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The Protection of Persons Fleeing armed Conflict and other Situations of armed Violence
La Protection de personnes fuyant un conflit armé et d'autres situations de violenceBook | 1st edition 2016 | World | Matthew Happold, Maria PichouIssues relating to the reception of asylum seekers in the EU are increasingly controversial. The Luxembourg and Strasbourg courts have taken rather different approaches. This book seeks to examine the two regimes and their interactions.€77.00 incl. VAT -
The Rationality of Dictators
Towards a more effective implementation of the responsibility to protectBook | 1st edition 2016 | World | Maartje WeerdesteijnThrough a comparative case study of Pol Pot and Slobodan Milosevic this book looks at the role ideology plays in the decision-making process of the dictator.€103.00 incl. VAT -
The Realisation of Human Rights: When Theory Meets Practice
Studies in Honour of Leo ZwaakBook | 1st edition 2014 | United Kingdom | Yves Haeck, Brianne McGonigle Leyh, Clara Burbano Herrera, Diana Contreras GardunoHuman rights are not aspirational, rather they are meant to be realised. This book is organised into six parts: International Human Rights Law in General; European Human Rights Law; Inter-American and African Human Rights Law; International Human Rights Law, International Criminal Law and International Humanitarian Law; International Human Rights Law, Extraordinary Rendition and Forced Disappearances; and the International and National Protection of Human Rights.€97.00 incl. VAT -
The Recast of the European Works Council Directive
Book | 1st edition 2010 | Europe | Filip Dorssemont, Thomas BlankeOn 16 May 2009, the EC Directive 2009/38 (Recast Directive) has been published in the Official Journal. With effect from 6 June 2011, the EC Directive 94/45 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees will be repealed. It will be substituted by the Recast Directive.€109.00 incl. VAT -
The Regulation of Architects in Belgium and the Netherlands
A Comparative AnalysisBook | 1st edition 2010 | Europe | Sarah SchoenmaekersThis book discusses and compares the different legal and economic aspects of the regulation of architects in Belgium and the Netherlands . It also discusses EU legislation and case law on the free movement of architects in and to the European Union.€105.00 incl. VAT -
The Right not to be Displaced in International Law
Book | 1st edition 2014 | World | Michèle MorelEvery year, millions of people worldwide are forced to leave their homes and become displaced due to a variety of causes. This book explores the role of international human rights law in protecting people against involuntary displacement. It does so with reference to the idea of a ‘human right not to be displaced’.€97.00 incl. VAT -
The right to health of the child
An analytical exploration of the international normative frameworkBook | 1st edition 2014 | United Kingdom | Sarah-Ida Spronk-van der MeerWorldwide, 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.€86.00 incl. VAT -
The Right to Identity and Access to Information on Genetic Origin and Parentage
Book | 1st edition 2024 | World | Ingrid Boone, Machteld VonkThe Right to Identity and Access to Information on Genetic Origin and Parentage discusses recent developments on the right to know one’s genetic origins in the context of donor conception. It includes both legal analyses and findings from psychological research, delving not only into the theoretical framework, but, additionally, assessing the practices of counselling and DNA databases.
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The Right to Mental Health
A Human Rights ApproachBook | 1st edition 2023 | World | Natalie AbrokwaThe book demonstrates that the existing right to the highest attainable standard of health is inadequate to fully promote and protect the right to mental health, particularly regarding access to quality mental healthcare. Relevant additional human rights in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are examined to address these shortcomings.€105.00 incl. VAT -
The Right to Social Security
Book | 1st edition 2007 | Europe | Jef Van LangendonckWhat is the meaning of the “right to social security” for the world of today, at times of neo-liberalism and globalization? Which entitlements can individual citizens derive from this right? What is meant by “social security”? Is it only about minimum benefits, or also about income maintenance? Does it include assistance? Health care? Housing? Social services? hose are the crucial questions that are discussed in this book which brings together the views and opinions of numerous specialists in social protection of all disciplines and from all parts of the world.€111.00 incl. VAT -
The Right to Specific Performance
The Historical DevelopmentBook | 1st edition 2010 | World | Jan Hallebeek, Harry DondorpBy presenting historical materials, this volume elucidates the quandary of the law of obligations when it has to answer the question what a creditor eventually will acquire: damages or specific performance?€50.00 incl. VAT -
The Road to Reconciliation?
