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…
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…
Introduction -- Interpretative methods and judicial power -- The jurisprudence of discrimination against LGBTI persons: global issues and concerns -- Addressing judicial activism and judicial restraint -- Analyzing the Supreme Court's verdict on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code -- Law beyond the law -- Global discrimination against gay families -- Suggestions and concluding remarks -- Summa…
Part I - The Governance and the Reforms in Progress -- Part II - The Constitutionalization of the “Washington Consensus” in the European Union -- Part III - Accountability and Independent Complaint Mechanisms -- Part IV - Conditionality and Socio Economic Impact -- Part V - The Impact of Bretton Woods Institutions on Civil Society.This book investigates the strengths and weaknesses – in t…
Introduction by Marco Frigessi di Rattalma -- Part I National Perspectives: France by Laurent Posocco -- Germany by Christoph U. Schmid -- Italy by Giovanni Posio -- United Kingdom by Stephen Turner -- United States of America by Joseph Allan MacDougald -- Part II Specific Issues: Civil and Consumer Law by Giorgio Pedrazzi -- Corporate and Insurance Law by Adolfo Paolini -- Criminal Law by Mari…
Chapter 1. Introduction: Francisco de Vitoria and the Origins of the Modern Global Order, Anthony Pagden -- Chapter 2. From the “imago Dei” to the “bon sauvage”: Francisco de Vitoria and the Natural Law School, Franco Todescan.- Chapter 3. The Sovereignty of Law in the Works of Francisco de Vitoria, Simona Langella -- Chapter 4. Vitoria, the common good and the limits of political powe…
Part I Estonian Law -- Part II Latvian Law -- Part III Lithuanian Law.This is the first book to present the law of the Baltic States in one comprehensive and coherent volume in English. The Baltic States region, which was incorporated by the Soviet Union for 50 years and now is the only such territory in the EU, continues to be characterized by a number of unique traits, problems and developmen…
Executive Summary -- Overview/Background -- Industry Snapshot and Competition Law: Physicians -- Industry Snapshot: Hospitals -- Competition Law: Hospitals -- Industry Snapshot: Insurance and Other Third Party Payment Programs -- 6: Competition Law: Insurers -- Industry Snapshot and Competition Law: Pharmaceuticals -- Miscellaneous Subjects.Improving Healthcare: A Dose of Competition systematic…
Executive Summary -- Aim of the Study -- The Methodology -- Description of Tax and Social Security Systems -- The Effective Tax Burden in the Analysed Countries -- International and Inter-Regional Comparison -- The Importance of Social Security -- Summary and Conclusions.Taxes on the highly skilled are an important cost factor for companies competing internationally for talent. This book provid…
Executive Summary -- Methodology and Coverage of the Study -- Characteristics and Development of the Tax Systems -- The Effective Tax Burdens in the Assessed Countries -- International Comparison of Effective Tax Burdens -- Supplement: The Impact of Shareholder Taxation -- Summary and Conclusions.The tax burden on investment or companies is an important factor for the attractiveness of a countr…