The international liability conventions and German law. Pt. 4

From the point of view of the manufacturers of nuclear facilities two problems are dealt with in particular: 1) the channelling of liability and the drawing-up of recourse in this connection; 2) the amount of the liability and the problem of insurance resulting from this. The author points out: 1) to enact the Liability Conventions of Paris and Brussels in all respects does not seem to be right, 2) it will have to be considered and examined whether enaction with extensive reservations under international law for the protection of the populace near the border would seem to be purposeful then; 3) it is proposed to first examine the German Atomic Energy Act in this respect and to alter it in those instances where others have found better regulations; 4) he pleads for channelling on the basis of laws as well as for providing for the exclusion of recourse, at least where the hazards liability is concerned, and the liability limit as well as the compensation regulations should be reconsidered. (HP/LN)