1. In the following, the term “social security” will be used as defined by U. Magnus, Comparative Report, in: U. Magnus (ed.), Tort Law and Social Law (2002, forthcoming; infra referred to as: U. Magnus, Social Law CR). It is therefore understood to designate any state controlled schemes or agencies which are assigned to fulfil the welfare state’s task to protect her citizens from the most detrimental consequences of bodily harm.
2. See the country reports in U. Magnus (ed.), Tort Law and Social Law (2002, forthcoming): J. Fedkte/U. Magnus, Germany, no. 7; R. Lewis, England and Wales, no. 8; S. Galand-Carval, France, no. 4; G. Comandé/D. Poletti, Italy, no. 11; C.E. du Perron/W.H. van Boom, Netherlands, no. 14. See further the country reports contained in this volume: B.A. Koch/H. Koziol, Schadenersatz für Körperverletzung in Österreich (in the following: Austria, supra p. 4;) no. 1 (“99 %”); R. Brehm, Schadenersatz für Körperverletzung in der Schweiz (in the following: Switzerland, supra p. 350) no. 3; M. Martín-Casals/J. Ribot/J. Solé Feliu, Compensation for Personal Injury in Spain (in the following: Spain, supra p. 256) nos. 3 et seq.
3. In particular accidents at work or other professional risks; see e.g. H. Cousy/ D. Droshout, Compensation for Personal Injury in Belgium (in the following: Belgium, supra p. 40) no. 10; C.E. du Perron/W.H. van Boom (supra fn. 2) nos. 6 et seq.; Austria no. 3.
4. In light of the manifold varieties of organisational structures that these systems are built upon, it obviously seems to be a blatant oversimplification to speak of a “universal” health insurance scheme. However, this is meant to encompass all national systems which as a whole are intended to fulfil the above-mentioned primary goals of a welfare state. Cf. Belgium no. 3 as well as J. Fedtke/ U. Magnus (supra fn. 2) nos. 1 et seq. An overview of the various systems is provided by U. Magnus, Social Law CR (supra fn. 1) nos. 6 et seq.
5. U. Magnus, Schadensersatz für Körperverletzung in Deutschland (in the following: Germany, supra p. 160) nos. 3 et seq.; J. Fedtke/U. Magnus (supra fn. 2) nos. 17 et seq.; R. Lewis (supra fn. 2) nos 25 et seq.; Ch. Radé/L. Bloch, La réparation du dommage corporel en France (in the following: France, supra p. 108) no. 13; S. Galand-Carval (supra fn. 2) nos. 3, 18; F.D. Busnelli/G. Comandé, Compensation for Personal Injury in Italy (in the following: Italy, supra p. 191) no. 20; W.H. van Boom, Compensation for Personal Injury in The Netherlands (in the following: Netherlands, supra p. 227) no. 1; Austria no. 5.