Smog a odpowiedzialność odszkodowawcza władz publicznych

According to the author, the civil law regime of tort liability of the state and other public authorities cannot be used to claim damages from the state for living in polluted air. Polluted air is a mass problem. The civil law classic mechanism of tort liability is not adapted to this kind of mass phenomena. In the author’s opinion, such a conclusion stems from the principle of equality of citizens against public burdens. The author believes that this principle is the most important basis for the tort liability of the state. Moreover, he draws attention to various types of aberrations in the shape of the state liability regime, which arise as a result of the CJEU’s case law.