Comparison of Tort Law Systems from the Perspective of Economic Efficiency: Brazilian Civil Code, Principles of European Law and Restatements of the Law

EALR, V. 7, nº 2, p. 347-361, Jul-Dez, 2016

15 Pages Posted: 19 Apr 2015 Last revised: 23 Mar 2020

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Eugenio Battesini

Escola da Advocacia Geral da União (Brazilian Government); Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS/Brazil)

Date Written: April 17, 2015

Abstract

Is it possible to compare tort law systems from the perspective of economic efficiency? The paper demonstrates that it is possible. Using the theoretical foundations of economic analysis of law and the comparative methodology developed by La Porta, Lopez-de-Silanes, Shleifer and Vishny, the article compares the Brazilian Civil Code of 2002 vis a vis the Brazilian Civil Code of 1916, and the Brazilian Civil Code of 2002 vis a vis the Principles of European Tort Law vis a vis the Restatements of the Law Third.

Keywords: Economic analysis of law, Comparative law, Tort Law

JEL Classification: K13

Suggested Citation

Battesini, Eugenio, Comparison of Tort Law Systems from the Perspective of Economic Efficiency: Brazilian Civil Code, Principles of European Law and Restatements of the Law (April 17, 2015). EALR, V. 7, nº 2, p. 347-361, Jul-Dez, 2016 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2595790 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2595790

Eugenio Battesini (Contact Author)

Escola da Advocacia Geral da União (Brazilian Government) ( email )

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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS/Brazil) ( email )

Setor de Indústrias Gráficas, Quadra 06, Lote 800
Brasília, RI Distrito Federal 90480-004
Brazil

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