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Book SynopsisEnterprise foundations are foundations which own companies. The term is not widely known, but many will recognize the names of companies like Bosch, Bertelsmann, Carlsberg, Hershey, Rolex, Investor or Tata Sons, which are owned by foundations or equivalent entities - stiftungen, trusts, fonde, stichtingen etcetera - whose names reflect their legal and national origins. Although enterprise foundations have been around for more than a century, they have recently attracted attention as embodiments of the purpose-driven company advocated by Colin Mayer, the British Academy, the World Economic Forum, George Serafeim and others. Many foundations are non-profits without a personal profit motive, which sets them aside from other corporations. Instead, they are legally bound by their purpose, which is typically to secure the longevity and independence of the companies that they own and to contribute to society through philanthropy. As perpetuities which cannot be dissolved, they are long-term owners. However, not all enterprise foundations are equally idealistic. Some have strong ties to the founding family and continue to support its descendants. Others similarly have ties to the government organizations, cooperatives or associations that helped establish them. This book will delve into the motivations and circumstances resulting in these fascinating divergences. Enterprise foundation law differs greatly around the world. Very few countries, like Denmark, have codified civil and tax law on the topic. Some - such as, until recently, the US - have effectively banned them. Others, like Germany, seek to limit foundation involvement in the underlying businesses. The tax treatment of foundations also varies considerably. Clearly there is much to be learned by mapping and analyzing the diversity here. This book provides an overview of enterprise foundation law in six European countries - Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland and Italy - which all host a number of important foundation-owned companies. A chapter on the US discusses to what extent enterprise foundations are permissible in the US. The book provides answers to the following questions on the subject: - Does foundation law allow enterprise foundations? If yes, with what qualifications? - Are enterprise foundations commonly used? What are the reasons for their popularity or lack of it? - What rules are in place regarding the purpose a foundation must have? Does running an enterprise alone suffices as a purpose for a foundation? - Does the law impose specific rules on foundation governance? - Are enterprise foundations subject to supervision by a public body? - To what extent are foundation enterprises favoured by the tax system? This book is written by prominent law professors from seven different legal systems. A final, concluding chapter compares foundation law in the seven nations. Although all countries permit enterprise foundations in some forms, Enterprise Foundation Law in a Comparative Perspective demonstrates that great differences can be found in the relevant civil and tax laws, which influence their prevalence and governance.

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Book SynopsisThis three-volume set is an authoritative selection of some of the most important published papers in law and economics. It provides an extensive overview of recent work for law and economics scholars and an opportunity to explore developments in particular fields for those interested in more specialized study. Volume I presents current theories being applied in property law and intellectual property. Volume II addresses current issues in torts, criminal law, and remedies. Volume III explores a variety of approaches to contract and corporate law. These innovative papers offer ideas for the improvement of current legal policies and identify areas requiring additional study to further enhance our understanding of ways in which economics can inform the development of law.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I – Property and Intellectual Property Acknowledgements Introduction Robert D. Cooter and Francesco Parisi PART I PROPERTY LAW 1. Robert C. Ellickson (1993), ‘Property in Land’ 2. Dean Lueck (1995), ‘The Rule of First Possession and the Design of the Law’ 3. Michael A. Heller (1998), ‘The Tragedy of the Anticommons: Property in the Transition from Marx to Markets’ 4. James M. Buchanan and Yong J. Yoon (2000), ‘Symmetric Tragedies: Commons and Anticommons’ 5. Thomas W. Merrill and Henry E. Smith (2000), ‘Optimal Standardization in the Law of Property: The Numerous Clauses Principle’ 6. Francesco Parisi (2002), ‘Entropy in Property’ 7. Henry Hansmann and Reiner Kraakman (2000), ‘The Essential Role of Organizational Law’ PART II INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 8. Michael A. Heller and Rebecca S. Eisenberg (1998), ‘Can Patents Deter Innovation? The Anticommons in Biomedical Research’ 9. Hal R. Varian (2000), ‘Buying, Sharing and Renting Information Goods’ 10. Josh Lerner and Jean Tirole (2002), ‘Some Simple Economics of Open Source’ 11. Stephen Tadelis (1999), ‘What’s in a Name? Reputation as a Tradeable Asset’ 12. Robert G. Bone (2004), ‘Enforcement Costs and Trademark Puzzles’ Name Index Volume II – Torts, Crimes and Remedies Acknowledgements An Introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I TORT LAW 1. Guido Calabresi (2007), ‘Toward a Unified Theory of Torts’ 2. A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell (1998), ‘Punitive Damages: An Economic Analysis’ 3. Richard Craswell (1999), ‘Deterrence and Damages: The Multiplier Principle and its Alternatives’ 4. Francesco Parisi and Vincy Fon (2004), ‘Comparative Causation’ 5. Robert D. Cooter and Ariel Porat (2006), ‘Liability Externalities and Mandatory Choices: Should Doctors Pay Less?’ PART II REMEDIES 6. A. Mitchell Polinsky and Yeon-Koo Che (1991), ‘Decoupling Liability: Optimal Incentives for Care and Litigation’ 7. Yeon-Koo Che and Tai-Yeong Chung (1999), ‘Contract Damages and Cooperative Investments’ 8. Ian Ayres and Eric Talley (1995), ‘Solomonic Bargaining: Dividing a Legal Entitlement to Facilitate Coasean Trade’ 9. Louis Kaplow and Steven Shavell (1996), ‘Property Rules versus Liability Rules: An Economic Analysis’ 10. Saul Levmore (1997), ‘Unifying Remedies: Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Starting Rules’ 11. Abraham Bell and Gideon Parchomovsky (2002), ‘Pliability Rules’ PART III CRIMINAL LAW 12. Daniel Kessler and Steven D. Levitt (1999), ‘Using Sentence Enhancements to Distinguish Between Deterrence and Incapacitation’ 13. John J. Donahue III and Steven D. Levitt (2001), ‘The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime’ 14. Gary S. Becker, Kevin K. Murphy and Michael Grossman (2004), ‘The Economic Theory of Illegal Goods: The Case of Drugs’ Name Index Volume III – Contracts and Corporations Acknowledgements An Introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I CONTRACT LAW 1. Oliver Hart and John Moore (1999), ‘Foundations of Incomplete Contracts’ 2. Ian Ayres and Robert Gertner (1992), ‘Strategic Contractual Inefficiency and the Optimal Choice of Legal Rules’ 3. Douglas G. Baird (2006), ‘The Boilerplate Puzzle’ 4. Robert Cooter and Ariel Porat (2002), ‘Anti-Insurance’ 5. Robert E. Scott and George G. Triantis (2004), ‘Embedded Options and the Case Against Compensation in Contract Law’ 6. Richard Craswell (2006), ‘Taking Information Seriously: Misrepresentation and Nondisclosure in Contract Law and Elsewhere’ 7. Avery Weiner Katz (1999), ‘An Economic Analysis of the Guaranty Contract’ 8. Alexander J. Triantis and George G. Triantis (1998), ‘Timing Problems in Contract Breach Decisions’ 9. Oren Bar-Gill and Omri Ben-Shahar (2004), ‘Threatening an ‘Irrational’ Breach of Contract’ PART II CORPORATE LAW 10. Andrei Shleifer and Robert W. Vishny (1997), ‘A Survey of Corporate Governance’ 11. Margaret M. Blair and Lynn A. Stout (1999), ‘A Team Production Theory of Corporate Law’ 12. George G. Triantis (2000), ‘Financial Slack and the Laws of Secured Transactions’ 13. Lucian Ayre Bebchuk, Jesse M. Fried and David I. Walker (2002), ‘Managerial Power and Rent Extraction in the Design of Executive Compensation’ 14. Henry Hansmann and Reiner Kraakman (2001), ‘The End of History for Corporate Law’ 15. Mark J. Roe (2002), ‘Corporate Law’s Limits’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisIn this timely book, David Milman considers how UK corporate law has been affected by the forces of globalisation, arguing that this is not a new development, but rather is part of an historical continuum. He examines corporate law regulatory strategy in general, treatment of foreign shareholders and multinational groups, aspects of private international law and issues connected with cross border insolvency. The substantive chapters cover a full range of issues, from the harmonisation of corporate law, and the common denominators in corporate law principles, to the regulation of overseas companies and foreign stakeholders and transnational cooperation. The book concludes with a consideration of the wider issue of convergence in corporate law and examines whether total convergence is a realistic possibility. National Corporate Law in a Globalised Market is set against the backdrop of the progressive implementation of the Companies Act 2006 and the turmoil of the current world financial crisis.With a scholarly review of current theoretical and policy issues in corporate law this book will be an invaluable resource tool for academics and advanced students as well as practitioners.Trade Review'This is an ambitious, original, fascinating and eminently readable study of UK company law in its European and international context. As well as doctrinal company law (whether purely domestic or European), it touches on theory and other laws, especially insolvency, fiscal and private international law affecting the corporate form. It provides insights that will be of interest and use to academic company lawyers across the world and should be on the reading list for any postgraduate course on company law.' -- John Birds, University of Manchester, UK'In this book, David Milman explains the significant impact and effect of global trends on the regulation and implementation of UK corporate law, exposing both the historical and future advancement of the global convergence (and divergence) of corporate principles in jurisdictions across the world. The treatment of the subject area is unique, informative and a compelling read. The exposition of the subject matter is thought provoking. The book is comprehensively crafted, exhibiting the author's enviable ability to import detailed and complex issues into a most readable text.' -- Stephen Griffin, University of Wolverhampton, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Comparing Core Regulatory Strategies 3. Commonality of Fundamental Principles 4. Foreign Shareholders and Non-Resident Controllers 5. Reception of Overseas Companies by the English Legal System 6. Cooperation with Foreign Courts and Overseas Regulators 7. Corporate Law and Conflict of Laws 8. Dealing with Transnational Corporate Collapse 9. The Future of National Corporate Law Systems Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis cohesive collection brings together David J. Teece's most important work on the nexus of innovation and competition policy. He was one of the first to flag the importance of innovation issues to competition policy 25 years ago. He has also pioneered the application of economic and organizational principles to issues in the management of innovation.Throughout these essays, Professor Teece shows how technological advances, the advent of the Internet and other recent shifts in the global business landscape have placed businesses in a radically altered situation from even just a few decades ago. He clearly elucidates the need for both businesses and policymakers to adapt to this rapidly evolving landscape by embracing and fostering next-generation competition policies. Topics discussed include antitrust policy, technology strategies, competition policy, market power and intellectual property issues.Students and professors of business and management, innovation studies, intellectual property and competition lawyers will find this volume a critical asset to their work. Policymakers and regulators will also benefit immensely from this lucid and comprehensive collection.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Next-Generation Competition: New Concepts for Understanding How Innovation Shapes Competition and Policy in the Digital Economy David J. Teece PART I INNOVATION, MARKET DEFINITION AND MONOPOLY 1. David J. Teece (2003), ‘The Strategic Management of Technology and Intellectual Property’ 2. Thomas M. Jorde, J. Gregory Sidak and David J. Teece (2000), ‘Innovation, Investment, and Unbundling’ 3. David J. Teece and Mary Coleman (1998), ‘The Meaning of Monopoly: Antitrust Analysis in High-Technology Industries’ 4. J. Gregory Sidak and David J. Teece (2009), ‘Dynamic Competition in Antitrust Law’ PART II INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ANTITRUST ISSUES 5. Deepak Somaya, David Teece and Simon Wakeman (2011), ‘Innovation in Multi-Invention Contexts: Mapping Solutions to Technological and Intellectual Property Complexity’ 6. David J. Teece and Edward F. Sherry (2003), ‘Standards Setting and Antitrust’ 7. Edward F. Sherry and David J. Teece (2000), ‘The Misuse Doctrine: An Economic Reassessment’ PART III APPLYING ANTITRUST PRINCIPLES 8. Thomas M. Jorde and David J. Teece (1993), ‘Rule of Reason Analysis of Horizontal Arrangements: Agreements Designed to Advance Innovation and Commercialize Technology’ 9. Christopher Pleatsikas and David Teece (2001), ‘Economic Fallacies Encountered in the Law of Antitrust: Illustrations from Australia and New Zealand’ 10. Christopher Pleatsikas and David Teece (2001), ‘The Analysis of Market Definition and Market Power in the Context of Rapid Innovation’ 11. J. Gregory Sidak and David J. Teece (2010), ‘Innovation Spillovers and the “Dirt Road” Fallacy: The Intellectual Bankruptcy of Banning Optional Transactions for Enhanced Delivery over the Internet’

