This book analyses the mechanics of how legal ownership in tangible movable property passes from one person to another and the respective impacts of defects, such as mistake. It adopts a new approach, basically arguing that the conveyance of title is distinct and independent from the underlying contract.
Book | 1st edition 2019 | World | Jan von Hein, Eva-Maria Kieninger, Giesela Rühl
Over the course of the last few decades, the European legislature has adopted a total of 18 Regulations in the area of private international law. The question remains, however, if these efforts have turned private international law into a truly European field? The book analyses - for the first time - how 'European' European private international law actually is.
The Development of Police and Judicial Cooperation in the European Union
Book | 1st edition 2019 | Europe | Cyrille Fijnaut
This book outlines in an accessible manner the wide-ranging and revolutionary development of one of the most crucial and dynamic EU policy areas since the Maastricht Treaty: that of police and judicial cooperation between its Member States. It examines the subject in light of burning issues surrounding migration, terrorism and, of course, Brexit.
A comparative study on the normative functions of the institution in a modern constitutional state with a focus on Peru
Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Alberto Castro
This book determines the extent to which, through the performance of (indirect) normative functions and the application of principles of good governance as assessment standards, the ombudsman institution can contribute to improving the legal quality of the government while enhancing the legitimacy of the administration and the democratic system as a whole.
Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation and Trade for Recreational Use: Positive Human Rights Obligations versus UN Narcotic Drugs Conventions
Book | 1st edition 2019 | Europe | Piet van Kempen, Masha Fedorova
This study takes an innovative approach to this issue and approaches the possibility for regulation of cannabis for recreational use from the perspective of positive human rights obligations.
Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation for Recreational Use under the UN Narcotic Drugs Conventions and the EU Legal Instruments in Anti-Drugs Policy
Book | 1st edition 2019 | World | Piet van Kempen, Masha Fedorova
This study addresses the legal question of to which extent domestic initiatives involving the regulation of cannabis cultivation for recreational use are compatible with the relevant UN narcotic drugs conventions and European Union law.
Book | 1st edition 2019 | Belgium | Piet van Kempen, Masha Fedorova
Volume I addresses the legal question of to which extent domestic initiatives involving the regulation of cannabis cultivation for recreational use are compatible with the relevant UN narcotic drugs conventions and European Union law. Volume II takes an innovative approach to this issue and approaches the possibility for regulation of cannabis for recreational use from the perspective of positive human rights obligations.
This book traces the uncharted history of validity and invalidity, two central categories of legal thought ubiquitous in contemporary private and public law. It shows how they emerged in response to social needs that remain pressing today.
Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Katharina Boele-Woelki, Dieter Martiny
This volume contains the contributions delivered at CEFL's sixth international conference, which focused on comparative and international family law in Europe in their respective cultural contexts.
Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Miquel Martin-Casals
This volume explores how differences between tort and contract affect the foundations of liability, the nature and amount of the compensation, the extent of liability and whether defences and limitation periods corresponding to the distinct causes of action give rise to substantially different outcomes.
The CEFL has developed a comprehensive and original set of rules which may be a source of inspiration for legislating the rights and duties of couples who have not formalised their relationship. In their provisions on specific issues, the Principles opt for workable solutions which aim to avoid unnecessary hardship and disputes.
Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Wim Decock, Vincent Sagaert
Islamic Finance is a truly international collaboration of outstanding scholars and practitioners in their field that reveals the complexities involved in applying religious principles and legal theory to the daily practice of business and finance.
Book | 1st edition 2019 | Anatol Dutta, Wolfgang Wurmnest
This book analyses the background, scope and practical impact of bilateral treaties and multilateral conventions concluded by selected Member States of the European Union with Third States, both from the European and the Third State perspective.
Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Diederik Bruloot
The book contributes to the continuing debate on the optimal legal strategy regarding creditor protection. Furthermore, it provides valuable insights on the background and foundations of the remarkable approach towards creditor protection in closed companies in the new 2019 Belgian Companies Act.Contributions by Diederik Bruloot and Evariest Callens, Isabelle Corbisier, Hans De Wulf, Miguel Gimeno Ribes, Frederic Helsen, Simon Landuyt, Christoph Van der Elst and Jasper Van Eetvelde.
Book | 1st edition 2019 | World | Alphonse Muleefu
The Independence of the International Criminal Court: Between a Rock and a Hard Place focuses on understanding the different competing narratives defending and critiquing the ICC's 'institutional' independence and legitimacy, especially in its relationship with Africa.
For a millennium, Roman Law has been part and parcel of the Western legal canon. This book follows the interpretation efforts triggered by a specific problem concerning multiple tortfeasors' liabilities for homicide. The complete evolution of Roman law scholarship is reflected in the discussions of one single problem.
This volume is a compendium of the Sir Hugh Laddie Lectures delivered at University College London (UCL) in the period between 2009 and 2018. This is a public lecture series organised by the Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL) at UCL Faculty of Laws in honour of IBIL's founder - Professor Sir Hugh Laddie.
Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Karel Van Hulle
Solvency Requirements for EU Insurers provides a unique insight into the complex world of insurance and will be useful to risk managers, actuaries, accountants, lawyers, board members of (re) insurance companies, insurance intermediaries, consultants, regulators, supervisors, academics, students and, more generally, all those involved with or interested in insurance and in the operation of the insurance market.
Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Piet van Kempen, Manon Jendly
The criminal justice system encompasses the most severe instrument at the state's disposal in times of peace. For this and many other reasons, overuse of that system is a serious matter. Containing an extensive collection of expert knowledge, this volume intends to expose legal possibilities, good practices and the many challenges that lie ahead when attempting to prevent overuse in the criminal justice system.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 2015
Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | André Klip, Steven Freeland
This fifty-ninth volume of annotated leading case law of international criminal tribunals contains the Nyiramasuhuko et al judgment of the ICTR of 14 December 2015.
