Book | 1st edition 2017 | United Kingdom | Reinhard Bork
Insolvency proceedings have increasingly cross-border effects, which are regulated by many international regulations. This book answers the fascinating question of what the underlying principles of international (cross-border) insolvency laws are and how they can be used for the purpose of further harmonising cross-border insolvency law in the EU and beyond.
Book | 1st edition 2016 | World | Ekaterina Pannebakker
Letter of Intent in International Contracting provides readers with a unique point of reference on the legal effects of letter of intent – the document frequently used in international transactions
Towards a more effective implementation of the responsibility to protect
Book | 1st edition 2016 | World | Maartje Weerdesteijn
Through a comparative case study of Pol Pot and Slobodan Milosevic this book looks at the role ideology plays in the decision-making process of the dictator.
Book | 1st edition 2016 | United Kingdom | Eduardo Pereira
This book focusses on key practical issues faced by oil and gas companies in different parts of the world in negotiating and implementing Joint Operating Agreements.
The essays collected in this volume critically address some of the main issues concerning the relations of the EU with non-EU countries and international organisations in the area of private international law, as well as the impact of these relations on EU legislation dealing with matters featuring cross-border implications.
Book | 1st edition 2016 | United Kingdom | Ken Oliphant
In recent decades, the liability of public authorities has been one of the main areas of development in tort law in Europe, with major reforms implemented or considered at a national level, and a steady stream of major court decisions. During the same period, ‘Member State liability’ has also been recognised in the law of the EU, and the interplay of principles of national and EU law – and additionally the ‘just satisfaction’ jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights – evidently warrants close attention.
Book | 1st edition 2016 | United Kingdom | Catalina Goanta
Aiming to fill a gap in existing literature, this book contains an empirical study of the converging effects of the harmonisation policies used by the European lawmaker in consumer sales law.
The Interaction between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court
Book | 1st edition 2016 | World | Andrea Marrone
This book offers an overview of the challenges occurring in the emerging regime of international criminal justice as a tool of sustainable peace. It illustrates the impact of such regime in international law and international relations focusing on the obstacles and concerns of its governance in the context of the maintenance and restoration of international peace and security.
Book | 1st edition 2016 | United Kingdom | Daniël Cuypers, Jogchum Vrielink
A carefully selected and rigourously peer reviewed set of papers from the ‘Equal is not Enough’ conference hosted at Antwerp University in February 2015.
While the ICC can be said to contribute to criminal justice in Africa, it cannot be denied that the relationship between the Court and the continent has been troublesome. The ICC has been accused of targeting Africa, and many African states do not seem willing to cooperate with the Court. Debates on Africa and international criminal justice are increasingly politicised.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia 26 February 2009 - 21 July 2009
Book | 1st edition 2016 | World | André Klip, Steven Freeland, Anzinga Low
This forty-eighth volume of annotated leading case law of international criminal tribunals contains decisions taken by International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (26 February 2009 – 21 July 2009).
After the Implementation of the Consumer Rights Directive
Book | 1st edition 2016 | Europe | Giovanni De Cristofaro, Alberto De Franceschi
This book offers an innovative and systematic analysis of the new rules on consumer sales contracts in several EU Member States after the implementation of Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights.
Book | 1st edition 2016 | Europe | Alberto De Franceschi
In light of the EU's commitment to making the Single Market fit for the digital age, leading scholars analyse new and urgent issues in the field of contract, data protection, copyright and private international law.
This book is based on the author’s personal research and personal involvement with a wide range of subjects, such as the basic concepts of civil and social rights, discrimination and affirmative action, issues of procedure and jurisdiction and issues such as the death penalty and the protection of refugees, minorities and victims of armed conflicts.
Book | 1st edition 2016 | Europe | Herwig Verschueren
This book discusses the issue of these links and, more specifically, the question of how EU law defines the link needed to obtain the right to reside in a Member State and the right to social and employment protection in that State.
Book | 1st edition 2016 | United Kingdom | Bertrand du Marais, David Marrani
This comparative research was triggered by the assessment of property registration law published in the World Bank Doing Business reports (DB). The international and interdisciplinary team aimed to assess how legal certainty was imagined and put in practice in French and English law, using commercial real estate as a case study.
Book | 1st edition 2016 | Belgium | Patrick Humblet, Marc Rigaux
This book gives an overall picture of the principles of Belgian labour law, i.e. employment law as well as industrial relations law. The authors not only describe and analyse the legal aspects of labour relations, but also indicate developing trends in Belgium.
Book | 1st edition 2016 | United Kingdom | Sophie Stijns, Sanne Jansen
This book results from the Contract Law Workshop of the 20th Ius Commune Conference held 26-27 November 2015. The theme of this Workshop was: ‘The French Contract Law Reform: a Source of Inspiration?’ Since the conference in November 2015, all authors have incorporated comments on the final version of the ordonnance.
An Analysis of the State of the Art in the Era of New Technologies
Book | 1st edition 2016 | Europe | Piotr Machnikowski
European Product Liability is the result of an extensive international research project funded by the Polish National Science Centre. It brings together experienced scholars associated with the European Group on Tort Law (EGTL) and the European Research Group on Existing EC Private Law (Acquis Group).
Book | 1st edition 2016 | Europe | Anna Nylund, H.B. Krans
This book discusses the impact of EU law on selected national legal systems. The authors analyse how the civil procedure system of their country has reacted to increasing Europeanisation and influence of EU law.
