Act on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage and Its Financial Coverage as a New Source of the Slovak Liability Nuclear and Civil Legislation

Marianna Novotná – Jakub Handrlica

In: Societas et iurisprudentia • 2015 • Volume 3 • Issue 3 • Pages 41-70 • ISSN 1339-5467

Abstract: The study is dedicated to the key amendments of legislation regarding civil liability for nuclear damage occurring as of the effective date of January 1^st, 2016, by virtue of new law which regulates civil law aspects of compensation of nuclear damage and related issues. Based on detailed analysis of new legislation the authors offer their opinion to the realized amendments, whereas they are trying to assess their actual impact on the aggrieved persons on one side as well on operator as a liable person on the other side. The authors do not avoid demonstration of possible application complications, whether persisting from the original Atomic Act or those which may arise out of the new legislation.

Key Words: Civil Liability; Act on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage; Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage; Nuclear Damage; Operator of Nuclear Installation; Substantive Causal Court Jurisdiction; the Slovak Republic.

URL: https://sei.iuridica.truni.sk/archive/2015/03/SEI-2015-03-Studies-Novotna-Marianna-Handrlica-Jakub.pdf

Bibliographic Citation

NOVOTNÁ, M. and J. HANDRLICA. Act on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage and Its Financial Coverage as a New Source of the Slovak Liability Nuclear and Civil Legislation. Societas et iurisprudentia [online]. 2015, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 41-70 [cit. 2020-01-01]. ISSN 1339-5467. Available at: https://sei.iuridica.truni.sk/international-scientific-journal/archive/issue-2015-03/act-on-civil-liability-for-nuclear-damage-and-its-financial-coverage-as-a-new-source-of-the-slovak-liability-nuclear-and-civil-legislation/.