Benedict Winiger – författare

The increasing Europeanisation of the law of delict/torts has produced textbooks, casebooks, monographs, and also sets of model rules of a genuinely European character. A major gap still existing today relates to the experiences gathered in the national legal systems over the past decades. The present work attempts to fill this gap for one key element of tort law: the notion of damage. It thus does what the previous volume in the ‘Digest of European Tort Law’ series did for another key element, ie natural causation. Once again, the publication contains a selection of the most important cases decided in26 states across Europe as well as by the European Court of Justice. For each case the facts and the relevant court decision are presented, and the decision is analysed within the wider context of the development of the respective legal system. In addition, the editors provide comparative analyses of the case law reported in this volume concerning all the specific problems raised under the heading of damage. The publication also looks into how key cases would be resolved under the European model rules drafted in the field of tort law; and it also highlights cases from earlier periods of legal history.The editors believe that the material gathered here may provide guidance for an organic convergence of the national legal systems in Europe. It constitutes the basis of an acquis commun that is infinitely richer (though also much more complex) than the rather bland and abstract concepts contained in national codifications, European legislation, and the modern model rules.

The increasing Europeanisation of the law of delict/torts has produced textbooks, casebooks, monographs, and also sets of model rules of a genuinely European character. A major gap still existing today relates to the experiences gathered in the national legal systems over the past decades. The present work attempts to fill this gap for one key element of tort law: the notion of damage. It thus does what the previous volume in the ‘Digest of European Tort Law’ series did for another key element, ie natural causation. Once again, the publication contains a selection of the most important cases decided in26 states across Europe as well as by the European Court of Justice. For each case the facts and the relevant court decision are presented, and the decision is analysed within the wider context of the development of the respective legal system. In addition, the editors provide comparative analyses of the case law reported in this volume concerning all the specific problems raised under the heading of damage. The publication also looks into how key cases would be resolved under the European model rules drafted in the field of tort law; and it also highlights cases from earlier periods of legal history.The editors believe that the material gathered here may provide guidance for an organic convergence of the national legal systems in Europe. It constitutes the basis of an acquis commun that is infinitely richer (though also much more complex) than the rather bland and abstract concepts contained in national codifications, European legislation, and the modern model rules.

The various national European legal systems offer a broad range of responses to the question of what can be regarded as wrongful behaviour or fault. The present work systematically examines these two important prerequisites for tortious liability under the combined heading of ‘misconduct’. Unlike current textbooks, national casebooks and monographs, it builds on the experiences gathered in the national legal systems over the past decades and thereby fills a major gap which still exists today. It thus does what the previous volumes in the ‘Digest of European Tort Law’ series did for other key elements of tort law, namely natural causation and damage. Once again, the publication contains a selection of the most important cases from 28 states across Europe as well as cases handed down by European Union courts; it also highlights cases from earlier periods of legal history. For each case, the facts and the relevant court decision are presented and these are then accompanied by an analytical commentary. In addition, the editors provide comparative analyses of the cases reported and a special report is dedicated to how key decisions would be resolved under model European rules on tort law. The editors believe that the material gathered here may provide guidance for an organic convergence of the national legal systems in Europe. It constitutes the basis of an acquis commun that is infinitely richer (though also much more complex) than the rather bland and abstract concepts contained in national codifications, European legislation and modern model rules.

The various national European legal systems offer a broad range of responses to the question of what can be regarded as wrongful behaviour or fault. The present work systematically examines these two important prerequisites for tortious liability under the combined heading of ‘misconduct’. Unlike current textbooks, national casebooks and monographs, it builds on the experiences gathered in the national legal systems over the past decades and thereby fills a major gap which still exists today. It thus does what the previous volumes in the ‘Digest of European Tort Law’ series did for other key elements of tort law, namely natural causation and damage. Once again, the publication contains a selection of the most important cases from 28 states across Europe as well as cases handed down by European Union courts; it also highlights cases from earlier periods of legal history. For each case, the facts and the relevant court decision are presented and these are then accompanied by an analytical commentary. In addition, the editors provide comparative analyses of the cases reported and a special report is dedicated to how key decisions would be resolved under model European rules on tort law.

The editors believe that the material gathered here may provide guidance for an organic convergence of the national legal systems in Europe. It constitutes the basis of an acquis commun that is infinitely richer (though also much more complex) than the rather bland and abstract concepts contained in national codifications, European legislation and modern model rules.

Am Anfang und am Ende des Lebens stehen zahlreiche Fragen, die in den Grenzbereichen zwischen Recht, Philosophie und Theologie zu kontroversen Diskussionen führen. Nicht nur diese Disziplinen, sondern auch die (medizinische) Praxis sieht sich hier regelmäßig mit Problemen konfrontiert. Einen Überblick über den aktuellen Forschungsstand bieten die Referate der Tagung "Ethik und Recht in der Bioethik" an der Universität Luzern: Sie beleuchten Themen von der Präimplantationsdiagnostik über die Reproduktionsmedizin und die Forschung am Menschen bis hin zum Hirntod und zur Organtransplantation, zu Sterbehilfe und Patientenverfügungen. Die Aufsätze erschließen dabei den aktuellen Forschungsstand, hinterfragen bestehende Annahmen und entwickeln neue Ansätze. De nos jours, l''on se pose de nombreuses questions en corrélation avec le début et la fin de la vie humaine. Ces questions fondamentales situent (souvent) le débat théorique aux frontières de plusieurs disciplines dont le droit, la philosophie et la théologie. Mais aussi la pratique notamment médicale est directement concernée. Le colloque « Ethique et droit dans la bioéthique » qui s''est déroulé à l''Université de Lucerne donne un aperçu actuel de la recherché: Les orateurs ont abordés des thèmes tels que le diagnostique génétique préimplantatoire en lien avec la médecine de reproduction, la recherche sur l''homme dans sa période de fin de vie, ainsi que la mort cérébrale et l''euthanasie, la transplantation d''organes ou encore les directives anticipées. Les contributions reprennent non seulement les conclusions de l''état actuel de la recherche mais posent aussi un œil critique sur les développements et perspectives à venir.

Die Grenzen des Eigentums sind so alt wie das Recht selbst. Von Platon über John Locke sind die Überlegungen zu diesem Thema in der Philosophie nie abgerissen – durch vielfältige Entwicklungen der modernen Gesellschaften erfahren sie nun eine neue Aktualität.Die Beiträger dieses Bandes befassen sich sowohl mit der historischen Entwicklung des philosophischen Diskurses seit der Antike als auch mit zeitgenössischen Fragen rund um die Grenzen des Eigentums. Fragestellungen im Zusammenhang mit dem Internet – wo einzelne Autoren oder Gruppen freien Zugang zu Texten oder Musik gewähren, ohne jedoch notwendigerweise auf ihre Autorenrechte zu verzichten – werden ebenso diskutiert wie das Verhältnis von Eigentum und Steuerrecht. Stellt der fiskalische Zugriff des Staates auf das Privateigentum einen schwerwiegenden Eingriff in die freie Verfügungsgewalt des Eigentümers dar? Welche Auswirkungen hat eine extensive Entwicklung der Menschenrechte auf das Eigentumsrecht und inwieweit schränken sie die Freiheit des Eigentümers ein?