Objective and subjective requirements of punitive damages: criteria for its application in brazilian law
This study bases itself on the assumption that “punitive damages” exist in the Brazilian legal system. For that reason, this paper investigates the objective and subjective requirements of punitive damages in the United States’ as a means for exploring its use in the Brazilian legal experience. Furt...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL) |
| Repositorio: | Scientia Iuris (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/30004 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/iuris/article/view/30004 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | responsabilidade civil punitive damages prevenção de danos requisitos dos punitive damages. |
| Sumario: | This study bases itself on the assumption that “punitive damages” exist in the Brazilian legal system. For that reason, this paper investigates the objective and subjective requirements of punitive damages in the United States’ as a means for exploring its use in the Brazilian legal experience. Furthermore, this research examines the application of punitive damages in the United States and Brazil, seeking to identify problems in the Brazilian legal system. In conclusion, this body of work explores the use of damage prevention (primary function of punitive damages) and the objective and subjective requirements of “punitive damages” in Brazil. |
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