UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the Role of Private International Law
Book | 1st edition 2021 | Ralf Michaels, Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Hans van Loon
Scholars from multiple countries and disciplines analyse the existing and potential contributions that private law and private international law can make towards each of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030.
Democratic Legitimacy Tried and Tested in Matters of Taxation
Book | 1st edition 2021 | World | Rik Smet
This book deals with the subject of treaty making in federations. First, a theoretical framework is developed, addressing the question of which level(s) of government should possess treaty making power. Second, the current legal framework is analyzed from three perspectives: international, European and comparative domestic. Third, the theory developed is put to the practical test and an assessment is made regarding the making of tax treaties in the most peculiar federation in this regard, namely Belgium.
Bailiffs play an important role in the enforcement of court orders. They are part of the state machinery for the transfer of assets from debtors to creditors and for evictions. This book investigates the surprising differences in bailiff regulation across Europe and questions how far governments take adequate responsibility for enforcement action.
This book analyzes the function and role of international law in a framework of increased global governance by focusing on how 'community interests' are articulated and protected in various areas, including the global commons, and human rights and security related issues.
Book | 1st edition 2021 | World | Jennifer Corrin, Tony Angelo
With no new books written on these legal systems for nearly 30 years, this book fills a gap in the literature and offers a true 'insider' perspective with the majority of authors being indigenous or long-term residents of the countries in question.
The International Survey of Family Law is the annual review of the International Society of Family Law. It brings together reliable and clearly structured insights into the latest and most notable developments in family law from all around the globe.
Book | 1st edition 2021 | Maria Carinci, Filip Dorssemont
The book deals with the phenomenon of platform work and contains national reports (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom), other more transversal reports dealing with the issue of fundamental (collective) workers' rights, as well as the applicable European legal framework. The idea of the book is to underline differences and similarities between the Member States' Systems and the UK System and to understand if there is a common ground of rights and protections for platform workers in the EU.
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) 1 June 2013 - 31 December 2018
Book | 1st edition 2021 | United Kingdom | André Klip, Steven Freeland
This sixty-fifth volume of the Annotated Leading cases of International Criminal Tribunals contains decisions taken by the ECCC from 1 June 2013 to 31 December 2018. It provides the reader with the full text of the most important 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 book provides a systematic introduction to the methods of EU law and the influence of EU law on national methods of law. It discusses the historical, economic and comparative background from a European perspective but also gives attention to the methodological particularities of selected areas of the law and different Member States.
Book | 1st edition 2021 | United Kingdom | Koichi Miki
This is a fresh and stimulating book on new challenges for civil justice. It brings together leading experts from across the world to discuss relevant topics of civil justice from regional, cross-border, international and comparative perspectives.
Book | 1st edition 2021 | United Kingdom | Ewoud Hondius, Marta Santos Silva, Andrea Nicolussi, Pablo Salvador Coderch, Christiane Wendehorst, Fryderyk Zoll
This book examines coronavirus-related legislation and its consequences in European states. It brings together expert contributions from over 80 academics and practitioners.
This book is a short and accessible introduction to the concepts of human rights, the Internet and the emergence of an era of human rights online as a new legal challenge.
Book | 1st edition 2021 | World | Wendy Schrama, Marilyn Freeman, Nicola Taylor, Marielle Bruning
This topical and timely handbook provides a rich source of information for everyone with an interest in the application of children’s rights in practice.
Book | 3rd edition 2021 | United Kingdom | Ralf Caers
In Human Resource Management Basics the author covers the primordial HR issues such as recruitment and selection, socialisation and leadership, improved performance and dismissal of staff. Suitable for both practitioners and students who want to acquire a strong basic background in HR.Read the word of the author: https://intersentia.be/nl/auteur-aan-het-woord-ralf-caers/
Book | 1st edition 2021 | United Kingdom | André Klip, Steven Freeland
The sixty-third volume of the Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals contains the most important decisions taken by the ICC from 23 May 2014 to 1 December 2014. 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.
International Criminal Court 1 December 2014 - 17 June 2015
Book | 1st edition 2021 | United Kingdom | André Klip, Steven Freeland
The sixty-fourth volume of the Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals contains the most important decisions taken by the ICC from 1 December 2014 to 17 June 2015. 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.
Book | 1st edition 2021 | Anja Matwijkiw, Anna Oriolo
This book offers an in-depth account of the "burqa ban" trend, bringing together law and cultural studies. With a focus on Europe and America, leading academics and professionals provide insights to value and identity politics, diversity, discrimination, human rights and the discussions surrounding the national and international courts' contradictory judgments.
This fourth edition explains European criminal law as a multi-level field of law, in which the EU has a normative influence on all criminal proceedings, but also on aspects of substantive criminal law and on the co-operation between Member States. It analyses the contours of the emerging criminal justice system of the EU and presents a coherent picture of the legislation enacted, the case law on EU level and its influence on the national criminal justice systems.
Book | 1st edition 2021 | World | Ursula Kilkelly, Laura Lundy, Bronagh Byrne
This book presents a rich and detailed analysis of the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It combines individual contributions that address the experience of legal incorporation in countries around the world, written by individual country experts, with comparative analysis of the international landscape from the world’s leading authorities on children’s rights incorporation.
