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2002 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Burden of Proof and Strict Liability: An Economic Analysis of a Misconception

verfasst von : Fernando Gómez

Erschienen in: Konsequenzen wirtschaftsrechtlicher Normen

Verlag: Deutscher Universitätsverlag

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Among European courts and legal commentators, there is a not uncommon misconception concerning the strict liability rule and the allocation of the burden of proof of fault to the defendant. Though the two are conceptually distinguishable, many think that both are closely related alternatives, that they share a common goal and underlying policy logic, and that they are indicated as legal rules in roughly similar areas of human activity1.

Metadaten
Titel
Burden of Proof and Strict Liability: An Economic Analysis of a Misconception
verfasst von
Fernando Gómez
Copyright-Jahr
2002
Verlag
Deutscher Universitätsverlag
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-81426-5_17