Accidents and Disasters Law

Teacher(s)

Dubuisson Bernard (compensates Schamps Geneviève); Schamps Geneviève;

Language

French

Main themes

The course examines several compensation schemes based on the occurrence of an accident or disaster. Some of them are distinct from a fault-based civil liability and are central to damage compensation law. The teaching pays particular attention to existing regimes and the future prospects.

Content

The course analyzes the systems for compensating damages - for which legislative changes have often been adopted as a result of dramatic situations - resulting from medical accidents (among others, the creation of a Medical Accident Fund in 2010), acts of terrorism or intentional acts of violence (for example, the attacks on Zaventem airport and the Maelbeek metro in 2016), technological accidents (the Ghislenghien disaster in 2004) or traffic accidents. Particular attention is also paid to the prospects for compensation for damages that may arise in the context of developments in artificial intelligence.

Teaching methods

The course is given in an interactive way. Students are invited to intervene throughout it.

Evaluation methods

The exam is written and covers only the material seen during the course. 
It may consist of questions commenting on a court decision, casus resolution or include open-ended questions.
Legislation and regulations seen in the course may be brought to the examination, provided they are not annotated. They may be colored.
Reference to other legal provisions is allowed.
Publications, case law decisions and slides (powerpoint) cannot be brought to the examination.

Online resources

The course material is composed of slides (powerpoint), articles of doctrine and case law decisions that illustrate the subject.

Bibliography

• V. le site Moodle du cours

V. le site Moodle du cours.

Teaching materials

• V. le site Moodle du cours

Faculty or entity

BUDR