Insights into the political backdrop, legal challenges and social atmosphere of the Hague Peace Conference
This book is the successor of the authors monumental and ASIL Award-winning commemorative books on the International Court of Justice (1996) and the First Hague Peace Conference (1999). The present publication links its two predecessors in bridging the gap between that first seminal gathering of the nations in The Hague in 1899 and the institutionalization of the international judicature in 1922.
Inside the book:
- A Sweeping Panorama of the Period
- A Rich Analysis of the Conventions
- Scores of Excerpts from Speeches of Delegates
- A Captivating Review of the Social Entourage
- A Dazzling Display of Photographs
- Historical Documents and Cartoons
Price: 49.50 €
A book about the relationship between the provisions of the Convention and the development of EU environmental law.
On 30 October 2011, it will be exactly ten years ago that the Convention on Access to information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, signed by representatives of 35 States and the European Community at a pan-European ministerial conference in the Danish city of Aarhus in 1998, entered into force.
The contributions assembled in this book focus on various aspects of the relationship between the provisions of the Convention and the development of EU environmental law.
Price: 68.00 €
Analysis on access to medicines and vaccines in developing countries
How can developing countries maximize some of the beneficial rules and policies provided to them by the EU and international organisations to reduce public health plight in terms of inadequate access to medicines and vaccines? By navigating some of the complex European and international rules and policies that have hitherto been put in place to ease access to affordable healthcare, the author identifies ways in which policy makers and legislators can optimally use extant rules to enhance healthcare provision.
This book uses the idea of coherence to indicate how policies and rules at the European and international pedestals could be adapted and adopted to assuage the access problems faced by developing countries.
Keywords: health, development, aid, medicine
Price: 33.96 €
A thought-provoking study on US immigration policy and debate in the 20th century
How can the United States, a country founded on universal human liberty and at its historical founding was most alert to the evils of tyranny, betray the ideals of freedom and justice with which just decades prior it had crowned the immigrant experience? How can public debate in Congress take the political position that rights and liberties are now reserved to citizens, endorsing oppression and human suffering on a vast scale even if this political position is not reflective of the vast majority?
This book brings to light US Congressional debate in the early part of the 20th century that is full of examples of perspectives on the American experience as a tradition of civil liberty that defended a grounding of the consciences of all persons in liberty and economic equality. In the immediate post World War II period, the transformation of the executive branch Immigration and Nationality Service into a model of administrative efficiency that defines U.S. immigration until the present day was incompatible with this grounding American principle.
Keyword(s): United States, immigration, law
Price: 20.00 €
Investigating the origins and foundations of the global anti-money laundering policy
In the past two decades money laundering has been presented by policy makers as a grave global threat to the world economy, undermining its foundations while allowing trillions of dollars in dirty money to slip into the upperworld economy. In order to fend off this threat, the authorities put into place a global mechanism of surveillance and control, imposing heavy multi-million dollar burdens on the financial industry, ultimately to be paid by customers. Despite these efforts and strengthened state control, the threat still appears to be the same as it was 20 years ago. Moreover, the real menace now appears instead to be the result of the behaviour of respectable, but recklessly operating, bankers. What is going on?
This work critically investigates the origins and foundations of the global anti-money laundering policy. It describes its obscure inception and exposes the incoherent arguments being accepted as "conventional wisdom" that policy makers use to introduce new and stricter regulations. Providing a step-by-step analysis of the current fear-driven policy, the author makes clear that this important subject needs to be addressed within a reasoned and realistic framework. This book makes the reader aware of the serious consequences of a policy that appears to have lost its sense of proportionality and to be based on poorly substantiated fear.
Price: 25.00 €
A topical and timely contribution to the literature on European studies
This book is the first authoritative account of the tough negotiations between determined Irish governments and the EU to bring about a series of generous financial packages that have contributed to Ireland’s economic and social progress over the last twenty years.
Drawing on State and EU papers and the accounts of senior Irish and Commission officials, the book presents new research that sheds light on the inner workings of EU decision making and cohesion policy.
As Europe takes its next step towards ever closer union, Behind Closed Doors provides both a topical and timely contribution to the literature on European studies, especially in relation to cohesion policy.
Publication: 28 May 2008
Price: 40.00 €
The first book in English on the history of the actual disintegration of Belgium
Belgium is standing at a crossroads. Since June 2007, the nation has been immersed in the deepest institutional crisis since its foundation in 1830-1831. Today, this crisis seems no nearer to a solution and Belgium continues to progress along the road towards national disintegration. This is the first book in English on the history of the actual disintegration of Belgium. It analyses how Belgium and its kings managed to control in a non-violent way the complex nationalist antagonisms between Flemings and Walloons.
For a full review of the book, go to: http://euobserver.com/1024/116010
Keywords: history, belgium, constitutional monarchy, politics, nationalism, flanders, wallonia, flemings, walloons, language, culture
Price: 27.83 €
A study on the networks of European Commission Officials
Working and communicating with and across nations and nationalities makes cultural differences a permanent part of everyday reality in multinational organisations like the European Commission. It has been frequently argued that nationality forms an important basis for forming networks in and around the European Union (EU) institutions. This has been linked to the ease of establishing communication and connection resulting from sharing a culture. Do cultural preferences shape the choices of Commission officials when composing their networks for obtaining task-related information or advice? Are national networks a myth or everyday reality in the European Commission? Why or why not?
