Editing Tort (section)

====Republic of China====
In areas administered by the Republic of China,{{efn|The area under the definition consists of:
* [[Geography of Taiwan|Taiwan]] ({{zh|t=台灣}})
* [[Penghu]] ({{zh|t=澎湖}})
* [[Kinmen]] ({{zh|t=金門|p=Jīnmén}})
* [[Matsu Islands]] ({{zh|t=馬祖列島|p=Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo}})
* [[List of islands of Taiwan|Other nearby islands]]}} the legislative basis of tort law is the Civil Code of the Republic of China<ref>[https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=B0000001 Civil Code of the Republic of China] Article 161</ref> whose legal system was modelled after the Japanese [[Six Codes]] system, which itself was primarily based on the German [[Pandectists|pandectist]] approach to law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=25471&CtNode=13792&mp=202|title=Ministry of Justice, R.O.C. (Taiwan)|access-date=4 April 2022|archive-date=17 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217190839/http://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=25471&CtNode=13792&mp=202|url-status=dead}}</ref> In general, article 184 provides that a person who "intentionally or negligently" damages another person's rights is required to compensate them for any resulting injury, and provides for [[strict liability]] where such harm is caused by the violation of a statutory provision aimed at protecting members of the community from harm.<ref>[https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=B0000001 Civil Code of the Republic of China] Article 184</ref> Additionally, tort liability exists for the owner of a defective building or structure where such building or structure causes damage,<ref>[https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=B0000001 Civil Code of the Republic of China] Article 191</ref> for the driver of an automobile that causes injury,<ref>[https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=B0000001 Civil Code of the Republic of China] Article 191-2</ref> and for individual's responsible for business activities that posed a risk of harm to the plaintiff.<ref>[https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=B0000001 Civil Code of the Republic of China] Article 191-3</ref> Tort liability in the Republic of China also extends to the violation of certain non-pecuniary interests under article 195 which provides for reasonable compensation in the case of damage to the body, health, reputation, liberty, credit, privacy, or chastity of another, or to another's personality in a severe way.<ref>[https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=B0000001 Civil Code of the Republic of China] Article 195</ref>{{efn|A similar cause of action exists under article 193 for plaintiffs to seek compensation for lost capacity to work<ref>[https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=B0000001 Civil Code of the Republic of China] Article 193</ref>}}