Agriculture has a small, and declining, importance in employment and income generation within the EU, but a political importance well beyond its economic impact.
The accession of the People's Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 significantly transformed the global economy both de facto and de jure.
This book centres on the ways in which the concept of imperativeness has found expression in private international law (PIL) and discusses "e;imperative norms"e;, and "e;imperativeness"e; as their intrinsic quality, examining the rules or principles that protect fundamental interests and/or the values of a state so as to require their application at any cost and without exceptions.
[Writings pertaining to European and international private, banking and commercial law] Europeanization and internationalization challenge the realm of jurisprudence to an extraordinary degree.
Product Liability is a recognised authority in the field and covers the product liability laws through which manufacturers, retailers, and others may be held liable to compensate persons who are injured, or who incur financial loss, when the products which they manufacture or sell are defective or not fit for their purpose.
Situated within the context of the ongoing debate about European contract law, this book provides a detailed examination of the European Union's competence in the field of contract law.
The Rome I Regulation applies to all EU Member States (except Denmark) in relation to 'contractual obligations in civil and commercial matters' in 'situations involving a conflict of laws' that arise out of contracts concluded from 17 December 2009.
This book explores the legal and regulatory aspects of the complex air cargo sector, discussing in detail the general principles of the carriage of air cargo; artificial intelligence and air cargo; facilitation; carriage of hazardous goods; human remains; and animals, as well as cargo security; price fixing and anti competitive conduct in air cargo operations; liability issues; the air cargo supply chain and contract of carriage.
This book focuses on an emerging problem in English contract law: what should be done when a party has been unjustly enriched as the result of a breach of contract but there is no measurable loss suffered by said party?
The Arctic is a global bellwether for climate change and indigenous peoples' rights and traditions, as well as a "e;health check"e; on the durability of international laws and norms.
Die in der nationalen Zollstatistik seit 1995 erfasste Markenpiraterie hat sich in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten zu einem kriminellen Massenphänomen mit mafiaähnlichen Strukturen entwickelt, was nicht zuletzt auf den wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung in Asien und insbesondere auf die Öffnung Chinas gegenüber dem Westen zurückzuführen ist.
This book provides an analysis of the institutional and constitutional effects of EU international agreements, with a particular focus on their potential effects on private parties.
Sovereign Investment: Concerns and Policy Reactions provides the first major holistic examination and interdisciplinary analysis of sovereign wealth funds.
This unique book brings together leading experts from diverse areas of public international law to offer a comprehensive overview of the approaches to evolutionary interpretation in different international legal regimes.
The Polar North is known to be home to large gas and oil reserves and its position holds significant trading and military advantages, yet the maritime boundaries of the region remain ill-defined.
This book offers in-depth legal and political analysis concerning the compatibility of the Westphalian state model with globalization and the digital revolution.
Die Europäische Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion (EWWU) hat sich seit ihrer schrittweisen Gründung in den 1990er Jahren zu einem Kernbestandteil der Europäischen Union (EU) entwickelt.
