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Book SynopsisThis unique collection of largely unpublished papers brings together the founding fathers of law and economics to provide their own views on the origins and intellectual history of the field. Law and economics emerged as a separate field of scholarship during the early 1960s, fueled by two seminal papers, one by Ronald Coase and one by Guido Calabresi. The ideas generated by scholars researching in the field have deeply influenced the major disciplines of economics and the law.These 16 essays (including three by Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences) provide an impressive blend of differing experiences and varying perspectives, reflecting on the intellectual foundations of the field, its early struggles for recognition, and its remarkable advance during the last four decades of the twentieth century, and into the twenty-first. The essays clearly outline, and contribute new insights into, all of the central issues of this still vibrant research programme. A unifying theme of the book is the central importance attached by each scholar to scientific analysis, rather than to any particular ideology or dogma.This book provides an absorbing intellectual history of law and economics, and will be a fascinating read for academics and researchers with an interest in law and economics, the history of economic thought, public choice and public policy.Trade Review'This volume is very worthwhile to read for getting a much better understanding of the US origins of law and economics.' -- Wolfgang Kerber, Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik'I recommend this book in the strongest terms to all scholars interested in the history of law and economics. . . for bringing together these essays and for attempting to place the field in historical perspective, the editors deserve our thanks. . . For insider perspectives on the evolution of the field, to get a sense for the different conceptions of what it means to do economics, to do law, and to do law and economics, the book makes for a most interesting read.' -- Steven G. Medema, Review of Austrian Economics'Scholars at all stages of their careers will be interested in seeing how the field of law and economics has developed over almost a half century - the topics that were of interest, the methodology used, the ways in which problems were defined, tackled, solved. This is a major contribution to the intellectual history of economics and of law and economics.' -- Donald N. Dewees, History of Political Economy'This book of specially commissioned, original papers, by two majorTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS 1. An Intellectual History of Law and Economics: 1739–2003 Charles K. Rowley 2. Methodological Debates in Law and Economics: The Changing Contours of a Discipline Francesco Parisi 3. The Fire of Truth: A Remembrance of Law and Economics at Chicago, 1932–1970 Edmund W. Kitch PART II: ESSAYS BY THE FOUNDING FATHERS 4. The Economics Way of Looking at Behavior Gary S. Becker 5. Cost, Choice, and Catallaxy: An Evaluation of Two Related but Divergent Virginia Paradigms James M. Buchanan 6. The Pointlessness of Pareto: Carrying Coase Further Guido Calabresi 7. The Relevance of Transaction Costs in the Economic Analysis of Law Ronald H. Coase 8. The Confluence of Justice and Efficiency in the Economic Analysis of Law Robert D. Cooter 9. Toward a Theory of Property Rights II: The Competition Between Private and Collective Ownership Harold Demsetz 10. The Economist in Spite of Himself Richard A. Epstein 11. The Art of Law and Economics: An Autobiographical Essay William M. Landes 12. How Law and Economics was Marketed in a Hostile World: A Very Personal History Henry G. Manne 13. The Law and Economics Movement: From Bentham to Becker Richard A. Posner 14. The Rise of Law and Economics: A Memoir of the Early Years George L. Priest 15. Why was the Common Law Efficient? Paul H. Rubin 16. Law Versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct Steven Shavell 17. Journeys Across the Divides Michael J. Trebilcock 18. The Case Against the Common Law Gordon Tullock 19. Why Law, Economics, and Organization? Oliver E. Williamson Index

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly updated and revised edition of a popular and authoritative reference work introduces the reader to the major concepts and leading contributors in the field of law and economics. The Companion features accessible, informative and provocative entries on all the significant issues, and breaks new ground by bringing together widely dispersed yet theoretically congruent ideas.Following a comprehensive introduction by the editor, the renowned contributors look in detail at several critical areas including: fundamentals of the law and economics approach private law and economics public law and economics labour law and economics regulation, taxation and public enterprise dispute resolution different sources of the law economic analysis of a legal problem classical authors in law and economics. Students and scholars interested in a comprehensive and rigorous overview of the field of law and economics will find this volume to be a unique and welcome resource. The Companion will also have a broad appeal amongst industrial economists and historians of economic thought.Trade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition: 'Backhaus's book is a good companion.' -- Pablo Salvador Coderch, Indret'A most valuable collection of papers serving to provide the reader both with an overview of some key areas in law and economics and with a biographical introduction to the work of some important, if also neglected, sources of scholarship in the discipline.' -- Anthony Ogus, Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester, UK and Erasmus University Rotterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Jürgen G. Backhaus Part I: Basics of the Law and Economics Approach 1. Coase Theorem and Transaction Cost Economics in the Law Francesco Parisi 2. Property Rights and their Partitioning Christian Müller and Manfred Tietzel 3. Legal Change in Economic Analysis John N. Drobak and Douglass C. North 4. Positive, Normative and Functional Schools in Law and Economics Francesco Parisi 5. Commons and Anticommons Francesco Parisi and Ben Depoorter Part II: Private Law and Economics 6. The Economics of Tort Law Giuseppe Dari Mattiacci and Francesco Parisi 7. Family Margaret Brinig 8. Inheritance Richard E. Wagner 9. Intellectual Property and the Markets of Ideas Giovanni B. Ramello 10. Incomplete Contracts and Institutions Antonio Nicita and Ugo Pagano Part III: Public Law and Economics 11. Central Bank Zelijko Sevic 12. Constitutional Economics I Francesco Farina 13. Constitutional Economics II Ludwig Van den Hauwe 14. Administrative Law and Economics Jean-Michel Josselin and Alain Marciano 15. Property Thomas J. Miceli 16. The European Union’s Institutional Design Elisabetta Croci Angelini 17. Subsidiarity Jürgen G. Backhaus Part IV: Labour Law and Economics 18. Labour Contracts Don Bellante 19. Company Board Representation Jürgen G. Backhaus 20. Employment Security through Dismissal Protection: Market versus Policy Failures Christoph F. Buechtemann and Ulrich Walwei Part V: Regulation, Taxation and Public Enterprise 21. Structures of Public Enterprise Jürgen G. Backhaus 22. Environmental Law and Economics A. Allan Schmid 23. Environmental Policies Choice as an Issue of Informational Efficiency Donatella Porrini 24. Tradeable Emission Rights Edwin Woerdman 25. Regulatory Taxation Jürgen G. Backhaus Part VI: Dispute Resolution 26. Dispute Resolution Thomas J. Miceli Part VI: Different Sources of the Law 27. Judicial Independence Sophie Harnay 28. General Norms and Customs Jean-Michel Josselin and Alain Marciano 29. Science as a Source of Law Peter R. Senn 30. Social Science as a Source of the Law Peter R. Senn 31. Cognitive Science John N. Drobak 32. Connections with Law and Society Research Jürgen G. Backhaus Part VIII: Towards an Ideal Economic Analysis of a Legal Problem 33. Towards an Ideal Economic Analysis of a Legal Problem Jürgen G. Backhaus Part IX: Classical Authors in Law and Economics 34. Cesare Beccaria (1738–94) Francesco Parisi and Giampaolo Frezza 35. Franz Böhm (1895–1977) Heinz Grossekettler 36. John R. Commons (1862–1945) Warren J. Samuels 37. Walter Eucken (1891–1950) Leland B. Yeager 38. Otto von Gierke (1841–1921) Jürgen G. Backhaus 39. Augusto Graziani (1865–1938) Giampaolo Frezza and Francesco Parisi 40. Robert Lee Hale (1884–1969) – Legal Economist Nicholas Mercuro, Steven G. Medema and Warren J. Samuels 41. Friedrich August von Hayek (1899–1992) Ludwig Van den Hauwe 42. Theodor Herzl (1860–1904) Peter R. Senn 43. Rudolf von Jhering (1818–92) and the Economics of Justice J.L.M. Elders 44. Franz Klein (1854–1926) Peter Lewisch 45. Etienne Laspeyres (1834–1913) Wolfgang Drechsler 46. Friedrich List (1789–1846) Arno Mong Daastöl 47. Achille Loria (1857–1943) Giampaolo Frezza and Francesco Parisi 48. Karl Marx (1818–83) and Friedrich Engels (1820–95) Heath Pearson 49. Carl Menger (1840–1921) Richard E. Wagner 50. Plato (c. 427–349 BC) Wolfgang Drechsler 51. Wilhelm Roscher (1817–94) Erich Streissler 52. Emil Sax (1845–1927) Manfred Prisching 53. Gustav von Schmoller (1838–1917) Helge Peukert 54. Adam Smith (1723–90) Helge Peukert 55. Werner Sombart (1863–1941) Günther Chaloupek 56. Lorenz von Stein (1815–90) Heinz Grossekettler 57. George Joseph Stigler (1911–92) Peter R. Senn 58. Pietro Trimarchi (1934–) Giampaolo Frezza and Francesco Parisi 59. Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929) Heath Pearson 60. Max Weber (1864–1920) Helge Peukert 61. Christian Wolff (1679–1754) Wolfgang Drechsler Index

