Civil Liability
JUTRAS D., Civil Liability, in Quebec Civil Law, J.E.C.Brierley and R.A.Macdonald, eds, Toronto, Emond Montgomery, 1993, 431-460 and 469-479
22 Pages Posted: 11 Jan 2017
Date Written: August 8, 1993
Abstract
This excerpt from a compendium written on Quebec’s civil law system specifically addresses the area of the law of obligations known as delictual and quasi-delictual obligations under the Civil Code of Lower Canada. The author considers the main components of all claims in civil liability, such as damage, causation, fault, and liability for acts of others or of things. The excerpt also addresses the available remedies for the breach of extra-contractual and contractual obligations.
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