Comparative law Books

Book SynopsisPrescription is a major legal defence that bars civil actions on the claim after the expiry of a certain period of time. Despite its far-reaching practical effects on litigation and on society at large, and the fact that it is the subject matter of pervasive legal reforms in many countries, the law of prescription (limitation of actions) is rarely discussed, analysed and compared. To meet this challenge, this book canvases in-depth the law of 15 selected jurisdictions (covering Europe, South Africa and the US jurisdictions) and extensively analyses in comparative perspective the elements of prescription (accrual of the cause of action, prescription periods, rules of suspension, renewal, extension, etc), their interrelations, and the policy considerations (including economic analysis). Topics also covered include the notions of 'action', 'claim', and 'cause of action', subjective and objective prescription, statute interpretation and judicial discretion. The book concludes with how the present law can be improved and where suitable harmonised. While its main focus is the prescription of tort claims, the analysis, comparison and conclusions are highly relevant to most civil actions. Prescription in Tort Law is the result of a three-year research project lead by the European Group on Tort Law (EGTL) that brings together leading academics of the field. It is an invaluable resource for private lawyers. With contributions by Bjarte Askeland (Bergen Appeal Court Judge, Norway), Ewa Baginska (University of Gdansk, Poland), Jean-Sebastien Borghetti (University Paris II Pantheon-Assas, France), Giovanni Comande (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy), Eugenia Dacoronia (University of Athens, Greece), Isabelle Durant (Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium), Israel Gilead (Hebrew University, Israel), Michael D Green (Wake Forest University, United States), Ernst Karner (University of Vienna, Austria), Anne LM Keirse (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Bernhard A Koch (University of Innsbruck, Austria), Frederic Krauskopf (University of Bern, Switzerland), Ulrich Magnus (University of Hamburg, Germany), Miquel Martin-Casals (University of Girona, Spain), Johann Neethling (University of the Free State, South Africa), Elena Occhipinti (University of Pisa, Italy), Ken Oliphant (University of Bristol, United Kingdom), Albert Ruda-Gonzalez (University of Girona, Spain), Stefan Rutten (University of Antwerp), Lubos Tichy (Charles University, Czech Republic) and Benedict Winiger (University of Geneva, Switzerland).Table of ContentsPart I. Theoretical and Comparative Analyses Analytical and Comparative Report (p. 1) Economic Analysis (p. 123) Part II. Prescription in Tort Law Outlined Case Scenarios (p. 133) Austria (p. 139) Belgium (p. 173) Czech Republic (p. 215) England and Wales (p. 243) France (p. 309) Germany (p. 339) Greece (p. 379) Italy (p. 413) The Netherlands (p. 449) Norway (p. 483) Poland (p. 515) South Africa (p. 549) Spain (p. 579) Switzerland (p. 621) United States (p. 649) European Union (p. 697) Appendix: Questionnaire (p. 727)

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Book SynopsisThis is a time when the rule of law is seriously challenged, when governments threaten deliberately to break the law, and the independence of justice is jeopardised by unrelenting pressure from both the executive and the media. This book aims at contributing to restoring trust in judges as custodians of the law and justice, through a comparison between Civil and Common Law countries. It offers a rare opportunity to gather the expertise of eminent judges and legal authorities from five different countries, providing a unique insight into their work and the way they deliver justice based on their respective professional experience and practise of the law. Far from being a highly technical debate between experts, however, the book is accessible to students and the general public, and raises important contemporary legal issues that involve them both as citizens, with justice as a shared aspiration, and a common attachment to the rule of law.Trade Review"This impressive collection of essays is an important reminder of the pressures to which the rule of law is subject. The expert contributors, speaking from a wide range of different perspectives, demonstrate how these challenges can be overcome and, in the process, provide valuable insights into how judges and justice work." --Lord Lloyd-Jones, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom -- Lord Lloyd-Jones, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom"This collection of essays is a timely analysis of the centrality of an independent judiciary to a democracy. It offers a powerful insight into the pressures as they arise in Canada, Denmark, England, France, Spain and Wales, and a cross-jurisdictional approach to issues such as diversity, political neutrality and training." --Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 2013–17 -- Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 2013–17Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction: Judges’ common threats and challenges, Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan Part One: Judicial Independence Chapter One: Reflections on judges in civil law and common law countries, Lord Judge Chapter Two: A Customary Scale of Punishment; Judicial Sentencing in England and Wales, Victor Bailey Chapter Three: National perceptions of Judges and Lawyers in the UK, Matthias Kelly Chapter Four: Judicial independence in Spain, Ana Maria Neira-Pena and David Soto Diaz Part Two: Judicial Diversity Chapter Five: Diversity and Judicial Independence in Denmark, Peter Gjørtler Chapter Six: Diversity and Judicial Independence in Quebec and Canada, Michel Morin Part Three: Access to Justice Chapter Seven: Judging access to justice: the case of the United Kingdom and France, Géraldine Gadbin-George Chapter Eight: Demystifying the laws and the work of judges in Wales, Milwyn Jarman Part Four: Judicial training reform Chapter Nine: The status and influence of judges of France and of common law jurisdictions: Recruitment, training and reform, Winston Roddick Chapter Ten: The Declaration of Judicial Training Principles: Judicial Training ‘as part of the judicial role’, Benoît Chamouard Conclusion: Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis important collection of essays is at the cutting edge of contemporary research on Roman law, comparative law, and legal history. The international and distinguished group of authors address some of the most lively contemporary problems in their respective fields, and provide new perspectives and insights in a wide range of areas. With a firm focus on texts and contexts, the papers come together to provide a coherent volume dedicated to one of the greatest contemporary Romanists, legal historians and comparative lawyers. The book covers Professor Watson's main fields of interest in a clear and accessible form, while also making available the scholarship of some individuals who do not normally publish in English. This fully-indexed volume will be of interest to all scholars and students of Roman law, ancient Jewish and Chinese law, legal history and comparative law, and will be useful for teaching and research in these fields.Trade ReviewLes lecteurs jurists seront sans doute captivs par cette tude de la problmatique des institutions anciennes dans le contexte de leur influence et de leurs rapports avec le droit actuel. A. M. Revue Internationale de droit Compare March 2001 The challenge for the cataloger is providing access to the many fine essays in an eclectic work. Gretchen Feltes International Journal of Legal Information June 2002Table of ContentsRoman law: was acceptilatio an informal act in classical Roman law?, Hans Ankum; solutio and traditio, J. L. Barton; actor and defendant in negatoria servitutis, L. Capogross Colognesi; some reflections on history and dogma as jurists' tools, Guiliano Crifo; D.33.1.20.1 (scaevola 18 dig.) revisited, Robert Feenstra; death, taxes and status in Pliny's "Panegyricus", Jane F. Gardner; translation and interpretation, William M. Gordon; the case of the deliberate wine spill, Herbert Hausmaninger; de jurisprudentia, Neil MacCormick; pigs, boars and livestock under the lex aquilia, Grant McLeod; "galba negabat", A.D. Manfredini; partes iuris, Theo Mayer-Maly; unus testis nullus testis, Antonino Metro; unpardonable crimes - fourth century attitudes, O.F. Robinson; the praetor hoist with his own petard - the palingenesia of Digest 2.1.10, Alan Rodger; maiestas in the late republic - some observations, Robin Seager. Other ancient laws: oral establishment of dowry in Jewish and Roman law - d'varim haniknim ba'amira and dotis dictio, Ranon Katzoff; cause, status and fault in the traditional Chinese law of homicide, Geoffrey MacCormack; the septuagint as nomos - how the Torah became a "civic law" for the Jews of Egypt, Joseph Meleze Modrzejewski; basics of Roman and Jewish intestacy, Reuven Yaron. Transplants, receptions and comparisons: the education and qualification of civil lawyers in historical perspective - from jurists and orators to advocates, procurators and notaries, Hans W. Baade; the moveable text of MacKenzie - bibliographical problems for the Scottish concept of institutional writing, John W. Cairns; restitution, repetition, recompense and unjustified enrichment in Scots law, Robin Evans-Jones; John Adams and the whale, Andrew Lewis; Leibniz's "Elementa Iuris Civilis" and the private law of his time, Klaus Luig; classifying crimes, R.A.A. McCall Smith; the shifting focus of adoption, Joseph W. McKnight; girth - society and the law of sanctuary in Scotland, Hector L. MacQueen; descendit ad inferos - and Belial sued Jesus Christ for trespass, Eltjo Schrage; saving souls through adoption - legal adaptation in the Dutch East Indies, A. J.B. Sirks; legal chance and Scots private law, Joe Thomson; quod raro fit, non observant legislatores - a classical maxim of legislation, Andreas Wacke; Kasper Manz, a German jurist in the seventeenth century - a man of theory and practice, Gunter Wesener; a note on regulae luris in Roman law and on Dworkin's distinction between rules and principles, Laurens Winkel.

