On Freedom of Expression, Hate Speech and Religion in France & the Netherlands
Book | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Esther Janssen
Should a politician be free to fiercely attack the religion of a sector of the population? Should he be allowed to strongly reject the culture of a particular minority group? Should religious adherents be allowed to advocate the transition from a democratic to a theocratic state? Should a satirical magazine be free to mock religious figures and practices? These sort of questions concern ‘the place of faith in public debate’ and continue to dominate public discussion that has been fuelled by a series of events, including the terrorist attacks in New York, Madrid and London and the terrorist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
Book | 2nd edition 2015 | World | Frederic Eggermont, Stefaan Smis
This Research Guide to Instruments of European Regional Organizations focuses on how to find and use instruments of European regional organizations. It is mainly intended to be a practical instrument for students of an advanced level, lawyers and public servants who work in the field of European law.
The influence of CJEU case law on national legal systems
Book | 1st edition 2015 | Europe | Advocatenkantoor Wauters bv
One of the main objectives of this research is to examine this influence and more specifically the influence of EU law on cooperation between public authorities.
Book | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Pablo Iglesias-Rodriguez
The global financial crisis that started in 2007 sparked several academic debates about the role that financial sector regulators played in the crisis and prompted policy reforms in the financial supervision architectures of several countries. This book focuses on the question of what accountability, independence, transparency and, more generally, governance mechanisms applicable to financial regulators can better contribute to building responsive, responsible and effective regulatory and supervisory frameworks that tackle the weaknesses of the pre-crisis regimes.
Private Military and Security Companies and State Responsibility for Their Unlawful Conduct in Conflict Areas
Book | 1st edition 2015 | Evgeni Moyakine
In the modern globalized world, so-called private military and security companies (PMSCs) are employed by a variety of actors in times of both war and peace. They are employed by, and perform a plethora of services for, not only international organizations, NGOs and multinationals, but also States. Given that there are still regulatory gaps in the national and international legal frameworks applicable to PMSCs and that the lines of responsibility often are unclear, State responsibility becomes an important instrument for attaining justice and ensuring respect for international law by private contractors.
Book | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Ann Apers, Sofie Bouly, Elien Dewitte, Dorothy Gruyaert
This book offers an interesting selection of recent developments in the broad field of property law, including contributions on constitutional property law, national private property law and European and comparative property law.
An analytical exploration of the international normative framework
Book | 1st edition 2014 | United Kingdom | Sarah-Ida Spronk-van der Meer
Worldwide, children face significant health risks. The right to health of the child offers insight into the ways in which these risks should be mitigated. However, the concept of ‘the highest attainable standard of health of the child’ as laid down in article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child remains unclear.
Looking at the practices in the USA, the Netherlands and the UK, this book investigates whether imposition of civil liability on securities underwriters can help to deter material misstatements of corporate information by securities issuers in primary markets.
(Lack of) Harmony between Industrial Economics and Competition Law
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Hila Nevo
Market definition plays a critical role in EC competition law, as the first step of any investigation into the nature of competition in a given industry. This book strives for a greater harmony between law and economics in defining antitrust markets.
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Viktoria Harsagi, C.H. van Rhee
The story of collective redress in the European Union up to the present day may be qualified as a story of missed opportunities and small steps forward. The editors of the present volume hope that the future of collective redress in Europe will be brighter than the past. They hope that the volume will further the discussion on collective redress in Europe by providing the most up-to-date information in the field, and that this will lead to the implementation of effective collective redress mechanisms in the various EU Member States
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Europe | Philipp Kiiver, Jakub Kodym
When buying goods or services on behalf of a public authority, procurement officers must translate the buyer’s needs into tender documents that are clear, lawful, and well-designed. This guide helps them in this task. Rich in practical examples, it is written for procurement practitioners at all levels of government – from the local to the international – including drafters of calls for tenders, controllers, tender evaluators, managers who authorize public expenditure, risk managers and auditors, as well as for students of public procurement law and public administration.
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Wolfgang Benedek, Matthias Kettemann, Koen De Feyter, Matthias C. Kettemann, Christina Voigt
What lies in the common interest of the international community? How are those common interests protected? What is the role of states and of the international community? This book looks at the protection of common interests and shows how international law is progressively moving away from a system based on territorial sovereignty to a system based on shared responsibilities among states and other actors.
An analysis of the obligations of states and the United Nations to prevent genocide at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Etienne Ruvebana
This book studies the pivotal obligation to prevent genocide under international law and more particularly the extent of that obligation under the Genocide Convention and customary international law. The author puts forward a distinction between primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention.
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Europe | Sarah Schoenmaekers, Wouter Devroe, Niels Philipsen
This 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.
European jurisdictions play a central role in intercountry adoption, both as countries of origin for children being placed, and as receiving countries. The question that this book aims to answer is very simple: how can we best protect the rights of these children?
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Bernard Hubeau, Ashley Terlouw
Legal Aid in the Low Countries deals with the system of legal aid in Belgium and the Netherlands. Central questions in the book are whether the conditions for a sound legal aid system are met, especially in the fields of law that mainly concern the ‘have nots’; the main ethical considerations that legal aid providers have to take into account; and the alternatives for legal aid and complementary solutions to enhance access to justice.
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Pieter Boeles, Maarten den Heijer, Gerrie Lodder, Kees Wouters
This book provides an overview of the state of EU migration law in 2014. It explores the meaning of EU legislation on migration in the light of fundamental rights and principles of Union law as explained in leading case-law of the European courts. It is especially aimed at students, but may likewise be useful for practitioners, policy makers or others interested in the legal foundations of migration in Europe.
