Traffic Accidents

By Pilote Muhindo Komeleawapi

Recent technological advances have driven reforms in various areas of life. This is particularly true in the field of land transportation, where we have seen a rapid increase in the number of vehicles on the road, which has gone hand in hand with a rise in traffic accidents. Consequently, each country has enacted specific legislation regarding traffic accidents, making automobile insurance mandatory in an effort to compensate victims. In French-speaking African countries, the adoption of the CIMA treaty brought about a reform by integrating the insurance markets of these states and establishing a single insurance code. This code establishes a system favorable to victims of traffic accidents. The two legal systems differ in terms of the criteria for classifying a traffic accident and the mechanisms for compensating victims. We have observed that two criteria characterize a traffic accident: the objective criterion regarding the attribution of the traffic accident to the vehicle, and the subjective criterion regarding the beneficiaries of the compensation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6209666469
• ISBN13: 9786209666469
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"