Open AccessReinforcing the Rights of the Victim in the French Law on Civil Liability
Author(s) -
Yves-Louis Sage
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
victoria university of wellington law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-3082
pISSN - 1171-042X
DOI - 10.26686/vuwlr.v28i3.6060
Subject(s) - legislature , indemnity , legal liability , law , intervention (counseling) , liability , political science , criminal liability , civil law (civil law) , accident (philosophy) , criminal law , strict liability , public law , medicine , philosophy , epistemology , psychiatry
In the last century the system of civil liability in French law has moved from being fault based to a system of guarantee, motivated by the desire to provide indemnity to victims. This shift occurred in the common law of France and has been complemented by significant legislative intervention. In this article Dr Sage explains the role and operation of the legislative methods of reinforcing the rights of victims and, in particular, the operation of the guarantee systems established by the state for road accident victims, for the victims of hunting accidents, of criminal injuries, of acts of terrorism, and for persons who have received transfusions of blood contaminated by the AIDS virus.