The concept of secondary (Reflective) damage: Peculiar situation in the Czech Republic
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The concept of secondary (Reflective) damage: Peculiar situation in the Czech Republic
Original language description
Historical development of the Czech case law has led to a paradox: damages can be awarded for emotional distress but not for a psychiatric illness of the secondary victims. The new Czech Civil Code, in general, shows greater generosity towards secondary victims as courts may now award damages not only for causing death but also for causing serious injury to the primary victim and it is now also permissible to award damages for emotional distress in case of harm to the property or animals (!). This may provide a basis for a future re-evaluation of the previous case law which can be considered obsolete and unjust. The problem of the secondary (reflective) damages is also important from the human rights perspective as it provides an important private law means of protection of the right to life. In this article, the problem is discussed on the basis of a comparison with German, Austrian, French, and English law as well as a theoretical analysis of the concept of secondary (reflective) damage.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50501 - Law
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Czech Yearbook of Public and Private International Law, česká ročenka mezinárodního práva veřejného a soukromého
ISSN
1805-0999
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
2019
Issue of the periodical within the volume
10
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
321-334
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85079833321