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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 20:11:08 -0500 From: Richard Wright Subject: Comparative tort law materials
(Assuming sufficient enrolment) I will be teaching a course on comparative tort law next semester. As the basic text for the class, I would like a book that encompasses more than one non-U.S. jurisdiction (I can always supply the U.S. material, in addition to relying on students' having taken the basic course on U.S. tort law), and preferably more than one non-common-law jurisdiction (ideally, at least German and French), which is not prohibitively expensive. It would be useful but probably not necessary that the book include translations of actual cases from the different jurisdictions. In the absence of or in addition to such case law in the book itself, I can use cases from sources such as the University College of London - University of Texas web case collections. I would greatly appreciate being advised of any other sources of translated (into English) non-English case law that is available on the web. I am aware of the following books as possibilities: Walter van Gerven, Jeremy Lever, Pierre Larouche, Cases, Materials and Text on National, Supranational and International Tort Law (IUS Commune Casebooks for the Common Law of Europe), Hart Publishing, 2000, $58.50, which encompasses a number of jurisdictions, has translated extracts from actual cases, and has additional material on the related website. Gert Bruggemeier, Common Principles of Tort Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 2004, ~ $102, which focuses on German and U.S. tort law, without (I believe) any case extracts. Basil Markesinis & Hannes Umberath, The German Law of Torts: A Comparative Treatise, 4th ed., Hart Publishing, 2002, ~ $91, which focuses on German tort law with case translations and comparisons to Anglo-American tort law. Cees Van Dam, European Tort Law, OUP, 2006, ~ $140, which focuses on French, German and English tort law, EU tort law, and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, without (I believe) any case extracts. Some of these books can be obtained for less money from online discount sellers. Any other possibilities? If it is not too much to ask, what do you think of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of these (or other) books as the basic text for a course on comparative tort law? I would also appreciate receiving syllabi and suggestions for course materials (including offers to share any that you have developed!) from those of you who have taught such a course.
Richard Richard
W. Wright
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