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The Development of Product Liability

Whittaker, Simon(Edited by)
Part of the Comparative Studies in the Development of the Law of Torts in Europe series
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Mass production and changes in distribution chains have severely restricted the power of the seller and the buyer to use their own skill and judgement.

As a result, 'product liability' has developed into a distinct area of legal regulation.

Traditional legal techniques, such as the warranty against latent defects in contract and fault in tort, proved inadequate safeguards.

This examination of western-European legal systems combines legal history and comparative law to demonstrate how tort law has adapted to meet these new conditions.

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Cambridge University Press
052149429X / 9780521494298
Hardback
30/06/2009
United Kingdom
English
312 p.
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