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This paper addresses the conditions for setting up strict civil liability schemes. For that it compares the social … efficiency of two main civil liability regimes usually enforced to protect the environment: the strict liability regime and the … "capped strict liability scheme". First, it shows that the regulator faces an effective dilemma when he has to enforce one of …
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regulated by strict liability schemes. Strict liability induces judgment-proof possibilities. Two civil liability regimes are … then compared: a strict liability scheme and a capped strict liability one. The argument is led under a twofold asymmetric … wealth. The paper shows that standard strict liability under information asymmetries deters the efficient agent to compete …
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liability regimes in tort law: rule of negligence and strict liability. Starting from the standard Shavellian unilateral … accident scheme, I show that matching up liability regime on their capacity to provide the highest level of safety is … associated to the burden of evidence, the fairness between victims and injurers, etc. -- Strict Liability ; Negligence Rule …
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This paper analyzes the meaning of comparing the economic performance of strict liability and negligence rule in a … injurers form beliefs. It shows first that, when the Court agrees with the regulator, whatever the liability regime, the first …, judge and regulator disagree, it is impossible to discriminate among liability standards because the issue depends on the …
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Flood damage assessments are often based on Stage-Damage Curve (SDC) models that estimate economic damage as a function of flood characteristics, typically flood depths, and land use. SDCs are developed through site-specific analysis but rarely adjusted to economic circumstances in areas to...
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and State liability for acts not prohibited by international law to effectively deal with L&D. The paper concludes by …
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