The Allocation of Limited Rights by the Administration
Book | 1st edition 2016 | United Kingdom | Paul Adriaanse, Frank van Ommeren, Willemien den Ouden, Johan Wolswinkel
Managing scarcity to serve the public interest is a classic government task. An important way to execute this task is by allocating individual rights that are only available in limited quantities, such as CO2 emission allowances, gambling licences, subsidies, radio frequencies, public contracts and parking permits.
Book | 1st edition 2016 | Europe | Jean-Bernard Auby
L’ouvrage présente un panorama des questions majeures qui se posent dans les différents droits de la procédure administrative. The book gives an overview of the main issues encountered in the various national laws on administrative procedure.
Book | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Hannah Müller
This book examines the legal frameworks applying to offshore grid development under international law, European Union law and national law. It reveals that these legal frameworks have not been developed to facilitate such complex (cross-border) infrastructure.
Book | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Mehdi Piri Damagh
This book contains the latest update of international and regional instruments with respect to prevention and compensation of transboundary damage caused by pipelines.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Book | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Andrea Broderick
This book examines several aspects of the equality and non-discrimination norms in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Book | 1st edition 2015 | Europe | Katrin Nyman-Metcalf, Ioannis Papageorgiou
Regional integration systems are becoming increasingly important. This book analyses how regional integration systems all over the world might be able to act as defenders or promoters of democracy, rule of law and the respect for human rights among their members.
Book | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Tobias Heldt
The book presents a proposal for a harmonised European liability regime and discusses possibilities to enhance the feasibility of such a reform. It calls for a stronger involvement of the public in the nuclear sector and emphasises the intrinsic link between effective safety regulation and liability and compensation mechanisms.
The 1951 Refugee Convention and International Humanitarian Law (paperback)
Book | 1st edition 2015 | World | Vanessa Holzer
This book determines the international meaning of the refugee definition in Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Refugee Convention as regards refugee protection claims related to situations of armed conflict in the country of origin.
Book | 1st edition 2015 | Europe | Bram Akkermans, Jaap Hage, Nicole Kornet, Jan Smits
There is an increasing debate on the way in which the EU has developed and what it must look like in the future. This debate includes a discussion on one of the core aspects of European integration: at which level should the rules be set and who decides where the authority to do so should lie? Private law has an important role to play in this discussion. Many private law rules touch on the core of the internal market as they serve to foster trade or to offer protection to market participants, such as consumers.
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.
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.
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 | 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.
Constitutions and Fundamental Legislative Procedures from the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom ECHR and Charter
Book | 1st edition 2014 | United Kingdom | Sascha Hardt, Aalt Heringa, Aalt Willem Heringa
Sources of Constitutional Law contains a selection of constitutions and fundamental legislative instruments from five Western democracies: the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Balancing Corruption Concerns in Public Procurement Internationally
Book | 1st edition 2014 | World | Gabriella Margherita Racca, Christopher Yukins
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.
The Interface between Patents and Human Rights. Does one size fit all?
Book | 1st edition 2014 | United Kingdom | Jennifer Sellin
Millions of people worldwide lack adequate access to medicines, particularly in developing countries. This book focuses on one aspect of access to medicines: the affordability of essential medicines, and its connection to human rights and patents.
Situation en Belgique et dans l'Union européenne / Situation in Belgium and in the European Union
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Europe | Charles-Hubert Born, Francis Haumont
The book focuses on the legal issues arising from the implementation by the national courts of the provisions relating to Natura 2000, in order to assess the contribution of the judge to the effectiveness of this regime.
Droit de propriété, économie et environnement/Property rights, economics and environment
Book | 1st edition 2014 | World | Max Falque, Henri Lamotte
Analyse de la contribution des droits de propriété ou d’usage et des instruments économiques comme alternative et/ou complément à la réglementation afin d’assurer la gestion durable des ressources agricoles et forestières.
A comparative view on the relations between ombudsmen and the judiciary in the Netherlands, England and the European Union
Book | 1st edition 2014 | United Kingdom | Milan Remac
Although the protection of individuals’ interests against administrative actions is still primarily the domain of the judiciary, most legal systems nowadays also assign this task to ombudsmen. This can potentially lead to conflicts between the two institutions and can affect their relations, and therefore needs coordination.