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Book SynopsisThis 11th volume in the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Law and Economics provides a sophisticated summary of law and economics approaches to the most important topics in contemporary corporate law.The work is divided into three thematic parts, namely; corporate governance, securities regulation, and the law and economics of debt financing. The Encyclopedia reviews leading empirical research and provides theoretical methods for a nuanced understanding of the field, including such specific issues as the characteristics of corporations, the role of passive index funds in corporate governance, the board of directors’ actions, and core principles such as the business judgement rule. Presenting a synopsis of both the classic and emerging literature across several corporate law sectors, each chapter also offers a detailed bibliography and operates as a springboard and touchstone for further research. Corporate Law and Economics will be an indispensable resource for scholars and students of corporate law as well as for economics, accountancy and management scholars working in the fields of corporate governance and industrial organisation.Key Features: Includes new theoretical tools for thinking about the changing roles of key actors, such as business directors Addresses contemporary topics such as the economics of insider trading to illustrate a complete picture of modern economics Expert contributions and comprehensive literature reviews that will benefit scholars from a variety of law and non-law disciplines such as economics and accounting Trade Review‘This volume offers meticulously researched and highly accessible accounts of key areas of corporate law, analyzed through an economic lens. Written by leading scholars, each chapter compellingly illustrates the value of economic analysis in assessing law and policy. It serves as an essential reference for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of fundamental doctrines and questions in corporate governance, securities regulation, and law and finance.’ -- Andrew Tuch, Washington University in St. Louis, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Corporate Law and Economics 1 Adam B. Badawi PART I CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE LEGAL STRUCTURE OF THE FIRM 2 The theory of business organizations 8 Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci 3 The monitoring board revisited 35 Zenichi Shishido 4 Passive investing and corporate governance: A law and economics analysis 58 Dorothy S. Lund 5 Corporate expression 79 Vincent J. Buccola 6 The business judgment rule 97 Adam B. Badawi PART II THE LAW AND ECONOMICS OF SECURITIES REGULATION 7 The law and economics of insider trading 2.0 126 Stephen M. Bainbridge 8 What is the purpose of securities regulation? 152 David H Webber and Connor S Flaherty PART III CORPORATE DEBT 9 The use of debt in corporate finance 177 Elisabeth de Fontenay 10 Deconstructing the senior creditor 205 Anthony J Casey and Andrew Verstein Index