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Book SynopsisThis exciting collection looks at the theory and practice of legal borrowing and adaptation in different areas of the world: Europe,the USA and Latin America, S.E. Asia and Japan. Many of the contributors focus on fundamental theoretical issues. What are legal transplants? What is the role of the state in producing socio-legal change? What are the conditions of successful legal transfers? How is globalisation changing these conditions? Such problems are also discussed with reference to substantive and specific case studies. When and why did Japanese rules of product liability come into line with those of the EU and the USA? How and why did judicial review come late to the legal systems of Holland and Scandinavia? Why is the present wave of USA-influenced legal reforms in Latin Amercia apparently having more success than the previous round? How does competition between the legal and accountancy professions affect patterns of bankruptcy? The chapters in this volume, which include a comprehensive theoretical introduction, offer a range of valuable insights even if they also show that theTrade Review...brings to the forefront critical debates that demand attention in any serious comparative endeavour. Fiona Haines, University of Melbourne The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, Vol. 38, No. 1 2005 The collection of essays by Nelken and Feest makes an important contribution to both comparative law and legal sociology particularly because it does not confine itself to the classical legal systems which many comparative lawyers (like myself) have studied, and because it endeavours to create a dialogue between comparative lawyers and legal sociologists in terms of both theory and the analysis of particular legal developments. A combination of the two fields of legal scholarship presents a significant dimension to contemporary comparative law, and this collection will be a major point of reference in both fields. In the end, this book marks an important step in developing an agenda for comparative law in our contemporary world. John Bell International and Comparative Law Quarterly February 2002 The chapters in this volume offer a range of valuable insights Book Review Editor Tilburg Foreign Law Review April 2003Table of ContentsPart 1 Theorizing legal adaptation: towards a sociology of legal adaptation, David Nelken; what "legal transplants"?, Pierre Legrand; is there a logic of legal transplants?, Roger Cotterrell; some comments on Cotterrell and legal transplants, Lawrence Friedman; state formation and legal change - on the impact of international politics, Alex Jettinghoff; from globalization of law to law under globalization, Wolf Heydebrand. Part 2 Case studies of legal adaptation: the still-birth and re-birth or product liability in Japan, Luke Nottage; the empty space of the modern in Japanese law discourse, Takao Tanase; comparative law and legal transplantation in South East Asia, Andrew Harding; marketization, public service and universal service, Tony Prosser; the import and export of law and legal institutions - international strategies in national palace wars, Yves Dezalay and Bryant Garth; the vultures fly east - the creation and globalization of the distressed debt market, John Flood.

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Book SynopsisPatent Transactions in the Life Sciences is designed to provide guidance on the structure and detail of those agreements in the life sciences sector that are based on its most import assets - patents and know-how. As a companion to Intellectual Property in the Life Sciences, it is intended to cover the practical what, where, why and when of patent transactions in this sector, under the leading legal regimes. The book explains the rights that underpin life sciences transactions and describes the architecture, features and purpose of those transactions. It covers issues from the basics of a licence and assignment to complex agreements. The book also explores the types of deal that commonly feature in the industry at the corporate level and how patents fit in. Associated issues of licence disputes, competition rules, securitisation, insolvency and taxation are also examined. This new guide will be a valuable resource for lawyers, in-house counsel and other professionals advising on transactions in the life sciences industry, particularly where they have global reach.Table of ContentsIntroduction 5 Paul England Taylor Wessing Looking ahead to 13 the unitary patent Paul England Taylor Wessing Belgium 19 Philippe de Jong Christophe Ronse ALTIUS Canada 35 Rory Cattanach Kevin Fritz Wildeboer Dellelce LLP Noel Courage Bereskin & Parr LLP China and Hong Kong 51 Joanna Chan Lewis Ho Monique Lee Dechert LLP Denmark 85 Klaus Ewald Madsen Christian Bennet Rosenbak Bech-Bruun France 99 Laetitia Benard Allen & Overy LLP Germany 121 Nicole Battistini-Kohler Manja Epping Michael Gaul Christof Hohne Matthias Hulsewig Anja Lunze Steffen Wirsing Taylor Wessing India 153 Disket Angmo Fiona Desouza Jose Madan Khaitan & Co Israel 169 Uri Fruchtman Liad Whatstein Dr Shlomo Cohen & Co Italy 191 Luca Trevisan Trevisan & Cuonzo Japan 209 Frederick Ch'en Eiichiro Kubota Hogan Lovells Netherlands 237 Carreen Shannon Deterink South Korea 255 Mikyung Choe H Joon Chung Yoon Young Huh Ji Eun Kim Jongguk Pak Kim & Chang Sweden 271 Jennie Klingberg Odd Swarting Setterwalls Switzerland 285 David Broenimann Christoph Heiz Simon Holzer Kilian Scharli Andrea Sieber Meyerlustenberger Lachenal United Kingdom 303 Malcolm Bates Colin McCall Louisa Penny James Stewart Tim Worden Taylor Wessing LLP United States 343 Chuck Larsen Anita Varma Ropes & Gray LLP About the authors 373

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Book SynopsisMale-dominated law and legal knowledge essentially characterized the whole of pre-modern history in that the patriarchy represented the axis of social relations in both the private and public spheres. Indeed, modern and even contemporary law still have embedded elements of patriarchal heritage, even in the secular modern legal systems of Western developed countries, either within the content of legislation or in terms of its implementation and interpretation. This is true to a greater or lesser extent across legal systems, although the secular modern legal systems of the Western developed countries have made great advances in terms of gender equality. The traditional understanding of law has always been self-evidently dominated by men, but modern law and its understanding have also been more or less “malestreamed.” Therefore, it has become necessary to overcome the given “maskulinity” of legal thought. In contemporary legal and political orders, gender mainstreaming of law has been of the utmost importance for overcoming deeply and persistently embedded power relations and gender-based, unequal social relations. At the same time and equally importantly, the gender mainstreaming of legal education – to which this book aims to contribute – can help to gradually eliminate this male dominance and accompanying power relations from legal education and higher education as a whole. This open access textbook provides an overview of gender issues in all areas of law, including sociological, historical and methodological issues. Written for students and teachers around the globe, it is intended to provide both a general overview and in-depth knowledge in the individual areas of law. Relevant court decisions and case studies are supplied throughout the book.Trade Review“This book is highly pertinent to the fields of comparative and international education … . This book conveys a remarkable amount of solid legal information; simultaneously, it inspires new appraisal and contestation of the legal status quo in many countries. It is a precious source of material for class discussion and future research on multiple issues. For its intellectual and pedagogical contributions, this book highly merits inclusion in one’s digital library as a constant companion.” (Nelly P. Stromquist, Comparative Education Review, Vol. 67 (4), November, 2023)Table of ContentsIntroduction by Mareike Fröhlich, Thomas Giegerich and Dragica Vujadinovic.- Part I Gender in a General Context: Gender Issues in Comparative Legal History by Una Divac, Maurilio Felici, Pietro Lo Iacono, Nina Kršljanin and Vojislav Stanimirović.- Feminist Political and Legal Theories by Antonio Álvarez del Cuvillo, Fabio Macioce and Sofia Strid.- Gender and Structural Inequalities from a Socio-legal Perspective by Eva Bermúdez Figueroa, Valerija Dabetić , Raquel Pastor Yuste and Zara Saeidzadeh.- Feminist Judgments by Marco Evola, Ivana Krstic and Fuensanta Rabadán Sánchez-Lafuente.- Gender Research and Feminist Methodologies by Zara Saeidzadeh.- Part II Gender in a Public Context: Human Rights Law through the Lens of the Gender Perspective by Marco Evola, Julia Jungfleisch and Tanasije Marinkovic.- The Evolving Recognition of Gender in International and European Law by Rigmor Argren, Marco Evola, Thomas Giegerich and Ivana Krstic.- Gender Equality Aspects on Public Law by Marko Davinic, Eleonor Kristoffersson and Tanasije Marinkovic.- Gender Perspective of Social Security Law by MªAngustias Benito and Carmen Jover Ramírez.- Gender Equitable Taxation by Marco Cedro, Eleonor Kristoffersson, Teresa Ponton Aricha and Lidija Živković.- Public Policies on Gender Equality by Vanesa Hervías Parejo and Branko Radulović.- Gender Competent Criminal Law by María Acale Sánchez, Ivana Marković and Susanne Strand.- Gender Perspective of Victimization, Crime and Penal Policy by Beatriz Cruz, Natalija Lukić and Susanne Strand.- Part III Gender in a Private Context: Gender Equality in the Different Fields of Private Law by Amalia Blandino, Letizia Coppo, Gabriele Carapezza Figlia, Snežana Dabic and Katarina Dolovic.- Gender Competent Family Law by Ivana Barac, Amalia Blandino, Letizia Coppo, Giampaolo Frezza, Uros Novakovic, Fuensanta Rabadán and Zara Saeidzadeh.- Labour Law and Gender by Thais Guerrero Padrón, Ljubinka Kovačević and Mª Isabel Ribes Moreno.- Integrating Gender Equality in Economics and Management by Lydia Bares Lopez, Francesca Costanza, Manuela Ortega Gil and Sofia Strid.- Gender, Business and the Law by Mareike Fröhlich, Tatjana Jevremović Petrović and Jelena Lepetić.

