Peculiarities of Compensation for Moral Damage in Unconventional Obligations
Journal Title: Журнал східноєвропейського права - Year 2018, Vol 47, Issue
Abstract
The scientific article deals with the definition of moral damage and the main forms of its manifestation. Also, the article examines the features of moral damage in unconventional liability, including the specifics of the subject's liability, the problem of determining the amount of compensation for moral damage, and the emergence of liability for unconventional liability, regardless of the person's fault, referring to the practice of national courts and the European Court of Human Rights; there are proposals on amendments to national legislation are considered with the purpose of eliminating gaps and clarification of the existing legal norms regulating the procedure of compensation for moral harm. The article also examines the special status of a legal entity in the context of moral harm; particular attention is paid to such forms of moral harm as physical pain, moral suffering, other non-material losses. Particular attention is given to the moral damage caused by the source of increased danger, since in such an obligation there is no intention of the person to cause any form of moral suffering, but it still has a compensatory obligation; there is a definition of the source of increased danger. The article examines the main provisions of the Civil Code of Ukraine, the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of Ukraine "On judicial practice in cases of moral damage" and thoughts of leading Ukrainian scientists.
Authors and Affiliations
Oleksandr Nechay
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