EU Law I: Community liability

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Community liability (Art. 288 EC)

• Non-contractual liability
  • An unjust act or omission on the part of the institution or its servants
  • Damage to the claimant (legal or natural person)
  • Causal link between the two
• Streamlining of requirements between state liability of MS and 288, manifest breach of superior rule of law intending to produce effect for individual + causal link (Bergaderm)
• Independent form of action: solely to obtain financial compensation

References & Links

Lecture Slides covering this topic

• Lecture 7

See also

• Art. 288 EC

• EU Law I
• Exam 2008