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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461383103321

Autore

Ferreira Nuno

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-15091-3

1-136-71632-7

9786613150912

0-203-81561-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Disciplina

346.403

Soggetti

Human rights - Europe

Civil law - Europe

Torts - Europe

Children - Legal status, laws, etc - Europe

Liability (Law) - Europe

Comparative law

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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