Optimizing the Legitimacy and Efficacy of The International Criminal Court within The African Union and AfricaBook | 1st edition 2023 | World | Ingrid Roestenburg-MorganThe main aim of this thesis is therefore to determine whether the ICC is indeedsuffering from such a legitimacy crisis particularly within the African Union,and then by extension in Africa, and to subsequently explore and reduce thislegitimacy crisis under common identified legitimacy deficient fault lines.€115.00 incl. VAT -
The Role of Choice of Law Rules in Shaping Free Movement of Companies
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Europe | Miroslawa Myszke-NowakowskaThis book responds to the current intriguing questions concerning the impact of the choice of law rules on the free movement of companies by analyzing the most recent ECJ decisions, EU legislature and doctrine in that field. It addresses vigorous discussions and a multitude of legal issues concerning European Company Law, Comparative Law as well as Private International Law in a desirable way both for the legal practitioners and academics.€86.00 incl. VAT -
The Role of Constitutional Courts in Multilevel Governance
Book | 1st edition 2012 | United Kingdom | Patricia Popelier, Armen Mazmanyan, Werner VandenbruwaeneConstitutional review has not only expanded geographically; it has also expanded in its mission and function, acquiring new subject areas and new roles and responsibilities. In examining these new roles and responsibilities, this collection reflects on constitutional review as an aspect of constitutionalism framed in the context of multilevel governance.€86.00 incl. VAT -
The Role of EU State Aid Law in Promoting a Pro-innovation Policy
A Review from the Perspective of University-Industry R&D CooperationBook | 1st edition 2014 | Europe | Mario CisnerosState funding constitutes an important tool to promote innovation by creating links between industry, universities and R&D institutions. In this context, the development of a legal framework that promotes an efficient use of State aid in R&D cooperation represents an important challenge for the EU.€57.00 incl. VAT -
The Role of Legal Precedent in Private Law
A Comparative StudyBook | 1st edition 2024 | World | Christina RambergPrecedents have become increasingly important in many jurisdictions. This book compares how various jurisdictions grapple with the problem of understanding how precedents function as a source of law. Are precedents binding, and what does “binding” entail? How are rules in a precedent identified, and are they controversial as a source of law?
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The Rule of law and Good Administration of Justice in the Digital Era
L’État de droit et la bonne administration de la justice à l’ère digitaleBook | 1st edition 2024 | Europe | Stanislas AdamGood administration of justice is the keystone of justice as a public service and a guiding principle in the interface between justice systems and citizens. It makes the former accountable to the latter for qualitative and timely justice, which are essential to upholding the rule of law value common to the EU Member States. The second judges@europe forum explores those concepts from three different angles, each of which raises topical issues in the European legal space: accountability through liability (in particular disciplinary and criminal); accountability through performance and performance control and; accountability through transparency.
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The Single Resolution Mechanism
Book | 1st edition 2017 | United Kingdom | Robby Houben, Werner VandenbruwaeneThis book takes stock after a year of application of the SRM and examines the situation from various perspectives: the perspective of the SRB, the NRA, the supervised bank and judicial protection. Special attention is given to the division of power between the RB and the NRA and the impact on the supervised bank, the relationship and links between the SRM and the SSM and the query whether the right balance between national and supranational powers has been struck, also in view of the principle of subsidiarity.€74.00 incl. VAT -
The Social Security Co-Ordination Between the EU and Non-EU Countries
Book | 1st edition 2009 | Europe | Danny Pieters, Paul SchoukensThis 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.€46.00 incl. VAT -
The social security position of irregular migrant workers
New insights from national social security law and international lawBook | 1st edition 2011 | Europe | Klaus KapuyHow should a State treat an irregular migrant worker who is confronted with the realisation of a social risk such as becoming incapacitated for work due to a labour accident? Should he be treated like any other worker and qualify for income replacement benefits, medical benefits and labour-market reintegration measures? Or should he be denied these benefits? This book addresses these questions and sets out proposals on how irregular migrant workers should be treated in national social security law.€113.00 incl. VAT