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International investment law
Subedi S.P.,The third edition of this acclaimed scholarly book offers an up-to-date, critical overview of the law of foreign investment, incorporating a thorough and succinct analysis of the principles and standards of treatment available to foreign investors in international law. It is authoritative and multilayered, offering an analysis of the key issues and an insightful assessment of recent trends in the case law, from both developed and developing country perspectives. A major feature of the book is that it deals with the tension between the law of foreign investment and other competing principles of international law. In doing so, it proposes ways of achieving a balance berween these principles and the need to protect the legitimate rights and expectations of foreign investors on the one hand, and the need not to restrict unduly the right of host governments to implement their public policy, including the protection of the environment and human rights, and the promotion of social and economic justice within the host country, on the other.
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Klausurenkurs im Europarecht
Musil A.,Der Klausurenkurs im Europarecht bereitet Studierende gezielt auf europarechtliche Klausuren in Pflichtfach und Schwerpunktbereich vor. Vorweg werden die allgemeinen Anforderungen im Rahmen europarechtlicher Klausuren und die wichtigsten Klausurkonstellationen dargestellt. Den Kern dieses Klausurenkurses bilden sodann 21 Fälle, denen jeweils Leitentscheidungen des EuGH und anderer Gerichte zugrunde liegen. Alle Klausurlösungen wurden für die 2. Auflage entsprechend dem Vertrag von Lissa- bon überarbeitet und an die neuen Regelungen von EUV und AEUV angepasst. Zudem wurden einige Sachverhalte aus der aktuellen Rechtsprechung neu hinzugefügt. Die entschiedenen Fälle sind klausurtechnisch aufbereitet und um angrenzende Problempunkte ergänzt, so dass jeweils komplette Klausuraufgaben und -lösungen ent- stehen. Deren Verwendungsmöglichkeiten als Prüfungs- leistung im Pflichtfach oder Schwerpunktbereich werden im Rahmen der Vorüberlegungen zu jedem Fall erläutert. Einschlägige Prüfungsschemata sowie ein Entscheidungs- verzeichnis runden die Klausurensammlung ab.
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Das Stimmverbot des GmbH-Gesellschafters in Deutschland und Europa
Riegen S.,Die vorliegende Arbeit wurde vom Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschafts wissenschaften der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz im Sommerse- mester 2018 als Dissertation angenommen. Das Rigorosum fand am 8. Juli 2020 statt. Literatur und Rechtsprechung zum deutschen Gesellschafts- recht sind bis einschließlich September 2020 berücksichtigt. Die Erstellung dieser Arbeit erfolgte während verschiedenen Lebenspha- sen in Hannover, Villingen-Schwenningen und Freiburg, vom Ende des Studiums über das Referendariat und schließlich berufsbegleitend wäh- rend meiner anwaltlichen Tätigkeit. Den zahleichen Personen, die mich in vielfältiger Weise unterstützt haben, sowie den Weggefährten, die mich während der Promotionszeit begleitet und motiviert haben, möchte ich an dieser Stelle herzlich danken.
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European Union Law
Barnard C.,Dispute Settlement Mechanisms (PTA-DSMs), which have been used to adjudicate general exception clauses within the context of the individual PTA Members' obligation to liberalize trade in goods. Although the results remain limited to the single issue of PTA-DSM adjudication for liberalization of trade in goods, they are indicative of key misconceptions regarding the fragmentation of ITL. As the findings confirm, the PTA-DSMs assessed have ultimately come to equivalent decisions, taking into consideration their overall use, the nature of the legal commitments embedded in the respective PTAs, and the economic wellbeing of the respective PTA partners. The book reveals the influence of specific PTA-DSMs on other PTA-DSMs and thereby paves the way for legal unification, rather than fragmentation.