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Book SynopsisThe challenges that labour law currently faces are well known. The emergence of new forms of work and the growing importance of technology in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are important tests of the resilience of this field of law and its function: regulating the labour market. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly important to examine the fundamentals of labour law, especially how subordinate labour is addressed in various countries’ constitutions, in order to focus the analysis of the new phenomena affecting labour relations on their fundamental frameworks.In this context, this book puts forward an overarching framework that reflects how the Italian, German, French, Portuguese, and Spanish constitutions view labour in terms of both collective and individual relations – particularly the right to collective bargaining, the right to strikes and lock-outs, job security, and the right to remuneration – without losing sight of each Constitution's historical and political context.The aim of this book is therefore to provide an overview of the labour law frameworks in the constitutions of these legal systems and to show, by means of practical examples, how the law concretely implements them. Accordingly, it provides notes on the legal treatment of the topics analysed, serving as a practical guide for the study of these matters in the respective jurisdictions.This book will be of interest to all students and scholars of labour law looking for an overview of the topics covered in all five jurisdictions.Table of Contents 1.Introduction.- 2.Constitutionalisation of Labour Law.- 3.Horizontal application of fundamental rights.- 4.Collective Labour Law.- 5.Individual Labour Law.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a fresh perspective on resolving sovereign debt disputes within the investor-state mediation framework. In response to the limitations of traditional approaches to adjudicating public debt issues and the resulting gaps in international law concerning sovereign defaults, creditors have increasingly turned to investor-state treaty arbitrations to recover unpaid debts. However, this shift has raised numerous criticisms and concerns.Accordingly, this book explores the uncharted territory of utilizing mediation as a means to settle sovereign debt claims. It sheds light on the distinctive characteristics of mediation as a process, setting it apart from judicial litigation and private arbitration, and emphasizing the unique outcomes it can generate. The central argument of this book is that mediation should be seriously considered as a viable option for resolving sovereign debt disputes. Not only does it offer a more cost-effective and expeditious approach, but it also has the potential to facilitate economic recovery and sustain continued investment.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Historical And Legal Framework.- Chapter 3. Mediation.- Chapter 4. Mediating Sovereign Debt Disputes.- Chapter 5. Conclusion.

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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 SynopsisDie Existenz nichtehelicher Lebensgemeinschaften in verschiedensten Formen in den westlichen Ländern ist ein unumstößliches Faktum. Mangels umfassender gesetzlicher Rahmenbedingungen besteht für diese Lebensgemeinschaften jedoch eine Fülle von Rechtsproblemen, so etwa bei der Auflösung der Lebensgemeinschaft durch Trennung oder Tod und bei nichtehelichen Kindern. Angesichts dieser Tatsachen darf sich der Gesetzgeber nicht länger der Lösung dieser Rechtsprobleme verschließen. Kernfrage hierbei bleibt, wie weit Regelungen greifen sollen, insbesondere in Hinblick darauf, dass eine Vielzahl der Menschen in nichtehelichen Lebensgemeinschaften sich gerade bewusst gegen eine enge Rechtsbeziehung entschieden hat. Eine mögliche künftige Regelung steht daher ganz zwischen zwei Polen: Dem Schutzbedürfnis der schwächeren Partei und der Kinder einerseits und der Privatautonomie andererseits. Zahlreiche Länder verfügen über sehr unterschiedliche Gesetze zu nichtehelichen Lebensgemeinschaften. Vor dem Hintergrund der langsamen, aber stetigen Heranbildung erster Strukturen eines "europäischen Familienrechts" können rechtsvergleichende Erfahrungen helfen, ein Modell für Deutschland zu entwickeln.

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Book SynopsisGeistiges Eigentum gewinnt stetig an Wert und Bedeutung. Zunehmend stellt sich daher auch die Frage, wie Geistiges Eigentum als Kreditsicherheit neue Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten für innovatives Unternehmertum eröffnen kann. Maximilian Decker geht dieser Frage zunächst im Rahmen der aktuellen deutschen Rechtslage nach und stellt dar, wie Immaterialgüterrechte und Lizenzen als Kreditsicherheit eingesetzt werden können. In einem zweiten Teil stellt er den UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions und dessen immaterialgüterspezifischen Annex näher vor. Beide enthalten umfangreiche Vorschläge, wie nationale Kreditsicherungssysteme gerade auch im Hinblick auf den Einsatz Geistigen Eigentums optimiert werden könnten. Der Autor untersucht Möglichkeiten zur Reformierung des deutschen Kreditsicherungsrechts anhand dieser Empfehlungen und entwirft eigene Vorschläge für die insoweit notwendige insolvenzsichere Ausgestaltung von Lizenzen.

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Book SynopsisIm Kontext der Wirtschaftskrise wird die Wichtigkeit einer verantwortungsvollen und nachhaltigen Unternehmensführung und -überwachung der börsennotierten Aktiengesellschaften in der politischen und rechtlichen Diskussion immer wieder betont. Im Vordergrund steht die Forderung nach krisenfesten Corporate Governance-Prinzipien und wirksamen Kontroll- und Sanktionsmechanismen, wobei stets auf die richtige Balance zwischen Selbstregulierung des Kapitalmarktes und gesetzlicher bzw. staatlicher Regulierung geachtet werden soll. Dabei spielen die nationalen Corporate Governance-Kodizes als soft law -Mechanismen eine zentrale Rolle. Chloé Lignier untersucht die Gemeinsamkeiten und Konvergenzen der Referenz-Kodizes in Deutschland und Frankreich und hinterfragt die Möglichkeit einer Rechtsangleichung bzw. Rechtsvereinheitlichung. Ferner befasst sie sich mit den de lege lata bestehenden Rechtswirkungen eines Verstoßes gegen die Entsprechenserklärung in den deutschen und französischen Rechtsordnungen. Schließlich werden die Perspektiven de lege ferenda dargestellt und vor allem die Frage der Sanktionswürdigkeit eines Verstoßes gegen die Entsprechenserklärung diskutiert.

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Book SynopsisIn der europaweit geführten Diskussion über Verfahren des kollektiven Rechtsschutzes rücken anstelle der Sammelklagen zunehmend Instrumente der einvernehmlichen Streitbeilegung in den Mittelpunkt. Anstatt auf Anspruchsprüfung und Urteil sind Gruppenvergleichsverfahren ausschließlich auf den Abschluss eines gerichtlichen Vergleichs unter den zahlreichen Parteien ausgerichtet. Matthis Peter untersucht aus vergleichender Perspektive die Funktionsweise und die Wirksamkeit ausgewählter Gruppenvergleichsverfahren in den USA, den Niederlanden und Deutschland. Auf Basis der Länderberichte diskutiert er mit Blick auf einen schweizerischen Gesetzesentwurf einige Kernprobleme dieses relativ neuartigen Verfahrensansatzes.

