Research Methods
The topic of European Legal Development is large. It is therefore proposed (1) to take the topic of fault as a general case study, and then (2), in the first year, to identify within fault liability a number of specific case studies that will illuminate the topic. In constructing the specific case studies, we will have attention to a number of potential explanations of liability(3). The project as a whole will draw on an interdisciplinary analysis (4). Following year 1, further project groups will be set up in order to examine specific explanations for legal development in more depth: