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Chapter 1. - Extra-Contractual Liability

Art. 1595Sources of Extra-Contractual Liability
Art. 1596General Principle
Art. 1597Kinds of Fault
Art. 1598Good Usage
Art. 1599Professional Fault
Art. 1600Abuse of Rights
Art. 1601Diversion of Powers
Art. 1602Infringement of a Law
Art. 1603Superior Order
Art. 1604Non-Performance of a Contract
Art. 1605Member of group of persons
Art. 1606Effect of Penal on Civil Action
Art. 1607Assault
Art. 1608Restraint of Liberty
Art. 1609Defamation
Art. 1610Injury to the Rights of Spouses
Art. 1611Duty to Educate and to Supervise
Art. 1612Trespass to Land
Art. 1613Trespass to Goods
Art. 1614Disregard of Contractual Relationship
Art. 1615Unfair Competition
Art. 1616Simulation
Art. 1617Inaccurate Information
Art. 1618Witnesses
Art. 1619Advice or Recommendation
Art. 1620Seizure
Art. 1621Execution of a Court Order
Art. 1622Prescription
Art. 1623Necessity
Art. 1624Bodily Injury
Art. 1625Dangerous Activities
Art. 1626Liability for Animals
Art. 1627Buildings
Art. 1628Machines and Motor Vehicles
Art. 1629Collision between Vehicles
Art. 1630Manufactured Goods
Art. 1631Exemption from Liability
Art. 1632Other Things
Art. 1633Contractual Relationship
Art. 1634Disinterested Relationship
Art. 1635Parental Authority or Guardianship; Liability
Art. 1636Other Guardians of the Child
Art. 1637Principle
Art. 1638Official Fault
Art. 1639Assimilated Cases
Art. 1640Liability of Bodies Corporate
Art. 1641Employer’s Liability
Art. 1642Discharge of Functions
Art. 1643Presumption
Art. 1644Non-Discharge of Functions
Art. 1645Independent Workers
Art. 1646Representatives
Art. 1647Defamation
Art. 1648Joint Liabilities
Art. 1649Modes of Compensation
Art. 1650Extent of Compensation
Art. 1651Future Injury
Art. 1652Insured Victim
Art. 1653Victim Pensioned Off
Art. 1654Mortal Accidents
Art. 1655Good Faith
Art. 1656Fault of the Victim
Art. 1657Unawareness of Fault
Art. 1658Chain of Command
Art. 1659Unforeseeable Injury
Art. 1660Difficulty of Assessment
Art. 1661Necessity
Art. 1662Nominal Injury
Art. 1663Principle
Art. 1664Intentional Fault
Art. 1665Assault
Art. 1666Unlawful Restraint of Liberty
Art. 1667Defamation
Art. 1668Injury to the Rights of Spouses
Art. 1669Abduction of Child
Art. 1670Bodily Injuries or Death
Art. 1671Sexual Offences
Art. 1672Custom
Art. 1673Representative of the Family
Art. 1674Restitution
Art. 1675Restitution in Kind
Art. 1676Honor and Reputation
Art. 1677Injunctions
Art. 1678Unfair Competition
Art. 1679Simulation
Art. 1680~ Legal immunity
Art. 1681Exception
Art. 1682Reference to the Administrative Law
Art. 1683Burden of Proof
Art. 1684Causal Relationship
Art. 1685Scope of Protection
Art. 1686Two or More Events
Art. 1687Benefit to be Computed
Art. 1688Heirs
Art. 1689Victim’s Creditors
Art. 1690Contractual Limitation of Extra-Contractual Liability
Art. 1691Compromise
Art. 1692Date of Assessment of Injury
Art. 1693Res Judicata
Art. 1694No Appeal
Art. 1695Allowance
Art. 1696Solidary Liability
Art. 1697Sole Fault
Art. 1698Shared fault
Art. 1699Subrogation

Civil Code · English · 2015

Article 1641

Employer’s Liability

The employer is answerable under the civil law where one of his employees incurs a liability in the discharge of his functions.

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Source title: Civil Code of the State of Eritrea
Edition: 2015
Issuing body: Ministry of Justice, State of Eritrea
Repository: FAOLEX
Language: English
Source pages: 463

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