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Freizugigkeit im Mehrebenensystem
Diebold F.N.,Freizügigkeit bedeutet «freier Personenverkehr>> und bezieht sich auf die Freiheit von Personen und Unternehmen, von ihrem Herkunftsort aus am Wirtschaftsleben in einem anderen Hoheitsgebiet teilzuneh- men. Darf etwa ein im Kanton Luzern selbstständig tätiger Rettungs- sanitäter auch Aufträge im Kanton Solothurn oder gar in Deutschland annehmen und ausführen (Freizügigkeitsrecht)? Und wie unterschei- den sich die Marktzugangsrechte innerhalb der Schweiz und im Ver- hältnis zur EU gegenüber dem EU-Recht (Mehrebenensystem)? Die Habilitationsschrift untersucht, wie die grundlegenden Prinzipien der Nichtdiskriminierung, der Nichtbeschränkung, der Anerkennung und der Herkunft die Freizügigkeit gewährleisten. Anhand von an- schaulichen Beispielen aus der Verwaltungspraxis und der Rechtspre- chung wird aufgezeigt, wie konkrete freizügigkeitsrechtliche Frage- stellungen anhand dieser Prinzipien zu beurteilen sind. Das Buch ist gleichermassen an die Praxis, Lehre und Wissenschaft gerichtet und bildet eine umfassende Quelle für Behörden, Verwaltungsgerichte, Rechtspraktiker und Akademiker, die sich mit der Anwendung des Binnenmarktrechts, der Wirtschaftsfreiheit, des Personenfreizügig- keitsabkommens und des europarechtlichen Freizügigkeitsrechts be- schäftigen.
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Vo'lkerrecht.
Stein T.,Die mit der kompletten Neubearbeitung in der 11. Auflage (2005) gewählte Struktur hat sich bewährt und bleibt auch in der 14. Auflage unverändert. Wie in der 12. Auflage (2009) und der 13. Auflage (2012) dient auch die 14. Auflage der Aktualisierung und damit der Einarbeitung aller seit der 13. Auflage hinzugekommenen neuen Entwick- lungen in allen völkerrechtsrelevanten Bereichen (Rechtsetzung, Rechtsprechung und Staatenpraxis). Aktualisiert wurden auch die weiterführenden Literaturhinweise vor den einzelnen Untergliederungen.
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Fragmentation of International Trade Law Reassessed
Wasilczyk P.,This book provides innovative and empirically based insights into the ongoing debate on the fragmentation of international trade law. It offers the reader a much-needed doctrinal overview of the different approaches to the issue of fragmentation and reveals their inherent methodological advantages and limitations. On this basis, the book then approaches the issue of fragmentation from an empirical standpoint by applying a novel dataset on Preferential Trade Agreements' Dispute Settlement Mechanisms (PTA-DSMs), which have been used to adjudicate general exception clauses within the context of the individual PTA Members' obligation to liberalize trade in goods. Although the results remain limited to the single issue of PTA-DSM adjudication for liberalization of trade in goods, they are indicative of key misconceptions regarding the fragmentation of ITL. As the findings confirm, the PTA-DSMs assessed have ultimately come to equivalent decisions, taking into consideration their overall use, the nature of the legal commitments embedded in the respective PTAs, and the economic wellbeing of the respective PTA partners. The book reveals the influence of specific PTA-DSMs on other PTA-DSMs and thereby paves the way for legal unification, rather than fragmentation.
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Environmental Policy, Non-Product Related Process and Production Methods and the Law of the World Trade Organization
Maggio A. R.,This book examines the issue of foreign investor misconduct in modern international investment law, focusing on the approach that international investment law as it currently operates has developed towards foreign investor misconduct. The term 'misconduct' is not a legal notion, but is used to describe a certain phenomenon, namely, a group/class of actions. This term is convenient since it makes it possible to introduce and describe the phenomenon as such, without a division into concrete types of conduct, like 'abuse of process, 'violation of national law', 'corruption, "investment contrary to international norms and standards, etc. The term 'misconduct' is intended to embrace various kinds of conduct on the part of foreign investors that the system of international investment law does not accept - such as that which it regards as illegal, against public policy, or otherwise inappropriate and triggers legal consequences. Rarely, however, does international investment law clearly articulate what it considers unacceptable investor conduct, and certainly not in any systematic fashion. As such, this book addresses the following questions: What types of investors' conduct are legally unacceptable? What mechanisms are available to deal with unacceptable investors conduct, and what are the legal consequences?
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Yearbook of International Humanitarian law
Editors,This volume of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law takes a close look at the role of so-called "expert manuals" in the interpretation and development of the international law of armed conflict and connected branches of international law relating to military operations. While these manuals can and do play an undoubtedly useful role, their proliferation raises a number of questions. What degree of authority do they have and how much weight should be given to the views expressed in them? What is the methodology they employ and how effective is it in ensuring an as objective and impartial interpretation of the law as possible? What is their place in the doctrine of sources? While there is already a considerable body of literature addressing these and other relevant questions, this volume aims to contribute further to this discussion with contributions by three experts involved in one or more of these manuals in one capacity or another.
