Table of Contents:
  • The development of tort law / John Bell
  • Prescription: General framework and special problems concerning damages claims / Reinhard Zimmermann, Jens Kleinschmidt
  • Commencement of the prescription period in case of damage caused due to omissions / Federico Fusco
  • Plurality of liable persons and prescription of recourse actions / Bjarte Askeland
  • Economic analysis of prescription in tort law / Israel Gilead
  • Reports: Austria / Barbara C. Steininger
  • Belgium / Isabelle C. Durant
  • Bulgaria / Christian Takoff
  • Czech Republic / Jiři Hrádek
  • Denmark / Vibe Ulfbeck, Søren Bergenser
  • England and Wales / Ken Oliphant
  • Estonia / Janno Lahe, Irene Kull
  • Finland / Suvianna Hakalehto-Wainio
  • France / Olivier Moréteau
  • Germany / Jörg Fedtke
  • Greece / Eugenia Dacoronia
  • Hungary / Atilla Menyhárd
  • Ireland / Eoin Quill
  • Italy / Emanuela Navarretta, Elena Bargelli
  • Latvia / Agris Bitāns
  • Lithuania / Herkus Gabartas, Greta Bžozeckaite
  • The Netherlands / Michael G. Faure, Ton Hartlief
  • Norway / Bjarte Askeland
  • Poland / Ewa Bagińska
  • Portugal / André G. Dias Pereira
  • Romania / Christian Alunaru, Lucian Bojin
  • Slovakia / Anton Dulak
  • Slovenia / Rok Lampe
  • Spain / Jordi Ribot, Albert Fuda
  • Sweden / Håkan Andersson
  • Switzerland / Peter Loser
  • European Union / Bernhard A. Koch
  • Comparative remarks / Ken Oliphant