More than 45 years after its adoption, the State Immunity Act 1978 remains the principal source of rules as to the immunities and privileges of foreign States and related persons before the courts of the United Kingdom.
More than 45 years after its adoption, the State Immunity Act 1978 remains the principal source of rules as to the immunities and privileges of foreign States and related persons before the courts of the United Kingdom.
Cultural Objects and Reparative Justice provides a comprehensive legal and historical analysis surrounding a highly debated current question: Where should cultural objects that were removed without consent be located?
This book explores the human rights accountability of non-universally recognised states, unlawful entities that exercise effective control over territories, and sui generis subjects and territories when they exercise state-like powers.
Dieser Band vereint Beitrage zu einer interdisziplinaren Ringvorlesung des Zentrums fur Osteuropa-Studien der Universitat Kiel, die verschiedene Facetten der europaisch-russischen Beziehungen beleuchtet, teilweise auch mit kontrastierenden Wertungen.
Dieser Band vereint Beitrage zu einer interdisziplinaren Ringvorlesung des Zentrums fur Osteuropa-Studien der Universitat Kiel, die verschiedene Facetten der europaisch-russischen Beziehungen beleuchtet, teilweise auch mit kontrastierenden Wertungen.
The Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2018 offers an up-to-date overview of the measures Italy has taken to adapt its legislation and policies to inter-national human rights law and to comply with commitments voluntarily assumed by the Italian Government at the international level on the sub-ject of fundamental rights.
This book analyses the use of the expression 'serious violations of human rights', and similar ones, such as 'gross' or 'grave', in international practice.
This book analyses the use of the expression 'serious violations of human rights', and similar ones, such as 'gross' or 'grave', in international practice.
This book analyses three key concepts, global public goods, global commons, and fundamental values, as tools geared towards the protection of the general interests of the international community.
This book analyses three key concepts, global public goods, global commons, and fundamental values, as tools geared towards the protection of the general interests of the international community.
The Political Economy of Investment Arbitration asks how political institutions and actors in the host state of an investment contribute to the emergence of investor-state disputes.
The Political Economy of Investment Arbitration asks how political institutions and actors in the host state of an investment contribute to the emergence of investor-state disputes.
Mechanisms for individuals to bring claims under international law have become increasingly common in recent decades, particularly in human rights and investment law.
Mechanisms for individuals to bring claims under international law have become increasingly common in recent decades, particularly in human rights and investment law.
For the last seventy years, upstream petroleum concessions have been granted worldwide by states to investors, in order to facilitate petroleum exploration and production for the state's benefit, but at the investor's risk and expense.
For the last seventy years, upstream petroleum concessions have been granted worldwide by states to investors, in order to facilitate petroleum exploration and production for the state's benefit, but at the investor's risk and expense.
Environmental Law in Arab States offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of the guiding principles and rules relating to environmental protection in the Arab region.
When discussing exploitation in workplaces, governments typically deploy a rhetoric of personal responsibility: they place attention on employers who take advantage of workers, or on workers who choose non-standard, precarious work arrangements.
When discussing exploitation in workplaces, governments typically deploy a rhetoric of personal responsibility: they place attention on employers who take advantage of workers, or on workers who choose non-standard, precarious work arrangements.
Environmental Law in Arab States offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of the guiding principles and rules relating to environmental protection in the Arab region.
It is beyond question that States have positive obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to prevent and address harm and risks of harm.
This book tackles the challenge of holdout creditor disruption of sovereign debt restructuring, where creditors reject collective agreements to pursue full loan recovery in domestic courts.
This book tackles the challenge of holdout creditor disruption of sovereign debt restructuring, where creditors reject collective agreements to pursue full loan recovery in domestic courts.
