مجلة البحوث العلمية في التشريعات البيئية
Volume 14, Numéro 1, Pages 449-469
2024-09-17

The Civil Liability Of The Hotel Owner In English Law: A Comparative Analytical Study

Authors : Abdalla Murtada . Younis Salah Aldin Al-mukhtar Younis Salah Aldin Al-mukhtar .

Abstract

The civil liability of the hotel owner in English law is his obligation to compensate for damage caused by breach of his duties or obligations as a hotel manager" which arises as a contractual liability for breach of contract concluded between him and the inmate» or as tort liability for his civil faults such as negligence or negligence» , or even As a strict liability based on damage and without the need to prove and identify the hotel owner . Has this type of liability in English law arose from the customs and jurisprudence of the English courts » and within its own legal system known as hospitality law, which is part from the general rules of English law. However, its scope expanded later and was organized by many English sects. As for the Comparative law represented in our study of the UAE Civil Transactions Law No. (5) for the year 1985 and the Iraqian law No.(40) for the year 1951 , The hotel contract was not originally organized within the named contracts and was based on the General rules in these two laws to regulate its provisions, including the civil liability of the hotel owner. Except the issue of the hotel deposit regulated by these two Iraqi and UAE laws Keywords: Civil liability, Hotel owner, General rules of English law, Hotel contract

Keywords

Keywords: Civil liability, Hotel owner, General rules of English law, Hotel contract