This book, written by an expert in the field, covers some of the following issues, namely high-profile WADA cases such as that of Maria Sharapova, the Bosman ruling, decisions by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and footballers’ employment contracts and transfers for enormous amounts. These issues have led to sport no longer being confined to the back pages of traditional media such …
From Invisible Citizens to Agents of Change: A Short History of the Struggle for the Recognition of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations, Theresia Degener and Andrew Begg -- A New Human Rights Model of Disability, Theresia Degener -- The European Union and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Complexities, Challenges and Opportunities, Anna Lawson …
Introduction -- Political background to PCP adoption – an institutional approach -- The economic rationale for PCP -- The US model of R&D procurement – lessons for PCP -- Placing PCP within the legislative framework -- The realities of public R&D procurement in the EU –trials and tribulations -- Legal barriers and conceptual pitfalls -- Concluding remarks – the case for a EU coordinated…
1. Preface -- Part I. Cybercrime -- 2. Cybercrime: Definition, Typology and Criminalization -- 3. Cyber Grooming and Gender in Terrorism Recruiting: The Law and Protecting the Vulnerable -- 4. Understanding Attribution Bias and Reasons Behind Internet Infidelity in India -- 5. Global Threat but National Legislation: How to Adapt to the New Cyberspace Society -- 6. Criminal Procedure in Cyberspa…
List of Authors.-I. General Report -- Treatment of Foreign Law – Dynamics towards Convergence?; Yuko Nishitani -- II. National Reports -- A. National Reports I – Europe -- 1. Belgium, Foreign Law in Belgian Courts – From Theory to Practice; Patrick Wautelet -- 2. Croatia, Foreign Law Before Croatian Authorities – At the Crossroad?; Mirela Župan -- 3. Czech Republic, Treatment of Foreig…
Part I: International Trade: Perspectives on Politics and Place -- Chapter 1. Protecting Geographical-Origin-Brands Abroad: The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement (Matthijs Geuze) -- Chapter 2. The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement: Controversial Negotiations and Controversial Results (Daniel J. Gervais) -- Chapter 3. The Global Struggle Between Europe and United States Over Geographical Indic…
Part I: Introduction -- 1. Creating an African Criminal Court -- 2. Historical and Political Background to the Malabo Protocol -- Part II: The Crimes in the Annex to the Malabo Protocol -- 3. Genocide (Article 28B), Crimes against Humanity (Article 28C), War Crimes (Article 28D) and the Crime of Aggression (Article 28M) -- 4. The Crime of Unconstitutional Change of Government (Article 28E) -- 5…
Introduction -- The socio-legal framework -- The international law-making process -- The German law-making process: Tracing legislative intents -- The doctrinal legal debate on Article 261 of the German Criminal Code -- Data on the implementation of the anti-money laundering regime -- Opinions on the anti-money laundering regime. The implementation of the law from the perspective of legal actor…
Disruptive Technologies Shaping the Law of the Future (Marcelo Corrales, Mark Fenwick & Nikolaus Forgó) -- Part I Purpose and Limitation -- The Principle of Purpose Limitation & Big Data (Nikolaus Forgó, Stefanie Hänold & Benjamin Schütze) -- Scientific Research and Academic e-Learning in Light of the EU’s Legal Framework for Data Protection (Cecilia Magnusson Sjöberg) -- Internet of Thi…
Many intelligence practitioners feel that the statutory footing on which intelligence agencies have been placed forms an impediment to confronting unprecedented contemporary challenges. On the basis of case studies spanning the period from the First World War to the present, this book argues that while the intelligence community in the era of globalization has indeed come to face new and comple…