Download This PaperThe Foundations of Civil Liability for Industrial Pollution
39 Pages Posted: 28 Dec 2021
Date Written: December 27, 2021
Abstract
In European private law, operators of industrial facilities, power plants and other sites using special substances or procedures are made responsible for harm caused by pollution even where it is doubtful that such harmdoing is unreasonable or could have been foreseen. Analysing both fault-based and strict liability, the author discusses legal bases for this liability and its justification in European jurisdictions.
Keywords: Pollution, Tort law, strict liability, negligence, fault, administrative law, nuisance, neighbourhood law, environmental law
JEL Classification: K30, K32
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Messner, David, The Foundations of Civil Liability for Industrial Pollution (December 27, 2021). Graz Law Working Paper No 25-2021, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3994895 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3994895
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