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Compensation for non-pecuniary damage in case of death
Litvina, Anna ; Šustek, Petr (advisor) ; Salač, Josef (referee)
Compensation for non-pecuniary damage in case of death ABSTRACT The diploma thesis deals with the analysis of institute of compensation for non-pecuniary damage to the secondary victim in the event of the death of the primary victim. The aim of the thesis is to analyse the peculiarities of the functioning of the institute for compensation of non- pecuniary damage in the event of death, to identify the current problems of its development and to propose ways of solving them. The first chapter describes the circumstances and history of the establishment of the institute for compensation for non-pecuniary damage, which dates to ancient times, then sets out the development of the institute through the Middle Ages and the modern era to the present day. The second chapter is about the concept of "non-pecuniary damage", its definition and specifying the types of this damage that exist. It focuses on mental suffering, what role they play in a person's life and what effect their experience has in determining the amount of compensation. Then the institute of compensation for non-pecuniary damage is described within the framework of Anglo-Saxon and Romano-Germanic law. The distinction between primary and secondary victims is also presented. The third chapter is devoted to the development of the institute of...
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Compensation for non-pecuniary damage in case of bodily injury and death
Zakonovová, Barbora ; Salač, Josef (advisor) ; Zvára, Michael (referee)
Compensation for non-pecuniary damage in case of bodily injury and death Abstract The aim of this thesis is to provide the reader with a comprehensive insight into the issue of compensation for non-pecuniary damage in a case of bodily injury and death, focusing on the individual claims that Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code, grants to the injured party. These are pain and suffering, compensation for difficulty of social integration and compensation for other non-pecuniary injuries. The author tries to capture the most significant changes that this regulation has undergone during the recodification of private law in 2014 and subsequent changes. The introductory chapters are of a more general nature and contain an important basis on which the regulation of compensation for non-pecuniary damage in personal injury and death is built. In particular, the concept of non-pecuniary damage itself, the change of terminology within the framework of the recodification, the systematics of compensation for damage, the transition of the perception of liability as a sanction (liability for damage) to liability for human conduct or compensation for damage to natural rights or personality rights are discussed. The core of the thesis is a detailed analysis of the provisions of Sections 2958 and 2959 of the Civil Code,...
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Damages in cases of bodily injury
Piptová, Martina ; Šustek, Petr (advisor) ; Salač, Josef (referee)
in English The final thesis mainly deals with the description and evaluation of the development of civil legislation on compensation for non-pecuniary damage to health in connection with the adoption of the New Civil Code. The main purpose of the thesis is to analyse the manner of determining the amount of reparation of non-pecuniary damage, including comparisons of the compensation according to the Methodology of the Supreme Court with the previous system of compensation in connection with non-material injury. The first chapter approaches the theoretical background important for the establishment of the obligation to compensate non-material damage, mainly legal tort liability and the related preconditions for its emergence, i.e. the unlawful conduct, formation of the damage, causation and fault. Next chapter describes the individual claims included in non-pecuniary damage, i.e. claims for suffered pain, social impairment and mental suffering, including discussion whether these claims remain individual under the New Civil Code. The third chapter, as the core of the whole thesis, describes the method of determining the amount of compensation for non-pecuniary damage caused by bodily injury, particularly in relation to the Methodology of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic issued for the purpose...
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Personal injury/damage to life and its indemnification
Anderlová, Soňa ; Elischer, David (advisor) ; Zvára, Michael (referee)
Personal injury / damage to life and its indemnification Abstract This rigorosum thesis deals with compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary harm to health or life and its indemnification, while focusing mainly on compensation under the Act No. 89/2012 Sb., The Civil Code. The thesis starts with the historical excursion and the basic assumptions of liability for tort and continues through the description and evaluation of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage's legislation to health or life in the Civil Code. It includes detailed analysis of individual claims, such as purpose fullcosts with health care, personal care costs of victims and theirs household, funeral costs or costs of maintenance for the survivors, as well as the evaluation of the legal regulation of pecuniary and non-pecuniary harm in the Labor Code and its comparation to the regulation in the Civil Code. This is always accompanied by the decision-making practice of the courts. The thesis is focused mainly on the compensation for pain and deteriorated social position, other pecuniary and non-pecuniary claims of the victim resulting from personal injury and compensation for the claims of person who are close to the victims and the concept of secondary victims and their compensation. The Decree No. 440/2001 Sb., Methodology for compensation...
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Damages in cases of bodily injury
Piptová, Martina ; Šustek, Petr (advisor) ; Salač, Josef (referee)
in English The final thesis mainly deals with the description and evaluation of the development of civil legislation on compensation for non-pecuniary damage to health in connection with the adoption of the New Civil Code. The main purpose of the thesis is to analyse the manner of determining the amount of reparation of non-pecuniary damage, including comparisons of the compensation according to the Methodology of the Supreme Court with the previous system of compensation in connection with non-material injury. The first chapter approaches the theoretical background important for the establishment of the obligation to compensate non-material damage, mainly legal tort liability and the related preconditions for its emergence, i.e. the unlawful conduct, formation of the damage, causation and fault. Next chapter describes the individual claims included in non-pecuniary damage, i.e. claims for suffered pain, social impairment and mental suffering, including discussion whether these claims remain individual under the New Civil Code. The third chapter, as the core of the whole thesis, describes the method of determining the amount of compensation for non-pecuniary damage caused by bodily injury, particularly in relation to the Methodology of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic issued for the purpose...
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Injury as a breach of personality rights
Koliha, Michael ; Šustek, Petr (advisor) ; Salač, Josef (referee)
Damage to health as an interference with personal rights protection The purpose of this thesis is to describe the kinds of claims arising to the damaged parties in cases of unjustified interference with personal rights, especially in cases of bodily harm. This thesis comprises four chapters, where the first chapter provides brief overview of the legislation regulating personality rights and rights to protection of health in the Czech Republic. Chapter two provides more detailed overview of personality rights and rights to protection of health of an individual in the current Civil Code and it also serves as theoretical basis for the following chapters. Chapter two especially describes the content of personality rights and rights to the health of the individual, and identifies the parties entitled to sue and having the capacity to be sued. Chapter two also describes the circumstances under which the interference with the protection of personality is permissible and also the means of protection of personal rights which the damaged individual has. The essential part of this thesis is focused on the relation of the (non)pecuniary claims arising from the unjustified interference of personal rights protection pursuant to sec. 11 and following of the Civil Code and the damages to compensate physical injury...
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