WEDNESDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2017
9:00-9:20 Opening Ceremony (20¡¯)
Welcome Address (20¡¯): Suzanne Reynolds & Michael D. Green
9:20-11:45 Debate on the Foundations of Tort Law: Causation
9:20-9:40 Welcome and Opening Lecture (20¡¯): Helmut Koziol
9:40-11:00 Impulse statements (1h 20¡¯)
North American Perspective (20¡¯) : Michael D. Green
Asian Perspective (20¡¯) : Fumihiro Nagano
(Continental) European Perspective (20¡¯) : Willem H. van Boom
Mixed Jurisdiction Perspective (20¡¯): Anton Fagan
11:00-11:45 Discussion (45¡¯)
11:45-13:15 Lunch Break
13:15-15:15 Road Traffic Accidents
General Remarks on Specific Legal Systems: Overview and Interplay of Compensation Systems
13:15-13:45 First Session (15¡¯ per jurisdiction)
North America: Bruce Feldthusen
China: Yang Lixin/Wang Zhu
13:45-14:15 Discussion (30¡¯)
14:15-14:45 Second Session (15¡¯ per jurisdiction)
UK: Ken Oliphant
Israel: Ronen Perry
14:45-15:15 Discussion (30¡¯)
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45:-16:45 General Assembly
THURSDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2017
9:00-12:00 Morning Session
General Remarks on Specific Systems II & Case 1
9:00-9:30 Third Session (continuing from Wednesday; (15¡¯ per jurisdiction)
Taiwan: Cindy Whang
Italy: Alessandro Scarso
9:30-10:00 Discussion (30¡¯)
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break (30¡¯)
10:30-11:15 Case 1 (child knocked over, 15¡¯ per jurisdiction)
Netherlands: Willem H. van Boom
UK: Donal Nolan
South Africa: Anton Fagan
11:15-12:00 Discussion (45¡¯)
12:00-13:30 Lunch Break: Faculty Discussion
Australia: Mark Lunney
Germany: Gerhard Wagner
13:30-17:00 Afternoon Session: Case 2, 3 and 4 (with coffee break)
13:30-14:15 Case 2 (accident involving two drivers, 15¡¯ per jurisdiction)
Malaysia: Parameswary Mari
Japan: Fumihiro Nagano
North America: John C. P. Goldberg
14:15-15:00 Discussion (45¡¯)
15:00-15:30 Break (30¡¯)
15:30-16:00 Case 3 (consent to drunk ride, 15¡¯ per jurisdiction)
Macau: Tong Io Cheng
North America: Catherine M. Sharkey
16:00-16:15 Discussion
16:15-16:45 Case 4 (brake failure, 15¡¯ per jurisdiction)
China: Yang Lixin/Wang Zhu
16:45-17:00 Discussion
FRIDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2017
9:15-11:45 Morning Session
9:15-11:45 First Session: Automobiles, Tort Law, and Insurance
Moderator: Ralph Peeples
The Regulatory Sweet Spot for Autonomous Vehicles: Mark Geistfeld
The Intersection Between Tort Law and the Automobile: Nora Engstrom
Product Liability and Insurance as Regulation in the Transition to Driverless Cars: Kyle Logue
The Liability Implications of Highly Automated Vehicles: Emily Frascaroli
11:45-13:15 Lunch Break
13:15-16:30 Afternoon Session
13:15-14:45 Second Session: Motor Vehicle Accidents Around the World
Moderator: Ken Oliphant
A Comparative Analysis of Accident Systems: Ernst Karner
Extra-Strict Liability in France: Jean-S¨¦bastien Borghetti
No Fault (Pure) in Canada: Daniel Gardner
14:45:15:00 Break (15¡¯)
15:00-16:30 Third Session: Reflections From the Trenches
Moderator: Jonathan Cardi
Don Beskind
Dave Daggett
Kirk Warner
Tom Karol
16:30-17:00 Break (30¡¯)
17:00-18:00 Reception with Law Board Visitors and Alumni
SATURDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2017
10:00-13:00 Morning Session
R¨¦sum¨¦, outlook, further course of action
13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-15:00 Closing Ceremony
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