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  • Joint Liability

    Resources See Also Contribution Indemnity Joinder Joint and several liability Joint tort-feasors Liability

  • Multiple Defendants and Joint Liability

    Multiple Defendants and Joint Liability in Private International Law This section contain conflict of laws information and cross references related to multiple defendants and joint liability on some major countries and additional jurisdictions. It covers key issues involved when citizens face […]

  • EAEC Joint Undertaking

    Hierarchical Display of EAEC Joint Undertaking European Union > European construction > European Communities > EAEC Concept of EAEC Joint Undertaking See the dictionary definition of EAEC Joint Undertaking. Characteristics of EAEC Joint Undertaking [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources […]

  • Law Applicable to Products Liability

    Law Applicable to Products Liability In the Convention on Law Applicable to Products Liability Article 4 This is the first of the key articles in the Convention that are concerned with the choice of the applicable law. Under this article, the applicable law is the internal law of the State of the place of injury,…

  • Law Applicable to Products Liability

    Law Applicable to Products Liability In the Convention on Law Applicable to Products Liability Article 4 This is the first of the key articles in the Convention that are concerned with the choice of the applicable law. Under this article, the applicable law is the internal law of the State of the place of injury,…

  • Tort and Product Liability

    Tort and Product Liability: Summary In this entry, Tort and Product Liability covers: Elements of a Tort Unintentional Torts (Negligence) Special and Limited Duties Joint and Several Liability Defenses Punitive Damages Contingency Fee System Product Liability Mass Torts

  • Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment 2

    Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment   Article 4 — Exceptions 1. This Convention shall not apply to damage arising from carriage; carriage includes the period from the beginning of the process of loading until the end of the process of unloading. However, the Convention shall apply to…

  • International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage

    International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage     ARTICLE I For the purposes of this Convention: 1. “Ship”means any sea-going vessel and any seaborne craft of any type whatsoever, actually carrying oil in bulk as cargo. 2. “Person”means any individual or partnership or any public or private body, whether corporate or not,…

  • Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects 3

    Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects   Article XVI. 1. If one of the parties does not make its appointment within the stipulated period, the Chairman shall, at the request of the other party, constitute a single-member Claims Commission. 2. Any vacancy which may arise in the Commission for whatever reason…

  • Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects 2

    Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects Article VII. The provisions of this Convention shall not apply to damage caused by a space object of a launching State to: (a) nationals of that launching State; (b) foreign nationals during such time as they are participating in the operation of that space object…

  • Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects

    Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects   ENTERED INTO FORCE: 1 September 1972 The States Parties to this Convention, Recognising the common interest of all mankind in furthering the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, Recalling the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration…

  • Several, Joint, and Solidary obligations

    Several, Joint, and Solidary obligations When there are multiple obligees and/or obligors, the obligation may be several, joint, or solidary. When each of different obligors owes a separate performance to one obligee, the obligation is several. When different obligors owe together just one performance to one obligee, but neither is bound for the whole, the…

  • Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms

    The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…

  • Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988

    Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL OCTOBER 5, 1988 Preamble We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the National Constituent Assembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as…

  • Maritime Law

    Introduction to Maritime Law Maritime Law, branch of law relating to commerce and navigation on the high seas and on other navigable waters. Specifically, the term refers to the body of customs, legislation, international treaties, and court decisions pertaining to ownership and operation […]