Vastuuvelkaisuus
Vastuuvelkaisuus, a Finnish legal term, translates roughly to "liability for responsibility" or "vicarious liability" in English. It refers to a legal principle where one party can be held responsible for the actions or omissions of another party. This concept is primarily found within civil law, aiming to ensure that victims of harm have recourse even if the direct perpetrator is unable to pay damages or is not identifiable.
The core idea behind vastuuvelkaisuus is that the party bearing the responsibility has a certain relationship