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The European Convention on Human Rights has great impact on national law, in particular through the case-law of the European Court of Human Right. Over the past few years, however, critical voices have been raised to question the degree of the Court’s influence on national law and politics.

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.

The principles of independence and impartiality are fundamental to the proper administration of justice. This book examines how these principles are implemented in a variety of settings: in national courts of selected jurisdictions, international courts and international arbitration.

Introduced into European Community law by the Court of Justice through its case law in the field of free movement of workers, the legal concept of indirect discrimination has evolved into one with far wider and greater relevance to many other areas of EC law as well. This book analyses the concept of indirect discrimination in a broad and comparative context, which encompasses both economic and social law.

The second edition of this volume contains an overview and discussion of the historical and normative processes (legal and political) that culminated in the adoption of the Kampala Resolution on the Crime of Aggression (2010).

Technological and economical developments require contracting parties to be informed and advised. This book analyses several aspects of these information and notification duties.

How to choose the most beneficial enforcement regime for cross-border claims of a client? A question considerably complicated by (1) the existence of various European Union enforcement tools and (2) particularities in the national legal systems that impact on the operation and suitability of the various enforcement tools. This book compares and analyses the practical utility and potential pitfalls of the 2nd generation regulations (European Enforcement Order, European Order for Payment, European Small Claims Procedure and European Account Preservation Order) and their relation to Brussels Ibis. The work is based on an extensive evaluation of case law (published and unpublished), empirical data and literature from eight Member States (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain) and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

L’innovation est un défi mais présente également une énorme opportunité pour les avocats. L'ouvrage analyse ses conséquences sur le plan européen au niveau de la Justice, des cabinets d’avocats, des services rendus et des organisations professionnelles.

This empirical study focuses on three procedural rights – the right to interpretation and translation, the right to information and the letter of rights, and the right to legal assistance before and during police interrogation – in four EU jurisdictions – France, Scotland, the Netherlands and England and Wales.

This Training Framework is based on the empirical study of the procedural rights of suspects in England and Wales, France, the Netherlands and Scotland. Its objective is to enhance the knowledge, understanding and skills of criminal justice practitioners – police officers and defence lawyers – in respect of the procedural rights of suspects in police detention.

Preventing and combating favoritism, conflicts of interest, corruption and collusion by enhancing transparency and accountability have become vital objectives. The analysis of problems and identification of possible solutions are the goal of this book.

This book analyzes the extent of intellectual property in Luxembourg, provides the best practices to be put in place by companies or government services and discusses important accounting issues.

Tout en permettant d’initier le lecteur à des domaines d’application variés et novateurs, cet ouvrage apporte des réflexions prospectives sur les évolutions attendues ou souhaitées.

Nuclear Energy and Waste book is the second collaborative Energy Law publication from Interlaw. It includes a technical report and an overview of nuclear energy sector in different states.

States increasingly delegate regulatory and police functions to internet intermediaries. This may lead to interference with the right to freedom of expression. In a time when these issues are of particular relevance, Intermediary liability and freedom of expression in the EU provides the reader with a framework to protect the freedom of expression in an online world.

Negotiation manages a balance of power between states and governments with divergent aims. Let's enter the diplomatic arena and see if we can use concrete examples to illustrate the various aspects of a diplomatic negotiation. We can draw on conceptual analyses and confront them with empirical verification.

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.

This book is based on the author’s personal research and personal involvement with a wide range of subjects, such as the basic concepts of civil and social rights, discrimination and affirmative action, issues of procedure and jurisdiction and issues such as the death penalty and the protection of refugees, minorities and victims of armed conflicts.

Volume I addresses the legal question of to which extent domestic initiatives involving the regulation of cannabis cultivation for recreational use are compatible with the relevant UN narcotic drugs conventions and European Union law. Volume II takes an innovative approach to this issue and approaches the possibility for regulation of cannabis for recreational use from the perspective of positive human rights obligations.

This study addresses the legal question of to which extent domestic initiatives involving the regulation of cannabis cultivation for recreational use are compatible with the relevant UN narcotic drugs conventions and European Union law.