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Another "French paradox": explaining why interest rates to microenterprises dit not increase with the change in French usury legislation
2015
Conventional wisdom indicates that the growth of credit may not materialize if credit rates remain capped by usury laws, as had long been the case in France. France therefore abolished usury ceilings on loans to microenterprise in an effort to increase financing for microentrepreneurs. This should have led to an increase in interest rates and increase in microcredit. However, we do not find any increase in interest rates and this is therefore a paradox. The paper provides a brief literature review and the salient features of the legislative changes in France. It follows this up with a presentation of interest rate movements. The discussion of possible explanations of the paradox includes cl…
Responsabilità medica e COVID-19: prime impressioni
2020
Lo scritto si sofferma sull?operato dei medici nell?affrontare la situazione legata al coronavirus, dalla fase di diagnosi a quella di cura, sottolineando come tale operato debba essere valutato alla luce delle concrete circostanze in cui si sono verificati gli eventi. In tale ottica, le regole legislative e giurisprudenziali del sottosistema della responsabilità sanitaria già presenti nell?ordinamento italiano risultano idonee a tutelare i medici che abbiano agito senza colpa, dovendosi così escludere ogni ricorso alla solidarietà costituzionale.
Responsabilidad civil médica y reproducción asistida: Dos casos de estudio
2018
El presente trabajo examina los aspectos más relevantes de la responsabilidad civil en materia de reproducción asistida y aborda el estudio de dos casos recientes de especial trascendencia.
Liability for wilful misconduct in the familiar relations
2016
La posible aplicación del art. 1.902 C.c. español para indemnizar los daños entre familiares ha sido una cuestión muy discutida. En los últimos quince años los Tribunales españoles se han enfrentado a un novedoso grupo de casos, el de los daños derivados de la ocultación de la verdadera paternidad biológica, concediendo indemnización y dando así entrada a la responsabilidad civil en el ámbito de las relaciones familiares, exigiendo, en la mayoría de las ocasiones, la culpa grave o el dolo como criterio de imputación. The possible application of the article 1.902 Spanish Civil Code to compensate the damages between relatives has been a very controversial question. In the last fifteen years t…
Il danno da perdita del rapporto parentale nella giurisprudenza italiana
2018
Il presente lavoro si occupa di uno dei più controversi e complessi temi della responsabilità civile in Italia, ossia quello concernente la risarcibilità dei danni non patrimoniali sofferti per la perdita di un parente. Nonostante l?assenza di una specifica disposizione nel codice civile italiano, la Corte di Cassazione ha stabilito che questi danni possono essere liquidati, ma solo se sussistono condizioni ben precise, determinate dallo stesso Supremo Collegio
Los programas de cumplimiento penal : Aspectos generales
2021
In Spain, as in many other countries, corporate criminal liability has been a reality for years, as well as criminal compliance programs that allow them to be mitigated or exonerated from liability. In this article we will present some of the main keys to consider for the implementation of these mechanisms. This is a series of general considerations that can serve as a guide to understand the complex system of crime prevention provided by the organization and management models in the corporate environment.
Methods of Ascertainment of Personal Damage in Germany
2016
The chapter illustrates the historical, judicial and juridical framework of personal injury assessment and compensation in Germany, describing the expert’s qualification and competences and detailing the ascertainment methodology and criteria of evaluation utilised for identifying, describing and estimating any personal injury, its temporary and permanent consequences and the causal value/link between the event and the injury and between the injury and the impairment/disability.
Limiting Auditor Liability? - Experimental Evidence on Risk and Ambiguity Attitudes under Real Losses
2009
This paper is motivated by the current debate on limiting auditor liability. In a laboratory experiment, the effect of limited versus unlimited liability on behavior under risk and ambiguity is investigated for risks involving small probabilities. The amount of liability is manipulated in such a way that subjects can pay with their show-up fee under limited liability, but they can suffer out-of-pocket losses under unlimited liability. Findings are that both risk aversion and ambiguity aversion are higher under unlimited liability than under limited liability, and these two constructs are correlated under unlimited liability. These findings provide new empirical evidence for the intuition th…
Limiting Liability? — Risk and Ambiguity Attitudes Under Real Losses
2013
Using a laboratory experiment in which the unlimited liability treatment involves real out-of-pocket losses, we investigate and compare the behavioral effects of auditors’ limited and unlimited liability on behavior under risk and ambiguity. We find that aversion to both risk and ambiguity are higher under unlimited liability than under limited liability, and that these two constructs are correlated under unlimited liability. Our findings explain why some auditors might be hindered in performing their duties properly under unlimited liability. Further, our findings emphasize the importance of appropriately modeling risk and ambiguity attitudes in economic models on liability.
The value of integrative risk management for insurance products with guarantees
2001
Insurance liabilities are converging with capital markets products (e.g. derivatives and securitizations), thereby increasing the demand for integrated asset and liability management strategies. This article compares the value-added by an integrative approach-based on scenario optimization modelling-relative to traditional risk management methods. The authors present some examples of products offered by the insurance industry in Italy, and apply the results of the analysis to the design of competitive insurance policies. © Emerald Backfiles 2007.