Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tort law in the 21st century - the purpose of this book -- A case-oriented and multilateral approach to the teaching, studying, and learning of comparative law : the approach used in this book -- Is it legitimate and beneficial for judges to compare? -- The principles of European Tort Law - a brief introduction and analysis -- Conditions and limits of extra-contractual liability - cable cases -- Fault-based liability and the required standard of care : the case of damage caused by minors -- Fault-based liability in action : challenges of establishing fault (and alternative regimes) - the example of sports accidents -- Liability without fault - a ruptured water main : casum sentit dominus? -- Most common cases : traffic accidents -- Liability in cases of uncertain causation - "all or nothing" or partial compensation in relation to the probability of causation? -- Damage suffered by secondary victims : the case of psychiatric injury, "nervous shock", or "post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)" following the loss or severe injury of a loved one -- Damage suffered by secondary victims : damages for pure emotional harm following the loss or severe injury of a loved one -- Liability for others - the case of liability of parents for damage caused by their children -- Pure economic loss : the case of liability for wrongful information and advice -- Protection of privacy and the purposes of tort law -- Damage to public goods : the case of damage to the environment, pure ecological damage in particular -- Comparative tort litigation - an introduction, with a focus on the costs of lawsuits -- Cross-border torts : coordinating legal diversity through Private International Law - an introduction -- Epilogue : tort law in context - and potential alternatives to tort liability.

Some cases translated from the German, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Norwegian.