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Book SynopsisAlthough many books focus on law and economics, and environmental economics, this is one of the first to combine the two topics in a fully integrated and comprehensive manner. The authors successfully bridge the gap between the disciplines of environmental law and traditional economics in a lucid and highly accessible style.The Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy and Law covers many of the recent advances in the field and attempts to integrate some of the most crucial legal and economic instruments which, in the authors' view, have not yet been subjected to proper analysis. These include zoning, expropriation, licensing, third party liability, safety regulation, mandatory insurance and criminal sanctions. The authors pay particular attention to the interrelationships of these instruments and their various economic effects. Using a comparative law and economics methodology, they are also able to incorporate environmental law with international policy and investigate the many diverse rules of the legal system and their implementation in different countries. Crucially, the authors do not consider economics as the exclusive determinant in legal rule-making. They also highlight the need for ethical considerations and illustrate the potential limitations of pure economic analysis.The book assumes no prior knowledge of economics and will prove informative and rewarding for students of law and the social and natural sciences, especially those with an interest in environmental policy. With an extensive reference list and detailed notes on further reading material, this book will also serve as a stimulating introduction to the discipline of law and economics for environmental, political and legal practitioners.Trade Review'Sometimes, one has to teach an introductory course, for instance to civil servants, and if you should have the task to teach environmental policy and law, this is the book to recommend. It could really not be more straightforward. . . This is a wonderful introduction, and every conscientious teacher of the subject can successfully build upon it.' -- Jurgen G. Backhaus, European Journal of Law and Economics'This volume would make an excellent textbook for students of both introductory environmental economics and introductory environmental law. The examples of real world legal problems and environmental policies provide the student with the context within which the basic principles of microeconomics come alive. The scope of economic topics covered is broad and impressive, ranging from the notion of marginal cost to the idea of limits to growth. The authors have created a framework within which it is possible for both law students and economics students to learn from each other's disciplines. A truly remarkable achievement.' -- Timothy M. Swanson, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction and Summary Part I: Rights and the Environment 2. Principles of Environmental Policy 3. Exploitation and Protection of Endangered Species 4. Property Rights Part II: Resources, Prices and Sustainable Growth 5. Prices and Markets 6. Market Failures 7. Capital, Investments, Interests and Risks 8. Sustainable Growth Part III: Transaction Costs and the Law 9. The Role of Law 10. Balancing Benefits and Costs 11. Regulation of Industry 12. Land-use Control 13. Tradable Permits, Charges and Deposits Part IV: Risk and Liability 14. Tort Law 15. Limits to Liability 16. Environmental Crime 17. Various Instruments at Various Levels of Government Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Marks at the Limit is a collection of current, informed and original essays on different aspects of a topic that unites trade mark owners, practitioners and potential infringers alike - the fine borderline that separates permitted use of another business's trade mark from a use that constitutes trade mark infringement. This important and groundbreaking book first examines the international legal framework for regulating unauthorised use of the trade marks of others. Then writers from both sides of the Atlantic and from Australia look at the practical problems and conceptual issues that the courts face in striking a balance between the needs of trade mark owners, their competitors, businesses that provide downstream services, and also consumers. The authors address industry-specific issues involving the financial services sector and consumer goods as well as problems raised by comparative advertising, the need to protect free speech, the problems faced when dealing with non-traditional trade marks and the special case of multilingual jurisdictions. Authored by leading legal practitioners and consultants in related sectors, Trade Marks at the Limit is the first book to bring these issues together under the banner of permitted but unauthorised trade mark use.Trade Review'. . . the book differs from the norm in addressing issues not conventionally found in the more standard trade mark works and in dealing with the subject not in the traditional textbook manner but in a series of contributions from a panel of distinguished international experts. . . While there will always be a need for the detailed and comprehensive academic and practitioner tomes, books such as this give the reader access to the cutting-edge minds of a number of leading experts in their fields. Books of this nature encourage the reader to question and challenge the current status of the law - the only way law can evolve. In both its structure and its content this book is highly commended.' -- Colin R. Davies, European Intellectual Property ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: Permitted But Unauthorised Use Jeremy Phillips PART I: THE LEGAL BACKGROUND 1. Permitted Use Under International Law Nicolas Dontas 2. Permitted Use Under European Law: The Framework Susie Middlemiss 3. Comparative Advertising in the United States Charles H. Googe, Jr and Lewis Clayton 4. A Contrast With Trade Mark Law: The Permitted Use of Geographical Indications Lasse A. Søndergaard Christensen and Janne Britt Hansen PART II: SPECIFIC ISSUES 5. Comparative Advertising in Europe Philippe de Jong 6. Use of Trade Marks on Repackaged and Relabelled Pharmaceutical Goods Christian Schumacher 7. Controlling Third Party Use at the Border Luca Giove 8. Compatibility of Products: The ECJ’s Gillette Ruling Rainer Hilli 9. Repairs and other Specialist Services in the Light of the ECJ’s BMW Ruling Montiano Monteagudo and Núria Porxas 10. Refills, Recharged Batteries and Recycled Products Wolfgang Kellenter 11. Honest Commercial Use in Light of the ECJ’s Gerolsteiner Ruling Grace Smith 12. ‘Descriptivess’ in American Trade Mark Law David W. Quinto and Anthony P. Alden 13. Interim Relief, Final Injunctions and Freedom of Speech: The French Greenpeace and Danone Litigation Grégoire Triet 14. Trade Mark Issues in the Financial Services Industry Steven Weiner and Frank Azzopardi 15. The Impact of Permitted Use on Trade Mark Valuation Mark Bezant 16. Unauthorised Use of Trade Marks: A Trade Mark Proprietor’s Perspective Bruce Proctor 17. Unauthorised Permitted Use in a Multilingual Jurisdiction Thierry Calame 18. Unauthorised Use of Another’s Trade Mark: A View from Australia Jackie O’Brien PART III: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 19. Why is it Better to Brand so as not to Rely on Third Party Use? Dawn Franklin 20. Legal Strategies for Coping With Unwanted Third Party Use Steven Warner 21. Non-traditional Trade Marks: Unauthorised but Permitted Use Karin Cederlund and Petra Hansson Conclusion: Where Do We Go From Here? Jeremy Phillips Index

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Book SynopsisAs technological progress marches on, so anxiety over the shape of the public domain is likely to continue if not increase. This collection helps to define the boundaries within which the debate over the shape of law and policy should take place.From historical analysis to discussion of contemporary developments, the importance of the public domain in its cultural and scientific contexts is explored by lawyers, scientists, economists, librarians, journalists and entrepreneurs. The contributions will both deepen and enliven the reader's understanding of the public domain in its many guises, and will also serve to highlight the public domain's key role in innovation.This book will appeal not only to students and researchers coming from a variety of fields, but also to policymakers in the IP field and those more generally interested in the public domain, as well as those more directly involved in the current movements towards open access, open science and open source.Trade Review'. . . this book is well written, well organized, and easily accessible to readers from various backgrounds. It would be a useful text for anyone seeking to gain some understanding of the basic theoretical and policy issues related to the public debate about IP rights, and copyright in particular.' -- Julia J. Osei-Tutu, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice'This book is filled with fascinating voices and perspectives on the public domain that will ensure that any reader will be challenged and forced to think (and possibly argue) with a dedicated group of thinkers. . . an important and learned collection that should be read by a large group of people. . . an important book on the public domain.' -- Mathias Klang, Scripted'As a multi-disciplinary work on a subject of great topicality, this book deserves all the attention it can get.' -- The Commonwealth Lawyer'A meticulous and scholarly examination of the concept of intellectual property. A thorough historical analysis combined with balanced discussion of contemporary debate on the issue, especially in the modern world when technology and the very definition of intellectual property is changing faster than ever before. . . Highly recommended for college libraries and anyone seeking an in-depth, exhaustively researched account on the subject.' -- Library BookwatchTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Many Faces of the Public Domain Hector MacQueen and Charlotte Waelde 1. In Search of the Public Domain during the Prehistory of Copyright Law F. Willem Grosheide 2. Copyright’s Public Domain Ronan Deazley 3. The Public Domain: Right or Liberty? John Cahir 4. The Public Domain and International Intellectual Property Law Treaties Antony Taubman 5. The Public Interest in the Public Domain Gillian Davies 6. Altering the Contours of the Public Domain Fiona Macmillan 7. Creativity, Innovation and Intellectual Property: A New Approach for the 21st Century John Howkins 8. The Public Domain and the Librarian Toby Bainton 9. The Public Domain and the Creative Author Bill Thompson 10. The Public Domain and the Economist Manfredi M.A. La Manna 11. The Public Domain and Public Sector Information Richard Susskind OBE 12. Audiences in Tradition: Traditional Knowledge and the Public Domain Johanna Gibson 13. Scientific Research Agendas: Controlled and Shaped by the Scope of Patentability Helen Wallace and Sue Mayer 14. The Public Domain: Ideology vs. Interest Ann Bruce 15. A Rights-Free World – Is it Workable, and What is the Point? Graham Dutfield 16. The Priorities, the Values, the Public Charlotte Waelde Index

