Fundamental rights and private law in Europe : the case of tort law and children /
The book explores, from a comparative and inter-disciplinary perspective, the relationship between fundamental rights and private law in Europe, a debate usually referred to as Drittwirkung or 'horizontal effect of fundamental rights'. It discusses the different models of 'horizontal...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2011
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The book explores, from a comparative and inter-disciplinary perspective, the relationship between fundamental rights and private law in Europe, a debate usually referred to as Drittwirkung or 'horizontal effect of fundamental rights'. It discusses the different models of 'horizontal effect' and the impact that fundamental rights may have in shaping tort law, especially the position of child tortfeasors. The book concentrates on several European jurisdictions, namely France, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, and England and Wales. At a crossroad between human righ. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xlvi, 258 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203815618 0203815610 9781136716317 1136716319 |
| Access: | Legal Deposit; |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. |
