Abstract
In 1992 Jaap Spier1 called together a group of scholars to discuss fundamental questions of tort law on a comparative basis. After exploring the limits of liability, this Tilburg Group2 embarked on a demanding project the drafting of Principles of Tort Law (PETL). In the meantime, the group, now known as the Group on Tort Law, has grown considerably and currently comprises twenty members. Most, though not all of them, come from Europe.3 In light of the global interest in U.S. tort law, it may come as no surprise that experts from across the Atlantic were included from the beginning.4 It may not be equally obvious why a European group also includes members from Israel and South Africa.5 There is good reason for this, however: South Africa has a mixed legal system which is built upon continental Roman Dutch law and English law. It thus provides an example of the blending of common and civil law which is also necessary in Europe today. Israel is of equal interest for similar reasons; in addition its law of torts is currently under revision.
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