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Book SynopsisThis book documents and evaluates the dramatic expansion of intellectual property law to accommodate various forms of biotechnology from micro-organisms, plants, and animals to human genes and stem cells. It makes a unique theoretical contribution to the controversial public debate over the commercialization of biological inventions.The author also considers the contradictions between the Supreme Court of Canada rulings in respect of the Harvard oncomouse, and genetically modified canola. He explores law, policy, and practice in both Australia and New Zealand in respect to gene patents and non-coding DNA. This study charts the rebellion against the European Union Biotechnology Directive - particularly in respect of Myriad Genetics' BRCA1 and BRCA2 patents, and stem cell patent applications. The book also considers whether patent law will accommodate frontier technologies - such as bioinformatics, haplotype mapping, proteomics, pharmacogenomics, and nanotechnology.Intellectual Property and Biotechnology will be of prime interest to lawyers and patent attorneys, scientists and researchers, business managers and technology transfer specialists.Trade Review'Dr Rimmer's book is a marvellous introduction to a crucial topic of our time. He writes engagingly, provocatively and always with good humour. A highly technical and complex area of law has been reduced to clear descriptions and searching analysis. Truly, this is an important book on an essential topic that will help define the ethics of a future that includes nothing less than the future of our species.' -- From the foreword by the Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG, the High Court of Australia'. . . the author has done an excellent job by explaining the subject in an open and accessible manner. This book is a timely and very thought-provoking analysis of patent law and biotechnology. . . The book is a unique theoretical contribution to the controversial public debate over commercialization of biological inventions. . . there is an extensive bibliography. . . a valuable resource for further reading. The book will be of prime interest to lawyers and patent attorneys, scientists and researchers, business managers and technology transfer specialists.' -- Journal of Intellectual Property Rights'Rimmer's book is highly recommended for anyone interested in the issues and debate related to biological inventions, regardless of which side the reader is on.' -- Stefan M. Miller, Journal of Commercial Biotechnology'. . . this book gives an excellent account of the most celebrated biotechnology cases from three continents, and for this alone is to be thoroughly recommended.' -- David Rogers, European Intellectual Property ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface Introduction 1. Anything Under the Sun: Patent Law and Micro-Organisms 2. Franklin Barley: Patent Law and Plant Breeders’ Rights 3. The Human Chimera Patent Initiative: Patent Law and Animals 4. The Storehouse of Knowledge: Patent Law, Scientific Discoveries and Products of Nature 5. The Book of Life: Patent Law and the Human Genome Project 6. The Dilettante’s Defence: Patent Law, Research Tools and Experimental Use 7. The Utah Saints: Patent Law and Genetic Testing 8. The Alchemy of Junk: Patent Law and Non-Coding DNA 9. Still Life with Stem Cells: Patent Law and Human Embryos Conclusion: Blue Sky Research: Patent Law and Frontier Technologies Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book documents and evaluates the growing consumer revolution against digital copyright law, and makes a unique theoretical contribution to the debate surrounding this issue.With a focus on recent US copyright law, the book charts the consumer rebellion against the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act 1998 (US) and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998 (US). The author explores the significance of key judicial rulings and considers legal controversies over new technologies, such as the iPod, TiVo, Sony Playstation II, Google Book Search, and peer-to-peer networks. The book also highlights cultural developments, such as the emergence of digital sampling and mash-ups, the construction of the BBC Creative Archive, and the evolution of the Creative Commons.Digital Copyright and the Consumer Revolution will be of prime interest to academics, law students and lawyers interested in the ramifications of copyright law, as well as policymakers given its focus upon recent legislative developments and reform proposals. The book will also appeal to librarians, information managers, creative artists, consumers, technology developers, and other users of copyright material.Trade Review'A very helpful and accessible collection of contemporary issues in digital copyright law. . . Rimmer's book is quite possibly the most enjoyable and easy to read guide to selected issues of digital copyright law on the market today. . . Its core strength is undoubtedly its accessibility - it is a pleasure to read.' -- Martin Arthur Kuppers, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice'Matthew Rimmer's book provides much needed insight into the current status of digital copyright and its relationship to the general purchasing public. . . This book, which has a structure that flows with concinnity and concision, makes it easy to navigate some of the most complicated and controversial issues.' -- Lisa Wong, Osgoode Hall Law Journal'This engaging account of US copyright law (and copyright wars) is thorough and informative. Following a comprehensive and compelling introduction, encompassing a literature review and outline of the methodology and arguments to be adopted. . . His deep understanding of the subject matter, as well as his profound empathy with consumers, are evident throughout the work; the book will, no doubt, foster a similar interest in another generation of copyright law scholars.' -- Louise Buckingham, Copyright Reporter'Digital Copyright and the Consumer Revolution is a very important and timely book. . . and is a crucial vade mecum on the ever evolving "global maze of case law and copyright reform".' -- Colin Steele, Australian Library JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Dead Poets Society: The Copyright Term and the Public Domain 2. Remote Control: Time-shifting and Space-shifting 3. The Privateers of the Information Age: Copyright Law and Peer-to-peer Networks 4. The Grey Album: Copyright Law, Digital Sampling and Mash-ups 5. Grand Turismo in the High Court: Copyright Law and Technological Protection Measures 6. Agent Smith and the Matrix: Copyright Law and Intermediary Liability 7. Google: Search or Destroy? 8. Remix Culture: The Creative Commons and its Discontents Conclusion: A Consumer’s Manifesto, the Declaration of Innovation Independence Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe protection of the investment made in collecting, verifying or presenting database contents is still not harmonised internationally. Some laws over-protect database contents, whilst others under-protect them. This book examines and compares several methods available for the protection of investment in database creation - namely, intellectual property, unfair competition, contract and technological protection measures - in order to find an adequate type and level of protection. To this effect, the author uses criteria based on a combination of the economics of information goods, the human rights to intellectual property and to information, and the public interest, proposing a model that can be adopted at international and national levels.The Legal Protection of Databases will be of interest to intellectual property lawyers, competition lawyers, as well as general commercial lawyers because of the breadth of laws reviewed. It will also appeal to practitioners, policymakers, economists and students.Trade Review'Dr Derclaye's book is well structured. . . the methodology is theoretical and comparative. . . Derclaye's work on database law is timely and readable, presenting a sound thesis to the perceived problems.' -- Patricia Akester, Journal of Intellectual Property'This book has a wide-ranging, detailed appeal for all lawyers, students and those in the public and private sectors. . .' -- Richard Chambers'. . . this book is a detailed, comprehensive and well-researched examination of legal protection of databases, which offers a valuable template for reform that will be of great interest to academics and policymakers alike.' -- Tanya Aplin, European Intellectual Property ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction and Methodology 1. Identification of the Criterion Determining Adequate Database Protection Part I: The Protection of Databases in the European Union 2. The Protection of Databases by the Sui Generis Right 3. The Protection of Databases by Unfair Competition in Europe 4. The Protection of Databases by Contract in Europe 5. The Protection of Databases by Technological Measures and Anti-Circumvention Provisions in Europe Part II: The United States 6. The Protection of Databases by Unfair Competition in the United States 7. The Protection of Databases by Contract in the United States 8. The Protection of Databases by Technological Measures and Anti-Circumvention Provisions in the United States Part III: Proposal for an Adequate Database Protection 9. Intellectual Property, Unfair Competition or Restitution? 10. Remedies for Over- and Under-Protection and Proposed Database Protection Model Conclusion and Outlook Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book considers whether the WTO agreement on 'Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights' (TRIPS) will become a vehicle for promoting greater international equity and engagement with the world economy or a tool for wealthy nations to extract excessive rents from poorer countries. Can TRIPS garner the necessary degree of legitimacy and public trust to deliver economic development? Can it become a key instrument for promoting international health and development? In response to these questions, the book proposes interpretive possibilities for the TRIPS' text along with implementation strategies to avoid the threat of its irrelevancy due, amongst other things, to free trade agreements containing TRIPS-plus terms.The book discusses the impact of TRIPS from various perspectives, including those of developing countries. It will be of interest to informed citizens, members of NGOs and students and academics concerned with the debate about the impact of TRIPS on access to medicines at affordable prices, the protection of traditional knowledge, and the alleged neo-colonial effect of net revenue outflows from developing nations to developed nations for copyright and patent royalties.Trade Review'The chapters in this volume provide insightful analysis and commentary on TRIPS and, importantly, the TRIPS Plus world that many countries operate in. . . This is a fine contribution to the growing literature of interdisciplinary analyses of the global IP regime. . . there is enough in here that makes the book worth acquiring and reading. Scholars of development more generally will find this book to be useful both for advancing their own understanding of the global IP regime and for integrating IP into broader development studies courses they teach.' -- Kenneth C. Shadlen, Progress in Development StudiesTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. TRIPS as Competitive and Cooperative Interpretation Christopher Arup 3. Knowledge Diplomacy and the New Intellectual Property Fundamentalism Graham Dutfield 4. Last Chance? Multilateralism, TRIPS and Developing Countries Xu Yi-chong 5. Intellectual Property Protection after TRIPS: An Asian Experience Jakkrit Kuanpoth 6. The Development-Balance of the TRIPS Agreement and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Ermias Tekeste Biadgleng 7. The Evolution of the CBD’s Development Agenda that may Influence the Interpretation and Development of TRIPS Charles Lawson and Jay Sanderson 8. TRIPS-plus Treaty Terms: Dealing with Coercion Justin Malbon Index

