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The “European Group on Tort Law” and Its “Principles of European Tort Law”

The “European Group on Tort Law” and Its “Principles of European Tort Law” BERNHARD A. KOCH Th e "Europea n Grou p o n Tor t Law " an d It s "Principle s of Europea n Tor t Law " TH E EUROPEAN GROUP ON TOR T LAW In 1992 Jaa p Spier called together a group of scholars to discuss fundamental questions of tor t law on a comparative basis. After ex­ ploring the limits of liability, this "Tilburg Group" embarked on a demanding project - the drafting of "Principles of European Tort Law" (PETL). In the meantime, th e group , now known as th e "Europea n Group on Tort Law," ha s grown considerably and currently comprises twenty members. Most, though not all of them , come from Europe. In light of th e global interes t in U.S . tor t law, it may come as no sur­ prise that experts from across the Atlantic were included from the beginning. It may no t be equally obvious why a "European" group also includes members from Israel and South Africa. There is good reason for this, however: South Africa has a mixed legal system which is buil t upon continental Roman Dutch law and English law. It http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

The “European Group on Tort Law” and Its “Principles of European Tort Law”

American Journal of Comparative Law , Volume 53 (1) – Jan 1, 2005

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Oxford University Press
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© 2005 by The American Society of Comparative Law, Inc.
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0002-919X
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2326-9197
DOI
10.1093/ajcl/53.1.189
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BERNHARD A. KOCH Th e "Europea n Grou p o n Tor t Law " an d It s "Principle s of Europea n Tor t Law " TH E EUROPEAN GROUP ON TOR T LAW In 1992 Jaa p Spier called together a group of scholars to discuss fundamental questions of tor t law on a comparative basis. After ex­ ploring the limits of liability, this "Tilburg Group" embarked on a demanding project - the drafting of "Principles of European Tort Law" (PETL). In the meantime, th e group , now known as th e "Europea n Group on Tort Law," ha s grown considerably and currently comprises twenty members. Most, though not all of them , come from Europe. In light of th e global interes t in U.S . tor t law, it may come as no sur­ prise that experts from across the Atlantic were included from the beginning. It may no t be equally obvious why a "European" group also includes members from Israel and South Africa. There is good reason for this, however: South Africa has a mixed legal system which is buil t upon continental Roman Dutch law and English law. It

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Published: Jan 1, 2005

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