The concept of secondary (Reflective) damage: Peculiar situation in the Czech Republic

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The concept of secondary (Reflective) damage: Peculiar situation in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The concept of secondary (Reflective) damage: Peculiar situation in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50501 - Law

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Czech Yearbook of Public and Private International Law, česká ročenka mezinárodního práva veřejného a soukromého

ISSN

1805-0999

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

2019

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

10

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

321-334

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85079833321