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Book SynopsisThe debate concerning the desirability and modes of harmonisation of European Private Law (EPL) has, until now, been mainly concerned with substantive rules. The link between rules and institutions suggests that governance of both the process of harmonisation and its outcome is necessary. This book covers various perspectives on the challenge of designing governance for EPL: the implications of a multi-level system in terms of competences, the interplay between market integration and regulation, the legitimacy of private law making, the importance of self-regulation, the usefulness of conflict of law rules, the role of intergovernmental institutions, and the aftermath of enlargement. In addressing these, the book's achievements are to successfully link two areas of scholarship that have so far remained separate, EPL and new modes of governance, and to address institutional reforms. The contributions offer different proposals to improve governance: the creation of a European Law institute, the improvement of judicial cooperation among national courts, the use of committees for implementation of EPL. Suggesting practical institutional reforms that can improve the process of Europeanisation of private law, this book will be of great interest to scholars of law, politics, political science, sociology and economics. It will also appeal to policymakers, and members of both European institutions and national institutions dealing with European matters.Trade Review'This is a remarkably ambitious work of scholarship. What can "Europe" bring to private law, and what can it take away? And how do we shape the institutional design of the governance model(s) that comprise "Europe"? A stellar collection of contributors provides important fresh insights into the evolving and varied patterns according to which private law is generated in Europe.' -- Stephen Weatherill, Somerville College, Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Fabrizio Cafaggi and Horatia Muir-Watt PART I: DIFFERENT FACETS OF MARKET INTEGRATION 2. Multilevel Europe and Private Law Giuliano Amato 3. Harmonizing Civil Litigation in Europe? Michele Taruffo 4. European System of Private Laws: An Economic Perspective Wolfgang Kerber 5. The Impact of EU Enlargement on Private Law Governance in Central and Eastern Europe: The Case of Consumer Protection Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt 6. Governance Design for European Private Law: Lessons from the Europeanization of Competition Law in Central and Eastern Europe Katalin J. Cseres PART II: PRIVATE LAW-MAKING 7. Remarks on the Needs and Methods for Governance in the Field of Private International Law – At the Global and Regional Levels Hans Van Loon 8. The American Law Institute: A Model for the New Europe? Lance Liebman PART III: GOVERNANCE IN EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW 9. Private Law, Regulation and Governance Design and the Personal Work Contract Mark Freedland 10. Regulatory Agencies, Regulatory Legitimacy, and European Private Law Tony Prosser 11. Regulating Private Legislation Colin Scott 12. Governance Implications for the European Union of the Changing Character of Private Law Hugh Collins PART IV: CONCLUSIONS 13. The Making of European Private Law: Governance Design Fabrizio Cafaggi Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique collection of largely unpublished papers brings together the founding fathers of law and economics to provide their own views on the origins and intellectual history of the field. Law and economics emerged as a separate field of scholarship during the early 1960s, fueled by two seminal papers, one by Ronald Coase and one by Guido Calabresi. The ideas generated by scholars researching in the field have deeply influenced the major disciplines of economics and the law.These 16 essays (including three by Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences) provide an impressive blend of differing experiences and varying perspectives, reflecting on the intellectual foundations of the field, its early struggles for recognition, and its remarkable advance during the last four decades of the twentieth century, and into the twenty-first. The essays clearly outline, and contribute new insights into, all of the central issues of this still vibrant research programme. A unifying theme of the book is the central importance attached by each scholar to scientific analysis, rather than to any particular ideology or dogma.This book provides an absorbing intellectual history of law and economics, and will be a fascinating read for academics and researchers with an interest in law and economics, the history of economic thought, public choice and public policy.Trade Review'This volume is very worthwhile to read for getting a much better understanding of the US origins of law and economics.' -- Wolfgang Kerber, Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik'I recommend this book in the strongest terms to all scholars interested in the history of law and economics. . . for bringing together these essays and for attempting to place the field in historical perspective, the editors deserve our thanks. . . For insider perspectives on the evolution of the field, to get a sense for the different conceptions of what it means to do economics, to do law, and to do law and economics, the book makes for a most interesting read.' -- Steven G. Medema, Review of Austrian Economics'Scholars at all stages of their careers will be interested in seeing how the field of law and economics has developed over almost a half century - the topics that were of interest, the methodology used, the ways in which problems were defined, tackled, solved. This is a major contribution to the intellectual history of economics and of law and economics.' -- Donald N. Dewees, History of Political Economy'This book of specially commissioned, original papers, by two majorTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS 1. An Intellectual History of Law and Economics: 1739–2003 Charles K. Rowley 2. Methodological Debates in Law and Economics: The Changing Contours of a Discipline Francesco Parisi 3. The Fire of Truth: A Remembrance of Law and Economics at Chicago, 1932–1970 Edmund W. Kitch PART II: ESSAYS BY THE FOUNDING FATHERS 4. The Economics Way of Looking at Behavior Gary S. Becker 5. Cost, Choice, and Catallaxy: An Evaluation of Two Related but Divergent Virginia Paradigms James M. Buchanan 6. The Pointlessness of Pareto: Carrying Coase Further Guido Calabresi 7. The Relevance of Transaction Costs in the Economic Analysis of Law Ronald H. Coase 8. The Confluence of Justice and Efficiency in the Economic Analysis of Law Robert D. Cooter 9. Toward a Theory of Property Rights II: The Competition Between Private and Collective Ownership Harold Demsetz 10. The Economist in Spite of Himself Richard A. Epstein 11. The Art of Law and Economics: An Autobiographical Essay William M. Landes 12. How Law and Economics was Marketed in a Hostile World: A Very Personal History Henry G. Manne 13. The Law and Economics Movement: From Bentham to Becker Richard A. Posner 14. The Rise of Law and Economics: A Memoir of the Early Years George L. Priest 15. Why was the Common Law Efficient? Paul H. Rubin 16. Law Versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct Steven Shavell 17. Journeys Across the Divides Michael J. Trebilcock 18. The Case Against the Common Law Gordon Tullock 19. Why Law, Economics, and Organization? Oliver E. Williamson Index

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Book SynopsisThe importance of intellectual property rights is now well established as a vital component in the success of firms and nations. The diverse contributors to this volume, drawn from the fields of law, business and economics, clarify and analyze the problems and promise of IP policy from a global perspective. They discuss both developed and emerging nations and advance the understanding of this increasingly important topic.The articles address issues from an interdisciplinary focus with an emphasis on current topical issues. Topics addressed include intellectual rights protection in emerging nations such as China, an exploration of a specific cross-national intellectual property perspective, strategies for protecting intellectual property rights, and a guide to understanding emerging and non-western legal systems. A mix of theoretical and practical observations helps the reader navigate the increasingly international topic of intellectual property as well as offers strategies for optimal utilization of intellectual property assets. The volume serves well both as a solution-oriented book and as a tool for facilitating further discussion and analysis in the classroom.Scholars and students in law, business and economics, as well as business practitioners interested in a global perspective on IP policy, will enjoy this book.Trade Review'The high standards of this book derive from its authors and editors' inter-disciplinary views on the global scenario of intellectual property laws and policy. This fine inter-disciplinary collection of papers from leading worldwide authors explores issues/challenges relating to intellectual property laws and policy in main economic zones, focusing on recent developments in two fast growing economies, India and China. . . This book is an excellent piece of inter-disciplinary approach on IP law policy worldwide and is an up-to-date resource for legal academics, lawyers, industry, economist and IP policymakers worldwide. The well-researched essays provide comprehensive analysis of the individual topics. The editors have done a commendable job of grouping together the relevant essays to assist readers to locate material relevant to their interests.' -- Avinash Dadhich, Communications Law'. . . a gratifying collection of informed and engaging contributions.' -- John A. Tessensohn, European Intellectual Property ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Continuing Challenge of Global Intellectual Property Rights Robert C. Bird and Subhash C. Jain PART II: DEVELOPED NATIONS IN A GLOBAL MARKET 2. Unifying the International Law of Business Method and Software Patents Larry A. DiMatteo and Robert E. Thomas 3. Secondary Liability for Intellectual Property Law Infringement in the International Arena: Framing the Dialogue Lynda J. Oswald 4. Coming Attractions: Opportunities and Challenges in Thwarting Global Movie Piracy Lucille M. Ponte PART III: INDIA AND CHINA 5. Protecting Well Known Marks in China: Challenges for Foreign Mark Holders Stephanie M. Greene 6. India: A Study in Patent-Law Effects George T. Haley and Usha C.V. Haley 7. Employee Disclosures of Trade Secrets in China: Prevention Strategies Marisa Anne Pagnattaro 8. The Indian Patent Matrix: Issues in Patent Amendment 2005 V.C. Vivekanandan 9. Intellectual Property, Foreign Direct Investment and the China Exception Peter K. Yu PART IV: VALUE CAPTURE AND RETENTION STRATEGIES 10. Protecting Unconventional Trademarks in the European Union and the United States Willajeanne F. McLean 11. National IPR Policies and Multinational R&D Strategies: An Interactive Perspective Minyuan Zhao and Bernard Yeung PART V: PERSPECTIVES OF EMERGING NATIONS 12. The Vulnerability of Middle Developed Countries to Changes in Foreign Investment Arising from Intellectual Property Appropriation Robert C. Bird and Daniel R. Cahoy 13. Intellectual Property Reform in Developing Countries: Trade and Investment Dimensions Douglas Lippoldt 14. A Skeptic’s View of Intellectual Property Rights Donald G. Richards Index

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Book SynopsisThe increasing role that NGOs play at different levels of legal relevance - from treaty-making to rule implementation, and from support to judges to aid delivery - calls for reconsideration of the international legal status of those organizations. This book shows that the degree of flexibility currently enjoyed by NGOs in fields as varied as human rights, the environment and the European Union development cooperation policy constitutes the best arena for all actors involved, with the consequences that the instances where more strict regulation of NGOs' participation is desirable are very limited.With each chapter focusing on a different modality of NGO participation in international affairs (from formalised legal statuses to informal ways of dealing with issues of international relevance), this book will be of great interest to academics specialised in international law, political scientists, international officials working for both international organisations and non-governmental organisations, and legal practitioners (legal counsels of international organisations, lawyers and judges).Trade Review'The essays are persuasive and well-written and, all in all, the book makes an indelible contribution to the legal discourse surrounding this subject. Although the essays are presented with sufficient detail and structure for legal specialists, it would be extremely useful for lobbying practitioners. It is equally essential reading for larger NGOs who wish to improve existing partnership efforts as well as smaller NGOs in developing countries who would like to know more about the policy considerations underpinning current limitations to the NGO's role.' -- Akima Paul, Vienna Online Journal on International Constitutional Law'The increasing importance of NGOs has forced international institutions to pay attention to issues of participation and transparency. This excellent book provides comprehensive and insightful analyses of how international bodies accommodate NGOs and their concerns. It forthrightly addresses the uncertain legal status of NGOs in international law.' -- Edith Brown Weiss, Georgetown University Law Center, US'No one can deny the significance that NGOs have at the international level, or the dynamism some of them have shown in promoting change, whether in the context of the International Criminal Court or the environment, etc. This is a lively and well-informed account of the wide range of NGOs at the international level, their continuing search for status and (what is more important) access, and also of the abuses sometimes involved, e.g. with "servile NGOs" in the human rights field. This collection provides an important source of information about an important source of influence on our lives.' -- James Crawford, Cambridge University, UK'A timely and useful book that highlights the multi-faceted role of NGOs on the international scene and the rules and practices which have been designed to this end.' -- Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, University of Geneva, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: A Normative or Pragmatic Definition of NGOs? Christine Bakker and Luisa Vierucci PART I: NGOs AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 1. Beyond Consultative Status: Which Legal Framework for an Enhanced Interaction between NGOs and Intergovernmental Organizations? Emanuele Rebasti 2. Domesticating Civil Society at the United Nations Olivier de Frouville 3. NGOs and the Development Policy of the European Union Valentina Bettin 4. Controversial Developments in the Field of Public Participation in the International Environmental Law Process Attila Tanzi PART II: NGOs, INTERNATIONAL COURTS AND COMPLIANCE REVIEW MECHANISMS 5. NGOs Before International Courts and Tribunals Luisa Vierucci 6. The Legal Status of NGOs in Environmental Non-compliance Procedures: An Assessment of Law and Practice Cesare Pitea Conclusion: Return on the Legal Status of NGOs and on the Methodological Problems which Arise for Legal Scholarship Pierre-Marie Dupuy Appendix 1: Questionnaire on the Legal Status of NGOs in International Law Appendix 2: Selected Documents Relating to Recent Developments Relevant to NGOs’ Status Under International Law Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this book, reputed experts highlight the special features of Canadian intellectual property law. Situated at the crossroads between legal traditions in Europe and the United States, Canada's intellectual property laws blend various elements from these regions and offer innovative approaches. The chapters focus primarily on patents, trademarks, and copyright, covering both historical and contemporary developments. They are designed to bring perspective to and reflect upon what has become in recent years a very rich intellectual property environment.Dealing with the characteristic features of Canadian intellectual property law, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers, and undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students of comparative and international intellectual property law, as well as those concerned with industrial property law and copyright law.Trade Review‘An Emerging Intellectual Property Paradigm is a definitive guide to the creative, cosmopolitan, cool-headed, and compassionate jurisprudence of Canadian intellectual property law. This volume shows that Canadian intellectual property law is an eclectic blend of British, French, and American legal traditions. After a pattern of resistance and accommodation, the legal system has internalised a variety of foreign influences. This collection explores the unique innovations of Canadian intellectual property law - such as its pioneering development of moral rights; the robust Copyright Board of Canada; and the Jean Chretien Pledge to Africa Act. Canadian intellectual property law has much to teach the rest of the world forging a "Middle Way" between the extremes of intellectual property maximalism and free-for-all piracy and counterfeiting.' -- Matthew Rimmer, The Australian National University College of Law, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 1. The Challenge of Trademark Law in Canada’s Federal and Bijural System Teresa Scassa 2. A Watershed Year for Well Known or Famous Marks Robert G. Howell 3. Canada’s Treatment of Geographical Indications: Compliant or Defiant? An International Perspective Dianne Daley 4. From Pasteur to Monsanto: Approaches to Patenting Life in Canada Mark Perry 5. Canadian Pharmaceutical Patent Policy: International Constraints and Domestic Priorities Mélanie Bourassa Forcier and Jean-Frédéric Morin PART II: COPYRIGHT 6. Canadian Colonial Copyright: The Colony Strikes Back Pierre-Emmanuel Moyse 7. Canadian Originality: Remarks on a Judgment in Search of an Author Abraham Drassinower 8. Moral Rights in Canada: An Historical and Comparative View Elizabeth Adeney 9. A Uniquely Canadian Institution: The Copyright Board of Canada Daniel J. Gervais PART III: OVERLAPPING ISSUES 10. Battleground Between New and Old Orders: Control Conflicts Between Copyright and Personal Data Protection Margaret Ann Wilkinson 11. When Intellectual Property Rights Converge – Tracing the Contours and Mapping the Fault Lines ‘Case by Case’ and ‘Law by Law’ Myra J. Tawfik 12. Surfacing: The Canadian Intellectual Property Identity Ysolde Gendreau Index

