Fundamental rights and private law in Europe : the case of tort law and children

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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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Ferreira, Nuno
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011
Subjects:
Human rights > Europe.
Civil law > Europe.
Torts > Europe.
Children > Legal status, laws, etc. > Europe.
Liability (Law) > Europe.
Comparative law.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The horizontal effect of fundamental rights: theories and models
  • Tort law: aims, functions and evolution
  • The horizontal effect of fundamental rights and tort law: what about the tortfeasor?
  • The fundamental rights of children: international, European and national perspectives
  • Children's torts: European national legal solutions
  • Children's tortious liability in Europe: comparison, critique and proposals.

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