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Book SynopsisContributions from members of the German Association for Comparative Law will be among the papers presented at this summer's twentieth International Congress of Comparative Law, to be held for the first time in Asia at Fukuoka, Japan, in July. In a strong range of topics, one focus during the six-day congress will be on questions of multiculturalism and language that concern both comparative law methodology and other legal fields such as family law. Further dealt with will be matters particularly relevant to consumer protection, ranging from choice of court agreements to price control in contracts, duty of information, the regulation of crowd-funding, as well as leisure and travel contracts. Another focus will be on digitalisation's far-reaching economic, societal and legal implications, with questions of data protection in the realm of comparative law accentuated by contributions on the right to be forgotten or current national legal orders. Overall, the volume will reflect the present state of discussions within German jurisprudence. With contributions by:Christina Breunig, Moritz Brinkmann, Johanna Croon-Gestefeld, Anatol Dutta, Katharina Erler, Matthias Fervers, Stefan Grundmann, Beate Gsell, Dirk Hanschel, Wolfgang Hau, Leonhard Hübner, Luca Kaller, Jürgen Kühling, Sebastian Mock, Joachim Münch, David Rüther, Anne Sanders, Bianca Scraback, Stefanie Schmahl, Martin Schmidt-Kessel, Boris Schinkels, Andreas Spickhoff, Klaus Tonner; Jan Thiessen, Tobias H. Tröger, Lars Viellechner, Marc-Philippe Weller, Matthias Weller, Bettina Weisser

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Book SynopsisUnter dem Schlagwort der "Materialisierung" wird diskutiert, wie materiellrechtliche Sonderwertungen zugunsten der schwächeren Partei auf den Zivilprozess Einfluss nehmen. Besonderes Augenmerk liegt hier auf verbraucherschützenden Regelungen im weiteren Sinne, welche die Privatautonomie einschränken. Im Erkenntnisverfahren hat dies zur Folge, dass ohne prozessuale Rechtfertigung von Verfahrensgrundsätzen des Zivilprozessrechts wie dem Grundsatz des Beklagtengerichtsstandes und der Parteiherrschaft abgewichen wird. Anhand des ehemaligen Abzahlungsrechts, des Verbraucherrechts, des Versicherungsrechts, des Wohnraummietrechts und des Fernunterrichtsrechts untersucht Friederike Jurczyk den Status quo und die Bedeutung dieser Entwicklung. Anschließend setzt sie diese in Relation zu Forderungen nach mehr Verbraucherschutz im Zivilprozess und Neuerungen im Recht der alternativen Streitbeilegung.

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Book SynopsisThis book, which originated from the broadly held view that there is a lack of Rule-of-law in Mexico, and from the emphasis of traditional academia on cultural elements as the main explanation, explores the question of whether there is any relationship between the system of constitutional review ― and thus the ‘law’ as such ― and the level of Rule-of-law in a given state. To do so, it elaborates a theoretical model for achieving Rule-of-law and compares it to the constitutional review systems of the United States, the Federal Republic of Germany, and Mexico. The study concludes that the two former states correspond to the model, while the latter does not. This is fundamentally due to the role each legal system assigns to ordinary jurisdiction in carrying out constitutional review. Whereas the US and Germany have fostered the policy that constitutional review regarding the enforcement of basic rights is the responsibility of ordinary courts, Mexico has relied too heavily on the specialized constitutional jurisdiction. Table of Contents1. General Introduction.- 2. Rule-of-law and Judicial Federalism: The Role of Ordinary Courts in the Enforcement of Constitutional Rights.- 3. Constitutional Review in the United States of America: Does “Diffused” mean Complete Decentralization?.- 4. The German System of Constitutional Review: Prototype of a Concentrated Model?.- 5. Constitutional Review in Mexico: A Best of All Worlds Solution?.- 6. General Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume looks at supreme courts in China and the West. It examines the differences and similarities between the Supreme People’s Court of Mainland China and those that follow Western models. It also offers a comparative study of a selection of supreme courts in Europe and Latin America. The contributors argue that the Supreme Courts should give guidance to the development of the law and provide legal unity. For China, the Chinese author argues, that therefore there should be more emphasis on the procedure for reopening cases. The chapters on Western-style supreme courts argue that there should be adequate access filters; the procedure of reopening cases is considered to be problematic from the perspective of the finality of the administration of justice. In addition, the authors discuss measures that allow supreme courts in both regions to deal with their existing caseload, to reduce this caseload, and to avoid divergences in the case law of the supreme court. This volume offers ideas that will help supreme courts in both the East and the West to remove unmanageable caseloads. As a result, these courts will be better able to assist in the interpretation and clarification of the law, to provide for legal unity, and to give guidance to the development of the law. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction (Van Rhee/Fu).- Chapter 2. The Supreme People’s Court of Mainland China (Fu).- Chapter 3. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Andrews).- Chapter 4. Supreme Courts in the Nordic Countries (Oyrehagen Sunde).- Chapter 5.The Supreme Cassation Court of the Netherlands (Verkerk/Van Rhe).- Chapter 6.The Supreme Cassation Court of Spain (De Benito).- Chapter 7. Supreme Courts in the German Speaking Countries (Domej).- Chapter 8. The Supreme Cassation Court of Chile (Bravo Hurtado).- Chapter 9. The Cour de cassation of France (Ferrand).- Chapter 10. Supreme Courts in Croatia and Slovenia (Uzelac and Galič).- Chapter 11. The Corte di cassazione in Italy (Silvestri).

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the doctrinal structure and content of secondary liability rules that hold internet service providers liable for the conduct of others, including the safe harbours (or immunities) of which they may take advantage, and the range of remedies that can be secured against such providers. Many such claims involve intellectual property infringement, but the treatment extends beyond that field of law. Because there are few formal international standards which govern the question of secondary liability, comprehension of the international landscape requires treatment of a broad range of national approaches. This book thus canvasses numerous jurisdictions across several continents, but presents these comparative studies thematically to highlight evolving commonalities and trans-border commercial practices that exist despite the lack of hard international law. The analysis presented in this book allows exploration not only of contemporary debates about the appropriate policy levers through which to regulate intermediaries, but also about the conceptual character of secondary liability rules. Trade Review“This book offers a very comprehensive analysis of doctrinal structure and court decisions across several nations that, once read in a collective way, contribute to the identification of common aspects and transnational behaviors that emerge in the absence of hard international law.”(Alessandro Berni, Computing Reviews, June, 2018) ​Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book is based on an international project conducted by the Institute for European Studies of the University CEU San Pablo in Madrid and a seminar on Vitoria and International Law which took place on July 2nd 2015 in the convent of San Esteban, the place where Vitoria spent his most productive years as Chair of Theology at the University of Salamanca. It argues that Vitoria not only lived at a time bridging the Middle Ages and Modernity, but also that his thoughts went beyond the times he lived in, giving us inspiration for meeting current challenges that could also be described as “modern” or even post-modern.There has been renewed interest in Francisco de Vitoria in the last few years, and he is now at the centre of a debate on such central international topics as political modernity, colonialism, the discovery of the “Other” and the legitimation of military interventions. All these subjects include Vitoria’s contributions to the formation of the idea of modernity and modern international law.The book explores two concepts of modernity: one referring to the post-medieval ages and the other to our times. It discusses the connections between the challenges that the New World posed for XVIth century thinkers and those that we are currently facing, for example those related to the cyberworld. It also addresses the idea of international law and the legitimation of the use of force, two concepts that are at the core of Vitoria’s texts, in the context of “modern” problems related to a multipolar world and the war against terrorism. This is not a historical book on Vitoria, but a very current one that argues the value of Vitoria’s reflections for contemporary issues of international law.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Francisco de Vitoria and the Origins of the Modern Global Order, Anthony Pagden.- Chapter 2. From the “imago Dei” to the “bon sauvage”: Francisco de Vitoria and the Natural Law School, Franco Todescan.- Chapter 3. The Sovereignty of Law in the Works of Francisco de Vitoria, Simona Langella.- Chapter 4. Vitoria, the common good and the limits of political power, André Azevedo Alves.- Chapter 5. The problem of Eurocentrism in the thought of Francisco de Vitoria, Andrew Fitzmaurice.- Chapter 6. On the Spanish founding father of modern international law: Camilo Barcia Trelles(1888-1977),Yolanda Gamarra.- Chapter 7. Francisco de Vitoria on the “just war”: brief notes and remarks, Mauro Mantovani.- Chapter 8 . Prevention and intervention in Francisco de Vitoria's theory of the just war, Francisco Castilla Urbano.- Chapter 9. Francisco de Vitoria on self-defence, killing innocents and the limits of “double effect”, Jörg Alejandro Tellkamp.- Chapter 10. Francisco de Vitoria and the postmodern grand critique of international law, Pablo Zapatero Miguel.- Chapter 11. Francisco de Vitoria and the Nomos of the Code: the Digital Commons and Natural Law, Digital Communication as a Human Right, Just Cyber Warfare, Johannes Thumfart.

