Uncertain Causation in Tort Law
Uncertain Causation in Tort Law
Miquel MartÃn-Casals, Universitat de Girona, Spain
Diego M. Papayannis, Universitat de Girona, Spain
Diego M. Papayannis, Universitat de Girona, Spain
November 2015
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This discussion of causal uncertainty in tort liability adopts a comparative approach in order to highlight the important normative, epistemological and procedural implications of the various proposed solutions. Occupying a middle ground between the legal perspective and the philosophical views that are at stake when it comes to the resolution of tort law cases in a context of causal uncertainty, the arguments will be of great interest to legal scholars, legal philosophers and advanced tort law students.
- Comparative approach shows how causal uncertainty problems are solved in different countries
- Multidisciplinary perspectives provide a broad understanding of the challenges surrounding causal uncertainty and the possible solutions
- Expresses philosophical arguments in plain terms and at a level which does not require previous philosophical training
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November 2015Hardback
9781107128361
350 pages
237 × 160 × 25 mm
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Table of Contents
- Introduction Miquel MartÃn-Casals and Diego M. Papayannis
- 1. Litigation on Hepatitis B vaccination and demyelinating diseases in France: breaking through scientific uncertainty? Jean-Sébastien Borghetti
- 2. Proportional liability in Spain: a bridge too far? Miquel MartÃn-Casals
- 3. Proportional liability for causal uncertainty: how it works on the basis of a 200-year-old code Bernhard A. Koch
- 4. Uncertain causes: asbestos in UK courts Jane Stapleton
- 5. Clients' demand-based contribution to trafficking: overcoming causation and attribution difficulties Tsachi Keren-Paz
- 6. Proving complex facts: the case of mass torts Michele Taruffo
- 7. Correlation and causation: the 'Bradford Hill criteria' in epidemiological, legal, and epistemological perspective Susan Haack
- 8. Admissibility versus sufficiency: controlling the quality of expert witness testimony in the United States Michael D. Green and Joseph Sanders
- 9. Proof of causation in group litigation Andrea Giussani
- 10. Mass torts and arbitration: lessons from Abaclat v. Argentine Republic S. I. Strong.
