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This book engages with the use of sanctions by and against international organizations from the perspective of international and European Union law. It explores the rationale, legal status and implications of sanctions, untangling the complex relationship between international organizations, member States and non-member States.

In this book, the CSRD directive is explained (article by article) by several of its negotiators. This text is the first in the world to oblige companies - inside and outside the EU - to disclose information on their sustainability.

This book is the outcome of the international conference ‘Property law reform, sustainability and the commons’, which was hosted by the Institute for Property Law at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of KU Leuven in March 2023. The occasion of this conference was the holistic and innovative Belgian property law reform, which is part of the larger establishment of a brand new Belgian Civil Code. The goal of the conference, and hence of the book, was to engage with (both junior and more senior) property law experts from different legal systems to critically assess this Belgian property law reform from an international perspective by comparing it to other, recent and not so recent, property law reforms.

The rule of law is one of the most important topics discussed both in the legal community and in wider society. This book presents dozens of reports on the situation in various European and non-European legal systems. It answers questions about the conditions for ensuring the rule of law and about the risks and challenges faced by the democratic state of law today.

The EU Banking Union as outstanding regulatory regime in the 2010s influences private parties’ contract law –with claims against authorities, on markets with two new mega-trends. Firstly, the common good imposes itself much more against private gains. Secondly, private parties are more involved in responsibilities for the system and with claims based on it.

Unraveling the complexities of global trade, Customs and Duties dives into key principles like union versus non-union goods and the nuances between customs unions and free trade zones, highlighting the pivotal roles of customs stakeholders for a seamless transition into the world of international law.

Embark on a journey through 'Customs and Duties,' where the essentials of international trade come to life, exploring fundamental concepts like goods classification and customs value determination, each chapter serving as a guidepost through the labyrinth of regulations for all who tread in this intricate realm.

On 7 December 2022, the European Commission published a Proposal for a private international law Regulation on parenthood. In the book, the Marburg Group—a group of German private international law scholars—undertakes the first extensive and in-depth assessment of the Parenthood Proposal. While the Group welcomes the initiative of the Commission and embraces the overall structure of the Parenthood Proposal, it suggests several fundamental changes.

The EU's Directive (EU) 2019/633 aims to combat unfair trading practices in the agricultural sector. Through the Third UTP Roundtable (2023), experts assessed the Directive's implementation across Member States. Variations in enforcement approaches and legislative adjustments were scrutinized. This book includes preface, questionnaires, country reports, and conclusions on the UTP Directive's impact.

The Law and Bioethics of End-of-Life Decisions addresses the legal, ethical and philosophical issues surrounding end-of-life decisions, including assisted dying, palliative care and withdrawal of treatment. 

The seventy-third volume of the Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals contains the most important decisions taken by the ICC from 8 March 2018 - 8 June 2018. It provides the reader with the full text of the decisions identical to the original version and including concurring, separate and dissenting opinions. Distinguished experts in the field of international criminal law have commented on these decisions.

Precedents have become increasingly important in many jurisdictions. This book compares how various jurisdictions grapple with the problem of understanding how precedents function as a source of law. Are precedents binding, and what does “binding” entail? How are rules in a precedent identified, and are they controversial as a source of law? 

Child relocation presents a challenge to family lawyers, with its cross-border dimension raising unique questions in the legal context of the European Union. This book examines the European legal frameworks of child relocation and discusses the dynamics of Europeanisation of national child relocation law.

This book explores the current evolution of environmental law, focusing on connectivity, conflicts, and interdisciplinary collaboration. It addresses the complex landscape of the global environmental crisis, offering valuable perspectives on its main challenges.

The Right to Identity and Access to Information on Genetic Origin and Parentage discusses recent developments on the right to know one’s genetic origins in the context of donor conception. It includes both legal analyses and findings from psychological research, delving not only into the theoretical framework, but, additionally, assessing the practices of counselling and DNA databases.

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of why the original Judgments Project of the Hague Conference on Private International Law failed in 2001. Through examining the significant weaknesses in the management and preparation of the negotiations which contributed substantially to the lack of success in adopting a convention text at a Diplomatic Session, the books sets out the lessons that can be drawn from the premature end of the project.

This book explores the impact of uncertainties and the interplay between environmental law and science.

The book provides an in-depth discussion of Council Regulation No 2019/1111 (‘Brussels II-ter’) (in force from August 2022), which lays down rules on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement which EU Member States must apply when dealing with matrimonial matters, matters of parental responsibility and child abduction. 

This book offers an in-depth analysis of mutual trust in EU migration and criminal law, which highlights the cooperation dynamics between the Member States. This leads the author to the novel argument that mutual trust should be considered as a general principle of EU law. Qualifying mutual trust as a general principle of EU law matters because, when we consider mutual trust as a general principle of EU law, it offers a pertinent lens through which to study Member State cooperation dynamics in the context of external European asylum law.

The seventy-first volume of the Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals contains the most important decisions taken by the ICC from 7 April 2015 - 28 April 2017. It provides the reader with the full text of the decisions identical to the original version and including concurring, separate and dissenting opinions. Distinguished experts in the field of international criminal law have commented on these decisions.

The seventy-second volume of the Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals contains the most important decisions taken by the ICC from 1 May 2017 – 8 March 2018. It provides the reader with the full text of the decisions identical to the original version and including concurring, separate and dissenting opinions. Distinguished experts in the field of international criminal law have commented on these decisions.