The European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) share the distinction of having proven themselves as the two most successful large-scale international trade regulation regimes. This ver
This book focuses on the convergent roles of competition law and regulation of IPRs in the context of the European Single Market. The perspectives of the expert authors – judges, academics, and lawyer
Social models are always contested and ambiguous. This is particularly evident in the field of human resources management, where decisions that ultimately affect the patterns of social relations are m
The rapid and continuing development of the Chinese economy and its markets has made business with China an integral component of the strategies of countless foreign companies, regardless of their siz
There is a fundamental reason, the authors of this book contend, why national financial systems falter and collapse: the failure of central banks and other supervisory authorities to deal promptly and
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides ready access to the law applied to cases involving cross border issues in Turkey. It offers every lawyer
The 13 chapters contained in this work draw comparative lessons (cross-national, cross-policy sector, and cross-administrations) from the design of electronic government and from evaluation of electro
European private law is in the making. Many scholarly and official projects tackle the many issues that are open in the path of the unfolding of a more uniform European legal culture. None of such pro
This is an updated, expanded, and translated version of the Danish-language book EU-landbrugsretten, published in 2009. It is a descriptive analysis of European Union agricultural law. Chapters are pr
In this revised doctoral dissertation, the author argues that full protection of human rights is essential for the legitimacy and rationality of European cartel law. He analyzes the EU Commission's ch
This volume is part of a series issued in conjunction with EUCOTAX (European Universities Cooperating on TAXes), a network involving 11 universities dedicated to furthering comparative education in ta
Merkx's book is volume 39 in the EUCOTAX (European Universities Cooperating on TAXes) Series on European Taxation and presents the interpretation of the four types of establishments and the place of s
The safety obligation in any employment relationship, enshrined in numerous laws and regulations, must necessarily absorb advances in medicine and technology. The law of health and safety at work is p
This volume collects 12 essays exploring the problem of double taxation in the European Union. Originating out of an April 2010 conference on the issue held at the U. of Luxembourg, the chapters addre
Haritz (a legal advisor to the German Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Insurance) explores the extent to which liability law can feasibly play a role in climate change mitigation and ad
This comparative study of European and Chinese contract law opens a clear and practical way to identify and understand the differences between the two legal regimes. The author offers a detailed doctr
The second edition of this volume on international trade practices includes updated information throughout as well as several new country sections. Providing country by country listings, the work outl
The CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement is a sui generis North-South trade and development agreement. The C-EPA is a bi-regional agreement, signed in Bridgetown, Barbados in October 2008, with
On the occasion of the official ‘retirement’ of the eminent labour law scholar Antoine Jacobs, a number of his colleagues – themselves well-respected in the field of labour law and industrial relation
A Legal Guide to Key Growth Markets provides a summary of the key legal issues relevant to PPP and project financing in strategic growth markets. Each summary is prepared by top rated legal practices,
