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Human Thriving and the Law
Av Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring
Häftad, 2018
507 kr
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The idea of the Good Life – of what constitutes human thriving, is, implicitly, the foundation and justification of the law. The law exists to hold societies together; to hold in tension the rights of individuals as against individuals, the rights of individuals as against various types of …
Sporting Nationality in the Context of European Union Law
Seeking a Balance between Sporting Bodies’ Interests and Athletes’ Rights
Av Jan Exner
Häftad, 2019
507 kr
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This book strikes a balance between international sporting governing bodies’ interests and values enshrined in rules regarding sporting nationality on one hand, and athletes’ rights under EU law on the other. It argues that some rules governing athletes’ eligibility in national teams in their …
Vertical Integration and Regulation
An Analysis of Vertical Unbundling from a Competition Law and Competition Economics Perspective
Häftad, 2019
507 kr
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This book investigates under which circumstances vertical unbundling can lead to a more efficient market result. The assessment is based on an interdisciplinary approach combining law and economics. Drawing on the assessment, circumstances are subsequently presented under which unbundling might …
Linked Democracy
Foundations, Tools, and Applications
Av Marta Poblet, Pompeu Casanovas m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
207 kr
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This open access book shows the factors linking information flow, social intelligence, rights management and modelling with epistemic democracy, offering licensed linked data along with information about the rights involved. This model of democracy for the web of data brings new challenges for the …
Small Satellites and Sustainable Development - Solutions in International Space Law
Häftad, 2019
557 kr
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This book analyses the ability of existing international law to address common vulnerabilities in connection with the recent emergence of small satellites, and how finding consensus in this context can pave the way to the sustainable development of space. The rise of small satellite constellations …
Food Exports from Brazil to China
A Legal and Economic Analysis
Av Dan Wei, Ângelo Patrício Rafael m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
507 kr
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This book provides an essential overview of trade between Brazil and China, analyzes the regulatory framework for Brazil’s foodstuff exportation and China’s foodstuff importation, and identifies the main products, market shares, barriers to market access, and e-commerce strategies. The book also …
Collective Actions in Europe
A Comparative, Economic and Transsystemic Analysis
Häftad, 2019
207 kr
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This open access book offers an analytical presentation of how Europe has created its own version of collective actions. In the last three decades, Europe has seen a remarkable proliferation of collective action legislation, making class actions the most successful export product of the American …
Imposing Regulation on Advanced Algorithms
Häftad, 2019
557 kr
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This book discusses the necessity and perhaps urgency for the regulation of algorithms on which new technologies rely; technologies that have the potential to re-shape human societies. From commerce and farming to medical care and education, it is difficult to find any aspect of our lives that will …
National Security Exceptions in International Trade and Investment Agreements
Justiciability and Standards of Review
Av Sebastián Mantilla Blanco, Alexander Pehl
Häftad, 2020
607 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of national security exceptions in international trade and investment agreements. The subject has gained particular relevance in the past few years, as both the United States and the Russian Federation have invoked national security as justification for …
Legal Thoughts Convert
Rethinking Legal Thinking
Av Jan M. Broekman, Frank Fleerackers
Häftad, 2020
507 kr
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This book highlights how conversion via communication is one of the most important issues in legal thinking. A major aspect is its link with language – legal texts, judgments, opinions and legal concepts included. Further, conversion is connected to all social positions in law. But a jurist will …
Brexit and the Control of Tobacco Illicit Trade
Häftad, 2020
307 kr
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This book assesses the consequences of Brexit for the control of illicit trade in tobacco products in the UK and EU. Based on the currently applicable legal framework, it examines the significance of a possible non-application of the acquis communautaire in the UK in matters relating to …
Procedural Safeguards for Suspects and Accused Persons in Criminal Proceedings
Good Practices Throughout the European Union
Av Coral Arangüena Fanego, Montserrat de Hoyos Sancho m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
557 kr
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Adopting a practical perspective, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Directives adopted by the European Union concerning the rights of and safeguards for suspected and accused persons in criminal proceedings.It is the result of a collaboration between scholars and legal …
Emerging Issues in Internal Displacement in Africa
Häftad, 2021
551 kr
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This book focuses on emerging issues related to internal displacement in Africa. The six principal issues discussed are climate change, technology, xenophobia, harmful practices, generalized violence and development projects. Increasingly, the need to understand the root causes of the dimensions of …
Law as a Moral Agent
Making People Good
Av Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring
Häftad, 2021
660 kr
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This book examines the controversial and repercussive contention that an objective of the law should be to promote personal morality - to make people ethically better. It surveys a number of domains, including criminal law, tort law, contract law, family law, and medical law (particularly the realm …
Energy Law: An Introduction
Häftad, 2021
607 kr
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The aim of this short text is simply to introduce a reader to this topic. It is intended for a global audience and rather than being restricted to potential energy law students of a particular country. It is also written for students of other disciplines such as geographers, social scientists and …
