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Código Civil De 1936 Y Doctrina Peruana: Recepción De La Teoría Negocial Del Negocio Jurídico, Rómulo Morales Jan 2005

Código Civil De 1936 Y Doctrina Peruana: Recepción De La Teoría Negocial Del Negocio Jurídico, Rómulo Morales

Rómulo Morales Hervias

El Código Civil peruano de 1936 -la precedente normativa al vigente de 1984- tuvo una gran influencia de las doctrinas francesa y alemana a través de las categorías jurídicas del acto jurídico en la terminología francesa (acte juridique) y del negocio jurídico (Rechtsgeschäft) en la terminología alemana. Tales categorías son aparentemente idénticas pero en realidad son muy diferentes


Is The Contractor More Secure With A Priority Right? A Functional Analysis Of Article 286 Of Prc Contract Law (Chinese Version), Wei Zhang Jan 2005

Is The Contractor More Secure With A Priority Right? A Functional Analysis Of Article 286 Of Prc Contract Law (Chinese Version), Wei Zhang

Wei Zhang

No abstract provided.


Is The Contractor More Secure With A Priority Right? A Functional Analysis Of Article 286 Of Prc Contract Law (English Version), Wei Zhang Jan 2005

Is The Contractor More Secure With A Priority Right? A Functional Analysis Of Article 286 Of Prc Contract Law (English Version), Wei Zhang

Wei Zhang

No abstract provided.


Whiten V. Pilot Ins. Co.: The Unofficial Death Of The Independent Wrong Requirement And Official Birth Of Punitive Damages In Contract, Dr. Yehuda Adar Jan 2005

Whiten V. Pilot Ins. Co.: The Unofficial Death Of The Independent Wrong Requirement And Official Birth Of Punitive Damages In Contract, Dr. Yehuda Adar

Yehuda Adar Dr.

Three years have passed since the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its controversial decision in Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co. In that case, the Court affirmed an almost unprecedented punitive damage award by a jury of one million dollars against an insurance company. More importantly, the Whiten decision appears to be the first attempt by the Supreme Court to construct a comprehensive set of rules and principles in light of which punitive damages cases should be decided in the future. While the extraordinary monetary sanction upheld by the Court has attracted much attention in legal and commercial circles, it seems …


Whiten V. Pilot Ins. Co.: The Unofficial Death Of The Independent Wrong Requirement And Official Birth Of Punitive Damages In Contract, Yehuda Adar Dr. Jan 2005

Whiten V. Pilot Ins. Co.: The Unofficial Death Of The Independent Wrong Requirement And Official Birth Of Punitive Damages In Contract, Yehuda Adar Dr.

Yehuda Adar Dr.

Three years have passed since the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its controversial decision in Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co. In that case, the Court affirmed an almost unprecedented punitive damage award by a jury of one million dollars against an insurance company. More importantly, the Whiten decision appears to be the first attempt by the Supreme Court to construct a comprehensive set of rules and principles in light of which punitive damages cases should be decided in the future. While the extraordinary monetary sanction upheld by the Court has attracted much attention in legal and commercial circles, it seems …


La Reedificación Conceptual De La Responsabilidad Extracontractual Objetiva, Gastón Fernández Cruz, Leysser L. León Jan 2005

La Reedificación Conceptual De La Responsabilidad Extracontractual Objetiva, Gastón Fernández Cruz, Leysser L. León

Gastón Fernández Cruz

No abstract provided.


De La Culpa Ética A La Responsabilidad Subjetiva: ¿El Mito De Sísifo?, Gastón Fernández Cruz Jan 2005

De La Culpa Ética A La Responsabilidad Subjetiva: ¿El Mito De Sísifo?, Gastón Fernández Cruz

Gastón Fernández Cruz

No abstract provided.


El Deber Accesorio De Diligencia Y La Responsabilidad Derivada Del Incumplimiento En Las Relaciones Obligatorias, Gastón Fernández Cruz Jan 2005

El Deber Accesorio De Diligencia Y La Responsabilidad Derivada Del Incumplimiento En Las Relaciones Obligatorias, Gastón Fernández Cruz

Gastón Fernández Cruz

No abstract provided.


Review Of Peter H. Schuck's Diversity In America: Keeping The Government At A Safe Distance, Vincent Rougeau Dec 2004

Review Of Peter H. Schuck's Diversity In America: Keeping The Government At A Safe Distance, Vincent Rougeau

Vincent D. Rougeau

No abstract provided.


Corporate Governance E Prezzo Contrattuale, Antonio Lordi Dec 2004

Corporate Governance E Prezzo Contrattuale, Antonio Lordi

antonio lordi

No abstract provided.


Medical Error As Reportable Event, As Tort, As Crime: A Transpacific Comparison, Robert B. Leflar, Futoshi Iwata Dec 2004

Medical Error As Reportable Event, As Tort, As Crime: A Transpacific Comparison, Robert B. Leflar, Futoshi Iwata

Robert B Leflar

All nations seek to reduce the human toll from medical error, but variations in legal and institutional structures guide those efforts into different trajectories. This article compares legal and institutional responses to patient safety problems in the United States and Japan, addressing developments in civil malpractice law (including discoverability of internal hospital documents), administrative practice (including medical accident reporting systems), and - of particular significance in Japan - criminal law. In the U.S., battles over rules of malpractice litigation are fierce; tort law occupies center stage. The hospital accreditation process plays a critical role in medical quality control, and peer …


Svensk Domstols Behörighet Vid Gränsöverskridande Varumärkestvister – Särskilt Om Internetrelaterade Intrång [Jurisdiction In Cases Of Cross-Border Trademark Infringements], Ulf Maunsbach Dec 2004

Svensk Domstols Behörighet Vid Gränsöverskridande Varumärkestvister – Särskilt Om Internetrelaterade Intrång [Jurisdiction In Cases Of Cross-Border Trademark Infringements], Ulf Maunsbach

Ulf Maunsbach

No abstract provided.