Civil liability in Europe for terrorism-related risk / Lucas Bergkamp, Michael Faure, Monika Hinteregger and Niels Philipsen.

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Today terrorism has become a world-wide phenomenon which does not stop at the European borders. Following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and terrorist attacks in Paris, Madrid and London, concerns have arisen in Europe about potential liability exposure for terrorism-related damage. This book tackles the problem of civil liability for damage caused by terrorist acts from several angles. The authors expertly deliver a comprehensive analysis of terrorism-related risk under international and EU law and the national tort law systems of seven representative EU Member States. They also provide a comparison of the situation in Europe to the liability environment in the US. Risk mitigation strategies are considered and critically assessed, as are alternative systems for redressing terrorism-related risks. The book concludes with a reflection on the analysis and presents possible strategies for future regulation by the European lawmakers.

Frontmatter Contents Introduction (Lucas Bergkamp, Michael Faure, Monika Hinteregger and Niels Philipsen) PART I -- International and EU law 1 -- Liability for terrorism-related risks under international law (Michael Faure, Jing Liu and Niels Philipsen) 2 -- Liability for terrorism-related risk under EU law (Lucas Bergkamp and Nicolas Herbatschek) PART II -- Liability for terrorism-related risk under Member State law 3 -- Civil liability systems of seven EU Member States (Monika Hinteregger) 4 -- Case studies (Cases: Monika Hinteregger; England and Wales: Claire McIvor; France: Florence G'sell; Germany: Peter Rott; Netherlands: Siewert Lindenbergh and Willem van Boom; Poland: Ewa Baginska; Spain: Pedro del Olmo; Sweden: Philip Mielnicki and Marten Schultz) 5 -- Comparative analysis (Monika Hinteregger) PART III -- Assessment of liability for terrorism-related risk 6 -- Insurance of terrorism-related risks (Michael Faure and Niels Philipsen) 7 -- Contracting for liability limitation (Lucas Bergkamp and Michael Faure) 8 -- Alternative systems for redressing terrorism-related risks (Lucas Bergkamp and Michael Faure) 9 -- Is liability for terrorism-related risk enterprise-threatening? (Lucas Bergkamp and Nicolas Herbatschek) 10 -- Economic analysis of current liability for terrorism-related risk and alternatives (Michael Faure and Niels Philipsen) 11 -- Is there a role for the European Union? (Lucas Bergkamp and Nicolas Herbatschek) Conclusions (Lucas Bergkamp, Michael Faure, Monika Hinteregger and Niels Philipsen) Bibliography Index Books in the series.

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