{"product_id":"whos-afraid-of-punitive-damages","title":"Who's Afraid of Punitive Damages?","description":"In 1992, the German Bundesgerichtshof held that 'enforcing lump-sum  punitive damages of a not inconsiderable amount in Germany is clearly  incompatible with fundamental principles of German law'. Whereas German  courts have maintained this outright rejection of foreign punitive  damages awards, many other jurisdictions have developed a more nuanced  approach in recent years. Against this background, this first of two  volumes dedicated to the changing law of damages addresses the reasons  for the general hostility to punitive damages in civil law  jurisdictions, their evolution in US law, and recent developments in  international law before looking more closely at six countries to answer  the question: 'Who is (still) afraid of punitive damages '; Was tut sich beim Strafschadensersatz, wie wird weltweit mit ihm umgegangen  Die Autoren des vorliegenden Bandes erörtern die Ablehnung von Strafschadensersatz in zivilrechtlichen Rechtsordnungen, seine Fortentwicklung im US-Recht und jüngere internationale Trends, um die Frage zu beantworten: 'Wer hat (noch) Angst vor Strafschadensersatz '","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53986875474258,"sku":"9783161634758","price":99.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_6fcaea49-4f6d-4d56-9e47-1d44c12f685b.jpg?v=1783912013","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/whos-afraid-of-punitive-damages","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}