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Book SynopsisClimate Change and the Law is the first scholarly effort to systematically address doctrinal issues related to climate law as an emergent legal discipline. It assembles some of the most recognized experts in the field to identify relevant trends and common themes from a variety of geographic and professional perspectives.In a remarkably short time span, climate change has become deeply embedded in important areas of the law. As a global challenge calling for collective action, climate change has elicited substantial rulemaking at the international plane, percolating through the broader legal system to the regional, national and local levels. More than other areas of law, the normative and practical framework dedicated to climate change has embraced new instruments and softened traditional boundaries between formal and informal, public and private, substantive and procedural; so ubiquitous is the reach of relevant rules nowadays that scholars routinely devote attention to the intersection of climate change and more established fields of legal study, such as international trade law.Climate Change and the Law explores the rich diversity of international, regional, national, sub-national and transnational legal responses to climate change. Is climate law emerging as a new legal discipline? If so, what shared objectives and concepts define it? How does climate law relate to other areas of law? Such questions lie at the heart of this new book, whose thirty chapters cover doctrinal questions as well as a range of thematic and regional case studies. As Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), states in her preface, these chapters collectively provide a “review of the emergence of a new discipline, its core principles and legal techniques, and its relationship and potential interaction with other disciplines.”Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“This edited collection provides a unique contribution to the scholarship debate on climate change. … This volume is thus a solid collection of pieces which I would certainly recommend to anyone who wish to gain an improved understanding of the complex web of legal norms addressing climate change. … the book also represents an interesting reference tool for policy makers and practitioners involved in the ongoing discussions on climate change regulation and governance.” (Emanuela Orlando, Cambridge Law Journal, Vol. 72 (3), November, 2013)Table of ContentsTable of Contents.- Contributors.- Abbreviations.- 1. Introduction: Climate Change and the Law; Erkki J. Hollo, Kati Kulovesi and Michael Mehling.- Part I: Climate Law as an Emerging Discipline.- 2. Implementing Climate Law: Instrument Choice and Interaction; Michael Mehling.- 3. Exploring the Landscape of Climate Law and Scholarship: Two Emerging Trends; Kati Kulovesi.- 4. Climate Change and Justice: Perspectives of Legal Theory; Felix Ekardt.- Part II: International Climate Law.- Section I: Architecture and Institutions.- 5. Foundations of International Climate Law: Objectives, Principles and Methods; Rowena Maguire.- 6. Alternative Venues of Climate Cooperation: An Institutional Perspective; Camilla Bausch and Michael Mehling.- 7. Analyzing Soft Law and Hard Law in Climate Change; Antto Vihma.- 8. Compliance and Enforcement in the Climate Change Regime; Meinhard Doelle.- Section II: Cross-Cutting Issues.- 9. The New Framework for Climate Finance under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: A Breakthrough or an Empty Promise?; Yulia Yamineva and Kati Kulovesi.- 10. Climate Justice: The Clean Development Mechanism as a Case Study; Tomilola Eni-ibukun.- 11. Legal Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation; Jonathan Verschuuren.- 12. Climate Change and Human Rights; Timo Koivurova, Sébastien Duyck and Leena Heinämäki.- Section III: Sectoral Issues.- 13. Managing the Fragmentation of International Climate Law; Harro van Asselt.- 14. No Need to Reinvent the Wheel for a Human Rights-Based Approach to Tackling Climate Change: The Contribution of International Biodiversity Law; Elisa Morgera.- 15. The Role of REDD in the Harmonization of Overlapping International Obligations; Annalisa Savaresi.- 16. Climate Change and Trade: At the Intersection of Two International Legal Regimes; Kati Kulovesi.- 17. Climate Law and Geoengineering; Ralph Bodle.- Part III: Comparative Climate Law.- 18. Climate Law in the United States: Facing Structural and Procedural Barriers; Michael Mehling and David Frenkil.- 19. Canada and the Kyoto Protocol: An Aesop Fable; Jane Matthews Glenn and Jose Otero.- 20. Climate Law in the European Union: Accidental Success or Deliberate Leadership?; Michael Mehling and Kati Kulovesi.- 21. Climate Law in Germany; Felix Ekardt.- 22. Climate Law in the United Kingdom; Colin T. Reid.- 23. Climate Law and Policy in Russia: A Peasant Needs Thunder to Cross Himself and Wonder; Yulia Yamineva.- 24. Australia: From ‘No Regrets’ to A Clean Energy Future?; Sharon Mascher and David Hodgkinson.- 25. Climate Law and Policy in Japan; Hitomi Kimura.- 26. Sustainable Development and Climate Policy and Law in China; Christopher Tung.- 27. India’s Evolving Climate Change Strategy; Namrata Patodia Rastogi.- 28. Climate Change Responses in South Africa; Ed Couzens and Michael Kidd.- 29. Climate Change Policy and Legislation in Brazil; Haroldo Machado Filho.- 30. Climate Law in Latin American Countries; Soledad Aguilar and Eugenia Recio.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a snapshot of privacy laws and practices from a varied set of jurisdictions in order to offer guidance on national and international contemporary issues regarding the processing of personal data and serves as an up-to-date resource on the applications and practice-relevant examples of data protection laws in different countries.Privacy violations emerging at an ever-increasing rate, due to evolving technology and new lifestyles linked to an intensified online presence of ever more individuals, required the design of a novel data protection and privacy regulation. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) stands as an example of a regulatory response to these demands.The authors included in this book offer an in-depth analysis of the national data protection legislation of various countries across different continents, not only including country-specific details but also comparing the idiosyncratic characteristics of these national privacy laws to the GDPR. Valuable comparative information on data protection regulations around the world is thus provided in one concise volume.Due to the variety of jurisdictions covered and the practical examples focused on, both academics and legal practitioners will find this book especially useful, while for compliance practitioners it can serve as a guide regarding transnational data transfers.Elif Kiesow Cortez is Senior Lecturer at the International and European Law Program at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Data Protection Around the World: An Introduction.- Chapter 2. Data Protection Around the World: Belgium.- Chapter 3. Data Protection in Estonia.- Chapter 4. GDPR in France: A Lot of Communication for a Jurisdiction Well Experienced in the Protection of Personal Data.- Chapter 5. Current Data Protection Regulations and Case Law in Greece: Cash as Personal Data, Lengthy Procedures, and Technologies Subjected to Courts’ Interpretations.- Chapter 6. Privacy and Personal Data Protection in Indonesia: The Hybrid Paradigm of the Subjective and Objective Approach.- Chapter 7. Data Protection Regulation in the Netherlands.- Chapter 8. The GDPR Influence on the Tanzanian Data Privacy Law and Practice.- Chapter 9. Data Protection Around the World: Turkey.- Chapter 10. The United States and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.- Chapter 11. European Laws’ Effectiveness in Protecting Personal Data.- Chapter 12. Data Protection Around the World: Future Challenges.

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Book SynopsisFaced with widespread reports of religious persecution, public and private actors around the world have responded with laws and policies designed to promote freedom of religion. What are the cultural and epistemological assumptions underlying this response, and what forms of politics are enabled in the process?

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Book SynopsisFaced with widespread reports of religious persecution, public and private actors around the world have responded with laws and policies designed to promote freedom of religion. What are the cultural and epistemological assumptions underlying this response, and what forms of politics are enabled in the process?

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Book SynopsisSince Roe versus Wade, abortion has been a continually divisive political issue in the United States. This title looks beyond simplistic cultural or religious explanations to find out why abortion politics and policies differ so dramatically in these otherwise similar countries. It argues that political institutions are the key.Trade Review"Doctors and Demonstrators is an innovative, thorough, and expertly designed work of political analysis. There is much to admire here, but one of the most important elements is the use of a comparative historical approach to an issue of legal policy. Halfmann sets up an intriguing puzzle - why are abortion politics in the United States, Britain, and Canada so different? - and provides a subtle yet clear and powerful explanation." (John Skrentny, University of California, San Diego)"

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Book SynopsisSince Roe versus Wade, abortion has been a continually divisive political issue in the United States. This title looks beyond simplistic cultural or religious explanations to find out why abortion politics and policies differ so dramatically in these otherwise similar countries. It argues that political institutions are the key.Trade Review"Doctors and Demonstrators is an innovative, thorough, and expertly designed work of political analysis. There is much to admire here, but one of the most important elements is the use of a comparative historical approach to an issue of legal policy. Halfmann sets up an intriguing puzzle - why are abortion politics in the United States, Britain, and Canada so different? - and provides a subtle yet clear and powerful explanation." (John Skrentny, University of California, San Diego)"

