Hazardous Activities and Civil Strict Liability: The Regulator's Dilemma

The Effect of Liability-Sharing Rules in Delegating Hazardous Activities

This paper examines the effects of liability-sharing rules on social welfare and risk reduction when one firm (the principal) delegates indivisible hazardous activities to one of the potential firms (the agents). The problem is posed as providing incentives from the principal to the agents, through the contract, to reduce the level of accident probability under a liability rule in force. Our ma...

The Case Against Strict Liability

Law Enforcement; a Function of Criminal Liability or Civil Liability

Despite the fact that in investigations and legal writings enough consideration has been paid to the founding principles and rules governing civil and criminal liability as well as damages of crime, the legal or disciplinary responsibility accompanying these two types of legal responsibilities has not been taken seriously into account and the people involved it - in particular, the authorities ...

The Place of Fault on the Civil Liability of Physicians and its Comparison with the General Rule of Civil Liability in Jurisprudence and Law of Iran

Whether all the actions of the physician in relation to the patient are considered to be the subject of a single person, or are it separable, in which case each one is subject to general rules or to some particular rule? In analyzing the functions of the physician during the course of cognitive therapy, applicants who discuss medical professional responsibilities examine medical practices of a ...

Civil Liability for Environmental Damage

Protecting nature and preserving its health is emphasized by different religions and human mind. Enjoying a healthy environment is a fundamental human right. Any damage to the environment requires compensation of damages incurred, which is within the scope of civil liability. The key question here is what is the nature of civil liability for environmental damage? How does choosing the right nat...