Comprehensive and forward-looking analysis of civil liability for terrorism-related risk under international, EU and selected national tort laws.

Lucas Bergkamp is a partner in Hunton and Williams LLP's Brussels office and heads the European Regulatory practice. His practice concentrates on regulatory issues, in particular environmental, health and safety, product regulation and related liability and transactional matters. He currently teaches the Masters of European Energy and Environmental Law at KU Leuven.

Part I. International and EU Law: 1. Liability for terrorism-related risks under international law; 2. Liability for terrorism-related risk under EU law; Part II. Liability for Terrorism-Related Risk under Member State Law: 3. Civil liability systems of seven EU Member States; 4. Case studies; 5. Comparative analysis; Part III. Assessment of Liability for Terrorism-related Risk: 6. Insurance of terrorism-related risks; 7. Contracting for liability limitation; 8. Alternative systems for redressing terrorism-related risks; 9. Is liability for terrorism-related risk enterprise-threatening?; 10. Economic analysis of current liability for terrorism-related risk and alternatives; 11. Is there a role for the European Union?