| Popis: |
This volume presents a picture of various trends that can be perceived in the way in which damage caused by work-related injuries and diseases is compensated in Germany, England, Belgium and the Netherlands. Even though the contributors to this book have been able to sketch a colourful picture of these trends, it should be kept in mind that this picture only represents a fraction of the developments that took place in this area in the course of time. Undoubtedly, other shifts may have occurred in other legal systems which could not be discussed within the framework of this book. Before making some concluding observations, it is also good to realize that the contributors to this book focussed on uncovering relevant shifts and the motives behind them in the four countries under review and on explaining why sometimes different solutions have been chosen to achieve a certain goal. In view of these confinements, it is rather precarious to make general statements with regard to the effectiveness of the shifts that can be observed and, equally, to come up with normative observations on what would be the optimal compensation scheme. Observations of this kind require additional research material and a deeper insight into the normative goals and the starting points of various legal systems with respect to the compensation of work-related personal damage. These basic notions may be quite different, since they are closely linked with the legal cultural framework which varies form country to country. Further investigation is needed to map and understand the differences stemming from these frameworks; however this would exceed the scope of this book. |