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Book SynopsisOne might mistakenly think that the long tradition of economic analysis in antitrust law would mean there is little new to say. Yet the field is surprisingly dynamic and changing. The specially commissioned chapters in this landmark volume offer a rigorous analysis of the field's most current and contentious issues. Focusing on those areas of antitrust economics that are most in flux, leading scholars discuss topics such as: mergers that create unilateral effects or eliminate potential competition; whether market definition is necessary; tying, bundled discounts, and loyalty discounts; a new theory of predatory pricing; assessing vertical price-fixing after Leegin; proving horizontal agreements after Twombly; modern analysis of monopsony power; the economics of antitrust enforcement; international antitrust issues; antitrust in regulated industries; the antitrust-patent intersection; and modern methods for measuring antitrust damages. Students and scholars of law and economics, law practitioners, regulators, and economists with an interest in industrial organization and consulting will find this seminal Handbook an essential and informative resource. Contributors: J.B. Baker, R.D. Blair, A. Bradford, N. Economides, A. Edlin, E. Elhauge, D.S. Evans, J.S. Haynes, B. Klein, A.K. Klevorick, I.B. Kohler-Hausmann, J. Kwoka, D. Reitman, D.L. Rubinfeld, H.A. Shelanski, C.J. Sprigman, A.L. WickelgrenTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction and Overview to Current Issues in Antitrust Economics Einer Elhauge PART I: MERGERS AND MARKET DEFINITION 2. Research Topics in Unilateral Effects Analysis Jonathan B. Baker and David Reitman 3. Lightening Up on Market Definition David S. Evans 4. Mergers that Eliminate Potential Competition John Kwoka PART II: AGREEMENTS AND UNILATERAL CONDUCT 5. Tying, Bundling, and Loyalty/Requirement Rebates Nicholas Economides 6. Predatory Pricing Aaron Edlin 7. Assessing Resale Price Maintenance After Leegin Benjamin Klein 8. The Plausibility of Twombly: Proving Horizontal Agreements After Twombly Alvin K. Klevorick and Issa B. Kohler-Hausmann 9. Monopsony, Monopsony Power, and Antitrust Policy Roger D. Blair and Jessica S. Haynes PART III: ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT 10. Issues in Antitrust Enforcement Abraham L. Wickelgren 11. Antitrust Law in Global Markets Anu Bradford 12. Antitrust and Regulation Howard A. Shelanski 13. The Intersection of Patent and Antitrust Law Christopher Jon Sprigman 14. Antitrust Damages Daniel L. Rubinfeld Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive two-volume collection of leading articles in trademark and unfair competition law spans almost a century and three continents, bringing together the most influential and significant scholarly work in this exciting field. These essential volumes, with a new and original introduction by two leading contemporary writers, are organised in a way that highlights essential concepts and will be invaluable both for those taking their first steps in the area and for those seeking to re-acquaint themselves with the classics.Trade Review‘This assembly of writings by scholars, lawyers, and judges on the law and policy of trademarks and unfair competition presents a rich offering that ranges across time, place, and perspective. The challenge of revealing the subject’s full scope to the interested tyro and yet making experts wonder how they had somehow overlooked this or that critical article is fully met. Professors Dinwoodie and Janis and their publisher deserve thanks for bringing this treasure trove within reach of all with an interest in why and how brands are regulated.’ -- David Vaver, York University, Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada and University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction A Century of Trademark Law Scholarship Graeme B. Dinwoodie and Mark D. Janis PART I HISTORY 1. Frank I. Schechter (1925), ‘The Genesis of the Modern Law in Relating to Trade-Marks’ 2. Keith M. Stolte (1998), ‘How Early did Anglo-American Trademark Law Begin? An Answer to Schechter’s Conundrum’ PART II JUSTIFICATIONS 3. Sypros M. Maniatis (2002), ‘Trade Mark Rights – A Justification Based on Property’ 4. Lionel Bently (2008), ‘From Communication to Thing: Historical Aspects of the Conceptualization of Trademarks as Property’ 5. Beverly W. Pattishall (1952), ‘Trade-Marks and the Monopoly Phobia’ 6. Daniel M. McClure (1979) ‘Trademarks and Unfair Competition: A Critical History of Legal Thought’ 7. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1987), ‘Trademark Law: An Economic Perspective’ 8. Michael Spence (2005), ‘The Mark as Expression/The Mark as Property’ PART III PASSING OFF 9. W.L. Morison (1956), ‘Unfair Competition and ‘’Passing Off’’: The Flexibility of a Formula’ 10. Suman Naresh (1986), ‘Passing-off, Goodwill and False Advertising: New Wine in Old Bottles’ 11. Hazel Carty (1996), ‘Dilution and Passing Off: Cause for Concern’ PART IV UNFAIR COMPETITION 12. Rudolf Callman (1940), ‘What is Unfair Competition?’ 13. Walter J. Derenberg (1957), ‘Federal Unfair Competition Law at the End of the First Decade of the Lanham Act: Prologue or Epilogue?’ 14. Andrew Terry (1988), ‘Unfair Competition and the Misappropriation of a Competitor’s Trade Values’ 15. Jennifer Davis (2010), ‘Why the United Kingdom Should Have a Law Against Misappropriation’ PART V FUNCTIONS OF MARKS 16. Ralph S. Brown, Jr. (1948), ‘Advertising and the Public Interest: Legal Protection of Trade Symbols’ 17. Jessica Litman (1999), ‘Breakfast with Batman: The Public Interests in the Advertising Age’ 18. Jerre B. Swann, Sr., David A. Aaker and Matt Reback (2001), ‘Trademarks and Marketing’ 19. William Cornish (2004), Extract from ‘Functions: What Should be Protected and Why’, in Intellectual Property: Omnipresent, Distracting, Irrelevant?’ PART VI THE CONSUMER AND OTHER METRICS 20. Barton Beebe (2005), ‘Search and Persuasion in Trademark Law’ 21. Jennifer Davis (2005), ‘Locating the Average Consumer: His Judicial Origins, Intellectual Influences and Current Role in European Trade Mark Law’ 22. Robert G. Bone (2004), ‘Enforcement Costs and Trademark Puzzles’ Volume II Acknowledgements An Introduction to both volumes by the editors appear in volume I A Century of Trademark Law Scholarship PART I REGISTRATION STATUTES 1. Stephen L. Carter (1990), ‘The Trouble with Trademark’ 2. Peter Jaffey (1997), ‘The New European Trade Marks Regime’ PART II SUBJECT MATTER AND VALIDITY 3. Milton Handler and Charles Pickett (1930), ‘Trade-Marks and Trade Names – An Analysis and Synthesis’ 4. Robert Burrell and Michael Handler (2003), ‘Making Sense of Trade Mark Law’ 5. Michael Handler (2005), ‘The Distinctive Problem of European Trade Mark Law’ PART III FUNCTIONALITY 6. Graeme B. Dinwoodie (1999), ‘The Death of Ontology: A Teleological Approach to Trademark Law’ 7. Jessica Litman (1982), ‘Notes, The Problem of Functional Features: Trade Dress Infringement Under Section 43 (a) of the Lanham Act’ 8. Annette Kur (2009), ‘Too Pretty to Protect? Trade Mark Law and the Enigma of Aesthetic Functionality’ PART IV CALIBRATING TRADEMARK INFRINGMENT A. By Types of Use 9. Helen Norman (2004), ‘Time to Blow the Whistle on Trade Mark Use?’ 10. Andrew Griffiths (2007), ‘The Trade Mark Monopoly: An Analysis of the Core Zone of Absolute Protection Under Art. 5.1 (a)’ B. By Types of Related Goods 11. Rudolf Callman (1947), ‘Unfair Competition Without Competition? The Importance of the Property Concept in the Law of Trade Marks’ 12. Jeremy Phillips and Allison Coleman (1985), ‘Passing off and the “Common Field of Activity”’ C. By Types of Confusion 13. Julius R. Lunsford, Jr., (1953), ‘The Lanham Trade Mark Act – Conflict and Dissent’ 14. Stacey L. Dogan and Mark A. Lemley (2005), ‘The Merchandising Right: Fragile Theory or Fait Accompli?’ PART V DILUTION 15. Frank I. Schechter (1927), ‘The Rational Basis of Trademark Protection’ 16. Martin Senftleben (2009), ‘The Trademark Tower of Babel - Dilution Concepts in International, US and EC Trademark Law’ 17. Rebecca Tushnet (2008), ‘Gone in Sixty Milliseconds: Trademark Law and Cognitive Science’ PART VI PERMITTED USES AND SPEECH 18. Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss (1989-1990), ‘Expressive Genericity: Trademarks as Language in the Pepsi Generation’ 19. Alex Kozinski (1993), ‘Trademarks Unplugged’ 20. Pierre N. Leval (2004), ‘Trademark: Champion of Free Speech’ 21. Graeme B. Dinwoodie (2009), ‘Lewis & Clark Law School Ninth Distinguished IP Lecture: Developing Defenses in Trademark Law’ PART VII INTERNATIONAL 22. W.R. Cornish and Jennifer Phillips (1982), ‘The Economic Function of Trade Marks: An Analysis with Special Reference to Developing Countries’

