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German Luxury Ocean Liners

From Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse to Aidastella

By: Nils Schwerdtner

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German Luxury Ocean Liners

From Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse to Aidastella

By: Nils Schwerdtner

Profusely illustrated history of German ocean liners and cruise ships.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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ISBN 10

1445614715

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9781445614717

The Structure of Tort Law

By: Nils Jansen

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This English translation makes available to anglophone readers a modern classic of German tort theory. It argues that modern German tort law is faced with doctrinal tensions based on problematic theoretical assumptions which stem from historical conceptions of tortious liability, inappropriate to modern times. From a theoretical perspective, it argues against the prevalent doctrinal view in Germany that conceives of tortious liability as split between two tracks - a fault-based track and a strict liability track - each with different normative foundations. Instead, Jansen asserts that there is no rigid distinction between the normative foundations of each form of liability. Rather, both fault liability and strict liability in German law, and indeed other European systems, are best considered as resting upon the unifying theoretical structure of outcome responsibility. The book thus places responsibility rather than wrongdoing at the centre of the normative foundations of tort law. Historically, the book traces in detail how conceptions of tort liability have changed from Roman law to contemporary legal doctrine. It shows how particular historical understandings of the normative basis of tort law have led to continuing normative tensions in contemporary doctrine. Finally, the book examines how a reconstruction of modern German - and, indeed, European - law as based upon outcome responsibility should affect its doctrinal structure. This book makes contributions to the study of the theory, history, and doctrinal structure of tort law. While drawing on and explaining German tort law, its comparative, theoretical, and historical analysis will be of interest to scholars in all legal systems.

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Oxford University Press

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0191015105

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German Luxury Ocean Liners

From Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse to Aidastella

By: Nils Schwerdtner

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German Luxury Ocean Liners

From Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse to Aidastella

By: Nils Schwerdtner

Profusely illustrated history of German ocean liners and cruise ships.

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The New Cunard Queens

Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth

By: Nils Schwerdtner

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The New Cunard Queens

Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth

By: Nils Schwerdtner

The venerable Queen Elizabeth 2 has long since become a floating legend. Launched in 1967, she was for three decades considered the last of her kind, a cherished and beloved remnant from the age of the great ocean liners. So Cunard's decision, on the eve of the new Millennium, to build a new liner for the transatlantic service, caused widespread interest. The Queen Mary 2 would not have been a true Cunarder had she not embodied a number of superlatives and when she entered service in 2004 she was the longest, widest, highest and most expensive passenger ship ever built, at once a eulogy to maritime nostalgia and the embodiment of modern technology and design. To further build on the success of these two ships Cunard commissioned the Queen Victoria, launched in December 2007. Sporting the company's classic livery - black hull, white superstructure and red funnel - the ship is employed exclusively for luxury cruises from her homeport of Southampton. Cunard's new Queen Elizabeth will be in service in early 2011 and the author covers her design and commissioning. In this new, updated paperback edition the author describes the history of the Cunard Line, the first years in service of the Queen Mary 2, and the conception, building and launching of the Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth, before saying farewell to the QE2, which was retired in November 2009. This beautiful book is both a lavish tribute to the world's best-known shipping line and an intriguing examination of the world's most famous contemporary cruise liners. AUTHOR: Nils Schwerdtner has been interested in the history of passenger shipping since his childhood. He is the author of three books about maritime subjects as well as numerous articles and he regularly lectures on passenger liners. SELLING POINTS: *Only comprehensive study of these classic liners *Genuine wide appeal amongst ship enthusiasts, cruise passengers and those smitten with the appeal of luxury travel *Lavishly illustrated and completely up-to-date, with publication times to coincide with the retirement of QE2 ILLUSTRATIONS: 230 colour photographs, plans & illustrations

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1848321066

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German Luxury Ocean Liners

German Luxury Ocean Liners

The Structure of Tort Law

The Structure of Tort Law

German Luxury Ocean Liners

German Luxury Ocean Liners

The New Cunard Queens

The New Cunard Queens

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