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Právní odpovědnost za ztráty na životním prostředí
Liability for Environmental Losses

Author(s): Petra Humlíčková
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Environment; Czech Republic; liability; damage; environmental liability directive; law; European union; harm; loss; transposition

Summary/Abstract: The environmental damage harms or threatens the two groups of interests – public and private. Both types of interests are often damaged by one event. The tort law and public liability including their financial security are therefore functionally interconnected systems, which sometimes overlap. They do not contradict but usefully complement each other. (...)

  • Issue Year: 57/2011
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 57-231
  • Page Count: 99
  • Language: Czech