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A comparative examination of multi-party actions : the case of environmental mass harm

Title
A comparative examination of multi-party actions : the case of environmental mass harm / Joanne Blennerhassett.
Author
Blennerhassett, Joanne
Publication
Oxford, UK ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2016.

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Description
xvi, 318 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
"This monograph addresses the phenomenon of mass harm and how it may be resolved through collective redress. It examines particularly how such redress may be achieved through mechanisms such as multi-party actions (MPAs). In order to do this an analytical framework is created against which to evaluate various multi-party procedures. This is illustrated through the experience of a selection of common law jurisdictions in dealling with mass harm, namely that of England and Wales, Canada, Australia and the United States, as well as that of EU collective redress. It examines multi-party action laws bench-marked against the objectives identified in the analytical framework. The phenomenon of environmental mass harm in particular is explored as a case study, as it illustrates some of the difficulties that may arise in mass harm litigation."--Page [i].
Series Statement
Civil justice systems ; volume 4
Uniform Title
Civil justice systems ; v. 4.
Subject
  • Europäische Union
  • Class actions (Civil procedure)
  • Joinder of actions
  • Liability for environmental damages
  • Class action
  • Haftpflicht
  • Massenverfahren
  • Musterverfahren
  • Rechtsvergleich
  • Umweltrecht
  • Umweltschaden
  • Umweltschutz
  • Verbandsklage
  • Zivilprozessrecht
  • Angloamerikanisches Recht
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Collective redress and mass harm -- Objectives of MPAs -- Environmental mass harm and collective redress -- US collective redress -- Canadian MPA experience -- Australian MPA experience -- Collective redress in England and Wales -- EU colective redress -- Collective redress for mass harm in Ireland -- Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 9781509905294
  • 1509905294
  • 9783406703621
  • 3406703623
  • 9781509905300 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9781509905317 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2016019865
OCLC
  • ocn948291540
  • 948291540
  • SCSB-1866904
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library