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International Law and Litigation : A Look into Procedure
This preamble sets out to introduce the topic of international procedural law, focusing on the intellectual history of international dispute settle- ment. The leading idea is to take a picture of the major contributions to the reflection on international procedural law, starting from some mile- stone works which developed the basic ideas, the epistemic grounds of an international procedura…
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- 9783845299051
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- 340 FAB i
The Consumer Benchmarks in the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
This book investigates the regime of consumer benchmarks in the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and explores to what extent this regime meets each of the goals of the Directive. In particular, it assesses whether the consumer benchmarks are suitable in terms of achieving the three goals of the Directive: achieving a high level of consumer protection, increasing the smooth functioning of t…
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- 978-3-319-13924-1
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- XXI, 244
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- Studies in European Economic Law and Regulation
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The Effectiveness of Social Rights in the EU, Social Inclusion and European G…
"Increasing inequalities, social exclusion and poverty within the EU (although at a different scale between States) prove that the effectiveness of social rights falls behind their formal entitlements and their judicial enforceability. Beyond the classical way followed by legal studies in dealing with the issue, the focus would shift to experimental ways better able to cope with the current mul…
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- 9788891767561
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- Studi di dritto pubblico - Open Access, 1
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- 340 MAC e
Sharia and National Law in Muslim Countries : Tensions and Opportunies for Du…
The relationship between 'Islam and the West' has become a central issue in international relations. Recently, an overwhelmingly negative view of sharia has developed in the West, in response to reported events, notably in Iran and Saudi Arabia, to terrorist attacks by Islamists, and also encouraged by certain Western opinion leaders. A range of misconceptions about what sharia actually means a…
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- 9789087280482
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- 340 OTT s
Lawmaking for Development : Explorations into the Theory and Practice of Inte…
This volume discusses how legislation (the product) and lawmaking (the process) function in developing countries, and how legislation contributes to development and how lawmaking and legislation can be improved either by the country itself or by donor assisted projects. It covers topics including legal transplantation, legislative quality, linkages between legislation and implementation, and th…
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- 9789087280468
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- 340 ARN l
Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neg…
This book provides the first comprehensive international coverage of key issues in mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect. The book draws on a collection of the foremost scholars in the field, as well as clinicians and practice-based experts, to explore the nature, history, impact and justifiability of mandatory reporting laws, their optimal form, legal and conceptual issues, and practi…
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- 978-94-017-9685-9
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New Developments in Civil and Commercial Mediation:Global Comparative Perspec…
By means of the analysis of more than 20 national jurisdictions of different legal and geographical origin this book provides a general understanding of the developments that civil and commercial mediation is currently undertaking across the world. The book combines 25 national reports with a General Report analyzing the major trends in civil and commercial mediation worldwide. A number of the …
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- 978-3-319-18134-9
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- XXXII, 762
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- Lus Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law
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Land Rights and Expropriation in Ethiopia
This thesis provides a new approach to the Ethiopian Land Law debate. The basic argument made in this thesis is that even if the Ethiopian Constitution provides and guarantees common ownership of land (together with the state) to the people, this right has not been fully realized whether in terms of land accessibility, enjoyability, and payment of fair compensation in the event of expropriation…
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- 978-3-319-14639-3
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European Perspectives on Behavioural Law and Economics
This anthology highlights the theoretical foundations as well as the various applications of Behavioural Law and Economics in European legal culture. By the same token, it fosters the dialogue between European and American Law and Economics scholars. The traditional neo-classical microeconomic theory explains human behaviour by using Rational Choice. According to this model, people tend to m…
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- 978-3-319-11635-8
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- 1 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
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Ethics, Law and Governance of Biobanking National, European and Internationa…
Biobank research and genomic information are changing the way we look at health and medicine. Genomics challenges our values and has always been controversial and difficult to regulate. In the future lies the promise of tailored medical treatments and pharmacogenomics but the borders between medical research and clinical practice are becoming blurred. We see sequencing platforms for research th…
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- 978-94-017-9573-9
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- VIII, 277
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