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Sexual Violence as an International Crime: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Book | 1st edition 2013 | World | Anne-Marie de Brouwer, Charlotte Ku, Renée Römkens, Larissa Van Den HerikThis edited volume will focus on developments in the prosecution of cases of sexual violence in (post-)conflict situations. The prosecution of those cases raises new and challenging questions as to how to build evidence, but also how to address victims’ concerns in that process. It will address innovations and challenges of empirical and other new kinds of social scientific, archival and medical data collection techniques; the development of evidence in relation to charges ranging from sexual violence as a war crime to genocide; and evidentiary and procedural differences and difficulties involved in prosecuting sexual victimization in domestic versus international courts.€92.00 incl. VAT -
Share Purchase Agreements
Belgian Law and PracticeBook | 1st edition 2016 | United Kingdom | Bart BellenThis book analyses share purchase agreements governed by Belgian law used for company acquisitions, whereby a purchaser acquires control over a Belgian target company through the acquisition of a controlling shareholding.€183.00 incl. VATStudent price: €59.00 -
Shared Pedagogical Responsibility
Book | 1st edition 2008 | United Kingdom | Hans Van Crombrugge, Wouter Vandenhole, Jan C.M. WillemsHuman rights tend to focus on the relationship between individual and state: the individual is rights-holder, the state is duty-holder. Children’s rights bring a third player much more in the picture, namely parents. In this volume, child-rearing responsibilities are examined in the light of children’s rights and (other) human rights. All contributions focus in particular on the proposal to introduce an upbringing (or parenting) pledge.€33.00 incl. VAT -
Shareholder Activism in Belgium
Boon or curse for sustainable value creation?Book | 1st edition 2023 | Belgium | Hans De Wulf, Louise Van Marcke, Deborah Janssens, Sigrid Ververken, Marijke Spooren, Ruben Foriers, Jean-Sébastien Rombouts, Anna Christie, Karel Schulpen, Marieke Wyckaert, Marleen OchThe book explores the present and future of shareholder activism in Belgium. Old and new forms of activism will be presented and situated in their financial and legal context. This will help readers understand whether shareholder activism can be a boon or a curse for sustainable value creation.€172.00 incl. VAT -
Siracusa Guidelines for International, Regional and National Fact-Finding Bodies
Book | 1st edition 2013 | World | The The Siracusa Intl. InstituteThose keen to promote accountability in conflicts around the world are increasingly relying on fact finding bodies to provide necessary documentation which will ensure that those responsible for human rights abuses are brought to justice. The ‘Guidelines’, developed from inputs by more than 80 experts, provide a thorough and welcome framework to ensure clarity and consistency throughout the processes of creating, investigating, reporting and follow-up for these various bodies.€56.00 incl. VAT -
Situation Selection Regime at the International Criminal Court
Law, Policy, PracticeBook | 1st edition 2017 | World | Mohammad Hadi ZakerhosseinThe International Criminal Court is neither able nor intended to investigate all situations of crisis across the world. Selectivity is unavoidable for the operation of this international organization. However, the authority of the Prosecutor of the Court to select and prioritize a situation over other situations is not unfettered.€109.00 incl. VAT -
Social and Scientific Uncertainties in Environmental Law
Book | 1st edition 2024 | Europe | Tilak Ginige, Iain Green, Patrick Van Calster, Alain Simons, Joseph McMullenThis book explores the impact of uncertainties and the interplay between environmental law and science.
