Strict Liability for Damage Caused by Self-Driving Vehicles: The Estonian Perspective

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...

The Case Against Strict Liability

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

The Health-care Provider’s Civil Liability in Cases of Wrongful Life: An Estonian Perspective

Most parents expect their children to be free from any ailments and, accordingly, seek health-care assistance in order to eliminate risks to the health of their future child, especially where there exists a hereditary illness or the risk of the child being born with a disability.*1 In their choices, the parents are dependent on the information they receive from the health-care provider. However...

Strict Liability for Medical Injuries? The Impact of Increasing Malpractice Liability on Obstetrician Behavior

The extent and existence of defensive medicine in the face of medical malpractice liability pressure is a perennial subject of both policy and academic debate. In this paper, I investigate the impact of a series of court rulings in Taiwan that increased physicians’ liability risks, and a subsequent amendment to the law that reversed the courts’ rulings, on physicians’ test-ordering behavior and...