Objective liability in transport contracts: Challenges and necessary debates

Ignoring the correct application of objective liability can bring great harm to society and serious legal uncertainty.

By Samuel Bueno and Rodrigo dos Santos Igreja

Since the 19th century, there has been a resumption of strict civil liability in several countries of the Roman-Germanic legal system, especially after the increase in industrialization in the world, which brought new situations that were not previously foreseen in codes.

Aiming to bring greater protection to victims, several countries around the world have resumed the institution of objective civil liability, thus moving away from liability for fault and seeking a system of liability due to the risk of the activity. Brazil, with its legal system originating from the Roman Germanic era, was not left out of this civil liability revolution.

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