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Book SynopsisThis well-researched and highly topical book analyzes whether the ever-increasing degree of sophistication in intellectual property law necessarily leads to fragmentation and inconsistency, or whether the common principles informing the system are sustainable enough to offer a solid and resilient framework for legal development. The expert contributors explore the legal tools that are available to adjust IP protection to different needs and circumstances and how much flexibility exists to employ these tools. In providing answers to these and other similar questions, the book helps to resolve the fundamental question of whether one size can really fit all in the domestic and international context. Uncovering the general matrix of IP, The Structure of Intellectual Property Law will appeal to researchers in law, economics and business, students in intellectual property, competition law and economics, as well as practitioners and policy makers.Contributors include: M. Barczewski, M. Brown, M. Carroll, A. Christie, K. Crews, G. Dinwoodie, S. Enchelmaier, C. Geiger, H. Grosse Ruse-Khan, A. Ohly, R.J.R. Peritz, U. Petrusson, A. Peukert, C. Schmidt, M. Senftleben, J. ZajadloTrade ReviewIn 2009, the Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP) dedicated its yearly congress to the theme Horizontal Issues in IP Law; Uncovering the Matrix. That theme and the main concern of the so-called Intellectual Property of Transition Project have been brought together by the editors of the current book under the intriguing title The Structure of Intellectual Property Law. Questioned, is whether the apparent compartmentalisation and fragmentation of actual intellectual property law can be based upon a coherent system that supports the entire field. In other words: it is questioned whether one organising principle which underlies the different parts of this domain of law can be found. Not surprisingly, the answers given by the various experts that contribute to this book tend to differ, mainly depending on their field of interest: copyright law, patent law, trademark law, the main tendency being in favour of tailoring instead of unifying both from the perspective of efficiency and that of economics. However, even more interesting than the answers to the question posed, are the stimulating and thought-provoking analyses which the book offers. This is really a book one should read if one is interested in the conjunction of the basic principles of intellectual property law and how they work out in practice. - Willem Grosheide, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Today, intellectual property is a broad genus embracing various more specific species - invention patents, copyright, trade marks and so forth. Anyone concerned with how this ever-expanding grouping is developing should read the fourteen essays in this book. Written by leading scholars, they tackle not only the relationships between the species, but also those between sub-species. Originally presented as papers to the Association for Teaching and Research in IP, the writing is both subtle and full of verve. Strongly recommended. --- William Cornish, Cambridge University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction PART I: THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK: FOUNDATION AND LIMITS OF IP PROTECTION 1. Remarks: ‘One Size Fits All’ Consolidation and Difference in Intellectual Property Law Graeme B. Dinwoodie 2. A Framework for Tailoring Intellectual Property Rights Michael W. Carroll 3. Patents and Progress: The Economics of Patent Monopoly and Free Access: Where Do We Go From Here? Rudolph J.R. Peritz 4. Comment: Some Economic Considerations Regarding Optimal Intellectual Property Protection Claudia Schmidt 5. Patents and Open Access in the Knowledge Economy Ulf Petrusson 6. Free Access, Including Freedom to Imitate, as a Legal Principle – A Forgotten Concept? Ansgar Ohly PART II: FINETUNING THE SCOPE OF PROTECTION: LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS 7. Maximising Permissible Exceptions to Intellectual Property Rights Andrew F. Christie 8. Overprotection and Protection Overlaps in Intellectual Property Law – the Need for Horizontal Fair Use Defences Martin Senftleben 9. Intellectual Property and Technology – Looking for the Twelfth Camel? Maciej Barczewski and Jerzy Zajadlo PART III: IP RIGHTS AS OBJECTS OF PROPERTY 10. Individual, Multiple and Collective Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights – Which Impact on Exclusivity? Alexander Peukert 11. Proprietary Transactions in Intellectual Property in England and Germany: Transfer of Ownership, Licensing, and Charging Stefan Enchelmaier 12. Control of Museum Art Images: The Reach and Limits of Copyright and Licensing Kenneth D. Crews and Melissa A. Brown PART IV: INTERNATIONAL IP LAW: ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL 13. Exploring the Flexibilities of the TRIPS Agreement’s Provisions on Limitations and Exceptions Christophe Geiger 14. The Concept of Sustainable Development in International IP Law – New Approaches from EU Economic Partnership Agreements? Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book, edited by a leading academic in the field, brings together seminal works of scholarship on insider trading over a 40 year period, with contributions from many prominent law professors and economists. Areas covered in the book include the origins and development of insider trading law, insider trading statues and the policies surrounding insider trading. Professor Bainbridge provides a comparative and international focus as well as coverage of important issues in the US law of insider trading. This title will be of immense value to scholars and practitioners interested in this evolving and topical field of study.Trade Review‘. . . the articles contained in this book provide an excellent understanding as to how the law developed to where it is today, not only in the United States, but also in the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions. This is therefore a book for those who have a very serious interest in this subject and who wish to develop an understanding of the thinking which has led to the current position. This means it is probably more likely to be of interest to academic lawyers rather than practising lawyers. However, it would be a great pity if it doesn’t reach a wider audience as each chapter is truly excellent.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Stephen M. Bainbridge PART I ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF INSIDER TRADING LAW 1. Michael Conant (1960), ‘Duties of Disclosure of Corporate Insiders Who Purchase Shares’ 2. Arthur Fleischer, Jr., Robert H. Mundheim and John C. Murphy, Jr. (1973), ‘An Initial Inquiry into the Responsibility to Disclose Market Information’ PART II THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISIONS IN CHIARELLA AND DIRKS 3. Donald C. Langevoort (1982), ‘Insider Trading and the Fiduciary Principle: A Post-Chiarella Restatement’ 4. Jonathan R. Macey (1984-85), ‘From Fairness to Contract: The New Direction of the Rules Against Insider Trading’ PART III THE MISAPPROPRIATION THEORY EMERGES 5. Richard W. Painter, Kimberly D. Krawiec and Cynthia A. Williams (1998), ‘Don’t Ask, Just Tell: Insider Trading after United States v. O’Hagan’ 6. A.C. Pritchard (1998), ‘United States v. O’Hagan: Agency Law and Justice Powell’s Legacy for the Law of Insider Trading’ PART IV INSIDER TRADING STATUTES 7. Donald C. Langevoort (1984), ‘The Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984 and Its Effect on Existing Law’ 8. Lawrence E. Mitchell (1988), ‘The Jurisprudence of the Misappropriation Theory and the New Insider Trading Legislation: From Fairness to Efficiency and Back’ PART V INSIDER TRADING POLICY: THE MANNE DEBATE 9. Henry G. Manne (1966), ‘In Defense of Insider Trading’ 10. Roy A. Schotland (1967), ‘Unsafe At Any Price: A Reply to Manne, Insider Trading and the Stock Market’ 11. Henry G. Manne (1970), ‘Insider Trading and the Law Professors’ PART VI INSIDER TRADING POLICY: THE POST-MANNE DEBATE 12. Michael P. Dooley (1980), ‘Enforcement of Insider Trading Restrictions’ 13. Dennis W. Carlton and Daniel R. Fischel (1983), ‘The Regulation of Insider Trading’ 14. Larry E. Ribstein (1998), ‘Federalism and Insider Trading’ 15. Stephen M. Bainbridge (2000), ‘Insider Trading’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis research review will appeal to researchers interested in a summary of the growing appreciation of the market for corporate control, and also to others seeking to understand this aspect of the relationship between the economics and the law of the modern corporation.Trade Review‘If you’re involved in any way with law, economics, or finance, this book will undoubtedly enhance your understanding of the forces and phenomena than can and do impact on company law.’ -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister MagazineTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Fred S. McChesney PART I BACKGROUND 1. R.H. Coase (1937), ‘The Nature of the Firm’ PART II THE PERECEIVED PROBLEM 2. Adolf A. Berle, Jr. and Gardiner C. Means (1933), ‘The Divergence of Interest between Ownership and Control’ 3. Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling (1976), ‘Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure’ 4. Michael C. Jensen (1986), ‘Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow, Corporate Finance, and Takeovers’ PART III MERGERS AND THE MARKET FOR CORPORATE CONTROL 5. Henry G. Manne (1965), ‘Mergers and the Market for Corporate Control’ 6. William J. Carney (1999), ‘The Legacy of “The Market for Corporate Control” and the Origins of the Theory of the Firm’ 7. Fred S. McChesney (1999), ‘Manne, Mergers, and the Market for Corporate Control’ PART IV HOW THE MARKET OPERATES: INTERNAL ISSUES 8. Frank H. Easterbrook and Daniel R. Fischel (1981), ‘The Proper Role of a Target's Management in Responding to a Tender Offer’ 9. Lucian A. Bebchuk (1982), ‘The Case for Facilitating Competing Tender Offers’ 10. David D. Haddock, Jonathan R. Macey and Fred S. McChesney (1987), ‘Property Rights in Assets and Resistance to Tender Offers’ 11. Frank H. Easterbrook and Daniel R. Fischel (1982), ‘Corporate Control Transactions’ 12. Robert B. Thompson and Randall S. Thomas (2004), ‘The New Look of Shareholder Litigation: Acquisition-Oriented Class Actions’ PART V HOW THE MARKET OPERATES: EXTERNAL ISSUES 13. William J. Carney and Leonard A. Silverstein (2003), ‘The Illusory Protections of the Poison Pill’ 14. Jonathan R. Macey and Fred S. McChesney (1985), ‘A Theoretical Analysis of Corporate Greenmail’ 15. John C. Coates, IV (2001), ‘Explaining Variation in Takeover Defenses: Blame the Lawyers’ PART VI EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE 16. Michael C. Jensen and Richard S. Ruback (1983), ‘The Market for Corporate Control: The Scientific Evidence’ 17. Gregg A. Jarrell, James A. Brickley and Jeffry M. Netter (1988) ‘The Market for Corporate Control: The Empirical Evidence Since 1980’