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Book SynopsisAlthough authoritarian countries often repress independent citizen activity, lobbying by civil society organizations is actually a widespread phenomenon. Using case studies, Lobbying the Autocrat shows that citizen advocacy organizations carve out niches in the authoritarian policy process, even influencing policy outcomes.Trade ReviewThe book fills a gap in the academic literature of authoritarian regimes which has already studied the role of elections, legislatures and other institutions of democratic rule." - Stephan Ortmann, Chinese University of Hong Kong"This is an impressive volume. By showing that civil societies can lobby for their interests even under authoritarian rule, it underscores the hopeful power of activism in all settings—not just in democracies. What a refreshing, creative spark to our knowledge of political regimes and public policy!" - Sean Yom, Temple UniversityTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements I. Introduction 1. Max Grömping and Jessica C. Teets – Lobbying the Autocrat: A Theoretical Roadmap II. Mobilization and maintenance 2. Marcel Hanegraaff and Iskander de Bruycker - The Lobbying Demands of Autocratic and Democratic Leaders: A Comparative Perspective 3. Sanja Hajdinjak - Between Pressure and Patronage: Navigating Legitimacy and No-Go Issues in Montenegro III. Interest communities 4. Reza Hasmath – Convergence and Divergence in Policy Topics amongst Think Tanks in China 5. Sokphea Young - Transnational Activism under Autocracy: Environmental Advocacy Groups, Social Media, and Nationalism in Cambodia 6. Bilge Yabanci – Acts of Compliance and Tactful Contention: The Polarized Terrain of Women’s Organizations in Turkey under Authoritarian Pressure IV. Strategies 7. Max Grömping – Going Public: When do Human Rights Advocates pursue Media Strategies? 8. Hui Li - Political Resources and NGO Policy Advocacy Strategies in China 9. Ying Hooi Khoo and Carmen Leong – Policy Advocacy Strategies of Malaysia’s Electoral Reform Movement V. Outcomes 10. Eleanor Bindman and Tatsiana Chulitskaya - Post-Soviet Policy Entrepreneurs? The Impact of Non-State Actors on Social Service Reform in Russia and Belarus 11. Kirk Helliker, Sandra Bhatasara and Manase Kudzai Chiweshe – Land Lobbying and Mobilization: Civil and Uncivil Society in the 1990s in Zimbabwe 12. Angelo Vito Panaro – Delivering on Legitimation Claims: Creating Consultative Mechanisms for CSOs in Authoritarian Regimes VI. Conclusion 13. Max Grömping and Jessica C. Teets – Toward a Theory of Lobbying under Authoritarianism Appendix A – Supplementary Materials for Chapter 3 Appendix B – Supplementary Materials for Chapter 6 Appendix C – Supplementary Materials for Chapter 7 Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAccident law, if properly designed, is capable of reducing the incidence of mishaps by making people act more cautiously. Since the 1960s, a group of legal scholars and economists have focused on identifying the effects of accident law on people's behavior. Steven Shavell’s book is the definitive synthesis of research to date in this new field.Trade ReviewA lucid, up-to-date survey of the economics of accident law. -- Roger Bowles * Economic Journal *[This] is certainly a masterpiece. -- Thomas S. Ulen * Journal of Economic Literature *Steven Shavell is one of the leading practitioners of economic analysis of law; his book is a clear and careful discussion of what we currently know about the economic analysis of accident law. -- David Friedman * Journal of Political Economy *The strength of Shavell's book is its lucid, structured development and explication of the economic model. It represents the best systematic presentation of the relevance of economic argument for issues of risk allocation...Together [with William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner's The Economic Structure of Tort Law] they constitute the most comprehensive defense of the economic analysis of tort law currently available, and are strongly recommended accordingly. -- Jules L. Coleman * Yale Law Journal *Steven Shavell...[has] drawn upon [his] previous path-breaking work to issue [one of] the most important books in the law and economics of tort law since the release in 1970 of Guido Calabresi's The Costs of Accidents...The work is a masterful tribute to the power of economic modelling and the use of optimization techniques...I, for one, was immensely impressed by the richness of the insights that Shavell's theoretical approach provided into the fundamental issues of tort law...Shavell's analysis is conducted with intellectual rigor and sophistication. -- John J. Donohue III * Harvard Law Review *For anyone wanting to learn where we stand concerning economic analysis of accident law, Shavell's book provides an authoritative and fairly comprehensive summary of the state of the art. -- Michelle J. White * Michigan Law Review *

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Book SynopsisChina’s leaders aspire to the prosperity, political legitimacy, and stability that flowed from America’s New Deal, but they are irrevocably opposed to the independent trade unions and mass mobilization that brought it about. Cynthia Estlund’s crisp comparative analysis makes China’s labor unrest and reform legible to Western readers.Trade ReviewThis highly readable story of the recent struggle of China’s workers for a better life, and the Communist Party’s complex responses to their demands, will surely meet the urgent need for greater understanding of this dynamic, non-transparent nation. Cynthia Estlund, a leading expert on American labor, has given us a balanced and sophisticated picture of China’s vastly different, rapidly changing labor scene. Like all great comparative studies, it also moves us to reconsider the accomplishments and drawbacks of our own government and even suggests what we might learn from the Chinese. -- Jerome A. Cohen, New York University School of LawThis eloquent account of the fundamental issues facing China’s workers, employers, and officials is an accessible but highly nuanced entrée to the world-historical drama unfolding in the PRC. Estlund has masterfully identified the essential economic, political, and legal dynamics that will determine the fate of the world’s largest and most restive working class. -- Eli Friedman, Cornell UniversityFor those who want to know more about the current status of labor in China, A New Deal for China’s Workers? is a must-read. Addressing labor issues in the United States and China, Estlund goes beyond the common view that workplaces in China are all sweatshops even as she questions China’s prospects for controlled liberalization of trade unions and labor NGOs. The results are enlightening and provocative. -- Mary Gallagher, University of MichiganThis is a terrific, eye-opening book. Cynthia Estlund uses her expert knowledge of American labor history and law as a lens through which to examine the turbulent politically and economically fraught world in which hundreds of millions of Chinese workers press for dignity, democracy, and a better material life. From the most exploitative sweatshop to the highest levels of Chinese government and industry, Estlund offers superb guidance to all those puzzled by the near-insurrectionary struggles of the Chinese working class and by the regime’s capacity to channel, accommodate, and suppress this industrial revolt. -- Nelson Lichtenstein, University of California, Santa BarbaraCynthia Estlund provides the most sophisticated and in-depth look ever at China and Chinese workers and their ‘race to the rising bottom.’ Her analysis demonstrates that the Chinese leadership’s fear of an independent ‘organized labor’ movement as a greater threat than ‘organized capital’ or capitalism has actually motivated positive change for Chinese workers. The revealing comparisons of labor law, workplace democracy, and the role of unions between the U.S. and China is stunningly insightful, and will shatter your conventional ideas. -- Andy Stern, Columbia University

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Book SynopsisThis pioneering collection examines tort law as a cultural phenomenon, drawing on the theories and methods of law, sociology, political science, and anthropology and comparative cases across the United States, Europe, and Asia.Trade Review"Both editors Engel and McCann are eminently qualified to prepare this reader on current themes in tort law practice from a comparative perspective .... The highly professional text is throughly indexed and contains an excellent bibliography."—R. A. Carp, Choice"The editors, who have contributed mightily to our scholarly understanding of torts and disputing over the past 25 years, have succeeded admirably in assembling highly accessible essays.... the essays are highly accessible, and the text will be a welcome addition to legal studies courses...."—Law and Politics Book Review"Fault Lines presents an original look at how popular culture informs legal practice, and how this influence determines the way a society thinks about and deals with wrongdoing and personal injury."—Timothy Lytton, Albany Law School"Unified in its attention to tort law in action, this breakthrough volume incorporates years of independent, original research from leading scholars. With clear, comparative examples, it reveals how changes in tort law practices relate to larger social changes." —Richard Abel, UCLA School of Law

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Book SynopsisThis law and society reader taps a rich and diverse literature to compare and contrast the legal experience of many different cultures and nations.Trade Review"This very significant textbook fills a gap that law and society teachers have perceived for a long time. It usefully presents theory and observation as intrinsically connected and acknowledges the importance of observation for the sake of theorizing. The volume is valuable and will certainly arouse interest in the field."—Vincenzo Ferrari, University of Milan"Law in Many Societies is an exciting and unique cross-national collaboration reflecting current global concerns and influences. Distinctive in its presentation of materials that highlight law and society organizations, networks, and publications around the world, it promises to make a strong impact within the United States and beyond."—David M. Engel, State University of New York, University at Buffalo"This stimulating volume is a real winner. With smart ideas, sharp editors, and top-rate scholarly contributions, it shines as an important contribution to the law and society and comparative law literature."—Eric Feldman, University of Pennsylvania

