Purpose: Only those who act objectively wrongly should be liable!

Violation of general laws

• Violation of absolute rights (property, health, freedom, ...)

• Violation of protective laws

• Offense against common decency

Breach of contractual obligations (Contractual liability)

• Liability also for pure financial losses

• Liability for any misconduct of vicarious agents (see causality)

• Fault is presumed (reversal of the burden of proof)

Context of the violation

• Is the violated norm is intended to protect against precisely such an occurrence of damage