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Tort in Europe<\/h1>\n

Definition of Tort<\/h2>\n

A wrong. “An infringement of a right in rem of a private individual, giving a right to compensation at the suit of the injured party ” (Fraser). Sir F. Pollock analyses a tort as an act which causes harm to a determinate person, whether intentionally or not, not being the breach of a duty arising out of a personal relation or contract, and which is either contrary to law, or an omission of a specific legal duty, or a violation of an absolute right.\u00a0[1] For other definitions of Tort in the legal Dictionaries, see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For information on Tort under English law, see here<\/a>. (link to Tort in the UK Legal Encyclopedia).<\/p>\n

Tort in European Private Law<\/h2>\n

Tort is concerned with the comparative study of tort\/delict within a European framework. The so-called Europeanisation of private law has two dimensions:<\/p>\n