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Book SynopsisUsing the example of research tools in biopharmaceutical research and innovation, this book examines the complexities of the relationship between two fundamental areas of law and policy - intellectual property rights and competition law. It addresses a question that is certain to become paramount in other industries also: how to strike the balance between initial and follow-on innovation so as to ensure that access to 'essential' research tools (or other fundamental elements to follow-on innovation) is not impeded. The book concludes by suggesting how competition law could be used to complement the patent balance.Competition Law and Patents caters for various groups ranging from those with a general interest in competition law, patent law and/or biopharmaceuticals, to students who want to understand how competition and intellectual property work in practice (or to understand the interface between the two policies), and from practitioners and policymakers to people within the biopharmaceutical industry itself.Trade Review'This is an original and well-argued thesis overall, of particular interest to policy makers and academics in both IP and competition law.' -- Ioannis Lianos, World Competition'This is an incredibly interesting book on an increasingly pertinent topic. . . the book is succinctly written and provides a comprehensive overview of EU law. . . providing a really useful analysis of the European cases concerned with the imposition of a duty to deal in relation to intellectual property. . . This book is a thoroughly enjoyable read, and perhaps because of its brevity the author retains her focus on the central issues being examined. I found it to be engaging and thought provoking.' -- Jane Nielsen, Competition and Consumer Law Journal'The book caters for various groups ranging from those with a general interest in competition law, patent law and/or biopharmaceuticals, to students who want to understand how competition and intellectual property work in practice (or to understand the interface between the two policies), and from practitioners and policymakers to people within the biopharmaceutical industry itself.' -- Journal of Intellectual Property RightsTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: The Problem – Access as a Necessary Element of Follow-on Innovation? 1. Biopharmaceutical R&D: The Increased Importance of Cumulative Innovation and Related Concerns Part II: The Patent Balance and Working Solutions in the Patent System 2. The Patent System as a System of Balancing 3. The Patent System and Some Potential Safety Nets 4. The Right to Health as an Interpretive Principle of Patent Law Part III: Antitrust as a Complement to the Patent System 5. Unilateral Conduct, Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law: A Systems’ Interaction 6. The Duty to Deal under Art. 82 EC Part IV: A More Innovation Sensitive Approach to the Interface of Competition Law and Patents? 7. The Duty to Deal as Applied to Address Technology Access Problems in the Biopharmaceutical Industry Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe depositor run on the Northern Rock bank in September 2007, which led to the bank's subsequent nationalization was the first run on a UK bank for nearly 150 years and was a seminal moment in the unfolding global financial crisis.This book provides a detailed legal analysis of the role played by financial law and regulation during this event, and the impact the episode made on the law. The contributors to the book explore and elaborate upon the legal technique of securitization, and how Northern Rock itself created and employed securitized financial assets. There is also in-depth discussion and analysis of the origin of the problems experienced in the wholesale interbank markets surrounding the Northern Rock crisis. Chapters focus on risk-based financial regulation, depositor protection, and bank rescue and resolution mechanisms in the UK before and after the Northern Rock crisis. State aid implications of the nationalization of Northern Rock, and the future of financial regulation are also considered.This timely new book will appeal to academics, postgraduate and undergraduate students in law and business schools as well as practitioners, regulators and lawmakers.Contributors include: O. Akseli, A. Campbell, F. De Cecco, J. Gray, J. HamiltonContents: Introduction; 1. Securitisation: Was Securitisation the Culprit?; 2. Risk-based Financial Regulation Before and After Northern Rock; 3. Depositor Protection in the UK Before and After the Run on Northern Rock; 4. Bank Rescue Mechanisms in the UK: Before and After Northern Rock; 5. State Aid Implications of the Nationalisation of Northern RockTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Orkun Akseli, Joanna Gray and Andrew Campbell 1. Was Securitisation the Culprit? Explanation of Legal Processes Behind Creation of Mortgage-backed Sub-prime Securities Orkun Akseli 2. Depositor Protection and Co-insurance after Northern Rock: Less a Case of Moral Hazard and More a Case of Consumer Responsibility? Jenny Hamilton 3. Northern Rock, the Financial Crisis and the Special Resolution Regime Andrew Campbell 4. State Aid Law Meets Financial Regulation Francesco De Cecco 5. Financial Regulation Before and After Northern Rock Joanna Gray 6. The Bank that Rocked: Does the Problem Lie in the Global Business Model of Conventional Banking? Abdul Karim Aldohni Index

