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MOSCOSO RESTOVIC, Pía M.. Harmful Event Location: International Jurisdiction for Environmental Damage. European Experience. Anu. Mex. Der. Inter [online]. 2012, vol.12, pp.229-257. ISSN 1870-4654.

This article analyzes doctrine and jurisprudence of Article 5.3 of the European Regulation (EC) 44/2001 Brussels I. Specifically, the analysis refers to the concept of "harmful event" on delict or quasi-delict (tort) civil for environmental damage. The rules of jurisdiction must  be highly predictable. However, the concept "harmful event" may be a problem of interpretation when there is a relationship between environmental and civil damage. For this reason, it must be analyzed: a) the importance of civil damages, and b) the certainty of environmental damage. These issues justify different linking factor of international jurisdiction.

Palabras llave : Private International Law; Brussels I Regulation; International Jurisdiction; favor laesi principle; international environmental damage; liability for wrongful acts; harmful event.

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