International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law

accident action aggrieved party allow assessment astreinte award BELGIUM benefits BGHZ Cass.civ caused CC art cited Civil Code CIVIL LAW claim claimant COMMON LAW Compare compensation contract cost Cour de Cassation Cour Paris criminal Dalcq decision defendant dommage moral droit employer ENGLAND entitled expenses fault FRANCE Gaz.Pal GERMAN law idem indemnification indemnity infra injunction injured party interests judge judgment jurisdictions jury LAW countries legal systems limited Mazeaud and Tunc ment monetary non-pecuniary harm non-pecuniary loss obligation Oftinger pain and suffering pecuniary loss Penal Code personal injury plaintiff principle private law profits protection punitive damages recovery remedy repair RSFSR rule satisfaction Social SOCIALIST solution SOUTH AFRICA SOVIET SOVIET UNION statute strict liability subrogation supra n swiss SWITZERLAND tion tort law tort liability tortfeasor tortious unfair competition VersR victim WEST GERMANY wrongdoer wrongful death