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Tort and Insurance Law Yearbook (Ernst Karner & Barbara C. Steininger eds.), pp. 731-754, 2014
24 Pages Posted: 15 Dec 2021 Last revised: 22 Feb 2022
Date Written: August 5, 2014
Abstract
This is the Israeli report to the Tort and Insurance Law Yearbook. It critically evaluates notable developments which took place in Israeli tort law in 2013. Part A discusses legislation and legislative bills on liability for sexual harassment and road accidents. Part B discusses Supreme Court decisions on the structure of the tort of negligence, alienation of affections, liability for failure to prevent third-party crime, mitigation of damages, and assignment of a cause of action in tort. Part C reviews new Israeli tort law literature.
Keywords: tort law, Israeli law, Supreme Court of Israel, negligence, road accidents, mitigation, sexual harassment
JEL Classification: K13
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