Product Liability Law in Transition

This volume examines the evolution of Central European product liability systems, with particular reference to the effect of the implementation of the Product Liability Directive in the context of the recent enlargement of the EU. This book also provides a comparison of how product liability law has evolved in the socialist states, comparing it to developments taking place in the West. Using product liability law, this study offers a valuable insight into the necessary features and requirements of the harmonization of laws between the EU and post-socialist Europe. Predominantly legal in scope, it also takes account of the importance of extra-legal elements in law reform. As such, this book will be a valuable resource for those interested in European Law, as well as those working in the area of Consumer and Product Liability law. Contents: Introduction; Part I Setting the Scene – Product Liability Law 'In Transition': Introduction; Legal systems of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic; Product liability – spirit and context – developments in the world and peculiarities in Central Europe; Conclusions to part I. Part II Product Liability Systems in Central Europe – Domestic Contract and Tort Law, Implementation of the Product Liability Directive: Introduction; Contract liability; Tort liability; Implementation and application of the product liability directive; Conclusions to part II; Central European product liability law in transition – conclusions and prognosis; Bibliography; Index.