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Especially for use by the students of the Erasmus School of Law, we have two seperate sets available. One set includes Volume I and II, and one set includes Volume II and III. For more information on these sets and to order, please use the links below:...

The population of the Caribbean territories of the Dutch Kingdom – Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba – can be described as a strongly “transmigrating population”. This means that both domestic...

The social, economic and technological developments of the late modern society have radically changed policing approaches both at national and supranational levels. With the anti-terrorism discourse and the global crises of mobilities, the security needs...

This book examines the South Asian constitutional systems (India 1950, Bangladesh 1972, Pakistan 1973, Sri Lanka 1978, Bhutan 2008, Nepal 2015), adopting a comparative law and 'contextual' approach. Social diversity is the main feature of this...

"Moser & McIlwrath... provide a very helpful teaching tool and a good introduction for anyone trying to improve its negotiation skills in relation to such clauses." RA Prof. Dr. Stefan Kröll"This compendium ... will be useful not only...

Although the idea of arbitral tribunal's mandate is in everyday use in the international arbitration scholarship, it remains an elusive concept lacking any legal definition. Often associated with other notions such as the tribunal's mission, powers,...

This book examines the right to freedom of expression under the Cameroonian constitution and international law. It argues that the constitutional changes or reforms which have taken place in Cameroon since it gained independence, have resulted in the...

Throughout Europe, students move from their home address to accommodation, whether temporary or not, near their university or college. The majority of European countries have experienced a sharp increase in the number of students in higher education in...

The Hungarian Yearbook of International Law and European Law comprises a collection of articles written mainly by Hungarian authors, covering developments in the field of international law and EU law, and progress in the domestic implementation and...

Cultural objects have a protected status on account of their intangible value, as symbols of an identity. This has been so since the early days of international law, and today there is an extensive legal framework that ensures this protection. Yet, when...

More than 10.74 million people globally are detained in penal institutions. An estimated 40% to 90% of these detainees suffer from mental illness. This makes the prevalence of mental disorder in detainees extremely high compared with the general...

International crimes cause widespread victimisation and destruction, leading to social disruption that may take generations to repair. Over the years, the international community has established international courts to end the culture of impunity in...

Increasingly, teachers, youth workers, and social workers are being called on to 'build resilience to radicalisation'. But, what does this actually mean? What is resilience to radicalisation, how can it be built, and whose role is it?Drawing on an...

No other country has, in the past two decades, developed its space capabilities and capacities in such an expansive way as China. Today it is mastering practically all space activities and applications and, furthermore, can set 'firsts' as landing on the...

The 2nd edition of Materials on Commercial Law - Volume II >

Especially for use by the students of the Erasmus School of Law, we have two seperate sets available. One set includes Volume I and II, and one set includes Volume II and III. For more information on these sets and to order, please use the links below:...

Read Kathleen Daly's blog post about her book here.What are effective responses to sexual violence? A global social movement is once again challenging sexual violence in all its settings: where we live, work, study, sleep, play, and pray. As more victims...

In the aftermath of the Second World War, Karl Popper introduced his concept of the "open society". Poppers focussed primarily on communism and fascism. Nowadays, communism and fascism have faded away as the primary challenges for open, democratic...

This book provides a detailed analysis of the different principles that shape the constitutional background of campaign finance law. Through three indicative country specific examples, the author examines legislation and jurisprudence that reflect such...

The acquisition of a plot of land is a complex legal transaction. When a foreign element is added to this transaction, the complexity inevitably increases. In the interest of promoting the proper functioning of the EU internal market, this study...

This is the third and final volume in the 'New Bank Insolvency Law for China and Europe' series. The current volume provides a detailed comparison of Chinese and European bank insolvency and resolution laws. Moreover, it assesses to what extent these...

This book analyses the fundamental aspects of the Constitution of the United States of America, which has proven to be a reality in motion and with an 'exceptional' capacity to adapt to the rapid and profound changes that have occurred in over two...

In modern society, movables have become an important part of one's wealth. The transactions concerning movables have noticeably become ever more complicated, implying that the legal relationships of personal property are considerably intricate. Under...

This book provides a comprehensive account of Japan's space program, including the history of its space organizations, laws, and policies. The two main laws covering space activities are the Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft,...

Since 1997 Sjef van Erp has been professor of civil law and European private law at Maastricht University. Throughout his career he established the field of comparative and European property law not only as a field of research, but also as a field to...