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book offers a thoughtful survey of theories, issues and cases in order to reassess the present vision of contract law. Comparative refers both to the specific kind of methodologies implied and to the polyphonic perspectives collected on the main topics, with the aim of superseding the conventional forms of representation. In this perspective, the work engages a critical search for the fault lines, which crosses traditions of thought and globalized landscapes. Notwithstanding contract's enduring presence and the technicalities devoted to managing clauses and interpretation, the inquiry on the proper nature of contract and its status and collocation within private legal taxonomies continues to be a controversial exercise. Moving from a vast array of dissimilar inclinations, which have historically produced heterogeneous maps of law, this book is built around the genealogies of contractual theoretical thinking; the contentious relationship between private governance and normative regulations; the competing styles used to stage contract law; the concurring opinions expressed within the domain of other disciplines, such as literature and political theory; the tensions between global context and local frames; and the movable thresholds between canonical expressions and heterodox constructions. For its careful analysis and the wide range of references employed, Comparative Contract Law will be a tremendous resource for academics, legal scholars and interdisciplinary experts as well as judges and law practitioners.Contributors include: G. Bellantuono, B.H. Bix, D. Carpi, C.L. Cordasco, C. Costantini, S. Fiorato, J. Gordley, M. Granieri, A. Hutchison, M.R. Marella, G. Marini, P.G. Monateri, F. Monceri, P. Moreno Cruz, H. Muir Watt, F. Parisi, P. Pardolesi, G. SamuelTrade Review'This is a cracking collection of essays, emphasising that comparative law is not simply a matter of comparing jurisdictions, but of tracing history and crossing disciplines too. Comparative Contract Law has something for everybody; the legal theorist, the legal historian, the literary jurist, the international lawyer and the common law contract lawyer. Professor Monateri and his contributors have done the discipline of critical comparative law proud. An essential read for anyone interested in exploring the intellectual parameters of contract law, past and present.' --Ian Ward, Newcastle University, UK'Comparative Contract Law redefines approaches to comparative law by incorporating what might be called ''internal comparative law'', while also exploring transnational law, party autonomy, and the legal environment beyond states and their diverse legal systems. The book is also innovative given its inclusion of comparative studies in law and economics and law and literature, which shows that disciplines that are usually considered to be ''external'' to law are indeed relevant for the assessment and for the reform of law.' --Sebastian McEvoy, University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Defense, FranceTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I CONTRACT LAW: THEORIES AND GENEALOGIES 1. Theories of Contract Law Brian H. Bix 2. In Defense of Roman Contract Law James Gordley 3. The Authoritarian Theory of Contract Pier Giuseppe Monateri 4. Contract and the Comparatist: Should We Think About Contract in Terms of ‘Contracticles’? Geoffrey Samuel 5. Critical Comparative Contract Law Giovanni Marini 6. Contract Law and Regulation Giuseppe Bellantuono PART II MARKET VALUES AND THEIR CRITIQUES. PRIVATE GOVERNANCE AND NORMATIVE REGULATIONS 7. Enforcing Bilateral Promises: A Comparative Law and Economics Perspective Francesco Parisi, Marta Cenini and Barbara Luppi 8. Spontaneous Order and Freedom of Contract Carlo Ludovico Cordasco 9. “Party Autonomy” Horatia Muir Watt 10. Who is the Contracting Party? A Trip Around the Transformation of the Legal Subject Maria Rosaria Marella 11. Freedom of Contract and Constitutional Values: Some Exceptional Cases from the Colombian Constitutional Court Pablo Moreno Cruz PART III REPRESENTATIONS AND NARRATIVES 12. The Unburiable Contract. Grant Gilmore’s Discontinuous Parabola and the Literary Construction of American Legal Style Cristina Costantini 13. Queering the Contractual Paradigm between Law and Political Theory Flavia Monceri 14. Contracts in Literature: from Doctor Faustus to Vampires Daniela Carpi 15. Women and contracts in Angela Carter’s Postmodern Revision of the Fairy Tale Sidia Fiorato PART IV GLOBAL CONTEXT AND LOCAL FRAMES 16. The Wrecking Ball. Good Faith, Preemption and US Exceptionalism Peter Goodrich 17. Technological Contracts Massimiliano Granieri 18. Contractual Interpretation: The South African Blend Of Common, Civil And Indigenous Law In Comparative Perspective Andrew Hutchison 19. Promissory Estoppel Paolo Pardolesi 20. Party Autonomy in Global Context: An International Laywer’s Take on the Political Economy of a Self-constituting Regime. Horatia Muir Watt Index

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Book Synopsis'A new roadmap for understanding the diverse perspectives and disparate bodies of law involved in any legal regime aimed at encouraging people in organisations to speak up about wrongdoing, making it possible for them to do so, and supporting and protecting them when they do. More than just a rich and readable history of whistleblowing laws, in the USA and around the world. Steeped in Robert Vaughn's personal experience as a lawyer and researcher over a 40 year period, this book stands to help solve some of the greatest conundrums in this vital area of legal regulation - one of the most complex in modern society, but one of the most crucial to integrity, accountability and organisational justice in all institutions. Compulsory reading for all policymakers, regulators, corporate leaders, researchers and activists engaged in improvement and implementation of public interest whistleblowing laws.'- A.J. Brown, Griffith University and Transparency International Australia'Unlike other books on whistleblowing that simply describe and analyze whistleblowing laws, Robert Vaughn's new book provides an in-depth and unique historical account of the roots of the whistleblowing movement in such disparate events as the Mai Lai massacre, the civil rights movement, and the experiments of Stanley Milgrim. As important, he then uses that history to illuminate the competing perspectives and pressures that influenced the passage and interpretation of modern whistleblower laws. Vaughn provides a first-rate account of the varied and complex reasons for the successes and failures of these laws during the last forty years.'- Richard Moberly, University of Nebraska College of LawDrawing on literature from several disciplines, this enlightening book examines the history of whistleblower laws throughout the world and provides an analytical structure for the most common debates about the nature of such laws and their potential successes and failures.The author explores the relationship between the actions of whistleblowers and the character of laws protecting them, as well as their administration and enforcement. The book considers the role of civil society groups in the successes of whistleblower laws and how current controversies reflect issues attached to these laws over half a century.This study contains perspectives from which successes and failures can be evaluated and will appeal to policy makers, scholars, whistleblower advocacy and other civil society groups, as well as anyone with a general interest in the subject.Contents: Preface 1. Successes and Failures 2. Question Authority 3. Nonviolence and Civil Disobedience 4. Whistleblower Stories and Emerging Narratives 5. Watergate and Whistleblower Protection 6. The Civil Service Reform Act and Whistleblower Protection 7. Retrospective and Forecast 8. Incentives 9. Private-sector Laws 10. Institutional Failure 11. Interpretation 12. National Security 13. Global Whistleblower Laws 14. Civil Society 15. Perspectives 16. Old Issues - New Controversies IndexTrade ReviewThe Successes and Failures of Whistleblower Laws is carefully argued and comprehensively referenced. It is the work of a lawyer in its attention to detail and precedent, but it accessible to non-lawyers who are willing to put in the effort. It is a long book, and most impressive in it exposition of arguments and evidence for and against various facets of whistleblower legislation. Anyone who puts in significant effort promoting whistleblower laws - for example, writing to or talking with politicians - can benefit from studying relevant parts of the book. --Brian Martin, The WhistleIf you're a lawyer, academic, student, or someone who is fascinated by this continuingly fascinating subject, you should enjoy this book. It covers all pertinent aspects of whistleblower laws from various perspectives, societal as well as legal and includes actual stories of whistleblowers... Exciting, topical, as well as precisely analytical, this book examines a vast range of incidents and issues related to whistleblowing. It will appeal not just to practitioners and other professionals, but to a wider public internationally... It may well be destined to become a classic. --Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister MagazineVaughn provides a first-rate account of decades of successes and failures. There is nothing else like it. --James McRitchie, Corporate GovernanceTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Successes and Failures 2. Question Authority 3. Nonviolence and Civil Disobedience 4. Whistleblower Stories and Emerging Narratives 5. Watergate and Whistleblower Protection 6. The Civil Service Reform Act and Whistleblower Protection 7. Retrospective and Forecast 8. Incentives 9. Private-sector Laws 10. Institutional Failure 11. Interpretation 12. National Security 13. Global Whistleblower Laws 14. Civil Society 15. Perspectives 16. Old Issues —New Controversies Index

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Book SynopsisFollowing the tremendous success of the First Edition of Company Law in Ireland this new edition is now fully revised to take account of the commencement of the Companies Act 2014.

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Book SynopsisThis area of practice requires consideration of topics across both substantive and procedural law. The topics addressed include injunctions required to preserve assets and prevent undue dissipation by parties facing claims, orders seeking to trace misappropriated property, applications to set aside fraudulent transfers of property, orders for the disclosure of assets and transfers, shareholder protection and fraud, remedies for reckless or fraudulent trading, multi-jurisdiction issues facing litigants in this area and various common law and equitable remedies to set aside fraudulent payments and transfers.Table of Contents• Tracing • Deceit • Conspiracy • Conversion • Constructive Trusts, Liability to Account in Equity & Quistclose Trusts • Unjust Enrichment • Minority Shareholders & Fraud • Unfair Preferences and Unlawful Dispositions in Corporate Insolvencies & Fraudulent Conveyances • Misuse of the Corporate Form & Personal Liability for Reckless or Fraudulent Trading • The Mareva Injunction • Disclosure Orders • Pleading Fraud • Conflict of Laws

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Book SynopsisGenerally, the public’s view of organized crime comes from stories of the so-called Five Families of New York City, resulting in the erroneous conclusion that organized crime has withered away. In fact, it has merely changed. The new version is more like the gig economy, with smaller, more flexible and fluid networks of cells, like the stories we hear about terrorist groups. Legitimate financial institutions are essential in the continued growth of the new organized crime because the amount of illicit financial flows that can be circulated under bulk cash transportation is dwarfed by the dollar capacity of electronic funds transfers. Therefore, the latest reiteration of organized crime presents a threat to business and the public in different and novel ways—and business needs new information and tools to combat this danger. In this book, I will discuss how organized crime has changed, how it currently operates, its methods, and how the truth about it differs from what the public believes. I will also explore organized crime’s connections with the Tech Giants, the Dark Web, and its effect on a variety of professions. In addition, the book features insights about the future of organized crime, resources for combating the threats of organized crime to business, and useful organized crime safety and prevention checklists.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the pressing topic of dark trading. Following new EU legislation regulating financial markets (MiFID II and MiFIR), it traces the development of off-market securities trading (“dark trading”), analyzes economic studies of this development, and positions the resulting regulatory framework of the EU over against that of the US. The study closes with proposals for reform that provide new impetus for further academic discussion.