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Social Enterprise Law
A Multijurisdictional Comparative ReviewBook | 1st edition 2023 | World | Dana Brakman Reiser, Steven A. Dean, Giedre Lideikyte HuberThis volume examines the broad range of ventures that pursue business goals that straddle the boundaries between pure altruism and the self-interest of their owners. Reports from legal experts on a diverse array of countries detail their significance in the starkly different legal contexts in which these social enterprises exist.€199.00 incl. VAT -
Social Inclusion and Social Protection in the EU: Interactions between Law and Policy
Book | 1st edition 2012 | United Kingdom | Bea Cantillon, Herwig Verschueren, Paula PloscarThe interaction between legal instruments and policy coordination in the field of social inclusion and social protection constitutes the theme of this book. The contributions essentially inquire whether there is any interaction at all, or if the two realms of law and policy of the EU function in parallel. If there is any sort of interchange between the two, in what areas is it taking place, and what does it result into?€63.00 incl. VAT -
Social Protection for a Post-Industrial World
Book | 1st edition 2010 | Europe | Peter KempIn recent years, many academics and policymakers have argued that the welfare state needs to be modernized. It is claimed that social protection systems still largely reflect the ‘old social risks’ created under industrial capitalism and that they need to be adapted to the ‘new social risks’ that have developed with the transition to post-industrial society. This book addresses some of the challenges for social protection posed by these demographic, social and economic transformations.€52.00 incl. VAT -
Solvency Requirements for EU Insurers
Solvency II is good for youBook | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Karel Van HulleSolvency 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.€150.00 incl. VATStudent price: €54.00 -
Sourcebook on EU Competition Law
2015-2016Book | 5th edition 2015 | Anne-Marie Van den Bossche, Jacques Derenne, Paul Nihoul, Christophe VerdureThe Sourcebook on EU Competition Law covers in a one-volume overview all areas of competition law: restrictive practices, abuse of dominant position, merger control, state aid and services of general economic interest, with an extensive bibliography.€104.00 incl. VAT -
Sources of Constitutional Law
Constitutions and Fundamental Legislative Procedures from the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom ECHR and CharterBook | 1st edition 2014 | United Kingdom | Sascha Hardt, Aalt Heringa, Aalt Willem HeringaSources of Constitutional Law contains a selection of constitutions and fundamental legislative instruments from five Western democracies: the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.€32.00 incl. VAT -
Sovereignty in the Shared Legal Order of the EU
Core Values of Regulation and EnforcementBook | 1st edition 2015 | Europe | Ton van den Brink, Michiel Luchtman, Miroslava ScholtenHow does EU membership affect national sovereignty? This edited volume offers a broader perspective on sovereignty relying on the international law concept.€86.00 incl. VAT -
Sperm Donation, Single Women and Filiation
Book | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Elena IgnovskaAlthough recent family law debates have been predominantly paedo-centric, the founding of “bio-medically assisted families” still focuses on the individual parents’ rights to reproduce. By introducing donations, the donor’s genetic contribution becomes instrumental and the legal attribution of parenthood negotiated through expressed intentions. This book provokes the curious mind and clarifies concepts, studies the rationale behind the legal complexity in ten national European jurisdictions, and confronts the rights and responsibilities of the stakeholders, providing a balanced independent conclusion and suggestions towards international harmonisation.€103.00 incl. VAT -
Standard Business Contracts
Book | 4th edition 2021 | Belgium | Dirk Deschrijver, Marc Taeymans, Olivier Vanden BergheThis reference book brings together a number of contracts that are governed by Belgian law but drafted in English. Each model is preceded by a short introduction summarizing the most salient provisions of Belgian law relevant to that particular contract Also, in most models, different options and alternative wording are included.€223.00 incl. VAT -
State Aid and Public Procurement in the European Union
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Europe | Sarah Schoenmaekers, Wouter Devroe, Niels PhilipsenThis book aims to provide stakeholders – students, but also academics, practitioners, civil servants, and consumers - with a better knowledge of the EU rules on public procurement and State aid. By treating these two legal fields in one volume, the book also intends to draw attention to the largely unexplored links and interfaces between public procurement and State aid rules.€52.00 incl. VAT -
Stereotypes and Human Rights Law
Book | 1st edition 2016 | United Kingdom | Eva Brems, Alexandra TimmerThe scope of the book includes different stereotyping grounds – such as race, gender, and disability. Moreover, this book examines stereotyping approaches across a broad range of supranational human rights monitoring bodies, including the United Nations human rights treaty system as well as the regional systems that are most developed when it comes to addressing stereotypes: the Council of Europe and the inter-American system.€69.00 incl. VAT -
Successive and Additional Measures to the TRC Amnesty Scheme in South Africa:
Prosecutions and Presidential PardonsBook | 1st edition 2012 | United Kingdom | Hendrik J. Lubbe, Hendrik LubbeThe process of the transformation, reconciliation, development and reconstruction of South African society had not been finalised when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Amnesty Committee had reached the end of their mandates in 1998 and 2003 respectively. It is therefore imperative to implement measures to address "unfinished business" which should be approached in such a manner that the initiatives complement and build upon the work of the TRC. The main objective of this book is to examine the manner in which the post-TRC phase in South Africa has unfolded and to answer the question of whether or not South Africa's post-TRC initiatives (or lack thereof) are in compliance with both national and international law.€97.00 incl. VAT -
Supranational Criminal Prosecution of Sexual Violence
The ICC and the Practice of the ICTY and the ICTRBook | 1st edition 2005 | United Kingdom | Anne-Marie de BrouwerThis study assesses the supranational criminal prosecution of sexual violence, notably whether supranational criminal law and procedure are adequate from the perspective of victims of sexual violence.€97.00 incl. VAT