Reform of liability in Europe I. European Projects

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic skills on tort law.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methodologies:

After and also during each work session there shall be the opportunity for dialog.

Presentation of reports that result from personal research.

Methods of evaluation:

Participation on the seminar discussions (15 %);

Research report (85 %).

Learning Outcomes

It’s intended to promote the research concerning some central items of the Principles of European Tort Law. The students shall learn the state of the art in what concerns e.g. fault and causality.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

At first, it’s important to discuss the structure of the “Principles”, divided in 6 Titles; Basic Norn, General conditions of liability, Bases of liability, Defenses, Multiple tortfeasors and Remedies.

Secondly, to compare these rules and principles with Portuguese law.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Participation on the seminar discussions: 15.0%
Research report: 85.0%

Bibliography

European Group on Tort Law, Principles of European Tort Law, Text and Commentary, Springer, Wien-New York, 2005.

Principles, Definitions and Model Rules of European Private Law, Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR), Outline Edition, Prepared by the Study Group of a European Civil Code and the Research Group on EC Private Law (Acquis Group), Edited by Christian von Bar, Eric Clive and Hans Schulte-Nölke (et al.), Sellier, European law publishers, Munich, 2009.

J. SINDE MONTEIRO, “Responsabilidade Delitual. Da Ilicitude”, in Comemorações dos 35 anos do Código Civil Português, Vol. III, Direito das Obrigações, Coimbra Editora, 2007.

J. SINDE MONTEIRO, “Responsabilidade civil: o novo Código Civil do Brasil face ao direito português, às reformas recentes e às actuais discus­sões de reforma na Europa”, in Il Nuovo Codice Civile Brasiliano (a cura di A. Calderale), Giuffrè, Milano, 2003, 305-318 (=Rev. bras. dir. comp., n.º  23 – 2003, págs. 153-166).

Civil Liability for Pure Economic Loss, edited by E. K. BANAKAS, United Kingdom Comparative Law Series, Volume 16, Kluwer Law International, London-The Hague-Boston, 1996.