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Book SynopsisDer Einfluß der amerikanischen Besatzungsmacht auf die Entstehung des Gesetzes gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen (GWB) ist die Geschichte eines weitreichenden Konfliktes unterschiedlicher Ideologien. Das amerikanische Antitrustrecht traf nach 1945 in Deutschland auf die kontinentaleuropäische Kartellrechtstradition. Die alliierte Kartellpolitik der USA wurde eng mit der Frage nach deutscher Souveränität und deutschem Wirtschaftssystem verknüpft. Gleichzeitig gibt es einen Zusammenhang zwischen deutscher und europäischer Kartellpolitik. Beide wurden als gemeinsames Konzept von übereinstimmenden Entscheidungsträgern geschaffen. Wirtschaftliche, rechtliche und politische Erwägungen flossen wie in kaum einem anderen Rechtsgebiet zusammen. Lisa Murach-Brand untersucht an Hand von teilweise bisher noch unveröffentlichten Quellen aus den Bundesarchiven in Koblenz, London und Washington D.C., wie Menschen und Mächte auf die Entstehung des GWB eingewirkt haben.

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Book SynopsisNach dreißig Jahren Maoismus entwickelt sich in der Volksrepublik China seit Ende der achtziger Jahre ein Kapitalmarkt. Im Jahr 2002 haben sich die chinesischen Börsen in Shanghai und Shenzhen bereits zum zweitgrößten Aktienmarkt Asiens nach Japan entwickelt. Schrittweise wurden in China ein Regelwerk und eine Wertpapieraufsicht aufgebaut, um die Funktionsfähigkeit dieses Marktes zu gewährleisten und um Anleger zu schützen. Knut Benjamin Pißler stellt das chinesische Kapitalmarktrecht in seinem gegenwärtigen Entwicklungsstand systematisch dar und zeigt Probleme sowie die hierfür in Literatur und Praxis angebotenen Lösungen auf. Im Mittelpunkt der Untersuchung des Börsenrechts stehen die Grundlagen einer zivilrechtlichen Informationshaftung für Schadenersatzansprüche von Anlegern und der verwaltungsrechtlichen Sanktionen der chinesischen Wertpapieraufsicht gegen Insidergeschäfte und Marktmanipulationen. Im Recht der Wertpapiergeschäfte wird der rechtliche Rahmen der Emissionsgeschäfte, Eigengeschäfte, Kommissionsgeschäfte und anderer Geschäfte der chinesischen Wertpapierhändler aufzeigt. Einen Schwerpunkt bildet hier die Untersuchung einer Vielzahl von Aktienemissionen im Jahr 2001, anhand derer die Praxis des Emissionsgeschäfts in China dargestellt wird.

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Book SynopsisIn der Rechtswissenschaft werden unter den Stichworten "Neue Lex Mercatoria" und "Transnationales Recht" seit Jahrzehnten Konzepte eines globalisierten Rechts jenseits des Nationalstaats diskutiert. Weitgehend unbeachtet von derartigen Debatten hat die Seehandelsbranche aufgrund ihrer eigenen Internationalität die Globalisierung bereits seit langem tatsächlich vollzogen. Der grenzüberschreitende Seehandel hat dabei Institutionen im Bereich von Rechtsetzung, Rechtsprechung und Rechtsdurchsetzung entwickelt, die aufgrund privater Setzung ein transnationales Seehandelsrecht begründen. Regeln entstehen dabei in Verfahren, die unter breiter Beteiligung von allen Interessenträgern des Seehandels zustande kommen. Diese dienen als Beispiel für die Legitimation eines transnationalen Rechts, das mit staatlichem Recht interagiert und so einen hybriden Rechtskörper - eine Lex Maritima - bildet.

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Book SynopsisIntellectual property law has been harmonized by EU law to a considerable extent. At the same time intellectual property rights have converged. The academic discussion has not kept pace with this development. European intellectual property law is often seen through the spectacles of national law; pan-European discussions about issues of Community law seem to be the exception rather than the rule. The contributors to this volume investigate if and to what extent European rules and principles applicable to all intellectual property rights already exist or whether they can be found on the basis of the acquis communautaire and comparative law. In particular, they discuss the merits and the methodology of common principles before turning to several areas of substantive intellectual property law such as grounds of protection, secondary liability and exceptions, to enforcement and finally to the relationship between intellectual property and neighbouring areas of EU law.

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Book SynopsisDie Sonderbehandlung von Gesellschafterdarlehen (Kapitalersatzrecht) und der Haftungsdurchgriff wegen Unterkapitalisierung gehören seit Langem zu den meistuntersuchten Gegenständen im deutschen Kapitalgesellschaftsrecht. Die Diskussion verliert sich dabei allzu oft in Einzelaspekten. Über die normativen Grundlagen und ökonomischen Zusammenhänge liegt nach wie vor noch kein gesicherter Kenntnisstand vor. Daniel Halmer versucht diese Grundlagenarbeit zu leisten. Er ordnet Kapitalersatzrecht und Haftungsdurchgriff als wirtschaftliche Durchbrechungen des Prinzips der Haftungsbeschränkung ein und entwickelt die Ökonomik der Haftungsbeschränkung entlang des Anwendungsbereichs dieser Rechtsinstitute hin zu einer Rechtsökonomik der Unterkapitalisierung. Daraus leitet er eine konkrete funktionale Rechtskritik mit abschließenden Reformvorschlägen ab.

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Book SynopsisCurrently, the terms regulation and deregulation are on everyone's lips. However, historical attempts to solve the problem of natural monopolies ranged between two extremes. On the one hand there was the government regulation of private companies in the U.S., and on the other hand there was government provision or nationalization of companies in Germany and most of continental Europe. At the interface between legal and economic history, this volume, the result of a German-American conference, focuses on the regulation of natural monopolies in network industries such as railways, energy or telecommunications. It analyzes constitutional and legal frameworks and investigates the development of markets and the political influence exerted by market participants. All historical moments lead to broader questions about regulation in its cultural-historical context, including the general principles underlying public regulatory policy in law, economics and society - as well as existing path dependences. Hence, the volume provides a transnational and intercultural dialogue about the different characteristics and cultural interpretations of markets and market economies as well as their roles in society.

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Book SynopsisDas Verlangen nach prohibitiv hohen Netzentgelten stellt eine große Gefahr für den Wettbewerb dar, denn dadurch kann der Anspruch der Konkurrenten auf diskriminierungsfreien Netzzugang leicht zu einem "zahnlosen Tiger" werden. Nur in dem Fall der Gewährung des Netzzugangs zu angemessenen Bedingungen ist die effektive Durchsetzung des Netzzugangsanspruchs und damit der erwünschte Leitungswettbewerb gewährleistet. Die Regulierung der Netzentgelte ist durch das Ziel der Verhinderung von Monopolgewinnen der Netzbetreiber gerechtfertigt. Michael Kling erörtert zunächst die energierechtlichen Grundlagen des Netzzugangs und der Bestimmung der Netzzugangsentgelte unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Systems der Anreizregulierung. Sodann untersucht er nacheinander die kartellrechtliche und die energierechtliche Missbrauchskontrolle, bevor er der Frage nach der bereicherungsrechtlichen Rückforderung überhöhter Entgelte und dem Problem der richterlichen Entgeltbestimmung gemäß § 315 Abs. 3 Satz 2 BGB nachgeht. Abschließend werden die wesentlichen Ergebnisse in 30 Thesen zusammengefasst.

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Book SynopsisGesellschafterkonflikte begründen rund um den Globus ein Kardinalproblem geschlossener Kapitalgesellschaften. National wie international kommt der Optimierung der Prävention und Lösung solcher Streitigkeiten daher herausragende Bedeutung zu. Frauke Wedemann arbeitet auf Grundlage detaillierter rechtsvergleichender Untersuchungen (Frankreich, Schweiz, Vereinigtes Königreich, USA), umfangreicher rechtstatsächlicher Erhebungen sowie moderner ökonomischer und soziologischer Erkenntnisse heraus, wie das Konfliktmanagement in geschlossenen Kapitalgesellschaften, insbesondere der deutschen GmbH, systematisch und im Detail ausgestaltet werden sollte. Umfassend eruiert sie die kautelarjuristischen und gesetzgeberischen Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten und unterzieht sie einer kritischen Überprüfung. Die Optimierungsmöglichkeiten, die sich bei der Konfliktlösung im Rahmen staatlicher Gerichtsverfahren bieten, werden ausgelotet.

