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The interpretation and application of the competence-competence principle are not uniform across jurisdictions. Conflicting approaches - to the extent, effects, and consequences of permitting an...

Free movement of capital is at the heart of the Single Market and is one of its "four freedoms". It enables integrated, open, competitive and efficient European financial markets and services. For...

The World Trade Organisation cannot be deemed truly international without the full participation of China, a massive market with an increasing number of highly sophisticated sectors. Yet although...

A growing number of cases pending before trhe European Court of Justice (ECJ) concern the fundamental freedoms and direct taxation. This book scrutinises the national background of the most important...

Market-based environmental instruments are the most creative of the many initiatives devised to combat air and water pollution and promote biodiversity. Among these, none has attracted more attention...

Since the EC Block Exemption Regulation (BER) went into force in June 2000, companies are required to undertake a self-assessment of the possible consequences of their vertical agreements that is, of...

In 1992, The Section on Business Law of the International Bar Association established a Task Force on Economic Consequences of Litigation Worldwide to study and report on the different civil and...

This book is distinctive in at least three ways. Firstly, the authors approach economic crime in Russia without its a priori stigmatization as part of the general criminalization' of the economy...

Increased participation in world trade is typically seen as the key to rapid economic growth and development. Since this work examines trade and development from the point of view of developing...

Full Title: Economic Development, Foreign Investment and the Law Promoting Economic Development through Private Sector Involvement, Foreign Investment and the Rule of Law This new publication was...

In developing a clear analysis of the practical relations between economics and law, no jurisdictions have been more exemplary than Australia and New Zealand. And the fountainhead of this important...

Economic Globalization and Compliance with International Environmental Agreements is an innovative and in depth consideration of the challenges economic globalization poses for the effective...

Asia, where most of the countries do not currently have emission reduction obligations, is an important region to address climate change issues because of its large GHG emissions. The total emissions...

Many product markets have gone global already. Others are following. The globalization of markets is well understood by business. It has also come to dominate the economic policy agenda of nation...

In Japan and most of the continental European economies, we are presently observing a shift from what has been labeled a "corporatist" system to more market-oriented structures. Regulatory...

The European Union (EU) is the largest economic partner of Australia: the EU is Australia's second largest trading partner and the EU is Australia's largest investment partner. Yet, the EU remains...

Commentary on the Directives on Distance Selling, Electronic Signatures, Electronic Commerce, Copyright in the Information Society, and Data Protection The enhancement of e-commerce is one of the...

Just how fascinating the discussion between the disciplines of education law and education policy can be was apparent at the 'Annual Congress' of the European Education Law and Policy Association...

Effective Enforcement of EC Labour Law deals with the rules designed to enforce EC labour law directives in the workplace. Directives normally do not provide any specific rules on procedures and...

Liberalisation in the power sector is high on the agenda of policy makers, regulators and the industry around the world. There is growing recognition of the benefits of power marker liberalisation...

Most medium and long-term loans are no longer secured by sovereign or governmental guarantees. As a result, lenders must seek security elsewhere. An investor-friendly climate requires a sound legal...

This book brings together the papers presented at a conference on Emerging Financial Markets and the Role of International Organisations' which was held in May 1995 and organised under the auspices...

The emerging markets have attained prominence of late as the recent troubles in the principal emerging markets in Asia, Russia and Latin America have threatened global stability. This book is the...

In the context of globalization, Turkey plays a unique role. Poised both geographically and culturally between Europe and the Middle East, with a formidable political history in both realms and a...

Employee benefits and executive compensation, long a matter of considerable interest to employees and employers, have become subjects of increasingly intense public scrutiny and debate in the past...

Proceedings of New York University 50th Annual Conference on Labor Private-sector unionization has been in a period of dramatic decline. While much scholarship has sought to explain this...

Even in countries which regard themselves as model democracies, such as the United States of America, the situation at the workplace may be entirely different with regard to the basic freedoms and...

In recent years, a number of company bankruptcies in Europe -- particularly in the Netherlands-- have exposed serious gaps in the securing by law of reparations due to employees. As matters stand,...

"Labour relations in the public service are undergoing a transformation, possibly more profound than the public sector. The concurrent effect of economic, technological and social pressures are...

List of Contributors --Foreword --Preface --List of Abbreviations --A Legislative Overview --National Legal Rules.Author: Sanna Wolk, Kacper SzkalejPublisher: Kluwer Law InternationalPublication...