Ante la existencia de un daño injusto, uno de los presupuestos de responsabilidad civil que más dificultades genera para los operadores jurídicos es el de la causalidad. La complejidad del fenómeno causal ha llevado a los juristas a elaborar diversas teorías para dar respuestas a la sociedad. La diversidad de teorías y posturas, así como de conflictos, cada vez más crecientes, que presenta la realidad, son la antesala a una jurisprudencia inconstante. Los tribunales, en su intención de impartir justicia, mutan de un criterio a otro, de una postura a otra. Y la Sala de lo Civil del Tribunal Supremo no ha sido una excepción. En el presente libro se realiza un análisis de las teorías causales más aplicadas por la jurisprudencia de la Sala Primera. Tarea nada fácil si se considera lo dicho en el párrafo anterior: muchas veces no es asequible establecer una pauta de conducta, una teoría uniforme, dentro de las sentencias de la Sala de lo Civil. No obstante, a través del estudio de más de 100 sentencias se pretende establecer un patrón relativamente uniforme, se busca desentrañar la guía en el proceder de la Excelentísima Sala. Mediante un recorrido cronológico a la vez que dogmático, se explica el camino que ha recorrido la Sala de lo Civil en materia causal. Por motivos obvios, se explican de modo casi exclusivo las teorías de la equivalencia de las condiciones, la teoría de la causalidad adecuada y la teoría de la imputación objetiva. La conclusión es a la vez una síntesis y una propuesta: explica cómo ha procedido habitualmente la Sala Primera y da algunas recomendaciones.

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides ready access to how the legal dimension of prevention against harm and loss allocation is treated in the Spain. This traditional branch of law not only tackles questions which concern every lawyer, whatever his legal expertise, but also concerns each person’s most fundamental rights on a worldwide scale. Following a general introduction that probes the distinction between tort and crime and the relationship between tort and contract, the monograph describes how the concepts of fault and unlawfulness, and of duty of care and negligence, are dealt with in both the legislature and the courts. The book then proceeds to cover specific cases of liability, such as professional liability, liability of public bodies, abuse of rights, injury to reputation and privacy, vicarious liability, liability of parents and teachers, liability for handicapped persons, product liability, environmental liability, and liability connected with road and traffic accidents. Principles of causation, grounds of justification, limitations on recovery, assessment of damages and compensation, and the role of private insurance and social security are all closely considered. Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable resource for lawyers in Spain. Academics and researchers will also welcome this very useful guide, and will appreciate its value not only as a contribution to comparative law but also as a stimulus to harmonization of the rules on tort.

This report identifies the critical points where undue influence can be exercised at different moments in the life of a regulator and discusses some of the avenues for developing a culture of independence, including through interactions with stakeholders, staffing and financing.

The use and scope of judicial review of government action has transformed across the common law world over the last forty years. This volume takes stock of the transformation, bringing together over 30 leading figures from academia and practice to analyse the major issues surrounding the legal reforms from theoretical and comparative perspectives. Coverage in the book spans the theoretical foundations of judicial review; the scope and functions of administrative justice; the conditions of judicial independence; recurring problems in legal doctrine; and issues in legal procedure. A final set of essays presents case studies of the experiences of reforming judicial review in different countries, including an extended section on judicial review in China.