Recueil des Cours (Collected Courses) 1997

"Christian von Bar, Professor at the University of Osnabrück, starts his course on environmental damage in private international law by presenting the international dimension of "environmental liability" and the principle of "the polluter pays". He then discusses the different types of responsibility within substantive law, the international harmonization of substantive law, international procedural law, and the law applicable to liability as between private persons. Next, Professor von Bar examines the law to be applied in claims against insurers and against funds against which harmed persons can have a direct claim for compensation. Professor von Bar concludes his course with a study of States as claimants and defendants"--Publisher's description.