Israel Gilead is Bora Laskin (Emeritus) Professor of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he was Dean of the Faculty of Law between 1999 and 2002. Since 2016, he has been a Professor and Head of the Advanced Legal Studies program at The Academic Center for Law and Sciences, as well as Head of the committee in charge of social sciences, law and business administration at the Israeli Council of Higher Education. Israel is a Member of the European Group on Tort Law and of the American Law Institute and is the author of numerous publications on tort law, law and economics, prescription and corporate law.Bjarte Askeland is an Appeal Court Judge in Gulating lagmannsrett, Bergen, Norway and a Professor of Law at the University of Bergen. He is a Member of European Group of Tort Law and author of numerous monographs and articles on tort law.

• Part I. Theoretical and Comparative AnalysesAnalytical and Comparative Report (p. 1)Economic Analysis (p. 123)Part II. Prescription in Tort Law OutlinedCase Scenarios (p. 133)Austria (p. 139)Belgium (p. 173)Czech Republic (p. 215)England and Wales (p. 243)France (p. 309)Germany (p. 339)Greece (p. 379)Italy (p. 413)The Netherlands (p. 449)Norway (p. 483)Poland (p. 515)South Africa (p. 549)Spain (p. 579)Switzerland (p. 621)United States (p. 649)European Union (p. 697)Appendix: Questionnaire (p. 727)

Israel Gilead is Bora Laskin (Emeritus) Professor of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he was Dean of the Faculty of Law between 1999 and 2002. Since 2016, he has been a Professor and Head of the Advanced Legal Studies program at The Academic Center for Law and Sciences, as well as Head of the committee in charge of social sciences, law and business administration at the Israeli Council of Higher Education. Israel is a Member of the European Group on Tort Law and of the American Law Institute and is the author of numerous publications on tort law, law and economics, prescription and corporate law.Bjarte Askeland is an Appeal Court Judge in Gulating lagmannsrett, Bergen, Norway and a Professor of Law at the University of Bergen. He is a Member of European Group of Tort Law and author of numerous monographs and articles on tort law.

• Part I. Theoretical and Comparative AnalysesAnalytical and Comparative Report (p. 1)Economic Analysis (p. 123)Part II. Prescription in Tort Law OutlinedCase Scenarios (p. 133)Austria (p. 139)Belgium (p. 173)Czech Republic (p. 215)England and Wales (p. 243)France (p. 309)Germany (p. 339)Greece (p. 379)Italy (p. 413)The Netherlands (p. 449)Norway (p. 483)Poland (p. 515)South Africa (p. 549)Spain (p. 579)Switzerland (p. 621)United States (p. 649)European Union (p. 697)Appendix: Questionnaire (p. 727)

Israel Gilead is Bora Laskin (Emeritus) Professor of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he was Dean of the Faculty of Law between 1999 and 2002. Since 2016, he has been a Professor and Head of the Advanced Legal Studies program at The Academic Center for Law and Sciences, as well as Head of the committee in charge of social sciences, law and business administration at the Israeli Council of Higher Education. Israel is a Member of the European Group on Tort Law and of the American Law Institute and is the author of numerous publications on tort law, law and economics, prescription and corporate law.Bjarte Askeland is an Appeal Court Judge in Gulating lagmannsrett, Bergen, Norway and a Professor of Law at the University of Bergen. He is a Member of European Group of Tort Law and author of numerous monographs and articles on tort law.

• Part I. Theoretical and Comparative AnalysesAnalytical and Comparative Report (p. 1)Economic Analysis (p. 123)Part II. Prescription in Tort Law OutlinedCase Scenarios (p. 133)Austria (p. 139)Belgium (p. 173)Czech Republic (p. 215)England and Wales (p. 243)France (p. 309)Germany (p. 339)Greece (p. 379)Italy (p. 413)The Netherlands (p. 449)Norway (p. 483)Poland (p. 515)South Africa (p. 549)Spain (p. 579)Switzerland (p. 621)United States (p. 649)European Union (p. 697)Appendix: Questionnaire (p. 727)