Project

Extra-comensatory damages in private international law - The European answer to the American concept of punitive damages.

Code
01N01313
Duration
01 January 2013 → 31 October 2017
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Law
Keywords
European private law punitive damages private international law recognition and enforcement damages applicable law
 
Project description

The proposed research answers the questions of whether Europe is (should be) opposed to (1) the application by European courts of American laws imposing punitive damages and to (2) the recognition and enforcement of American judgment granting punitive damages. This study will include the law of the EU, as well as German, Austrian, French, and English law..