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To mark the 10th anniversary of the GDPR, this casebook brings together around 50 renowned authors from business, law, government, the judiciary, and academia to analyse the key developments in European data law.For ten years, the GDPR has shaped privacy protection in Europe and beyond. As a globally recognised reference framework for data protection, it has set standards. The contributions offer concise, well-founded guidance on the fundamental principles and their practical application.

The second edition of the commentary on The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Regulation takes into account all current developments and landmark judgments of the European Court of Justice.The book looks at the EPPO's Rules of Procedure and relevant CJEU case law on the EPPO, in particular judgment C-281/22 on cross-border investigative measures and judgment C-292/23 on legal protection against investigative measures. It also explores decisions of the College of Judges on internal procedural rules and directives.In addition, this new edition includes for the first time practical country reports on the Member States participating in the establishment of the EPPO. This provides the commentary with an in-depth yet practical analysis of how the EPPO integrates into national criminal justice systems.This will be valuable for practitioners in criminal law – from public prosecutors to law enforcement agencies and courts to law firms – and also serves as a reliable basis for the scientific discussion of the EU Public Prosecutor's Office.

This volume includes an article-by-article analysis of key instruments in European and international labour law. It provides an invaluable resource for lawyers and scholars, offering insightful guidance on questions relating to the interpretation of legal texts; the case-law of the relevant international courts and commissions; and international scientific analysis of these legal instruments. The reader will find a quick systematic entry into the discussion thanks to the article-by-article approach. The editors assembled an international team of more than 70 scientific specialists on international labour law instruments from a wide range of countries, most of them scholars in universities and other research institutes.The book covers the whole field of labour law, ie fundamental questions, worker’s mobility, equality law, individual labour law, collective labour law and dispute resolution. Editors and authors have focused on European Union law, including all of the general labour law directives and regulations, as well as instruments with a wider scope insofar as they cover labour law, eg in the field of private international law or data protection. Furthermore, the book comprises analysis of the most relevant provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Social Charter and all the general labour law conventions from the ILO.

This collection explores current, critical issues regarding human rights theory and practice at the European Court of Human Rights. Taking a three part approach, it explores: procedural concerns, principles and jurisprudence, and interaction with national legal systems. With each contributor bringing their own unique perspective and expertise to key human questions of the day, it makes compelling reading for all human rights specialists, be they in academia or practice.

'Combating' irregular migration is one of the key challenges to migration management at EU level. This book addresses one of the most pressing structural problems regarding the EU’s return policy: the low return rate of irregularly staying migrants.In this regard the EU Return Directive obliges Member States to issue a return decision, yet only 40% of such decisions are enforced annually. Moreover, despite the political and legal efforts, the EU is not making any significant progress in enforcing the rules it has laid down in the Return Directive. The legislation of EU Member States may, however, serve as a source for possible solutions to ‘combat’ the problem of irregularly staying migrants. It is for this reason that the book compares the system of regularisations in Austria, Germany and Spain. Regularisations constitute an effective alternative to returns because they terminate the irregular residence of migrants, not through deportation, but rather by granting a right of residence. Regularisation is therefore understood as each legal decision that awards legal residency to irregularly staying migrants. As is shown by the examination and comparison of regularisations in Austria, Germany and Spain, differentiated systems of regularisation exist at national level. However, EU regularisations supplementing the present return policy would be more effective at ‘combating’ irregular migration at EU level.

This commentary examines the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its 3 additional protocols by providing a detailed commentary on each of its articles. It pays particular attention to the General Comments, the Concluding Observations and the views of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The strengthening of children's rights through the UN Convention and its 3 protocols influences general human rights protection at a universal and regional level. The provisions of the UN Convention also impact the national legal system, making this book required reading for international human rights lawyers.

This book provides an overview of the European energy law, laying the groundwork for understanding the energy industry. The book explains private and public law aspects of the energy industry and energy environment law. Starting from the internal energy market, current energy law and regulatory issues are explored, from the Energy Union to the globalisation of energy trading.In order to grasp the breadth of energy law, it is important to understand the European and international framework conditions. This knowledge is a prerequisite for successful work in the energy industry, politics, administration and associations. Last but not least, it is also the basis for understanding the energy transition.

This book deals with the ongoing reform process for investor-state dispute settlement in UNCITRAL Working Group III, in particular the proposal to create a multilateral investment tribunal (MIC). The book covers key elements of the MIC proposal, such as the institutional framework of the court, the design of an appeals mechanism, the use of class-law settlement procedures, and the establishment of an advisory center for developing countries. In addition, the selection and appointment of judges is discussed. It also explores the following questions: How can the MIC be integrated into the existing ISDS system? How can the implementation of its decisions be ensured? Each chapter highlights the legal issues to be discussed and places them in a larger context to offer an understanding of the core questions and how they are related to each other.

This book provides clarity, both for companies offering online services and for users of digital services, on the New Digital Services Act.The new Act includes obligations for providers of digital services in order to ensure that activities that are illegal offline are also prohibited online.The book takes a comprehensive look at:- Which providers are affected under which conditions- Which obligations they must comply with- Which innovations apply to liability on the internet and- What are the consequences of breaches of law.

The new General Product Safety Regulation represents the most significant reform in European product safety law of recent times. This book provides an authoritative overview of this new legal framework, exploring its scope, the obligations and rights raising from it, as well as enforcement and sanctions. Written by recognised experts in the field, it is required reading for practitioners working in consumer protection law, insurance professionals and regulatory authorities.

This book explores how the EU Treaties evolved, placing them within the context of their time. It illustrates how they reacted to the social, political and economic realities of their age, but also how they addressed future and foreseeable challenges. This helps to fully demonstrate the current constitutional landscape and to suggest how it might develop going forward. The book provides a comprehensive explanation of the development of EU policy from the Treaty of Rome in the 1950s to the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009, which led to a tighter union and ultimately to Brexit. A fascinating insight into the past, present and future of the European Union.