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European International law Traditions
Hilpold P.,International Law is usually considered, at least initially, to be a unitary legal order that is not subject to different national approaches. Ex definitione it should be an order that transcends the national, and one that merges national perspectives into a higher understanding of law. It gains broad recognition precisely because it gives expression to a common consensus transcending national positions. The reality, however, is quite different. Individual countries' approaches to International Law, and the meanings attached to different concepts, often diverge considerably. The result is a lack of comprehension that can ultimately lead to outright conflicts. In this book, several renowned international lawyers engage in an enquiry directed at sorting out how different European nations have contributed to the development of International Law, and how various national approaches to International Law differ. In doing so, their goal is to promote a better understanding of theory and practice in International Law.
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Foreign Investor Misconduct in International Investment law
Kozyakova A.,This book examines the issue of foreign investor misconduct in modern international investment law, focusing on the approach that international investment law as it currently operates has developed towards foreign investor misconduct. The term 'misconduct' is not a legal notion, but is used to describe a certain phenomenon, namely, a group/class of actions. This term is convenient since it makes it possible to introduce and describe the phenomenon as such, without a division into concrete types of conduct, like 'abuse of process, 'violation of national law', 'corruption, "investment contrary to international norms and standards, etc. The term 'misconduct' is intended to embrace various kinds of conduct on the part of foreign investors that the system of international investment law does not accept - such as that which it regards as illegal, against public policy, or otherwise inappropriate and triggers legal consequences. Rarely, however, does international investment law clearly articulate what it considers unacceptable investor conduct, and certainly not in any systematic fashion. As such, this book addresses the following questions: What types of investors' conduct are legally unacceptable? What mechanisms are available to deal with unacceptable investors conduct, and what are the legal consequences?
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Innovation and the Transformation of Consumer law
Wei Dan.,This book covers technologies that pose new challenges for consumer policy, creative developments that can help protect consumers' economic interests, innovative approaches to addressing perennial consumer concerns, and the challenges entailed by emerging ways of creating and delivering consumer products and services. In addition, it reflects on past successes and failures of consumer law and policy, explores opportunities for moving consumer law in a different direction, and discusses potential threats to consumer welfare, especially in connection with the changing political landscape in many parts of the world. Several chapters examine consumer law in individual countries, while others have an international focus.
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Air Transport and Pandemic law
Abeyratne R.,This book discusses the use of the compromissory clause in international investment agreements (IIAs) for interstate dispute resolution. It puts forward the possibility of using state-to-state arbitration based on the compromissory clause in IlAs as an alternative means of resolving investment disputes in light of the global debate on the shortcomings of investor-state arbitration. The book's main conclusion is that state-to-state arbitration may be used as an alternative to currently popular investor-state arbitration by resolving procedural hurdles which impede its acceptance. It becomes more important with the removal of investor-state arbitration as an option in certain recent IIAs, which then elevates state-to-state arbitration as the sole option for binding third party dispute resolution in the treaty. Even then, it is unlikely to replace investor-state arbitration completely due to its inherent shortcomings, such as the risk of re-politicising disputes and a lack of direct control over the process for the affected investors. Nevertheless, the availability of an alternative forum will benefit all parties involved, as they will no longer be wholly dependent on investor-state arbitration, which can be affected by events such as denunciation from the ICSID Convention or the refusal of a host state to enforce an arbitration award.
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Balkan Yearbook of European and International law 2021
Popovic D.V.,This book discusses the use of the compromissory clause in international investment agreements (IIAs) for interstate dispute resolution. It puts forward the possibility of using state-to-state arbitration based on the compromissory clause in IlAs as an alternative means of resolving investment disputes in light of the global debate on the shortcomings of investor-state arbitration. The book's main conclusion is that state-to-state arbitration may be used as an alternative to currently popular investor-state arbitration by resolving procedural hurdles which impede its acceptance. It becomes more important with the removal of investor-state arbitration as an option in certain recent IIAs, which then elevates state-to-state arbitration as the sole option for binding third party dispute resolution in the treaty. Even then, it is unlikely to replace investor-state arbitration completely due to its inherent shortcomings, such as the risk of re-politicising disputes and a lack of direct control over the process for the affected investors. Nevertheless, the availability of an alternative forum will benefit all parties involved, as they will no longer be wholly dependent on investor-state arbitration, which can be affected by events such as denunciation from the ICSID Convention or the refusal of a host state to enforce an arbitration award.
