Lucas Bergkamp, Michael Faure (Netherlands Universiteit Maastricht), Monika Hinteregger (Austria Karl-Franzens-Universitat Graz)

Civil Liability in Europe for Terrorism-Related Risk

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines liability laws as they relate to terrorism-related damage. For instance, to what extent are facility operators, governments and security firms in Europe exposed to liability for terrorism-related damage? Furthermore, this book analyzes the policy question of whether legislative measures are necessary.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 722g
• ISBN-13: 9781107100442
• ISBN-10: 1107100445
• Artikelnr.: 42965559

Autorenporträt

Lucas Bergkamp is a partner in Hunton and Williams LLP's Brussels office and heads the European Regulatory practice. His practice concentrates on regulatory issues, in particular environmental, health and safety, product regulation and related liability and transactional matters. He currently teaches the Masters of European Energy and Environmental Law at KU Leuven.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. International and EU Law: 1. Liability for terrorism-related risks under international law
2. Liability for terrorism-related risk under EU law
Part II. Liability for Terrorism-Related Risk under Member State Law: 3. Civil liability systems of seven EU Member States
4. Case studies
5. Comparative analysis
Part III. Assessment of Liability for Terrorism-related Risk: 6. Insurance of terrorism-related risks
7. Contracting for liability limitation
8. Alternative systems for redressing terrorism-related risks
9. Is liability for terrorism-related risk enterprise-threatening?
10. Economic analysis of current liability for terrorism-related risk and alternatives
11. Is there a role for the European Union?