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3.1. German Law

3.2. English Law

Introductory Note
3.E.28. Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976
3.E.29. Court of Appeal, McKay v Essex Health Authority. child disabled because of rubella
3.E.30. House of Lords, H. West & Son v Shephard. victim in coma
3.E.31. House of Lords, Alcock v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police. crush at football stadium
3.E.32. House of Lords, Page v Smith. chronicexhaustion
3.E.33. Fatal Accidents Act 1976

3.3. French Law

3.4. Belgian, Italian, Swedish and Dutch Law

3.5. Comparative Overview

Interference with life and bodily integrity
Interferences of a special kind
Psychological illness v nervous shock
Interferences with liberty
An emerging right to bodily safety
Heads and extent of compensation