Die Haftung des Verkäufers für mangelbedingte Schäden

Katerina Stringari does a comparative study of the seller's liability for damages caused by defects, which underwent a reform in Germany and Greece as a result of the implementation of the EU Directive on the Sale of Consumer Goods. In her examination of German law, she focuses on the dogmatic classification of liability due to a failure to perform a contractual duty, which is seen as an absolute liability with a possibility of discharge. She then examines liability due to 'negligence', which is described as a pure liability based on fault. The author also studies the basic principles of liability due to failure to perform a contractual duty and liability due to negligence in Greek law. She focuses here on the regulation of liability due to the failure to perform a contractual duty.