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Odpowiedzialność cywilnoprawna za szkodę w środowisku – pojęcie, zakres, podstawy
Civil liability for environmental damage

Author(s): Damian Littwin
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Civil Law, Environmental and Energy policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: environmental damage; environmental insurance; pure economic loss; financial loss insurance; tort liability;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the relationship between the scopes of the concept of environmental damage and the concept of environmental damage per se, as well as examining the boundaries and grounds of civil liability for the aforementioned damage. The discussed liability is considered on three levels: preventive liability, liability for damages and insurance liability. The research was created using dogmatic-legal method and functional analysis as the basic research methods in the study of law. The research was carried out on the basis of the analysis of the provisions of the polish Civil Code, specific acts and the analysis of selected GTC. The article provides the conclusions regarding the scope of civil liability, possible boundaries for that liability and the role of insurance as a potential mechanism for compensation of environmental damages.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 81-104
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish