| Compulsory Liability Insurance from a European Perspective Contributor(s): Fenyves, Attila (Editor), Kissling, Christa (Editor), Perner, Stefan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3110484692 ISBN-13: 9783110484694 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Torts - Law | Comparative - Law | International |
| Series: Tort and Insurance Law |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (2.10 lbs) 577 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Statutory obligations to take out liability insurance are, in practice, the most important means to ensure compensability of damage arising from dangerous activities. However, in contrast to the significant practical impact, academic research on the topic has not been extensive so far. This study, therefore, undertakes a comprehensive survey of compulsory liability insurance from nine national perspectives (Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) and takes constitutional and European law (four freedoms, European Convention on Human Rights) as well as the Principles of European Insurance Contract Law (PEICL) into account. It also contains an extensive economic analysis of compulsory liability insurance and discusses aspects of insurability. A Comparative Report, Conclusions and an Annex containing a compilation of rules on compulsory liability insurance in the nine national legal systems complete the study. It considers in particular: the aims of provisions stating an obligation to take out liability insurance the mandatory content of insurance cover the protection mechanisms linked to compulsory liability insurance the control mechanisms and the sanctions imposed structural deficiencies of existing compulsory liability insurance systems |
Contributor Bio(s): Fenyves, Attila: - Attila Fenyves, Universität Wien; Christa Kissling, Vienna; Stefan Perner, Universität Linz; Daniel Rubin, Universität Wien |