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The Liability of Public Authorities in Comparative Perspective
Book | 1st edition 2016 | United Kingdom | Ken OliphantIn recent decades, the liability of public authorities has been one of the main areas of development in tort law in Europe, with major reforms implemented or considered at a national level, and a steady stream of major court decisions. During the same period, ‘Member State liability’ has also been recognised in the law of the EU, and the interplay of principles of national and EU law – and additionally the ‘just satisfaction’ jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights – evidently warrants close attention.€122.00 incl. VAT -
The Long and Winding Road to Equality and Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesBook | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Andrea BroderickThis book examines several aspects of the equality and non-discrimination norms in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).€105.00 incl. VAT -
The Marburg Group’s Comments on the European Commission's Parenthood Proposal
Book | 1st edition 2024 | Europe, United Kingdom | Christine Budzikiewicz, Konrad Duden, Anatol Dutta, Tobias Helms, Claudia MayerOn 7 December 2022, the European Commission published a Proposal for a private international law Regulation on parenthood. In the book, the Marburg Group—a group of German private international law scholars—undertakes the first extensive and in-depth assessment of the Parenthood Proposal. While the Group welcomes the initiative of the Commission and embraces the overall structure of the Parenthood Proposal, it suggests several fundamental changes.
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The Nature of Mutual Recognition in European Law
Re-examining the notion from an individual rights perspective with a view to its further development in the criminal justice areaBook | 1st edition 2015 | Europe | Wouter van BallegooijThe book contains a comparative analysis of mutual recognition in the internal market and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. It assesses mutual recognition in the context of the aims of both areas, the principles of European law and norms laid down in primary and secondary EU law.€119.00 incl. VAT -
The New European Budgetary Order
Investment Paradox & Technocratic RiskBook | 1st edition 2018 | Europe | Robin DegronThe book analyzes European budgetary law and the constraints on all Member States before showing the diversity of national situations. The new proposal for a multiannual financial framework 2021-2027 is also discussed.€80.00 incl. VAT -
The Non-Discrimination Obligation of Energy Network Operators
European Rules and Regulatory PracticeBook | 1st edition 2013 | Europe | Hannah KruimerIn this book Hannah Kruimer analyses the application of the legal principle of non-discrimination in the context of energy network operation.€181.00 incl. VAT -
The opening up to competition of passenger rail transport in Europe
Comparative law perspectivesBook | 1st edition 2023 | Europe | Aurore Laget-AnnamayerCet ouvrage permet de comprendre les modalités et difficultés juridiques de l’ouverture à la concurrence du transport ferroviaire de voyageurs en Europe. Il réunit, particularité rare, les analyses d’universitaires, d’opérateurs, de régulateurs et de juges.
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The outsourcing of legal services
Trends, challenges & potentialBook | 1st edition 2015 | World | Singh DharamveerThis book seeks to discuss three main topics surrounding legal process outsourcing: its emerging trends, the legal challenges it raises and the hitherto unrecognized potential it holds.€83.00 incl. VAT -
The Patient, Data Protection and Changing Healthcare Models
The Impact of e-Health on Informed Consent, anonymisation and purpose limitationBook | 1st edition 2021 | Europe | Griet VerhennemanHealthcare is changing. This volume explores patient autonomy and data protection laws in light of developments in modern healthcare systems, particularly ICT in healthcare and personalised medicine. A must-read for every professional active in the field of data protection law, health law, policy development or IT-driven innovation.€149.00 incl. VAT -
The Performance of Memory as Transitional Justice
Book | 1st edition 2014 | World | S. Elizabeth Bird, Fraser M. OttanelliBased on case studies spanning time and geography from the Spanish to the Nigerian civil wars, to government repression in Argentina and genocidal policies in Guatemala and Rwanda and, finally, to forced population removal in Australia and Israel, this collection represents a focused attempt to come to grips with some of the strategies used to publicly engage with traumatic memory work.€75.00 incl. VAT -
The Place of Religion in Family Law: A Comparative Search
Book | 1st edition 2011 | United Kingdom | Jane Mair, Esin ÖrücüThis collection of comparative essays brings together reflections on a range of religions, including Islam, Judaism and Roman Catholicism, and seeks to discover the place which religion has or might have within family law.€95.00 incl. VAT -
The Platform Economy
Unravelling the Legal Status of Online IntermediariesBook | 1st edition 2019 | Europe | Bram DevolderIn this book, a panel of international legal experts unravel the legal status of online intermediaries - a thorny knot that legislators, judges and lawyers across the globe are facing.€125.00 incl. VAT -
The Position of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in European Contract Law
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Europe | Marco Loos, Marco B.M. Loos, Ilse SamoyDifferences in contract law and the additional transaction costs and complexity they generate in cross-border transactions dissuade a considerable number SMEs from expanding into markets of other Member States. These differences are also said to limit competition in the internal market.€52.00 incl. VAT -
The Power Distribution System Operator under EU, Belgian and Dutch Law
Book | 1st edition 2023 | Europe | Simon VanhoveThis book analyses the new and emerging role of the electricity distribution system operator (DSO) in the energy transition. Another major contribution of this book is to advance the concept of private energy law. It thus proposes a different analytical lens than is usually used. Starting from an analysis of EU energy law, this book examines national implementation in Belgium and the Netherlands.
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The Power of Punitive Damages
Is Europe Missing Out?Book | 1st edition 2012 | Europe | Lotte Meurkens, Emily NordinIn their search for better ways to enforce private and public legal rules, prevent damage, and compensate victims of grave wrongdoing, European legal scholars and policy makers show an increased interest in this particular private law remedy. The twenty-two authors of this book reflect on the pros and cons, applicability, aims and limitations of punitive damages in terms of different legal themes.€119.00 incl. VAT -
The Practice of Public Procurement
Tendering, Selection and AwardBook | 1st edition 2014 | Europe | Philipp Kiiver, Jakub KodymWhen 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.€56.00 incl. VATStudent price: €32.00 -
The principle of legality in European criminal law
Book | 1st edition 2015 | Europe | Christina PeristeridouThis book develops a theory for the principle of legality in European criminal law. Its focus is on the legitimising and normative functions of this principle.€98.00 incl. VAT -
The Principle of Numerus Clausus in European Property Law
Book | 1st edition 2008 | United Kingdom | Bram AkkermansIn 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.€137.00 incl. VAT -
The Principles of European Family Law Revisited
Book | 1st edition 2024 | Europe | Katharina Boele-Woelki, Frédérique Ferrand, Cristina González Beilfuss, Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg, Nigel Lowe, Dieter Martiny, Velina TodorovaBased on national reports by family law experts from over 20 European jurisdictions, The Principles of European Family Law Revisited is ideal for comparative family lawyers, giving insight into recent developments in family law in Europe in the areas of divorce, maintenance between former spouses, parental responsibilities, property relations between spouses and de facto unions.
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The Privatization of Warfare and Inherently Governmental Functions
Private Military Companies in Iraq and the State Monopoly of Regulated ForceBook | 1st edition 2016 | World | Nicolai Due-GundersenWhile many texts focus only on existing or proposed legislation, this book analyses the public perception of private military companies (PMCs) and how their use by states affects how the general public perceives state legitimacy of monopolizing force.€69.00 incl. VAT