Tort Law

比较介绍

Eric Tjong Tjin Tai, Professor of Private Law, Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University, the Netherlands

This accessible textbook provides an introductory guide to tort law, with a structured explanation of the key concepts and doctrines. Using a comparative approach, the discussion is illustrated with case law and provisions from three key jurisdictions: England, France and Germany. With liberal reference to other codes and cases from around the world, the book gives readers a contextual understanding and will appeal to classes with a global outlook.

‘This book offers a valuable introduction for students and professionals with no previous knowledge of comparative tort law. It describes tort law in the main European legal systems briefly, and, in a more general overview, it unlocks the most intricate topics in an easy-to-understand way. The text is deliberately kept simple, and the material is presented clearly and with numerous examples and diagrams.’
– Miquel Martin Casals, University of Girona, Spain

‘It is particularly challenging to write an introduction to comparative tort law as the structure of national tort law systems and major concepts used vary greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Eric Tjong Tjin Tai succeeds brilliantly in providing law students with a fresh approach to contemporary tort law problems and a concise and accurate overview of English, French and German tort law.’
– Jonas Knetsch, University Paris 1, France

“这timely and highly readable book adopts a unique approach: it introduces its readers to the field of tort law by way of a comparative approach. Internationally acclaimed expert Eric Tjong Tjin Tai shows the way to a new generation of law students by overcoming the classical approach centred on national details and uncovering the basic structures of tort law in jurisdictions throughout the world. It thus provides a breath of fresh air, amply focusing on the reasoning and concepts of tort law as well as on real life cases.’
– Jan Smits, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

‘The book Tort Law: A Comparative Introduction by Eric Tjong Tjin Tai is a great primer for everyone who is interested in tort law in general and comparative tort law in particular. Despite all the undoubted differences between the national tort law systems Tjong Tjin Tai manages in particular to outline their similar basic structure and shows the reader the need and the beauty of comparative law.’
– André Janssen, Radboud University, the Netherlands