The justification of punitive damages in argentine law

Authors

  • María Agustina Otaola Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas.

Keywords:

law of torts, punitive damages, justification, punishment, deterrence

Abstract

This article deals with the analysis of the justification for the application of punitive damages in Argentine law. Based on the claim that any measure that involves state coercion and limiting the scope of freedom of individuals must be properly justified, it is pretended to find the underlying justification in the doctrine and jurisprudence about punitive damages in Argentina to delimit the ideas involved and the consequences that are derived from it, in order to clarify this legal figure that is in a twilight zone in argentine private law.

Author Biography

  • María Agustina Otaola, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas.
    María Agustina Otaola, abogada, doctorando en Derecho y Ciencias Sociales (UNC), maestrando en Derecho y Argumentación jurídica (UNC), becaria de postgrado en CONICET, integrante de grupo de investigación SECyT, adscripta de Derecho privado II y Derecho privado VII en la Facultad de De- recho y Ciencias Sociales de la UNC.

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Published

2014-04-16

Issue

Section

Doctrine and research

How to Cite

The justification of punitive damages in argentine law. (2014). Revista De La Facultad De Derecho, 5(1). https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/refade/article/view/11532