Overview of the Legislative Steps Taken to Foster a More Effective Nuclear Liability Regime

Kecskés, Gábor (2011) Overview of the Legislative Steps Taken to Foster a More Effective Nuclear Liability Regime. LAW REVIEW OF KYIV UNIVERSITY OF LAW, 2 (2). pp. 314-317. ISSN 2219-5521

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Abstract

The legal theories of State responsibility and State/civil liability for injurious and internationally prohibited acts have been in the focus of public international law for a long while. By means of domestic legislation, domestic laws govern the systems of civil liability within the area of private laws of individual States. As opposed to the framework of civil liability determined by diverse domestic rules, exclusively a standard regulation framed at an interstate level shall secure and preserve the uniform system of State liability. Obviously, the issue of State responsibility for nuclear damages raises specific questions to be examined in the framework of general international regulations related to the spheres of responsibility and liability. Furthermore, the mitigation of the financial consequences of a nuclear accident through prompt and adequate compensation via liability-based issues shall compose an important component of the regime for the safe utilization of nuclear energy.

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