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Three of the world's most learned, humane, and intellectually courageous scholars have joined forces to produce this introduction to one of the world's great legal traditions. This book belongs on the shelf of every serious student of comparative law."—James Whitman, Yale Law School"This updated, deeply revised edition of Merryman's classic and pioneering work on the Italian legal system exposes the deep transformation of Italian law under the pressures of globalization. It's a welcome addition to a body of literature aimed at showing a Latin civil law experience under siege. An important contribution."—Ugo Mattei, UC Hastings and University of TurinTable of ContentsContents and Abstracts1History of Italian Law chapter abstractThis chapter traces the history of Italian law from the Roman period through the beginning of the Italian Republic (1946). It explains the history of Italian law in relation to the cultural, political, social, and economic histories of Italy. 2Italian Government chapter abstractThis chapter describes the Italian political system, the principal political parties, and the outlines of the judicial system as they existed in the mid- to late 1960s. There is also a brief discussion of the government's role in the Italian economy. 3The Law Professionals chapter abstractThis chapter discusses legal education, the legal profession, and the magistratura, as they existed at the time of publication. 4Civil Procedure and Evidence chapter abstractThis chapter provides an overview of civil procedure, including historical background; constitutional norms; investigation and discovery; appeals and judgments; and trends in procedural scholarship. There are also briefer discussions of the laws of evidence and of criminal and administrative procedures. The differences between Italian and American procedural norms, which flow from the civil–common law distinction but are augmented by various historical differences, are a major theme of this chapter. 5The Italian Style: Doctrine chapter abstractThis chapter traces the development of a distinct Italian "style," which is characterized by an inclination toward legal positivism; a reluctance to consider nonlegal disciplines, notably philosophy, economics, and the remaining social sciences, in legal scholarship; and a tendency, extreme even by civil law standards, to elevate doctrine over case law. These tendencies result, in turn, from a combination of French and German influences and specifically Italian traits, including the long period in which Italy lacked a central governmental authority and relied on scholars ("doctors") of law to maintain continuity. 6The Italian Style: Law chapter abstractThis chapter continues the themes introduced in Chapter 5, emphasizing characteristic Italian attitudes such as the limited (primarily legislative) sources of law; a sharp division between public and private law; and the centrality of codes (especially the civil code) in the legal firmament. These features were changing by the late 1960s as a result of several developments, including the increased economic role of the state, the rise of the Constitutional Court, and the growth in fields that did not fit easily into existing categories. 7The Italian Style: Interpretation chapter abstractThis chapter—arguably the grandest in the book—traces the Italian style as it affects legal interpretation. It describes the difference between the "folklore" of interpretation, under which the judge is merely the mouthpiece of the statute, and the actual practice, in which the judge's values, beliefs, and attitudes inevitably affect the outcome of cases. The core of the chapter is devoted to the work of three scholars—Emilio Betti, Tullio Ascarelli, and Piero Calamandrei—who attempted to resolve this problem, the last with an ambitious theory regarding the need to update interpretation to meet the demands of a democratic society. The chapter concludes with a brief section that summarizes the themes of the book as a whole.

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Book SynopsisIllustrates the various intersections, crises, and shifts that continually occur within the law, and how these moments of change interact with and comment on contemporary society.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Peter Goodrich and Michel Rosenfeld | 1 I Reconstructing Interpretative Communities 1. Interpretations as Hypotheses Bernhard Schlink | 11 2. Antonin Scalia, Bernhard Schlink, and Lancelot Andrewes: Reading Heller Stanley Fish 22 3. The Interpreter, the Analyst, and the Scientist Jeanne L. Schroeder | 38 4. Law against Justice and Solidarity: Rereading Derrida and Agamben at the Margins of the One and the Many Michel Rosenfeld | 54 II Derrida and Dissimulation 5. Jacques Derrida Never Wrote about Law Pierre Legrand | 105 6. Derrida’s Legal Times: Decision, Declaration, Deferral, and Event Bernadette Meyler | 147 7. Derrida’s Shylock: The Letter and the Life of Law Katrin Trüstedt | 168 III The Justice of Administration 8. A Postmodern Hetoimasia—Feigning Sovereignty during the State of Exception Marinos Diamantides | 189 9. Contra Iurem: Giorgio Agamben’s Two Ontologies Laurent de Sutter | 234 IV CounterPlaces, CounterTimes 10. Cities of Refuge, Rebel Cities, and the City to Come Giovanna Borradori | 253 11. A Ghost Story: Electoral Reform and Hong Kong Popular Theater Marco Wan | 272 12. Appearing under Erasure: Of War, Disappearance, and the Contretemps Allen Feldman | 290 List of Contributors | 323 Index | 329

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Book SynopsisContemporary law and economics has greatly expanded its scope of inquiry as well as its sphere of influence.Trade Review'To date, economic analysis has not realized its enormous potential for illuminating issues of comparative law. The Research Handbook in Comparative Law and Economics fills that gap. Edited by eminent scholars in the field, this book demonstrates the power of economic methodology to illuminate theoretical and policy-oriented issues across many legal systems. It should be essential reading for anyone interested in cutting edge research in the fields of economic analysis and comparative law.' --Geoffrey Miller, New York University, Law School, US'This remarkable volume shows off the eclectic potential of the comparative law and economics brand. It is comparative not only in assembling scholars from around the world and in zipping from Taiwanese civil disputes to international high courts to drug regulators for case studies, but most importantly in highlighting an empirical methodology that welcomes a range of complementary approaches that broadens the core economic analysis of law. It's a fascinating tour across boundaries.' --Stewart J. Schwab, Cornell Law SchoolTable of ContentsContents: PART I THEORETICAL ISSUES 1. The Past, Present and Future of Comparative Law and Economics Giovanni B. Ramello 2. Markets, Contracts, and Firms: A Unified Model of Organizational Choice Thomas J. Miceli 3. Law, Social Norms, and Standards: Their Nexus with Government and their Impact on the Economic Performance of Nation States Nicholas Mercuro 4. The Market for Legal Innovation: Law and Economics in Europe and the United States, Nuno Garoupa and Thomas S. Ulen 5. Principles, Tolerance and Institutional Torpor Enrico Colombatto PART II SELECTED CASES 6. Structure and Style in Comparative Property Law Yun-chien Chang and Henry E. Smith 7. A Comparative View of Local Tax and Expenditure Limitations and their Consequences Federico Revelli 8. Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove? Judicial Behavior in Mixed Courts Valerie P. Hans and Anne Jolivet 9. Global Competition Law Convergence: Potential Roles for Economics David J. Gerber 10. The Comparative Law and Economics of Energy Markets Giuseppe Bellantuono 11. A Comparative Law and Economics Analysis of Damages for Patent Infringement Thomas F. Cotter 12. The Comparative Economics of International Intellectual Property Agreements Peter K. Yu 13. Copyright and Tort as Mirror Models: On Not Mistaking for the Right Hand What the Left Hand is Doing Wendy J. Gordon 14. The Eurozone Crisis, the Defective Policy Response and the Need for Institutional Innovation Enrico Marelli and Marcello Signorelli PART III EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS 15. The Effect of Stakes on Settlement: An Empirical Lesson from Taiwan Kuo-Chang Huang 16. Comparative Judicial Efficiency: Examining Case Disposition in Five Countries' Courts of Last Resort Anthony Kreis, John Szmer and Robert K. Christensen 17. Copyright Law and the Supply of Creative Work: Evidence from the Movies Ivan Paak Liang Png and Qiu-hong Wang 18. International Environmental Agreement Effectiveness: A Review of Empirical Studies Kendall A. Houghton and Helen T. Naughton 19. The American and the European Market of Human Experimentation, A Comparative Study on Regulation and Competitiveness Antonella Foddis and Roberto Ippoliti Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘The global scholarly community has long lamented the inadequacy of methods used by comparative law scholars to analyze current legal systems and called for expanding and pluralizing the vocabularies and practices of the discipline. Professor Scarciglia’s book will be an invaluable aid to comparative law students navigating this moment of paradigm change. It offers the necessary tools, skillfully explains the relevant context, and wisely articulates guidelines for anyone who intends to embark on a journey in comparative law.’ -- Annelise Riles, Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs‘This brilliant book is an indispensable resource for exploring comparative law's methodological frontiers with a learned and inspiring guide. It offers insightful up-to-date discussions of current approaches to the subject, making it essential reading for those seeking to deepen their understanding of the field.’ -- Michele Graziadei, University of Torino, Italy‘Comparative lawyers, and aspiring comparative lawyers, will be delighted to see the publication of Scarciglia’s new book. It introduces key methods and concepts of understanding comparative law in a global context, but it also moves comparative law in new directions as it advocates for the need for methodological pluralism in this field.’ -- Mathias Siems, European University Institute, Italy‘This book provides a reliable, concise and up-to-date introduction to comparative methodology of legal research. Building on methodological pluralism, Scarciglia shows the value of collaboration across different disciplines as a way of avoiding superficial comparisons. A must-read for anyone interested in studying law comparatively in a globalising world.’ -- Jaakko Husa, University of Helsinki, FinlandTable of ContentsContents: Preface to the English edition Introduction 1. A short history of comparative law and its methods 2. Comparative law teaching: objects and aims 3. Methods and legal comparison 4. Research question and comparative process 5. Comparison between global phenomena and legal traditions 6. Epilogue: challenges for methodological pluralism Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Governance and regulation of charities is a dynamic field that is rapidly changing on the ground and in scholarship. This work critically appraises the shifting ground of charity reforms in multiple jurisdictions and points to plausible understandings of these developments and where they are destined to lead us.’ -- Myles Mcgregor-Lowndes, Queensland University of Technology, Australia‘This important volume provides new and provocative perspectives on the governance and regulation of charities in comparative perspective. Lawyers, consultants, academics, students and others will find this an invaluable resource for understanding the complex world of charities and civil society within countries and across borders.’ -- Mark Sidel, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US‘This volume provides a rich seedbed of ideas and analysis on the governance and regulation of charities.’ -- Oonagh B Breen, University College Dublin, IrelandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword viii Introduction to Governance and Regulation of Charities: International and Comparative Perspectives 1 Rosemary Teele Langford 1 An Examination of Charity Accountability: To Whom, and How Can We Make It Better? 17 Debra Morris 2 Charity Regulation in an International Context 42 Matthew Turnour 3 The Conditions for Purpose-Based Governance 66 Matthew Harding 4 Designing an Optimal Charities Framework 83 Sue Barker 5 A Tale of Two Jurisdictions: Critical Reflections on Charity Law and Regulation in Australia and England & Wales 108 Danielle Mawer 6 Rethinking the State Regulation of Charities: A Hong Kong Perspective 133 Rebecca Lee 7 Governance and Regulation of Nonprofit Organisations in Germany: Insights and Suggested Reforms 157 Birgit Weitemeyer 8 Charity Governance in Japan: Past Reforms and Current Debates 184 Masayuki Tamaruya 9 Governance and Regulation of Charitable Trusts in Korea: Insights and Implications 208 Kye Joung Lee 10 Regulating the Investment Activities of Australian Charities 228 M Scott Donald and Ashton Cook 11 ‘All for One, One for All, Until…’: Tensions in Individual Accountability and Board Responsibility 252 Jackie Bettington