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Book SynopsisDie Entwicklung des Kommunikationsinstruments Sportsponsoring ist in den letzten Jahrzehnten rasant vorangeschritten. Bei der Konzeption ihrer werblichen Botschaften werden die sponsernden Unternehmen den Anforderungen an ein lauteres Marktverhalten unterworfen, da die Werbebotschaften auf die Marktgegenseite ausgerichtet sind. In Umsetzung der UGP-Richtlinie wird das Sponsoring nunmehr ausdrücklich im Irreführungstatbestand des UWG erwähnt. Martin John untersucht die lauterkeitsrechtlichen Grenzen werblicher Botschaften von Sponsoren im Bereich des Sports anhand verschiedener Tatbestände des UWG, von der Beeinträchtigung der Entscheidungsfreiheit über die Irreführung bis zur Verschleierung des Werbecharakters. Dabei werden sämtliche Tatbestände des UWG am Maßstab der UGP-Richtlinie ausgelegt. Der Autor bezieht zahlreiche Werbevorschriften außerhalb des UWG mit ein, die über den Rechtsbruchtatbestand § 4 Nr. 11 UWG Beachtung finden.

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Book SynopsisDie allgemeine Lehre von der Geschäftsbesorgung ist eine juristische Entdeckung besonderer Art, die es bis heute schwer hat, sich vom historischen Ballast des gemeinrechtlichen Mandats zu befreien. Ihr angestammter Platz im bürgerlichen Recht ist nicht das ihr vom Gesetzgeber zugewiesene Auftragsrecht, sondern das Allgemeine Schuldrecht. Nicht nur Dienst- oder Werkverträge, sondern alle anderen Verträge kommen als Grundlage einer Geschäftsbesorgungstätigkeit in Betracht, für die wesentlich ist, dass sie im Rechtskreis und Interesse eines anderen erfolgt.Die sorgfaltswidrige (fahrlässige) Geschäftsbesorgung und nicht der Grundsatz von Treu und Glauben (Vertrauenshaftung) oder die Konstruktion eines selbständigen Beratungsvertrages bildet die Grundlage der Haftung für vertragsschlussbezogene Informationen. Rat und Empfehlung können bereits eine Geschäftsbesorgung sein. Das hat nicht nur Bedeutung für das große Feld der Vermittlung von Kapitalanlagen, sondern auch für das Pflichtenregime der das Investment finanzierenden Bank.

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Book SynopsisUm ihrem Ziel - der Förderung gesellschaftlichen Fortschritts - gerecht zu werden, müssen Immaterialgüterrechte an ihre rechtspolitische Aufgabe und ihre Schutzgegenstände angepasst sein. Ein Indiz fehlender Anpassung kann sein, dass verschiedene Schutzrechte um dieselben Gegenstände konkurrieren oder - anders gewendet - dass dieselben Schutzobjekte in die Anwendungsbereiche verschiedener Schutzrechte fallen, da es hierdurch zu einer Überprotektion Geistigen Eigentums kommen kann, die der Gesellschaft mehr schadet als nützt.Guido M. Becker untersucht mit dem 'Spannungsverhältnis' von Marken- und Geschmacksmusterschutz die aktuell wohl weitreichendste Überlappung wesensverschiedener Schutzrechte im europäischen und deutschen Recht. Er hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt hat, Wege für einen sachgerechten Umgang mit der Schutzrechtskonkurrenz aufzuzeigen.

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Book SynopsisDas Spannungsverhältnis zwischen dem Schutz der Umwelt und der Förderung des Freihandels ist komplex. Es lässt sich nicht einfach mit dem Vorrang des einen Gutes vor dem anderen lösen, sondern erfordert Koordinierung. Im Mehrebenenrechtsverbund, in dem Rechtspluralismus herrscht, müssen nicht nur die beiden Ziele Freihandel vs. Umweltschutz, sondern auch die verschiedenen Ebenen miteinander koordiniert werden. Rike U. Krämer stellt eine neue Perspektive für diese Koordinierung im Recht dar: das Kollisionenrecht. Dieses Kollisionenrecht bietet normative Maßstäbe zur Koordinierung dieser Zielkonflikte durch Gerichte/Streitbeilegungsgremien und die Administrative.Die theoretischen Grundlagen des Kollisionenrechts werden am Beispiel des europäischen und des welthandelsrechtlichen Vergaberechtsregimes entfaltet.

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Book SynopsisEuroparechtlich determiniert finden sich im Wertpapierhandelsgesetz öffentlich-rechtliche Aufklärungs- und Beratungspflichten, die Wertpapierdienstleistungsunternehmen ihren Kunden gegenüber zu erfüllen haben. Unabhängig davon entwickelte sich seit den frühen 1990er Jahren eine parallel hierzu verlaufenden zivilgerichtliche Rechtsprechung, die ähnliche Pflichten aus (häufig stillschweigend) geschlossenen Auskunfts- und Beratungsverträgen zwischen Wertpapierdienstleistungsunternehmen und Kunden herleitet. Das Verhältnis dieser beiden Pflichtenkreise ist bisher nicht abschließend geklärt und von hoher praktischer Relevanz. Die Thematik wirft grundlegende Fragen zum Verhältnis von öffentlichem Aufsichtsrecht und Zivilrecht ebenso auf, wie zum Verhältnis von Europarecht und Recht der Nationalstaaten. Julius Forschner untersucht diese grundlegenden Fragen, um Systemdivergenzen zu vermeiden.

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Book SynopsisDas Persönlichkeitsideal hat sich durch die Massenkommunikation bereits im 20. Jahrhundert verändert. In der Rechtsordnung wurden entsprechende Konzepte des Persönlichkeitsschutzes entwickelt. Durch das Word Wide Web sind neue, netzbezogene Phänomene und Bedrohungen entstanden. Die im Zeitalter der (analogen) Massenmedien gebildeten Paradigmen des Persönlichkeitsschutzes sind daher auf ihre Netztauglichkeit zu überprüfen.

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Book SynopsisWährend bei anderen Registern des deutschen Rechtes weitestgehend Einmütigkeit über die rechtlichen Folgen der Eintragungen in sie herrscht, besteht im Patentrecht seit Schaffung des Patentgesetzes 1877 Streit über diese Frage. Julia Seiler nimmt sich des Konfliktes an und beleuchtet dafür zunächst intensiv den verfahrensrechtlichen Hintergrund der Patentregisterführung. Ebenso werden andere Register hinsichtlich ihres Verfahrens und der hervorgerufenen Rechtswirkungen vergleichend untersucht, angefangen mit den übrigen Registern der gewerblichen Schutzrechte bis hin zum Grundbuch. So erarbeitet die Autorin eine rechtliche Lösung, welche sich dogmatisch in das Gefüge des deutschen Registerrechts einfügt. Indem sie einen besonderen Schwerpunkt auf die Betrachtung der Auswirkungen auf das Patentverletzungsverfahren legt, stellt sie auch die Praktikabilität des erarbeiteten Ergebnisses sicher.

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Book SynopsisDie in § 62 ZPO geregelte notwendige Streitgenossenschaft liegt im Schnittpunkt der Parteilehre und der Streitgegenstandslehre und berührt das Verhältnis von materiellem Recht und Zivilprozessrecht. Begrifflichkeiten wie "anspruchsgebundene" oder "materiellrechtlich notwendige Streitgenossenschaft" bringen dies unmissverständlich zum Ausdruck. Die Entwicklung der Parteilehre sowie der Streitgegenstandslehre ist allerdings eine Geschichte allmählicher Verselbständigung prozessualer Begriffe (formeller Parteibegriff, prozessualer Anspruch) von materiellrechtlichen Kategorien (materieller Parteibegriff, materieller Anspruch). Es ist deshalb erstaunlich, dass die Auslegung des § 62 ZPO von dieser Entwicklung nicht mitgerissen wurde. Dementsprechend entwickelt Ioannis Mantzouranis ein modernes und rein prozessuales Verständnis der notwendigen Streitgenossenschaft, das seit der "Emanzipation des Prozessrechts aus den Fesseln zivilistischen Denkens" überfällig ist.

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Book SynopsisDie Versteigerung ist ein wettbewerbliches Verfahren zur Preisbildung. Zentrale Figur ist der Versteigerer, dem es im Interesse des Einlieferers obliegt, durch taktisch kluges Handeln und Schaffung einer geeigneten Atmosphäre einen möglichst hohen Zuschlagspreis zu erreichen. Dabei unterliegt der Versteigerer einer Interessenkollision, weil er rechtlich zu absoluter Neutralität zwischen Einlieferer und Bietern verpflichtet ist, das Interesse des Einlieferers an einem möglichst hohen Preis aber mit seinem eigenen wirtschaftlichen Interesse korreliert. Bernhard Kreße befasst sich mit den Rechtsbeziehungen zwischen den Beteiligten, dem Mechanismus des Vertragsschlusses bei der Auktion und mit der rechtlichen Bewertung verschiedener Verhaltensweisen des Versteigerers und der übrigen Beteiligten. Dabei macht er Erkenntnisse aus der Auktionstheorie fruchtbar. Behandelt werden auch Aspekte der umgekehrten Versteigerung, der Ausschreibung und der Internetauktion.

