Damages for Non-Pecuniary Loss in a Comparative Perspective (Tort and Insurance Law)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 6, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9783211836026
Subjects: Torts / delicts; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Private Law; Law; Civil Law; International; Remedies & Damages; Law / Civil Law; Law / Remedies; Law-Civil Law; Law-International; Schadenersatzrecht; Versicherungsrecht; ideeller Schaden; insurance law; non-pecuniary loss; tort law; Europe; General; Damages
First sentence: Conditions for the Compensation of Non-Pecuniary Loss: According to the concept of the Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (Austrian General Civil Code, ABGB), in the 19th century the Oberste Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court, OGH) was relatively broadminded in conceding compensation for non-pecuniary loss1.