Product liability, the aims of the Treaty and the ECJ
This article was originally published in SRA
Executive Summary
One of the most welcome facets of European Union law is that, in their decision-making processes, the EU courts have tended to take into account the aims and objectives of the EC Treaty as a whole. These are listed in Articles 2-4 of the treaty and provide the courts with a means of balancing their judgements, as well as a mechanism, in a sense, to introduce an element of compassion.