Logic for Lawyers offers an introduction to logic, tailored to legal practice.Logic is a basic tool for the legal professional. Law is an argumentative practice and therefore lawyers need to know how to argue. This book discusses the classical topics of...

Online Dispute Resolution - Theory and Practice is intended to provide an in-depth analysis and overview of not only the past and present but also the future of Online Dispute Resolution. It serves as a guide to scholars and practitioners having an...

Independence and impartiality are key to any judicial process. The dualistic nature of arbitration, i.e., being judicial and contractual, raises the question of how to set the standard of independence and impartiality in arbitration. On the one hand,...

This book gives an overview of recent developments in Turkish family law for legal practitioners in Europa. In this regard, both the private international law and the substantive law aspects of Turkish family law is explained, with a special focus on the...

Struggles over resources are not new for indigenous peoples. One of the latest arenas for recognition of their rights regards their intangibles, such as the protection of their traditional cultural expressions (TCEs). Most attention for protection from...

"The principles, as now updated, can be taken as a fair indication as to how the law stands or is likely to develop." Lord Carnwath, former Justice of the UK Supreme Court"The principles in this book are not just a matter of legal niceties - they...

This book examines confidentiality, secrecy and privilege issues in insolvency proceedings for corporates and banks. It attempts to fill the gap that the authors have identified. Bankruptcy and insolvency legal research, in particular, seem to lack clear...

Foreign takeovers have triggered increasing vigilance of host governments, as foreign ownership is likely to be deemed a potential threat to local employment, strategic assets, economic network, high­tech competitiveness, and national security...

Crime can be seen as an act of defiance against the rule of law, particularly if is committed with intent. This intension is often to make unlawful gains, whether by theft, corruption or taking part in illegal markets, which in Europe are most often...

What practical problems are at stake in current EAW surrender proceedings? The research project Improving Mutual Recognition of European Arrest Warrants through Common Practical Guidelines of which the three country reports for Greece, the Netherlands...

The Islamic State (ISIS) perplexed the world when its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate in 2014. This declaration was not just followed by territorial expansion, but also by several new developments in terrorism's actors, ideology, methods...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) are both empowered to request States to freeze individuals' assets. Regardless of their duration, such measures necessarily infringe upon the targets' rights. Yet, the...

This book contains the four reports (preadviezen) presented at the 2019 NACIIL annual meeting on 'Distressed debt trading: brave new EU legal rules in relation to bold new strategies'.It is easy to be critical of distressed debt investors and the...

Major processes of transformation in the legal system of Cyprus have only begun as a result of the effects of the financial crisis, despite initial hopes of combining accession with modernization of the law. Over-indebtedness problems and court...

Technological developments have impacted both libraries and copyright law for decades, though not at the same pace. Whereas libraries are increasingly unlocking their collections digitally, copyright law still seems to adhere to a traditional perception...

This volume is the seventh instalment in the Property Law Perspectives Series. Produced by the Young Property Lawyers' Forum (www.yplf.net), a global network of young property law scholars, this volume presents the carefully curated highlights of two...

Climate change and other forms of environmental degradation, such as earthquakes and soil erosion, in combination with other factors, such as poverty, lack of government action and armed conflict, can lead to forced migration. The protection of these...

This book is available digitally as an Open Access resource at www.boomdenhaag.nl. fide2020.eu.The proceedings of the XXIX FIDE Congress in The Hague in 2020 are published in four volumes. This book (Vol. 3) contains the reports of the General...

This book is available digitally as an Open Access resource at www.boomdenhaag.nl. fide2020.eu.The proceedings of the XXIX FIDE Congress in The Hague in 2021 are published in four volumes. This book (Vol. 2) contains the reports of the General Rapporteur...

This book is available digitally as an Open Access resource at www.boomdenhaag.nl. fide2020.eu.The proceedings of the XXIX FIDE Congress in The Hague in 2021 are published in four volumes. This book (Vol. 1) contains the reports of the General Rapporteur...

In the multi-level legal order, it is not unusual for a legal relationship between private parties to be governed by multiple Union rules on, for instance, non-discrimination, free movement, competition and the internal market more broadly. Nor is it...

"This book is an enrichment for the standing debate about Europe and should be published and widely read and discussed." - Boudewijn R.A. BouckaertReflections on Democracy in the European Union, with a foreword by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, is a...

Longer than life was awarded the Modderman Prize 2022.The ICTY closed its doors in 2017. It had been set up in 1993 in order to prosecute crimes committed during the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s. Although its mandate was limited to that of a criminal...