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Book SynopsisWhen is international patent law cooperation and harmonization welfare-enhancing? What is the role of international institutions - WIPO and the WTO - in furthering such harmonization? This book explores these questions from a global welfarist, rationalist perspective. It grounds its analysis in innovation theory and a examination of patent law and prosecution, incorporating the uncertainty of patent law's impact on welfare at a detailed level, dynamic changes, the skewed nature of patent value and the difficulty of textually capturing patent concepts. Using tools from new institutional economics, it explores future design implications for international institutions, analyzing grounds for international cooperation as collective action problems and applying historical, political and transaction cost analyses. Academics, students and practitioners interested in international economic law, specifically in respect of patents, innovation and intellectual property, the TRIPs Agreement, the WTO and WIPO will find this book essential. It will also prove insightful for researchers whose primary background is in international relations or international political economy, but are seeking an introduction to the patent and intellectual property field. Contents: Introduction Part I: Welfare-Enhancing Harmonization 1. Domestic Patent Law, Autarchic Analysis 2. The Value of Diversity: Relaxed Autarchy 3. Bases for Harmonization Part II: International Patent Law Institutions 4. History 5. International Patent Cooperation as Collective Action 6. Institutional Analysis: WIPO and the WTO Conclusions and Implications ReferencesTrade Review’In this book, Alex Stack raises and explores critically important questions with respect to this body of experience: When is international patent law cooperation and harmonization welfare-enhancing? What is the role of international institutions - WIPO and the WTO - in furthering such harmonization? Stack explores these questions from a global welfarist, rationalist perspective. Using tools from new institutional economics, he explores design implications for international institutions, focusing on WIPO and the WTO, analyzing grounds for international cooperation as collective action problems and applying historical, political and transaction cost analysis. . . This book provides a subtle, insightful, and original analysis of the evolution of institutional arrangements for the international harmonization of patent laws that will be of immense value to scholars and practitioners involved in international harmonization efforts in intellectual property and cognate areas of commercial law. It will surely quickly become accepted as the seminal reference work in these fields.’ -- - From the foreword by Michael Trebilcock, University of Toronto, CanadaFor the newcomer to intellectual property, this book is a wonderful introduction to global innovation policy debates and the difficulties in identifying optimal patent strategies. For those in the field, the volume provides an engaging examination of the complex interactions among heterogeneous national priorities, demands for an efficient environment for global trade in knowledge-intensive assets, and the capabilities of various international institutions - particularly WIPO and the WTO - to foster the development of, and administer, sound international patent policy.’ -- Rochelle Dreyfuss, New York University, School of LawTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction Part I: Welfare-Enhancing Harmonization 1. Domestic Patent Law: Autarkic Analysis 2. The Value of Diversity: Relaxed Autarky 3. Bases for Harmonization Part II: International Patent Law Institutions 4. History 5. International Patent Cooperation as Collective Action 6. Institutional Analysis: WIPO and the WTO Conclusions and Implications References Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book, with contributions from leading international scholars, examines the European model of social justice in private law that has developed over the 20th century. The first set of articles is devoted to the relationship between corrective, commutative, procedural and social justice, more particularly the role and function of commutative justice in contrast to social justice. The second section brings together scholars who discuss the relationship between constitutional order, the values enshrined in the constitutional order and the impact of constitutional values on private law relations. The third section focuses on the impact of socio-economic developments within the EU and within selected Member States on the proprietary order of the EU, on the role and function of the emerging welfare state and the judiciary, as well as on nation state specific patterns of social justice. The final section tests the hypothesis to what extent patterns of social justice are context related and differ in-between labor, consumer and competition law. The Many Concepts of Social Justice in European Private Law will prove to be of great interest to academics of law, as well as to private lawyers and European policy makers. Contributors include: C. Chwaszcza, H. Collins, K.J. Cseres, A. Dyevre, P. Letto-Vanamo, U. Mattei, H.-W. Micklitz, M.-A. Moreau, E.-U. Petersmann, H. Rosler, W. Sadurski, B. Schuller, R. Sefton-Green, A. Somma, C. Torp, C. WillettTrade Review‘The Many Concepts of Social Justice in European Private Law may be appreciated not only for placing the understanding of national and European concepts and conceptions of social justice in their historical, socio-economic, and cultural contexts. It also, and maybe just as importantly, invites the reader to reflect on his or her own concept(s) and conceptions of justice for European private law.’ -- Chantal Mak, Yearbook of European Law‘Does European regulatory private law offer a genuine model of justice for society? Beyond its initial libertarian focus on economic integration through the market citizen, might it now serve the social inclusion of the vulnerable? In the wake of Hans Micklitz’s inspired and relentless pursuit of meaning within the ongoing constitutionalization of private law relationships, this rich collection explores the implications of new, specifically European, forms of access rights, which ensure (horizontally and vertically) enforceable and non-discriminatory opportunity for market participation.’ -- Horatia Muir Watt, Sciences Po Law School, FranceTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION – SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACCESS JUSTICE IN PRIVATE LAW 1. Introduction Hans-W. Micklitz PART II: CORRECTIVE, COMMUTATIVE, PROCEDURAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 2. Social Justice and Legal Justice Wojciech Sadurski 3. Can We Make Sense of Commutative Justice? A Comment on Professor Wojciech Sadurski Christine Chwaszcza 4. Commutative, Distributive and Procedural Justice: A Response to Professor Christine Chwaszcza Wojciech Sadurski 5. A Rejoinder Christine Chwaszcza PART III: CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES AND PRIVATE LAW 6. Constitutional Justice and the Perennial Task of ‘Constitutionalizing’ Law and Society through ‘Participatory Justice’ Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann 7. The Constitutionalization of European Private Law as a Path to Social Justice? Hugh Collins 8. The Nile Perch in European Private Law Ugo Mattei PART IV: SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 9. At the Roots of European Private Law: Social Justice, Solidarity and Conflict in the Proprietary Order Alessandro Somma 10. Social Justice in the Welfare State from the Perspective of the Comparative History of Institutions Cornelius Torp 11. A Vision of Social Justice in French Private Law: Paternalism and Solidarity Ruth Sefton-Green 12. Meaning(s) of Social Justice in Nordic Countries Pia Letto-Vanamo 13. The Europeanization of Social Justice and the Judiciary: How Will Judges React in the EU Member States? Arthur Dyevre PART V: SOCIAL JUSTICE IN LABOUR, CONSUMPTION AND COMPETITION Labour 14. Labour Relations and the Concept of Social Justice in the European Union Marie-Ange Moreau Consumption 15. The Transformation of Contractual Justice – A Historical and Comparative Account of the Impact of Consumption Hannes Rösler 16. Social Justice in the Office of Fair Trading versus Commutative Justice in the Supreme Court Chris Willett 17. Social Peace via Pragmatic Civil Rights – the Scandinavian Model of Consumer Law Bastian Schüller Competition 18. Towards a European Model of Economic Justice: The Role of Competition Law K.J. Cseres Index

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Book SynopsisIn this accessible yet rigorous textbook, Patrick McNutt presents a clear and refreshing approach to a wide range of topics in law, economics and antitrust. The issues covered include duty and obligation, contracting, liability, property rights, efficient entry, compensation, oligopoly pricing, issues in strategic antitrust and merger analysis. Using a selection of case studies where appropriate, and examples based in game theory, the book examines these issues from both a law and economics and a microeconomics perspective. Emphasis is placed on a thorough assessment of the economic and legal arguments, blending the rigours of microeconomic analysis with common law standards. The analysis contained in the book will not only review, and indeed adapt neoclassical economic analysis but will also apply some of the methodology from the relatively new paradigm known as 'law and economics' to many of the issues. The book also addresses the increasing overlap between emerging approaches in public choice and in law and economics.Practitioners in competition law and regulation of utilities will draw great value from this original and pertinent volume, as will scholars in the areas of regulation, competition law, competition policy and law and economics.Trade Review'. . . those who are dealing with antitrust issues the book is very useful and if somebody has already acquired the basic economic principles underlying antitrust regimes, one should read [this] book. . .' -- Pal Bela Szilagyi and Dorina Juhasz, Erasmus Law and Economics Review'The book is quite often an interesting read and provokes plenty of unexpected thoughts. . . Scholars familiar with the public choice literature and American antitrust law could benefit from the stimulating questions McNutt raises throughout and for the wealth of examples from European competition law.' -- Scott E. Graves, The Law and Politics Book Review'Patrick McNutt's book is a brilliant expose of the interaction between law, economics and antitrust. The author, an economist and distinguished regulator, handles both the legal and economic material deftly. It is provocative particularly when dealing with issues such as the efficiency of competition and the effectiveness of antitrust rules. His case-studies are particularly compelling. The book is written with huge flair and great learning. It combines theoretical and practical considerations. The comparative coverage is excellent. A 'must-read' for all interested in law and economics. Antitrust specialists will discover many novel and valid insights.' -- David O'Keeffe, University College London, UK and College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium'This book continually stimulates the reader to think about the issues in non-standard and illuminating ways, following new and significant directions. Yet the discussion always is authoritatively grounded in the author's extensive knowledge of the pertinent law and the relevant economic analysis.' -- William J. Baumol, New York University, US and Princeton University, US'Professor McNutt provides a refreshing and different perspective on the important fundamental issues underlying competition law and policy.' -- Barry E. Hawk, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Law, Economics and Antitrust 2. Ownership and Property Rights 3. The Law and Economic of Contracting 4. Liability and Law’s Indeterminacy 5. Liberties, Essential Facilities and Workable Competition 6. Non-negativity and Obligation 7. Regulatory Signalling, Labelling and Credible Threats 8. Competitive Harm and Public Policy 9. Non-market Economics 10. The Reach of the Law 11. Types of Competition: Scramble, Combat and Contest 12. The Value of Competition Law Postscript: Recent Developments in Competition Law and Related Issues Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisLektion.- Fälle 13.- 1: Einführung in das Bürgerliche Recht.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 13.- Lektion.- Fälle 413.- 2: Vertrag und Willenserklärung.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 413.- Lektion.- Fälle 1431.- 3: Mängel der Willenserklärung.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 1431.- Lektion.- Fälle 3239.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 3239.- Lektion.- Fälle 4054.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 4054.- Lektion.- Fälle 5571.- 4: Stellvertretung und Vollmacht.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 5571.- Lektion.- Fälle 7280.- 5: Verjährung.- 6: Das bedingte Rechtsgeschäft.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 7280.- Verzeichnis der Gesetzesstellen.Table of ContentsLektion.- Fälle 1–3.- 1: Einführung in das Bürgerliche Recht.- I.Entstehung und Bedeutung des BGB.- II. Bedeutung des Allgemeinen Teils für das BGB und das gesamte Privatrecht.- III. Verpflichtungsgeschäft und abstraktes Erfüllungsgeschäft.- IV. Rechtssubjekte.- 1. Begriff.- 2. Natürliche Personen.- 3. Juristische Personen.- V. Rechtsobjekte.- 1. Begriff.- 2. Rechte.- 3. Sachen.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 1–3.- Lektion.- Fälle 4–13.- 2: Vertrag und Willenserklärung.- I.Vertrag.- 1. Begriff.- 2. Vertragsverhandlungen.- 3. Voraussetzungen des Vertragsabschlusses.- 4. Antrag.- a) Bestimmtheit des Antrags.- b) Bindung an den Antrag.- c) Erlöschen des Antrags.- 5. Annahme.- a) Erklärung der Annahme.- b) Annahmefrist.- c) Verspätete Annahme.- d) Abändernde Annahme.- 6. Auseinandergehen von Antrag und Annahme (Dissens).- a) Offener Dissens.- b) Versteckter Dissens.- II. Willenserklärung.- 1. Begriff.- 2. Willenselement.- 3. Erklärung des Willens.- 4. Wirksamwerden der Willenserklärung.- a) Anwesenheit des Erklärungsempfängers.- b) Abwesenheit des Erklärungsempfängers.- 5. Einzelfragen.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 4–13.- Lektion.- Fälle 14–31.- 3: Mängel der Willenserklärung.- I. Die Nichtigkeit von Willenserklärungen.- 1. Nichtigkeit wegen persönlicher Mängel des Erklärenden.- a) Bewußtlosigkeit.- b) Vorübergehende Störung der Geistestätigkeit.- c) Geschäftsunfähigkeit.- d) Beschränkte Geschäftsfähigkeit.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 14–31.- Lektion.- Fälle 32–39.- 2. Nichtigkeit einer Willenserklärung wegen eines Formmangels.- a) Die verschiedenen Formen.- b) Rechtsfolgen eines Formmangels.- c) Heilungsmöglichkeit.- 3. Nichtigkeit einer Willenserklärung wegen ihres Inhalts.- a) Geheimer Vorbehalt.- b) Scheingeschäft.- c) Scherzerklärung.- d) Verstoß gegen ein gesetzliches Verbot.- e) Verstoß gegen ein behördliches Veräußerungsverbot.- f) Verstoß gegen die guten Sitten.- g) Wuchergeschäft.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 32–39.- Lektion.- Fälle 40–54.- II. Die Anfechtung von Willenserklärungen.- 1. Begriff und Wirkung der Anfechtung.- 2. Anfechtungsgründe.- 3. Anfechtung wegen Irrtums.- a) Grundsatz.- b) Auslegung vor Anfechtung.- c) Anfechtungsgrund.- d) Weitere Voraussetzungen.- e) Durchführung und Wirkung.- f) Schadensersatz.- 4. Anfechtung wegen unrichtiger Übermittlung.- 5. Anfechtung wegen arglistiger Täuschung und wegen widerrechtlicher Drohung.- a) Anfechtung wegen arglistiger Täuschung.- b) Anfechtung wegen widerrechtlicher Drohung.- c) Durchführung und Folgen der Anfechtung.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 40–54.- Lektion.- Fälle 55–71.- 4: Stellvertretung und Vollmacht.- I. Stellvertretung.- 1. Voraussetzung einer wirksamen Stellvertretung.- a) Zulässigkeit.- b) Willenserklärung.- c) Handeln im Namen des Vertretenen.- d) Vertretungsmacht.- II. Vollmacht.- 1. Erteilung der Vollmacht.- 2. Form der Vollmacht.- 3. Umfang der Vollmacht.- 4. Beendigung der Vollmacht.- 5. Vertrauen auf die Vollmacht.- III. Wirkung der Stellvertretung.- IV. Handeln ohne Vertretungsmacht.- 1. Folgen für den „Vertretenen“.- 2. Folgen für den Vertreter ohne Vertretungsmacht.- 3. Mißbrauch der Vertretungsmacht.- V. Die mittelbare Stellvertretung.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 55–71.- Lektion.- Fälle 72–80.- 5: Verjährung.- I. Voraussetzung der Verjährung.- 1. Anspruch.- 2. Fristablauf.- a) Verjährungsfristen.- b) Beginn der Verjährungsfrist.- c) Veränderung der Verjährungsfrist.- d) Hemmung der Verjährung.- e) Unterbrechung der Verjährung.- 3. Erhebung der Einrede.- II. Wirkung der Verjährung.- 6: Das bedingte Rechtsgeschäft.- 1. Begriff.- 2. Arten.- 3. Wirkungen.- Lösungshinweise zu den Fällen 72–80.- Verzeichnis der Gesetzesstellen.

