{"id":11651,"date":"2026-11-03T10:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T07:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=11651"},"modified":"2026-11-03T11:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T08:33:03","slug":"bilkent-hosts-international-comparative-tort-law-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=11651","title":{"rendered":"Bilkent Hosts International Comparative Tort Law Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Comparative Tort Law Conference, organized by Prof. Ba\u015fak Baysal, Dean of the Faculty of Law, and Prof. B\u00e9n\u00e9dict Winiger, honorary professor at the University of Geneva Faculty of Law, took place at Bilkent on October 16\u201317.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marking the centenary of the Turkish Civil Code and Code of Obligations, the conference reflected on a century of legal development and the enduring connection between modern Turkish law and Swiss legal traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference opened with remarks by Prof. Ba\u015fak Baysal, Rector Prof. Orhan Ayt\u00fcr and H.E. Guillaume Bertrand Scheurer, Ambassador of Switzerland to T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The conference brought together leading tort law experts and prominent scholars from T\u00fcrkiye, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland and the UK to examine tort law from a comparative perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International speakers included<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. B\u00e9n\u00e9dict Winiger and Prof. Thomas Kadner-Graziano from the University of Geneva, Prof. Bernhard Koch from the University of Innsbruck, Prof. Marko Bareti\u0107 from the University of Zagreb, Prof. Jean-S\u00e9bastien Borghetti from Paris-Panth\u00e9on-Assas University, Prof. Eugenia Dacoronia from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Assoc. Prof. Marta Infantino from the University of Trieste, Prof. Neda Zdraveva from the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Bjarte Askeland from the BI Norwegian Business School, Prof. Ewa Bagi\u0144ska from the University of Gda\u0144sk, and Prof. Ken Oliphant from the University of Bristol. The program featured a keynote session, followed by six sessions and a general report, in which scholars addressed key issues in tort law from comparative and national perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the conference, speakers presented their research on various aspects of tort law, examining approaches to tort liability across different jurisdictions. The discussions also gave international participants an opportunity to learn more about contemporary developments in Turkish tort law and to consider these within the broader context of comparative legal scholarship. The conference also strengthened international cooperation among law faculties.<\/p>\n\n\n

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