Law And Means Of Redress For Violations Of Human Rights, Gabriel M. Wilner
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
International Liability And Primary Rules Of Obligation: An Application To Acid Rain In The United States And Canada, John B. Lyle
International Liability And Primary Rules Of Obligation: An Application To Acid Rain In The United States And Canada, John B. Lyle
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Foreign Sovereign Immunity - Whether United States Embassies Are Jurisdictional Territory Under The Non-Commercial Tort Exception Of The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Jill M. Conley
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
The Hague Evidence Convention In U.S. Courts: Aerospatiale And The Path Not Taken, Société Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale V. U.S. District Court For The Southern District Of Iowa, 107 S. Ct. 2542 (1987), Roger C. Wilson
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.
Carriage Of Hazardous Cargoes By Sea - The Hns Convention, Peter Wetterstein
Carriage Of Hazardous Cargoes By Sea - The Hns Convention, Peter Wetterstein
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Port State Control: Strong Medicine To Cure A Sick Industry, John Hare
Port State Control: Strong Medicine To Cure A Sick Industry, John Hare
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Exclusivity Of The Warsaw Convention's Cause Of Action: The U.S. Supreme Court Removes Some Of The Expansive Views Foundations In Zicherman V. Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd., Brian S. Tatum
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
The International Air Transportation Association's Attempt To Modify International Air Disaster Liability: An Admirable Effort With An Impossible Goal, Jonathan L. Neville
The International Air Transportation Association's Attempt To Modify International Air Disaster Liability: An Admirable Effort With An Impossible Goal, Jonathan L. Neville
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
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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.
International Jurisdiction In Products Liability Cases (Analysis Of Asahi And Post-Asahi Cases), Tsutomu Kuribayashi
International Jurisdiction In Products Liability Cases (Analysis Of Asahi And Post-Asahi Cases), Tsutomu Kuribayashi
LLM Theses and Essays
With the increase of foreign trade, there has also been an increase in the number of foreign manufacturers and distributors involved in product liability litigation in the United States. In many cases, the products from these foreign manufacturers and distributors reach the forum states through the stream of commerce, and are distributed to the customers by regional distributors, wholesalers, and retailers. Therefore, in many product liability cases where defective products from these foreign manufacturers and distributors cause injuries to people in the United States, those foreign companies do not have a direct relationship with the forum states. In these cases, …
The Warranty Of Quality In Sale Of Goods Under The Perspective Of The American And French Law, Renaud Baguenault De Puchesse
The Warranty Of Quality In Sale Of Goods Under The Perspective Of The American And French Law, Renaud Baguenault De Puchesse
LLM Theses and Essays
While the United States’ common law system is characterized by diversity due to each state having its own set of rules, in certain areas there are nationwide legislative attempts of unification and standardization. One such attempt is the adoption of the Uniform Commercial Code which governs the sale of goods law in the United States. The French civil law system generally differs greatly from the American system in that it is primarily based upon statutes and codes. However, the American Uniform Commercial Code and the French Civil Code provide tangible, comparable bases to assess similarities and differences between American and …