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Book SynopsisDas prozessrechtliche Institut des amicus curiae („Freund des Gerichts“) hat insbesondere seit den 1990er Jahren eine Internationalisierung erfahren und Eingang in das Völkerverfahrensrecht gefunden. Dieses Buch legt eine umfassende empirische Bestandsaufnahme der amicus curiae-Praxis einer repräsentativen Auswahl internationaler Gerichte vor und greift die organisierte Zivilgesellschaft als prägende Akteurin heraus. Unter Berücksichtigung gerichtsspezifischer Besonderheiten umfasst die Bestandsaufnahme die Rechtsgrundlagen und Beweggründe sowie die bisherige Zulassungs- und Berücksichtigungspraxis und soll den theoretisch-konzeptionellen Debatten eine praktische Perspektive gegenüberstellen. Die anschließende gerichtsvergleichende Betrachtung veranschaulicht den vor internationalen Gerichten etablierten Verfahrensstandard, den Einfluss der Stellungnahmen zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen auf die Rechtsprechung der internationalen Gerichte sowie die Arten, Funktionen und Potentiale zivilgesellschaftlicher amici curiae in internationalen Gerichtsverfahren.Table of ContentsGegenstand der Untersuchung.- Der Begriff des amicus curiae.- Potentiale und Risiken von zivilgesellschaftlichen amici curiae vor internationalen Gerichten.- Zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen als amici curiae vor internationalen Gerichten.- Vergleichende Betrachtung.- Schlussfolgerungen.- Literaturverzeichnis.

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Book SynopsisGregor Schmieder befasst sich in seiner Arbeit zunächst umfassend mit den Grundstrukturen zivilrechtlicher Beseitigungshaftung und findet dabei Verbindendes. Er leitet drei dogmatische Determinanten für den Anwendungsbereich des lauterkeitsrechtlichen Beseitigungsanspruchs in seinem spezifisch verbraucherschützenden Wirkbereich her. Dieses Fundament bildet den Rahmen für eine nähere Konkretisierung von Inhalt und Haftungsarchitektur des verbraucherschützenden Beseitigungsanspruchs des Lauterkeitsrechts sowie seiner Verortung im System lauterkeitsrechtlicher Rechtsdurchsetzung zum einen, im System zivilrechtlicher Beseitigungshaftung zum anderen. Der Begriff des Folgenbeseitigungsanspruchs wird im Zuge dessen entmystifiziert. Destillat der Auseinandersetzung mit den dogmatischen Grundlagen verbraucherschützender Beseitigungshaftung im Lauterkeitsrecht ist der Nachweis der Fortgeltung des Regulierungsansatzes des Informationsmodells auf der Ebene der Durchsetzung des Rechts. Das Informationsmodell auf der Durchsetzungsebene ist ein Regulierungsansatz, den es zu verfolgen lohnt. Bereits jetzt findet dieser Regulierungsansatz in den einzelnen Fallgruppen verbraucherschützender Beseitigungshaftung einen Anwendungsbereich.Table of ContentsDer negatorische Beseitigungsanspruch in § 1004 Abs. 1 BGB 10.- Die Beseitigungshaftung im gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und im Urheberrecht.- Der Beseitigungsanspruch im Kartellrecht.- Der Beseitigungsanspruch im UKlaG.- Das Konzept einer allgemeinen quasinegatorischen Beseitigungshaftung.- Zwischenfazit.- Strukturmerkmale und Charakteristika zivilrechtlicher Beseitigungshaftung.- Bestandsaufnahme zur Dogmatik des verbraucherschützenden Beseitigungsanspruchs des Lauterkeitsrechts.- Das Haftungskonzept des Gefahrenbeseitigungsanspruchs und die vermögensschützende Lesart der verbraucherschützenden Beseitigungshaftung.- Das Grundmodell der Gefahrenbeseitigung als Implikation des Abstandsgebots.- Verortung des verbraucherschützenden Beseitigungsanspruchs des Lauterkeitsrechts.

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Book SynopsisKlimaschützer schlagen Alarm: Statt die Erderwärmung auf maximal 1,5 Grad zu begrenzen, befindet sich die Welt aktuell auf einem 2,7-Grad-Pfad. Was nun? Hilft jetzt nur noch der Einsatz von Gewalt? In diesem essential analysiert Jochen Theurer die aktuelle Rechtslage und zeigt, wie sich das 1,5-Grad-Ziel mit Hilfe von drei frischen Strategien besser erreichen lässt – rechtzeitig, gewaltfrei und legal.Table of Contents„Und seid Ihr nicht willig“ - Das Dilemma der Klimaschützer.- Wo beginnt Gewalt?.- Ist Gewalt zum Schutz des Klimas erlaubt?.- Ist Gewalt zum Schutz des Klimas geeignet und erforderlich?.- Legal und besser als Gewalt – Drei frische Strategien.

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Book SynopsisEine Stiftung darf sich nach den §§ 80 ff. BGB grundsätzlich an einer KG als Komplementärin beteiligen, um diese KG zu leiten. Umstritten ist allerdings die Zulässigkeit des Ausmaßes dieser Beteiligung, also wie die Satzung einer solchen Gestions-Stiftung und wie der Gesellschaftsvertrag der KG gestaltet sein muss, damit die Beteiligung der Stiftung als Komplementärin rechtskonform ist. Das vorliegende Buch gibt Antworten auf diese Rechtsfragen.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Die Entstehung einer Stiftung & Co. KG,.- Die spezielle Vermögenssicherung der Stiftung & Co. KG in ihrer operativen Phase.- Die Einheits-Stiftung & Co. KG.- Einzelne spezielle Probleme der Governance einer Stiftung & Co. KG.- Unternehmerische Mitbestimmung in der Gestions-Stiftung einer KG?.

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Book SynopsisDieses Buch widmet sich dem von der Rechtsprechung geschaffenen Institut der sekundären Darlegungslast, welches in der Praxis von enormer Relevanz ist. Basierend auf einer umfangreichen Analyse der Entscheidungen des Bundesgerichtshofs werden Voraussetzungen und Rechtsfolgen der sekundären Darlegungslast umfassend dargestellt und deren Stellung im Gefüge des Zivilprozessrechts erörtert.Table of ContentsEinführung.- Das Bedürfnis der Rechtsprechung nach einem Institut wie der sekundären Darlegungslast.- Die Konturen der sekundäre Darlegungslast nach der Rechtsprechung des BGH unter Berücksichtigung der Rechtswissenschaf.- Die sekundäre Darlegungslast im Gesamtgefüge des Zivilprozessrechts.- Zusammenfassung in Thesen .- Literaturverzeichnis.

