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The European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) are becoming ever more important players on the international legal scene, as well as points of reference for the development and...

Indirect taxation calls for a high degree of harmonization as it affects the free movement of goods and services. This is not the case for direct taxation, which is why the Treaty establishing the...

Some introductory remarks on the relaunched CCTB/CCCTB proposals from a policy perspective / Jan van de Streek -- Principles and characteristics of CCTB after the relaunch / Ronald Russo --...

The issuance of equity via government-regulated capital markets is an important source of corporate finance. This is an opinion endorsed by many influential policymakers and authors, many of whom...

Introduction --Reconciling Effectiveness and Fairness --Effectiveness and Fairness in EU Cartel Enforcement --Effectiveness and Fairness in the EU Leniency Policy --Internal Factors Affecting the...

This book follows a practical approach, which is aimed at fulfilling the need for a straightforward, user-friendly introduction to the workings of merger control at European level. It is designed to...

The impending establishment of the European Central Bank (ECB) brings a dramatic transition: the introduction of a single European Community (EC) currency. The European Central Bank describes and...

This volume contains thoughts on the issue of Codification of European Private Law and on the present state of European Private Law by one of the protagonists of the debate that is unfolding in...

When the Statute for a European Company enters into force in October 2004, companies will have the opportunity to form an EU-wide organisation that will, in many essential areas of activity, be...

Although, until very recently, the word constitution was noticeably absent from the EU's political vocabulary, this formerly taboo word has surfaced in dramatic fashion. In order to bridge the gap...

Whether the Constitutional Treaty will enter into effectand#191;or the prospect of the EU having a constitutional text is pushed back to a much more distant future the ratification of an EU...

This compilation of articles covers the institutional and financial aspects of the EEA and the homogeny between EEA, formerly EFTA, and EC law. This volume deals with the Agreement on a European...

After many years of negotiations among Member States, a uniform set of private international law rules has been established to determine the conduct of cross-border insolvency proceedings within the...

The author, who has extensive experience both in the academic and policy worlds of labour relations law at the EU level, describes, analyses, and assesses the European social dialogue from a combined...

'Will the European Union meet the challenges of the 21st Century?' This was the question considered by participants in a conference held on 6 and 7 November 1997 on the occasion of the 40th...

The sovereignty of the Member States of the European Union limits the competence of the EU in international relations. Yet in certain manifestations-such as its restraints on the treaty-making power...

After a variety of stumbling blocks and false starts, the Treaty of Lisbon is now in force, despite the widespread instability let loose in the last two years as protectionism reared its terrified...

European integration confronts us with the limits of current constitutional and democratic language. The way out of this impasse will only appear through a refinement of what we consider the European...

The evolution of partnership forms is stimulated by powerful economic forces that can lead to widespread prosperity and wealth creation for a society. Given the importance of closely held firms in...

This book is based on the doctoral thesis which the author prepared and defended at the European University Institute in Florence. Following the adoption of the Treaty on European Union, the concept...

If the labour law and industrial relations community are to retain expertise and social utility in their vital role, constant monitoring of the field and discussion is essential. It was to further...

Increased economic interdependencies and trade flows between states, innovations in information technology and computer networks, a global shift toward market economies and regional and multilateral...

The Foreign Policy of the Netherlands: Lecturer in International Relations, University of AmsterdamAuthor: J. H. LeurdijkPublisher: Kluwer Law InternationalPublication Date: 31898Number of Pages: 271...

To encourage cross-border transactions in the Single Market of the European Community, the Commission has proposed general framework legislation to set general standards that forbid unfair marketing...

Although the letter of credit is essentially an international instrument with an age-old pedigree, a troubling number of serious disputes still founder on national provisions with respect to the...

Contains the adaption, modification and updating of the regulations in the French Civil Code. Changes incorporate the 1993 modifications with regard to the forming of the European Community.Author:...

With this newly updated edition of the Freshfields Guide to Arbitration Clauses in International Contracts - still in the concise, attractive format that made the original so popular - lawyers and...

'The Functions of Arbitral Institutions' offers a clear yet nuanced overview of the diverse and complex reality of institutional arbitration, while challenging the assumptions conventionally held as...

In the march of economic globalization it has become increasingly apparent that divergence in competition policy from one country to another is a major stumbling block. More than any other factor, an...

This book contains a unique collection of papers, written by the world's foremost copyright scholars and practitioners, presented at the colloquium on The Future of Copyright in a Digital Environment...