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contributory negligence of the victim; art. 1913 imposing strict liability (responsabilidad
objetiva) for operators of dangerous instrumentalities).
Ley Federal del Trabajo, Diario Oficial, Apr. 1, 1970.
- Secondary Sources
Boris Kozolchyk & Martin L. Ziontz, A Negligence Action in Mexico: An Introduction to
the Application of Mexican Law in the United States, 7 ARIZ. J. INT’L & COMP. L. 1 (1989).
ERNESTO GUTIÉRREZ Y GONZÁLEZ, DERECHO DE LAS OBLIGACIONES (12th ed. 1998) (ch.
16 on illicit acts).
JORGE VARGAS, MEXICAN LAW: A TREATISE FOR LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND
INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS (1998) (ch.21 describing a slowly-developing and still
“underdeveloped” Mexican tort law not used nearly as much as the U.S. system and
observing at 210 that Mexican law does not allow for punitive damages and contributory
negligence bars recovery, creating a strong incentive for plaintiffs to file cases in the
U.S.).
Margarita Trevino Balli & David S. Coale, Torts and Divorce: A Comparison of Texas
and the Mexican Federal District, 11 CONN. J. INT’L L. 29, 44 (1995) (discussing role of
moral damages in Mexico).
SALVADOR OCHA OLIVERA, LA DEMANDA POR DAÑO MORAL (2d ed. 1999).
S.A. BAYITCH & JOSE LUIS SIQUEIROS, CONFLICT OF LAWS: MEXICO AND THE UNITED
STATES; A BILATERAL STUDY 147 (1968) (noting that certain Mexican state civil codes,
such the codes of Guanajuato, Puebla, Tlaxcala, and Zacatecas, do not track the
national civil code exactly, lacking, for example, provisions for strict liability for operation
of dangerous instrumentalities).
2. Caribbean
a. General
GILBERT KODILINYE, TORT – TEXT, CASES & MATERIALS (1995) (discussing major causes
of action for extracontractual liability under laws of the Caribbean Commonwealth).
b. Specific Jurisdictions
i. Bahamas
THE STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS, VOL. II, 1799-1987 (ch. 61 covering fatal accidents;
ch. 62 covering libel; ch. 63 covering slander; ch. 64 covering accidental fires).
ii.
Dominica
Transnational Causes of Action (Product Liability) Act, Act No. 16 of 1997, entered into
force Jan 15, 1998 (section 8(2) providing for strict liability in cases involving
manufacture, production, or distribution of products that cause harm or loss).