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Book SynopsisDie Frage nach einer möglichen Heilung eines fehlerhaften Rechtsgeschäfts wirft sogleich die Frage nach der Endgültigkeit von deren Fehlerhaftigkeit auf. Denn obwohl die Zivilrechtsordnung bei einer Fehlerhaftigkeit eines Rechtsgeschäfts jedenfalls im Grundsatz die fehlende Wirksamkeit oder die Möglichkeit einer Aufhebung des Rechtsverhältnisses vorsieht, werden diese Rechtsfolgen durch das Rechtsinstitut der Heilung teilweise erheblich eingeschränkt. Abgesehen von wenigen einzelnen Regelungen im allgemeinen Zivilrecht ist das Rechtsinstitut der Heilung nicht generell für die gesamte Zivilrechtsordnung kodifiziert, findet sich aber in nahezu jedem Teilgebiet des Zivilrechts. Sebastian Mock untersucht das Konzept der Heilung anhand dieser einzelnen (besonderen) Regelungen und entwickelt aus diesen allgemeine Grundsätze für die Heilung fehlerhafter Rechtsgeschäfte.

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Book SynopsisDas Haftungsrecht der Kommanditgesellschaft gilt als kompliziert und unausgewogen. Speziell die unbeschränkte Kommanditistenhaftung (§ 176 HGB) sieht sich seit über 150 Jahren fundamentaler Kritik ausgesetzt.Nachdem im Recht der GbR rechtsfortbildend die Akzessorietätstheorie anerkannt wurde, hat sich - zunächst unbemerkt - die Normsituation des § 176 HGB vollkommen gewandelt. Infolgedessen zeigen sich sukzessive weitere gravierende Systembrüche und schlechterdings unerträgliche Wertungswidersprüche.Christof Lehnen untersucht den vielschichtigen Problemkomplex erstmals in seiner vollen Breite. Eine eingehende Auswertung der Gesetzgebungsgeschichte legt dabei ein längst vergessenes Strukturprinzip offen, das es erlaubt, das Haftungsrecht der Kommanditgesellschaft auch im Verhältnis zum heutigen Haftungsrecht der GbR einfach und stimmig zu beschreiben, nämlich den Grundsatz der komplementärgleichen Kommanditistenhaftung.

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Book SynopsisMarkeninhaber investieren mitunter astronomische Summen in die Werbung und erwarten einen möglichst umfassenden Schutz ihrer Marken. Es sind vielfach Tendenzen zu erkennen, diesem Wunsch nachzukommen. Dabei wird aber zu selten danach gefragt, warum und in welchem Umfang der Markenschutz wirklich erforderlich ist.Daniel Görlich widmet sich der Beantwortung dieser Frage und zeigt auf, dass die Rechtfertigung für das Markenrecht nicht unzweifelhaft ist. Die ermittelten Begründungsdefizite offenbaren Schwächen des markenrechtlichen Schutzes gerade dann, wenn es um Markennutzungen durch branchenfremde Dritte geht. Um insbesondere solche Fälle einer angemessenen Lösung zuzuführen, wird eine umfassende Abwägung der betroffenen Interessen vorgeschlagen. Diese wird über einen Katalog verschiedener Kriterien realisiert, welche der Rechtfertigung und damit der Natur des Markenrechts Rechnung tragen.

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Book SynopsisDie Unternehmensmitbestimmung, die gesetzlich vorgegebene Vertretung der Arbeitnehmer in den Aufsichtsräten großer Unternehmen, ist eine Besonderheit der deutschen Rechtsordnung. Sie ist Teil der Corporate Governance, das heißt des Systems guter Unternehmensführung und -kontrolle. Ziel des Deutschen Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK) ist, wesentliche Regeln guter Unternehmensführung börsennotierter Unternehmen darzustellen und zu fördern. Nicole Gietzen untersucht erstmals umfassend das Verhältnis der Unternehmensmitbestimmung zu den Regeln des Kodex und legt dar, dass die für mitbestimmte Unternehmen geltenden Besonderheiten im DCGK nur unzureichend berücksichtigt werden. Es besteht eine Mitbestimmungslücke, die verhindert, dass der Kodex sein Ziel erreicht. Zudem bestehen Widersprüche zwischen den Mitbestimmungsgesetzen und dem Kodex. Anhand einzelner Vorschriften des Kodex wird dargestellt, welche Reformen des Kodex bzw. der Mitbestimmungsgesetze erforderlich sind, um diese Defizite zu beseitigen.

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Book SynopsisDas Urheberrecht ist im Informationszeitalter von grundlegenden rechtlichen Veränderungen betroffen. Dies zeigt der Werkgenuss, dessen Freiheit seit jeher als ein Grundprinzip des Urheberrechts gilt, der jedoch im digitalen Nutzungsumfeld unmittelbar verwertungsrechtlich erfasst wird. Reinhard Sucker greift diesen Paradigmenwechsel im Urheberrecht auf und untersucht erstmals grundlegend das urheberrechtliche Regelungsregime des digitalen Werkgenusses. Ausgehend von der Zweckbestimmung des urheberrechtlichen Schutzgegenstands entwickelt er den Begriff und die Bedeutung des Werkgenusses. Darauf aufbauend ordnet er sowohl den analogen als auch den digitalen Werkgenuss in das System der Verwertungsrechte ein und untersucht Art und Legitimation der jeweiligen verwertungsrechtlichen Erfassung. Eingehend widmet sich Reinhard Sucker den urheberrechtlichen Schrankenregelungen, wobei er anhand einer Systematisierung der relevanten Privilegierungsvorschriften die Regelungsstruktur und den Umfang der Freiheit des digitalen Werkgenusses im Urheberrecht herausarbeitet.

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Book SynopsisWie weit geht der Markenschutz in der Europäischen Union? Diese Frage ist auch nach zwei Jahrzehnten noch nicht beantwortet. Im Jahr 2009 führte der EuGH mit dem L'Oréal -Urteil einen multifunktionalen Ansatz beim Identitätsschutz ein. Die wesentlichen Begriffe definierte er dort aber nur unzureichend; seine darauf aufbauende Rechtsprechung ist deswegen teilweise nicht vorhersehbar und lässt die nationalen Gerichte manchmal ratlos zurück. Dies möchte die Europäische Kommission durch die anstehende umfassende Reform des europäischen Markenrechts ändern.Maria Elena Paulus macht nach einer Analyse des europäischen Markenrechts, die auch die ökonomischen Grundlagen in den Blick nimmt, einen eigenen rechtspolitischen Vorschlag. Im Kern geht es ihr darum, den Identitätsschutz aufzuspalten in einen Verletzungstatbestand für klassische Pirateriefälle und einen für die grundsätzlich erlaubte referierende Benutzung.

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Book SynopsisInteressenkonflikte bei der Wahrnehmung fremder Interessen, z.B. durch Banken, Rechtsanwälte, Testamentsvollstrecker, Vormünder, Wirtschaftsprüfer oder Organe von Gesellschaften, gehören zu den fundamentalen Problemstellungen der modernen Dienstleistungsgesellschaft. In der rechtswissenschaftlichen Forschung werden sie bisher jedoch nur vereinzelt als einheitliches Regelungsproblem wahrgenommen. Christoph Kumpan untersucht rechtsgebietsübergreifend und funktional vergleichend sowie auf Grundlage ökonomischer und verhaltenstheoretischer Erkenntnisse die über das Privatrecht verstreuten Regelungen zur Konfliktoffenlegung, Konfliktvermeidung und Konfliktlösung sowie die daran anknüpfenden Sanktionen. Er arbeitet allgemeine Prinzipien heraus, entwickelt ein am Interessenkonflikt orientiertes Regelungssystem und ermittelt teleologisch sinnvolle Anpassungen der einschlägigen rechtlichen Regelungen.

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Book SynopsisDieser Tagungsband enthält die Ergebnisse der Vierten Bayreuther Energierechtstage 2013.Die sogenannte Energiewende bedient sich zur Erreichung ihrer ehrgeizigen Ziele unterschiedlicher Instrumente. Sie reichen von Verbesserungen im Verbraucherschutz über staatliche Anreizmechanismen bis hin zu einer Ausweitung des bekannten Regulierungsregimes. So entsteht eine Gemengelage aus staatlicher Marktintervention einerseits und Intensivierung des Wettbewerbs anderereseits mit vielfältigen Wechselwirkungen. In diesem geänderten Umfeld sieht sich die Energiewirtschaft höchst unterschiedlichen Forderungen und Vorgaben ausgesetzt, die nicht unbedingt in Einklang miteinander zu stehen scheinen. Verbraucher und Kommunen sollen zudem in ihrer Rolle als aktive Marktteilnehmer gestärkt werden, was nicht zuletzt vor dem Hintergrund auslaufender Konzessionsverträge an Bedeutung gewinnt.

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