Regulating Deep Sea Mining
A Myriad of Legal Frameworks
Häftad, 2021
659 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive analysis and explanation of the legal regime with regard to deep sea mining. The wide array of activities which we refer to as deep sea mining are not governed by one universal framework. On the contrary, numerous legal instruments play a role, and it is important …
Doctoral Degree Programs in Law
An International and Comparative Study of the English-Speaking World
Häftad, 2021
607 kr
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This book offers a critical and insightful study of various doctoral programs in law, focusing on the English-speaking world. That the structures of doctoral degree programs in law differ between the United States and much of the Commonwealth are an issue that requires no debate. What is missing in …
Ultra Vires Doctrine in Corporate Law
A Comparative Review
Av Marco Antonio Jiménez Sánchez
Häftad, 2021
607 kr
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This book offers a comparative review of the ultra vires doctrine in corporate law. Divided into three main sections, it first provides a brief overview of the historical background and the scope of the ultra vires doctrine. It then analyses the essential features of the doctrine in the common law …
Legal Aspects of the Recovery of Areas Degraded by Mining in the International Seabed
Av Antonio Elian Lawand Junior
Häftad, 2023
507 kr
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This book offers an innovative approach to the recovery of areas degraded by international seabed mining, one that considers the feasibility of a standard that would allow mining in these areas in apparent antinomy with their other potential present and future uses.The book begins by identifying …
Legal Protection Insurance and Legal Technology
The Legal Framework for Offering Legal Technology with a Particular Focus on the German Market
Av Constantin Jung, Domenik H. Wendt
Häftad, 2022
457 kr
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This book addresses the legal protection insurance market and continues the collection and analysis of data carried out by Legal Protection International aisbl (at the time, the International Association of Legal Protection Insurance) in recent years. Its first part covers the fundamentals of and …
One Rights: Human and Animal Rights in the Anthropocene
Häftad, 2022
253 kr
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This is an open access book.Animals are the traditional blind spot in human rights theory. This book brings together the seemingly disparate discourses of human and animal rights, and looks at emerging animal rights as new human rights. It approaches the question whether animals can and should have …
Urgent Need for Regulation of Satellite Mega-constellations in Outer Space
Häftad, 2023
507 kr
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This book calls for the urgent regulation of satellite mega-constellations in outer space, proposing a new model of “international regulatory coordination”, in order to ensure the sustainable balance of science and advanced telecommunications. We are currently witnessing expansion of the Internet …
Judicial Governance and Democracy in Europe
Häftad, 2023
307 kr
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This is an Open Access book.Amid the growing debate about models of judicial governance and their relationship to democratic quality, this book offers a systematic and empirical study of this relationship. The book thereby contributes to filling in this gap for the European continent. Taking an …
Business Data Ethics
Emerging Models for Governing AI and Advanced Analytics
Av Dennis Hirsch, Timothy Bartley m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
343 kr
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This open access book explains how leading business organizations attempt to achieve the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced information technologies. These technologies can produce tremendous insights and benefits. But they can also invade privacy, …
EU Trade Defence Law and Practice
An Introduction
Av Christoph Herrmann, Patricia Trapp
Häftad, 2023
507 kr
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The European Union is one of the most outward-oriented economies in the world, and free trade is one of its founding principles. As such, instruments intended to ensure that international trade is conducted on a level playing field have been part of the EU’s policy toolbox since the beginning of …
Right to Research in Africa
Exploring the Copyright and Human Rights Interface
Häftad, 2023
507 kr
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This book formulates a human right to research in Africa based on an in-depth examination of the available international and regional human rights instruments as well as those relevant to the national contexts of African countries. The imbalances in the African copyright ecosystem regarding access …
WTO Security Exceptions in Practice and Scholarship
Curtailing “Trump Cards” through Proportionality
Av Erich Vranes
Häftad, 2023
455 kr
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This book offers an in-depth analysis of the WTO security exceptions and relevant rulings by WTO dispute settlement panels. The WTO security exceptions are commonly regarded as the "box of Pandora" of the WTO system, since WTO Member States can invoke them in order to justify trade restrictions …
Organized Crime as Institutional Cluster
Transition from Traditional to Informational Model in Ukraine
Häftad, 2023
457 kr
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From the perspective of institutionalism and theories of clusters, this book provides a concept of organized crime as an institutional cluster in contrast to the concept of multiple offences, associated with organized criminal groups or/and criminal organizations. The book offers shifts in the …
Risk of Discrimination in the Digital Market
From the Digital Services Act to the Future
Av Sara Tommasi
Häftad, 2023
557 kr
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The book starts with an analysis of what is new in the Digital Services Act. The aim is to see whether this new Regulation is appropriate both for not halting technological innovation and for addressing the risks that technological innovation poses to society and to the people who use digital …
Rereading Identity Deception in the UK Sexual Offences Act 2003
Incorporating Personal Traits and Attributes
Av Rakiya Farah
Häftad, 2023
507 kr
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Does the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) 2003 provide for consent to be vitiated in all the circumstances we think it should? Can, and should, section 76(2)(b) (the impersonation provision) be read to include a different class of identity deceptions? How should the concept of personal identity be …
