{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"hazard liability","description":"Strict liability – referred to in German legal terminology as Gefährdungshaftung – enters the picture in transport law the moment someone operates a recognised source of danger, without any need to establish personal fault. The claimant does not have to show negligence; the inherently hazardous nature of the activity, object, or installation is sufficient to trigger liability. In freight transport, this applies most notably to the carriage of dangerous goods, the operation of motor vehicles, and","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/hazard-liability","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T17:33:17.611772","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gef%C3%A4hrdungshaftung","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/hazard-liability","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"hazard liability · Strict liability – referred to in German legal terminology as Gefährdungshaftung – enters the picture in transport law the moment someone operates a recognised source of danger, without any need to establish personal fault. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gef%C3%A4hrdungshaftung"}