Liability of concessionaires for damages suffered by third parties during concession's operational phase

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Martin Loo Gutiérrez

Abstract

This paper presents the status of the regulation regarding liability of public works concessionaires for damages suffered by users of the infrastructure. Our Courts have elaborated two different answers. This paper puts under scrutiny both solutions and concludes that concessionaires' liability is subject to tort law and not to consumer's protection law. 


 

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Doctrina: Estudios e Investigaciones
Author Biography

Martin Loo Gutiérrez, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Profesor de Derecho Administrativo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Doc-tor en derecho por la II Universidad de Roma Tor Vergata. Correo electrónico: martin.loo@pucv.cl. Correo postal: Av. Brasil 2950, Valparaíso, Chile