1 Introduction: Trade policies in the post-TPP era (Julien Chaisse, Henry Gao, Chang fa Lo) -- Part 1 The Impact of TPP on International Economic Law Rule-Making -- 2 The Coherent Fragmentation of International Economic Law: Lessons from the Transpacific Partnership Agreement (Colin B. Picker) -- 3 On Creating Negotiation Rounds Similar to Multilateral Regimes for the TPP for its Furthe…
Open AccessThis book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This edited collection explores the background and implementation of the Nordic Barnahus (or 'Children's House') model – recognised as one of the most important reforms related to children who are the victims of crime in the Nordic region. This book discusses both its potential to affect change and the challenges facing it. The mo…
Section I: The crime and justice landscape -- 1. Fifty years of Australian criminology; Duncan Chappell -- 2. A short history of New Zealand criminology; James Rodgers and Philip Stenning -- 3. Public sector criminological research; Russell G Smith -- 4. The Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators; David Biles -- 5. Crime and justice data; Fiona Dowsley and Timothy Hart -- 6…
Part I - The Portuguese Civil Code Through the Prism of the Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR): Portuguese Codified Law and its Broad-minded Attitude Towards Comparative Law and Jurisprudence from a Historical Perspective -- Judges as Key Players in the Development of European Private Law -- A Role for the DCFR in Domestic Adjudication -- Part II - A Plea for the Informal Acceptance of the …
Acknowledgment -- Preface -- Introduction -- Legitimacy of Law -- Constitutional Government: China's Predicament and Extrication -- Legal Traditions: The Western Law and Its Transplantation in China -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.The major intellectual interest throughout this book is to offer a study on China's legal legacy, through Liang Shu-ming's eyes. The book follows the formula of the par…
Introduction and Research Questions -- General Background -- Competition Law Enforcement -- Transparency -- Regulatory Enforcement.This book examines the issue of capacity withdrawals in the electricity wholesale market. Electricity generators can exercise market power in the wholesale market either by withdrawing generation capacity, or by pricing above competitive levels in order to achieve a…
Introduction -- Chapter 1: Money Laundering Through Real Estate -- Chapter 2: Money Laundering Through Agribusiness -- Chapter 3: Money Laundering Typologies Evidenced in the “Panama Papers” -- Chapter 4: Efforts to Combat Money Laundering -- Chapter 5: Conclusions -- Chapter 6: Proposals to Improve the War Against Financial Crimes Through Real Estate and Agribusiness. .This book examines t…
Introduction -- Perspectives from the International law of responsibility on the joint responsibility regime of the EU and its member states -- International responsibility in mixed agreements: the case of the WTO Agreement -- The responsibility of the Union Polity in the WTO in light of the constitutional framework of principles -- A model for participation of the Union Polity in the DSP and t…
Interdisciplinary introduction to money and currencies -- Monetary sovereignty and history of international monetary law -- Fundamental legal problems of international monetary relations -- The international monetary constitution: the IMF articles of agreement - institutional design and decision-making -- The international monetary constitution: the IMF articles of agreement - substantive legal…
Part I International Protection of Consumers: trends and challenges: Dan Wei, Consumer Protection in the Global Context: the Present Status and Some New Trends -- Ana Candida Muniz and Hector Santana, The UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection: review and next -- Gail Pearson, The UNGCP Guidelines – Some Comments -- Fabiana D´Andrea Ramos and Vitor Hugo do Amaral Ferreira, Common Law and Inte…