The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 2003
Book | 1st edition 2009 | World | André Klip, Göran Sluiter
This volume contains the most important decisions of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for the period 14 October 2003 - 5 December 2003. All decisions are commented on by distinguished international scholars and academics.Contributors:Denis Abels, Rogier Bartels, Megan Fairlie, Steven Freeland, Maria Kalafa-Gbandi, Maartje Krabbe, Mark McKarel, Yannis Naziris, Daniel Ntanda-Nsereko, Olaoluwa Olusanya and Natalie Wagner
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 2005-2006
Book | 1st edition 2009 | World | André Klip, Göran Sluiter
Contributors: Isidoro Blanco Cordero, Wendy de Bondt, Anne-Marie de Brouwer, Els de Busser, Michele Caianiello, Menno Dolman, Micaela Frulli, Eric Iverson, Dov Jacobs, Gerhard Kemp, Marloes Kleijn Hesselink, Goreth Kyakuwa, Ousman Njikam, Jens David Ohlin, Helmut Satzger, Joanna Spanoudis, Ignaz Stegmiller, Heikelina Verrijn Stuart and Edith Weemaels
This edited volume ascertains the added value of international criminal tribunals in fighting impunity for crimes against international law and fostering political reconciliation in affected States. It aims to identify best practices which may inform the choice between the establishment of international criminal tribunals and recourse to other mechanisms, and which may render existing or future tribunals more effective institutions.
On Labour in Its Relation with Capital Through Law
Book | 1st edition 2009 | Europe | Marc Rigaux
In this work the author tries to uncover the parameters the labour legislators used in the development of labour protection. He formulates a number of theses that allow him to establish a theory of labour law. The themes dealt with in this work fit in an overall vision on labour in its relation with capital as dealt with in law.
Book | 1st edition 2009 | Europe | Danny Pieters, Paul Schoukens
This book sheds an innovating light on the relations between EU and non-EU countries and nationals, as far as social security is concerned. These are dealt with in a number of contributions by eminent international experts.
This book explores the intricate, complex, and sometimes contentious relationship between the European Union’s agenda for a free internal market and the protection of labour standards within the European Union. Its immediate focus is on recent legal developments, both in case law and in legislation.
A Comparative Law Study on ChildrenÂs Right to Know Their Genetic Origins
Book | 1st edition 2009 | Europe | Richard J. Blauwhoff
This book deals with the rights of persons, both children and adults, who feel a strong wish to find out who their biological parents are. The identification of biological parents may become important in a wide variety of situations, which run the gamut from adoption to sperm donor anonymity and ‘misattributed paternity’. A thorough comparative study of the relevant law across a number of jurisdictions found on the European continent has now for the first time been made available in English.
Towards New European Standards of Affordability, Quality and Efficiency of Civil Adjudication
Book | 1st edition 2009 | United Kingdom | Alan Uzelac, C.H. van Rhee
In a time when an ever growing demand for justice meets economic crisis and shrinking resources, innovative approaches to access to justice are urgently needed. The present volume discusses a variety of such approaches from across Europe (and beyond), all united by their significance in contemporary trends in legal and judicial reform.
Book | 1st edition 2009 | United Kingdom | Martha M. Roggenkamp, Martha Roggenkamp, Ulf Hammer
The European Energy Law Report VI presents in four parts an overview of the most important legal developments in the field of EU and national energy law as discussed at the 2008 European Energy Law Seminar.
Book | 1st edition 2009 | World | Hague Conference on Private International Law
This eighth edition of the Collection of Conventions of the Hague Conference contains the most important multilateral treaties entered into under the auspices of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, which has been working on the progressive unification of private international law since 1893, and doing so as an intergovernmental organisation since 1955. This new edition, made necessary by a revision of the Hague Conference Statute and the adoption since 2003 of three new Conventions, reproduces the texts of the Hague Conventions in authentic versions as deposited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Book | 1st edition 2009 | World | Katharina Boele-Woelki, Bente Braat, Ian Curry-Sumner
This volume contains detailed information concerning the law on property relations between spouses (matrimonial property law) in twenty-six European jurisdictions.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 2005
Book | 1st edition 2009 | World | André Klip, Göran Sluiter
Contributors: Michael Bohlander, Astrid Reisinger Coracini, Masha Fedorova, Caroline Fournet, Steven Freeland, Dov Jacobs, Florian Jessberger, Maria Kaiafa-Gbandi, Katalin Ligeti, Suzannah Linton, Susana Assis Martins, Anne Pieter van der Mei, Yannis Naziris, Ousman Njikam, Oliver Schüttpelz, Desislava Stoitchkova and Shamiso Zinzombe.
Book | 1st edition 2009 | World | Katharina Boele-Woelki
This volume contains articles on three issues that at the dawn of the 21st century have provoked passionate discussion: (compulsory) arrangements regarding children; registration schemes for same-sex couples: new jurisdictions ; and the effectiveness of the pater est rule.
Book | 1st edition 2008 | United Kingdom | Jeroen Denkers
Trade and labour are connected in many ways. One aspect of their relationship revolves around the question whether products that are made in violation of labour rights should be banned from the markets of importing States. In the negotiation process which led to the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) this issue proved to be highly contentious.
Book | 1st edition 2008 | United Kingdom | Bram Akkermans
In order to develop a framework, which can form the basis for the development of a European property law this book seeks to provide a comparative analysis of property law from the perspective of four European legal systems, and of European law, focusing on the numerus clausus principle. The book offers theoretical insights on how substantive property law, European law, and, to a certain extent, private international law intersect. Inspiration for this is drawn from the mixed legal system of South Africa.
Book | 1st edition 2008 | Europe | Frank Hendrickx
This book aims to foster the debate on flexicurity in the European Union from a multi-disciplinary approach. It raised key questions, such as: In what context does flexicurity play a role? What are the current challenges for the world of work? What is the meaning of flexicurity? How is it to be understood in European economic and social policy? What is the success of the ‘Danish model’ and is it transferable? What is the effect of the flexicurity debate on labour laws? How will European flexicurity policy develop and what can Member States do to become flexicure?
Book | 1st edition 2008 | Europe | Michiel Luchtman
This book focuses on the relationship between the two instruments for transnational co-operation in the field of evidence gathering, namely mutual assistance in administrative matters and mutual assistance in criminal matters. This volume not only contains an analysis of the relevant rules on transnational law enforcement co-operation, but also the results of a comparative study into the nature and organisation of national law enforcement in three States. Special attention is paid to banking secrecy.
Book | 1st edition 2008 | Europe | Jonathan Bradshaw
This book addresses the following questions:• Does welfare state effort enhance happiness?• Why might social security enhance happiness?• How might it be reformed to make more impact on well-being?• How does income and health impact on well-being?• How does income improve the well-being of widows?• Does well-being influence employment probabilities?• How is the well-being of children related to other factors in society?
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 2003
Book | 1st edition 2008 | World | André Klip, Göran Sluiter
This fourteenth volume of annotated leading case law of international criminal tribunals contains decisions taken by the ICTY from 1 April 2003 until 13 October 2003. 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 the decisions. An index is included.
Timor Leste - The Special Panels for Serious Crimes 2001-2003
Book | 1st edition 2008 | World | André Klip, Göran Sluiter
Contributors:Kai Ambos, Pedro Caeiro, Steven Freeland, Goreth Kyakuwa, André Klip, Brianne McGonigle, Ousman Njikam, Maria Fernanda Palma Pereira, Göran Sluiter, Alexander Zahar, and Salvatore Zappalà
