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ANNINA SCHRAMM
Haftung für Tötung
Eine vergleichende Untersuchung des englischen, französischen
und deutschen Rechts zur Fortentwicklung des deutschen
Haftungsrechts in Tötungsfällen
[Liability for Wrongful Death. A Comparative Study of English, French and German Law
Promoting Further Development of German Tort Law in Cases of Wrongful Death.]
Published in German.
In regard to wrongful death, English, French and German tort law are remarkably di erent.
German tort law restricts claims granted to dependants as a result of a relative's death to cases
in which the death caused the loss of an enforceable right to nancial support and entirely
denies any claim for bereavement damages. In this work, Annina Schramm does a thorough
comparison of the three legal systems, identi es the de ciencies of German tort law and their
underlying rationale and on this basis advocates an extension of the German wrongful death
law. She asserts that bereavement damages for children who are minors, their parents and
husband or wife are constitutionally mandatory and should also be granted to other close
relatives including common-law spouses. Furthermore, the author elaborates on legal policy
and the necessity of granting damages to dependants for the loss of nancial support
irrespective of a prior legal right to this. Rebutting various counter-arguments given in legal
literature, she stresses the possibility of establishing a new, coherent tort law system while
leaving its main principles intact.
2010. XXIX, 535 pages.
StudPriv 7
ISBN 978-3-16-150183-8
sewn paper 84,00 €
Annina Schramm Geboren 1978; Studium der Rechtswissenschaft in Hannover und Dublin;
2003 Magister Legum Europae (MLE); 2004–2007 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der
Universität Göttingen; 2009 Promotion; Unternehmensjuristin bei der Hannover
Rückversicherung AG.
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