Anniversary Celebration
The 25th edition of the Annual Conference on European Tort Law
New Publications
Landmark Cases on European Tort Law 2001–2025
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ECTIL, its work, its people
Early Career Panel: Call for Papers
Join the Early Career Panel at the 26th Annual Conference on European Tort Law

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The European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law

The European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law (ECTIL) is an independent private association based in Vienna, which conducts research on national, international and common European tort law and its interrelations with insurance law on a broad comparative basis.

About ECTIL

Advancing Legal Science

Explore our Core Research Areas

Tort Law

Research on all core issues of tort law, from a comparative and European perspective, further developing a European tort law.

Insurance Law

In-depth analysis of European insurance markets, regulatory frameworks, and the complex intersection of tort and insurance.

Comparative Law

Harmonizing legal concepts through extensive comparative studies involving leading legal scholars from all over Europe.

Bridging the Gap between Academia and Practice

ECTIL conducts fundamental and applied research in the fields of tort and insurance law. By drafting principles, hosting international conferences, and publishing comprehensive studies, we aim to harmonize European private law and provide valuable insights for lawmakers, judges, and legal practitioners worldwide.

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Call for Papers – Comparative European Tort Law
The 26th Annual Conference on European Tort Law will host once again an Early Career Panel. See here for more details.
ETL Workshop with Uğur Karaca
On Monday, 19 October 2026, Uğur Karaca will present his work entitled “Liability of Crypto-Asset Service Providers Arising from Cybersecurity under EU and Turkish Law.”
ETL Workshop with Rafael Cimatti Elias
On Friday, 9 October 2026, Rafael Cimatti Elias will present his work-in-progress paper entitled “Why General Rules of Liability for Things?".
ETL Lecture with David Messner-Kreuzbauer
On Monday, 15 June 2026, David Messner-Kreuzbauer will present his paper on ‘When chatbots manipulate, mislead and steal: liability for GPAI in Europe'.
New Special Issue of the Journal of European Tort Law: “Harmonisation of Tort Law Revisited”
We are delighted to share that a new special issue of the Journal of European Tort Law has been published.
New Publication: Zufall und Schadenstragung: Zur Ergänzungsbedürftigkeit des heutigen Haftungsrechts
ECTIL is happy to announce a new publication by Helmut Koziol on the principle casum sentit dominus.
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