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Book SynopsisThis book adds a critical perspective to the legal dialogue on the regulation of ‘smart urban mobility’. Mobility is one of the most visible sub-domains of the ‘smart city’, which has become shorthand for technological advances that influence how cities are structured, public services are fashioned, and citizens coexist. In the urban context, mobility has come under pressure due to a variety of different forces, such as the implementation of new business models (e.g. car and bicycle sharing), the proliferation of alternative methods of transportation (e.g. electric scooters), the emergence of new market players and stakeholders (e.g. internet and information technology companies), and advancements in computer science (in particular due to artificial intelligence). At the same time, demographic changes and the climate crisis increase innovation pressure. In this context law is a seminal factor that both shapes and is shaped by socio-economic and technological change. This book puts a spotlight on recent developments in smart urban mobility from a legal, regulatory, and policy perspective. It considers the implications for the public sector, businesses, and citizens in relation to various areas of public and private law in the European Union, including competition law, intellectual property law, contract law, data protection law, environmental law, public procurement law, and legal philosophy.Chapter 'Location Data as Contractual Counter-Performance: A Consumer Perspective on Recent EU Legislation' of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.Table of ContentsSmart Urban Mobility as a Regulatory Challenge.- Part I: Public Perspective.- Governing a Risky Relationship Between Sustainability and Smart Mobility.- Environmental Implications of the EU’s Urban Mobility Agenda.- Smart Mobility, Transport Poverty and the Legal Framework of Inclusive Mobility.- Local Leadership and Its Limits in the Deployment of Sustainable Mobility Policies.- Some Public Procurement Challenges in Supporting and Delivering Smart Urban Mobility: Procurement Data, Discretion and Expertise.- Governing Smart Spaces Through Autonomous Vehicles.- Part II: Business Perspective.- mart Urban Mobility: A Positive or Negative IP Space? A Case Study to Test the Role of IP in Fostering Digital Data-Driven Innovation.- Sharing or Platform Urban Mobility? Propertization from Mass to MaaS.- Collaborative Platforms and Data Pools for Smart Urban Societies and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) from a Competition Law Perspective.- Smart Mobility and Technological Compatibility from an Antitrust Perspective.- Efficient Mobility: Lessons on Dynamic Pricing and Sustainable Passenger Service.- Part III: Citizens’ Perspective.- Location Data as Contractual Counter-Performance: A Consumer Perspective on Recent EU Legislation.- Yes Means No(thing): Bridging Consent in Contract Law and Data Protection in the Context of Smart Mobility.- Private Ordering of Online Platforms in Smart Urban Mobility: The Case of Uber’s Rating System.- Challenges to Locational Privacy: The Transformation of Urban Mobility.

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Book SynopsisDieses Lehrbuch vermittelt Studierenden und Rechtsreferendarinnen und -referendaren durch eine inhaltlich konzentrierte, von keiner einzigen Fußnote unterbrochenen Darstellung das gesamte für das Studium und für die beiden Examina erforderliche zivilrechtliche Wissen und schult zugleich das Verständnis für die Zusammenhänge. Eingearbeitet sind über 900 Fälle mit exakt gegliederten Lösungsskizzen. Die Gliederung des Buches orientiert sich an den Aufbauerfordernissen einer Fallbearbeitung. In den Text integrierte Wiederholungen festigen ständig das Wissen. Das Buch unterscheidet sich von anderer Ausbildungsliteratur dadurch, dass es weitestgehend auf die aufwendige Darstellung wissenschaftlicher Kontroversen verzichtet und entsprechend der Examenswirklichkeit die Bedeutung des Gesetzes für die Fallbearbeitung in den Mittelpunkt stellt. Die siebte Auflage stellt eine umfassende Neubearbeitung dar, die gegenüber den Vorauflagen strukturelle Anpassungen, thematische Schärfungen und redaktionelle Überarbeitungen mit sich bringt. Zudem sind alle prüfungsrelevanten Entwicklungen in Gesetzgebung und Rechtsprechung eingearbeitet. Das betrifft etwa das neue Bauvertragsrecht, das neu gefasste Recht der Pauschalreiseverträge und verwandter Verträge, Änderungen im Zahlungsdiensterecht und Änderungen im Familienrecht, wie die Einführung der gleichgeschlechtlichen Ehe und die Anpassungen im Unterhalts- und Abstammungsrecht. Auch jenseits von Gesetzgebung und Rechtsprechung galt es, aktuelle Entwicklungen aufzugreifen, wie beispielsweise im Kontext der COVID-19-Pandemie die Auswirkungen von zeitweisen Geschäftsschließungen auf Mietverträge über Gewerberäume.Table of ContentsDie Bearbeitung juristischer Aufgabenstellungen.- Grundbegriffe.- Rechtsgeschäftliche Primäransprüche.- Sekundäransprüche bei Leistungsstörungen.- Vertragsnahe Ansprüche.- Sachenrechtliche Ansprüche.- Schadensersatzansprüche wegen eines Delikts.- Ungerechtfertigte Bereicherung.- Schadensersatzrecht.- Mehrheiten und Veränderungen auf Gläubiger- und Schuldnerseite.- Besonderheiten des Familienrechts.- Der Übergang des Vermögens als Ganzes von Todes wegen.

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Book SynopsisThe underlying theme of this book is ''that the principles of law laid down by the Judges in the 19th century - however suited to social conditions of the time - are not suited to the social necessities and social opinion of the 20th century. They should be moulded and shaped to meet the needs and opinions of today. The Discipline of Law is a fascinating account of Lord Denning''s personal contribution to the changing face of the law in this century.Table of ContentsPART ONE. ; PART TWO. ; PART THREE. ; PART FOUR. ; PART FIVE. ; PART SIX. ; PART SEVEN.

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Book SynopsisDecisions made by US Supreme Court justices stem to a great extent from the political nature of the opinion writing process. The portrait of the Court that emerges stands in contrast to the conventional portrait where justices act solely on the basis of the law or their personal policy preferences.Trade Review"Crafting Law on the Supreme Court is a first-rate examination of what happens in the crucial stages after the justices reach a decision on the merits. By putting hypotheses about strategic interdependence through the rigors of (appropriately) sophisticated econometric tests, we learn much that is new about bargaining and accommodation over the Court's opinion." Jeffrey Segal, State University of New York, Stony Brook"In this pathbreaking study, Maltzman, Spriggs, and Wahlbeck unravel the mysteries of strategic behavior inside the Supreme Court--how Justices engage in instrumental behavior to achieve case outcomes consistent with their doctrinal and policy perspectives. Their efforts to extend the analysis beyond mere case studies and to reach significant general conclusions should set the agenda for further research and be of interest to all students of the Supreme Court." Philip P. Frickey, University of Minnesota"Utilizing data drawn from the papers of several Supreme Court justices, Crafting Law on the Supreme Court is an outstanding addition to the rational choice and the courts literature and will surely be seen as a classic in the field. More traditional students of public law will also profit from the extensive reprinting and discussion of justices' memoranda and the fashioning of Supreme Court doctrine." Sheldon Goldman, University of Massachusetts at Amherst"Forrest Maltzman, James Spriggs, and Paul Wahlbeck argue that court opinions do in fact matter: in the "collegial setting" of the Supreme Court, the opinion-writing process features its own unique set of political dynamics, as justices try to secure opinions that lie as close as possible to their own policy preferences. The authors advance this important argument by drawing on justices' papers and other evidence of internal deliberations on the Burger Court. The final product of their efforts is quite persuasive, more than justifying the authors' strategic departure from recent trends in judicial research." Choice"Forrest Maltzman, James Spriggs, and Paul Wahlbeck argue that court opinions do in fact matter: in the "collegial setting" of the Supreme Court, the opinion-writing process features its own uniques set of political dynamics, as justices try to secure opinions that lie as close as possible to their own policy preferences. The authors advance this important argument by drawing on justices' papers and other evidence of internal deliberations on the Burger Court. The final product of their efforts is quite persuasive, more than justifying the authors' strategic departure from recent trends in judicial research." Choice"The product of their efforts is quite persuasive" Choice April 2001"Crafting Law on the Supreme Court has something to say to, and should be read by, all students of the Court whether one is grounded more in scientific and empirical research on the Court or whether one's interests are more doctrinally oriented. The book's presentation is both rich in detail, mostly provided through the anecdotes the authors share with the reader, but more important, their analysis is systematic, thorough, and ultimately convincing." Journal of PoliticsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Selecting an author: assigning the majority opinion; 3. A strategic response to draft opinions; 4. The decision to accommodate; 5. The politics of coalition formation; 6. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisA history of the United States Supreme Court in the momentous yet usually overlooked years between the 1930s and 1950s. This period, written off as a time of failure and futility, was in reality the first phase of modern struggles to define the constitutional order of the twenty-first century.Trade Review"This well-researched volume skillfully chronicles the work of the Supreme Court under Chief Justices Stone and Vinson. Although scholars have tended to give short shrift to this era, Wiecek makes a compelling argument that these years marked a watershed in constitutional history and pointed the court toward a new constitutional understanding. Wiecekas book will undoubtedly generate debate and will likely become the definitive treatment of the Stone-Vinson era." - James W. Ely, Jr., Vanderbilt University Law School"A brilliantly done book by a master in the field. Wiecek guides us through an era that is troubled and often confusing, and he does it with a sure hand for what is important. This is a welcome and a noteworthy contribution to the Holmes Devise." - Melvin I. Urofsky, author of A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States and The Continuity of Change: The Supreme Court and Individual Liberties, 1953-1986"William Wiecek blends research in the papers of the justices with the best insights of political, intellectual, and social history, and adds his own mature judgments to produce this superb, comprehensive, and accessible account of an often neglected period of constitutional history, demonstrating that the Supreme Court from 1941 to 1953 laid the foundations for nearly all of today's constitutional law." - Mark Tushnet, Georgetown University Law Center"Wiecek, Congdon Professor of Law and Professor of History at Syracuse Unviersity, has written an encyclopedic study of the stone and Vinson Courts that is detailed and intellectually first-rate...it is a volume worthy of our attention and continued consultation." - The Green Bag Richard A. Paschal"The cases that Wiecek chooses to write about he covers well and illuminatingly." - Law and History ReviewTable of ContentsPart I. The Roosevelt Court: 1. American Public Law in 1941; 2. A new Court; 3. Carolene Products (1938): prism of the Stone Court; Part II. First Amendment Freedoms: 4. Freedom of speech in the Stone Court; 5. Freedom of speech in the Vinson Court; 6. The free exercise of religion; 7. The establishment of religion; Part III. World War Two and the Constitution: 8. Total war and the constitution; 9. Military courts and treason; 10. Silent Leges: Japanese internment; 11. National authority during and after the war; Part IV. The Truman Court: 12. The Truman Court; 13. American jurisprudence after the war: 'reason called law'; 14. The problem of incorporation; 15. Adamson v. California (1947): prism of the Vinson Court; Part V. The Cold War: 16. Anticommunism and the Cold War: Dennis v. United States; 17. The Cold War cases; Part VI. Civil Rights: 18. Civil Rights and the Stone Court; 19. Civil Rights and the Vinson Court.

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