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘”Direct democracy can only fulfill the promise of enhanced civic engagement and genuine democratic will-formation, if the direct-democratic instruments are well-constructed.” Anna Forgács brilliantly demonstrates this core truth about direct democratic mechanisms by focusing on referendum authorization procedures in a mindfully selected number of European states. The book fills a void and is bound to become a cornerstone of studies on the design and legal limits of direct democracy.’ -- Laurence Morel, University of Lille, France‘Who gets to decide whether a given proposal may be put to a popular vote? How should procedures for making that decision be designed? Based on a huge amount of data and a meticulous analysis of the intricacies of referendum authorization in various European states, this is the first work to address these questions in a systematic way. Highly impressive.’ -- Daniel Moeckli, University of Zurich, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to Referendum Authorization Procedures in Europe 2. European trends in referendum authorization 3. The legal rules on referendums in the selected states 4. The nature of the referendum authorization procedure 5. Procedural guarantees in referendum authorization 6. Impartiality and independence of the decision-maker 7. Right to a reasoned decision 8. Right to be heard and other participation rights 9. Right to an effective remedy 10. Conclusions on referendum authorization procedures in Europe Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This is an impressive book. To my mind, it's the most comprehensive look at approaches to dilution around the world. It will be a great resource for anyone wanting a deep understanding of the concept and its application in different jurisdictions. It will certainly have a place on my shelf.’ -- Mark P. McKenna, UCLA School of Law, US‘The work is a tour de force through the evolving law on Trademark Dilution. It provides valuable insights on the theory and practice of this developing area of trademark law globally through its in-depth treatment of the history, the statutory framework and the case law in key commercial countries by many of the leading practitioners in the field. It is an essential guide for today’s practitioners.’ -- Nadine H. Jacobson, Esq., Partner, Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C., US‘Few know or have written more about the law of trademarks than Daniel Bereskin. Here he assembles a cast of well-known specialist lawyers and professors to discuss the law relating to trademark dilution and “free riding” across key jurisdictions in Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East. Anyone seeking to understand this field better or needing practical guidance will find no better source than this highly readable comprehensive and authoritative work.’ -- David Vaver, University of Oxford, UK and Osgoode Hall Law School, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xxxiii Preface xxxv Table of Cases xxxvii Table of Laws and Rules li PART I HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF TRADEMARK DILUTION LAW 1 Overview of International Dilution Law 2 Daniel R. Bereskin 2 Historical Roots of European Dilution Law 10 Ilanah Fhima 3 The Evolution of Dilution Law in the United States from 1927 through 2006 (and a Few Months Beyond) 34 Jerre B. Swann PART II TRADEMARK DILUTION LAW THROUGHOUT THE WORLD 4 Argentina 87 Jorge Otamendi 5 Australia 103 Odette Gourley 6 Brazil 128 Peter Dirk Siemsen and Rafael Atab 7 Canada 143 Daniel R. Bereskin 8 Chile 164 Rodrigo Velasco S. 9 China 174 Xuemin Chen 10 Trademark Dilution in the European Union 188 Charles Gielen 11 India 227 Dev S. Gangjee 12 Israel 247 Neil Wilkof and Narda Ben-Zvi 13 Japan 263 Kenneth L. Port, Yoshiyuki Tamura and Mary LaFrance 14 Republic of Korea (Korea) 279 Cheon-Woo Son and Angela Kim 15 Mexico 290 Roberto Arochi 16 Singapore 308 Elizabeth V. Cardoza and Gladys Mirandah 17 South Africa 324 Wim Alberts and Owen Salmon 18 Switzerland 340 Patrick Troller and Gallus Joller 19 United States Jurisprudence Following the Enactment of the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 353 Theodore H. Davis Jr 20 Survey Evidence in U.S. Dilution Cases 417 Gerald L. Ford and AnnaBelle Sartore PART III TRADEMARK DILUTION LAW AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 21 Unfair Advantage Law in the European Union 441 Ilanah Fhima and Sir Robin Jacob 22 Dilution and Freedom of Expression in Europe 467 Wolfgang Sakulin 23 The Impact of Freedom of Expression on Dilution Enforcement (and Vice Versa) in the United States 517 Anthony L. Fletcher and Kristen McCallion Index 542

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a practical introductory guide to comparative law. Fernanda G. Nicola and GÃnter Frankenberg present and examine conventional and critical approaches to legal comparison, exploring its ramifications in the field and political effects.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a practical introductory guide to comparative law. Fernanda G. Nicola and GÃnter Frankenberg present and examine conventional and critical approaches to legal comparison, exploring its ramifications in the field and political effects.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘With a focus on US and German law, Aslani’s analysis of the legal protection of hashtags highlights persistent problems of doctrinal incoherence and inconsistency in two very different trade mark regimes. While providing scholarly rigor and depth, Hashtags and Trade Marks: A Comparative Legal Approach also offers practical solutions and a taxonomy of hashtag categories that will assist lawyers, judges, and administrative authorities dealing with real-world questions of registration and scope of protection for these unconventional marks. The implications of this multifaceted study could reach beyond the example of hashtags alone; as the opportunities afforded by digital technology exercise their profound influence on human relations in every sphere, the principles outlined in this book may well be applied to as-yet unimagined modes of future communication.’ -- Barbara Lauriat, Texas Tech University, US‘This is a must read for anyone who has an interest in hashtags and trademark law. A very timely, first-of-its kind publication, this insightful work covers three crucial jurisdictions, the US, the EU and Germany to unpack the underlying fundamental issues of freedom of expression, competition and trade mark protection in the current information space.’ -- Frederick Mostert, King’s College London, UKcTable of ContentsContents: PART I #SETTINGTHESTAGE: FOUNDATIONS, ANCESTRY AND TAXONOMY OF HASHTAGS 1 Introduction: hashtags as trade marks and trade marks as hashtags 2 Ancestry and uses of hashtags PART II NAVIGATING THE HASHTAG LEGAL LANDSCAPE: IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS 3 Registered rights and hashtags 4 Hashtag mark infringement 5 Defences/fair use PART III CLOSING ARGUMENTS: REACHING A CONCLUSION 6 Conclusion: addressing the conundrum of hashtag trade marks Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Comparative research is foundational for the understanding of foreign law and of one’s own law, for stimulating legal reform, for harmonizing laws. It may tackle entire legal orders or single issues. Moura Vicente chooses a middle course; in a systematic way he deals with the law of obligations (contracts, torts, restitution) covering a wide range of both common law and civil law systems. His international expertise witnessed by many comparative law publications in Portuguese, is now accessible to a broader community.’ -- Jürgen Basedow, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Private Law, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: I Introduction II Contracts III Unilateral legal transactions IV Non-contractual liability V Negotiorum gestio VI Unjust enrichment VII Main concepts of the Law of Obligations VIII The international harmonisation and unification of the Law of Obligations Index

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