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State-to-state Arbitration based on International Investment Agreements
Hazarika A.,This book discusses the use of the compromissory clause in international investment agreements (IIAs) for interstate dispute resolution. It puts forward the possibility of using state-to-state arbitration based on the compromissory clause in IlAs as an alternative means of resolving investment disputes in light of the global debate on the shortcomings of investor-state arbitration. The book's main conclusion is that state-to-state arbitration may be used as an alternative to currently popular investor-state arbitration by resolving procedural hurdles which impede its acceptance. It becomes more important with the removal of investor-state arbitration as an option in certain recent IIAs, which then elevates state-to-state arbitration as the sole option for binding third party dispute resolution in the treaty. Even then, it is unlikely to replace investor-state arbitration completely due to its inherent shortcomings, such as the risk of re-politicising disputes and a lack of direct control over the process for the affected investors. Nevertheless, the availability of an alternative forum will benefit all parties involved, as they will no longer be wholly dependent on investor-state arbitration, which can be affected by events such as denunciation from the ICSID Convention or the refusal of a host state to enforce an arbitration award.
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Vienna Convention on the law of Treaties
Do'rr O.,The Commentary on the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties provides an in-depth article-by-article analysis of all provisions of the Vienna Convention. The texts are uniformly structured: (1) Purpose and Function of the Article, (II) Historical Background and Negotiating History, and (III) Elements of the Article. The Vienna Convention on Treaties between States and IOs and between IOs is taken into account where appropriate. In sum, the present Commentary contains a com- prehensive legal analysis of all aspects of the international law of treaties. Where the law of treaties reaches into other fields of inter- national law, e.g. the law of state responsibility, the relevant interfaces are discussed and contextualized. With its focus on international practice, the Commentary is addressed to academia, as well as to practitioners of international law.
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Criminal law in Turkey
Yenisey F.,Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides a practical analysis of criminal law in Turkey. An introduction presents the necessary background information about the framework and sources of the criminal justice system, and then proceeds to a detailed examination of the grounds for criminal liability, the justification of criminal offences, the defences that diminish or excuse criminal liability, the classification of criminal offences, and the sanctions system. Coverage of criminal procedure focuses on the organization of investigations, pre-trial proceedings, trial stage, and legal remedies. A final part describes the execution of sentences and orders, the prison system, and the extinction of custodial sanctions or sentences. Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable resource for criminal lawyers, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and criminal court judges handling cases connected with Turkey. Academics and researchers, as well as the various international organizations in the field, will welcome this very useful guide, and will appreciate its value in the study of comparative criminal law.
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How to be well read : a guide to 500
Council The,He brilliantly captures the flavour of each work and assesses its relative merits and demerits. He shows how each novel fits into a broader context. And he offers endless snippets of intriguing information: did you know, for example, that the Nazis banned Bambi or that William Faulkner wrote As I Lay Dying on an upturned wheelbarrow; that Voltaire completed Candide in three days, or that Anna Sewell was paid £20 for Black Beauty?
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Extreme economies
Davies R.,In search of a fresh perspective on the modern economy, Extreme Economies takes the reader off the beaten path, introducing people living at the world's margins. From disaster zones and displaced societies to failed states and hidden rainforest communities, the lives of people who inhabit these little-known places tend to be ignored by economists and policy makers. Richard Davies argues that this is a mistake, and explains why the world's overlooked extremes offer a glimpse of the forces that underlie human resilience, help markets to function and cause them to fail, and will come to shape our collective future. Whether trekking with Punjabi migrants through the lawless Panamanian jungle or revealing the clever trick Syrians use to underpin trade in the world's most entrepreneurial refugee camp, Richard Davies encounters economic pioneers whose personal narratives reflect global trends, shedding light on today's biggest economic questions and providing vital lessons for our turbulent times.
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The core better life, better performance
Hintsa A.,The Core is a unique story from the top of the Formula 1 world, where Aki Hintsa, a Finnish F1 coach and a doctor, has for years guided drivers towards success, but more than anything, towards mental and physical well-being. Later, top managers and companies from all over the world have taken to Hintsa's model of holistic well-being, and now these groundbreaking methods are available to all of us. In this book, Hintsa gives practical guidelines on better performance and comprehensive well-being and tells his fascinating story from the African plains to the F1 paddocks and the highest level of business a journey, which made him realise what is important in life.