Regimes of Liability for Damages Caused by Abnormally Dangerous Activities

Abstract

The present paper examines certain aspects of liability for the damages caused by abnormally dangerous activities, mainly viewing them in the context of Latvian law. It addresses the questions which activities (and due to which particularities) shall be treated as abnormally dangerous, what kind of liability models could be applied for the compensation of damages caused by such activities, what is the role of insurance in this respect, to what extent strict liability or stricter forms of liability should be applied, as well as who shall be held liable for these damages.

Keywords

• abnormally dangerous activities
• strict liability
• fault liability
• absolute liability
• liable person