Tort Law in the European Union, 2nd Edition

The Author

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition and Acknowledgements

Guide for Readers

List of Abbreviations

List of Tables

General Introduction

Book I. Non-contractual Liability of the European Union, Member States and Private Parties

Introduction: Various Types of Responsibility and Responsible Parties under EU Law

Part I. Non-contractual Liability of the European Union (Article 340(2) TFEU)

Chapter 1. Introduction: Two Types of Liability of the European Union: Vicarious Liability for Torts and Liability for Breach of Law

Chapter 2. EU Vicarious Liability: Torts of Staff, Bodies and Institutions (Article 340(2) TFEU)

Chapter 3. ‘Breach-of-Law Liability’ of the European Union (Article 340(2) TFEU)

Chapter 4. Additional Conditions of Liability

Chapter 5. Burden and Standard of Proof

Part II. Liability of Member States

Chapter 1. Various Types of Member State Liability

Chapter 2. Once More on Causation: Brinkmann and Leth

Chapter 3. Procedural Autonomy of Member States Law and Its Limits

Part III. Consolidation of Liability of Union and Member States for Breach of EU Law

Part IV. Liability of Private Parties for Breach of EU Law

Chapter 1. Various Types of Liability

Chapter 2. Fundamental Freedoms Versus Fundamental Rights

Chapter 3. Horizontal Direct Effect of Directives?

Chapter 4. Conditions of Liability, and Competent Jurisdiction

Part V. Joint Liability and Consequences of Liability

Chapter 1. Joint Liability and Subsidiary Liability

Chapter 2. Consequences of Liability: Damages

Chapter 3. Summary and Commentary

Part VI. Special Cases of Responsibility of the European Union

Chapter 1. Compensation for Damage by Lawful Acts

Chapter 2. Liability of the EU as Public Principal of the Civil Service

Book II. Civil Non-contractual Liability

Chapter 1. Introduction

Part VII. Liability for Defectiveness

Chapter 1. Product Liability

Chapter 2. Liability of Service Suppliers

Part VIII. Additional Civil Liability Regimes

Chapter 1. Environmental Liability

Chapter 2. Liability for Automobile Traffic, Air Carriage and

Nuclear Energy

Chapter 3. Protection of Personal Data

Part IX. Summary and Commentary

Concluding Remarks

Selected Bibliography

Table of Cases

Table of EU Legislation

Index