Price: 23.11 €
An introduction to the rules of private international law belonging to the legal system of the European Union
This concise book is mainly intended to be used as an introduction to the rules of private international law belonging to the legal system of the European Union. It provides legal practitioners with an overview of the highly complex field of private international law and is also useful as a spring-board towards more profound studies of statutory texts, case law and legal literature.
Price: 40.00 €
A history of the Conservative Party in Europe
Ben Patterson, a former three-term Conservative Member of the European Parliament, looks at how and why the “party of Europe”, which led Britain into the Community under Edward Heath, has become one ever more influenced by Eurosceptic sentiment. The book is a non-polemical and balanced history of the whole period since the 1940s but with a clear perspective. As Ken Clarke MP puts it in the foreword, Patterson “writes... from the standpoint of a fair-minded participant and of someone whose views, like mine, represented the mainstream majority of the Conservative Party.”
Price: 25.00 €
An in-depth study of cross border execution of custodial sentences in the EU
The introduction in 2008 of the Framework Decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgements in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union sparked discussions as to whether the practical operation of the instrument would be compatible with its very objective, being the enhancement of detained persons’ social rehabilitation prospects.
Transferring detained people back to their respective Member State of residence and/or nationality within the mutual recognition framework is somewhat precarious in light of the often substantial variety of Member States’ legal and prison systems. In this context, and following a call for tender by the European Commission, the authors conducted the biggest study to date on Member States’ material detention conditions, early/conditional release provisions and sentence execution modalities. In addition to exploring the diversity of legal frameworks, the study also assessed practitioners’ views on cross border execution of custodial sentences in the EU.
Keywords: criminal law, policing, criminology
Price: 65.00 €
Is bilateral cultural diplomacy waging war with other means?
For the question asked in this volume: Is bilateral cultural diplomacy waging war with other means? There still is no good answer. The surprise of 1989 has apparently paralyzed policies thereafter. Despite resounding declarations and non-binding resolutions on a new order, there was no vision, no strategy and no clear purpose. The basic approach was “more of the same”. Cultural diplomacy had no priority and budgets were cut in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. All attention was directed towards bringing the former communist countries in conformity with Western standards of law, market economy, secularism and permissiveness. The agonizing re-appraisal and re-orientation of cultural diplomacy has not taken place, despite the changed landscape. The bipolar rigidities have gone, but cultural diplomacy has remained. The self-containment of cultures within national frameworks has shifted to self-defence against the impact of globalization – which in the domain of culture is the same as Americanization. The spirit of 1989 was an eminent example of culture restored through great civil courage. We drastically failed in making it the spirit of Europe in the new era. We equally failed in transforming bilateral cultural diplomacy into a truly multilateral instrument for enabling creativity and diversity as the living sources of cultural development. Major changes in the cultural landscape happen despite our cultural diplomats. The very political objectives of cultural diplomacy are bound to marginalize the cultural diplomat in an increasingly open world society.
Keyword(s): history, politics, cold war, diplomacy
Price: 30.00 €
International cooperation between EU and US judicial and law enforcement authorities for data protection-related criminal matters
In this book, three specific elements are joined in one research for the first time. The protection of personal data in criminal matters as a first element is studied in two relationships: the cooperation in criminal matters between judicial and law enforcement authorities of the European Union member states (including Europol and Eurojust) on the one hand and the cooperation in criminal matters between the judicial and law enforcement authorities of the European Union (including Europol and Eurojust) and the United States of America on the other hand.
This book offers answers to the central question whether the European Union complies with its own standards of data protection in these internal relations and in the transatlantic cooperation in criminal matters.
Keywords: data protection, criminal law, data privacy
Price: 140.00 €
A critical assessment on the use of Western European instruments in dealing with Central European land fragmentation
The process of European integration has progressed in an unprecedented way since 1958. European integration not only covers a larger territory but also explicitly relates to the territory in which it takes place. Structural improvement of certain 'old' industrial regions, the construction of high-speed railways, the creation of a Europe-wide network of protected nature areas and the promotion of an agriculture that respects the environment are key-issues that show this change.
Price: 28.30 €
On the European profile in world-wide democracy assistance
In the changing international context, of a post 9/11 world and the war in Iraq, democracy assistance has become a strategic objective. This created increased momentum, world-wide and within Europe, for reflection on how democracy assistance can be effectively delivered, and how European modalities to do so could be enhanced.
In the book European scholars and practitioners, including Peter Burnell and Richard Youngs, discuss various aspects of the distinctly European contribution towards this challenge. Their essays concentrate on European democratic values and the European profile in democracy assistance work.
Price: 36.79 €
An analysis of UN peacekeeping operations and their impact on global politics
An analysis of UN peacekeeping operations and their impact on global politics...
This text examines the question whether peacekeeping operations establish peacekeeping regimes in the territories in which they deploy, how they have affected the international community deplete traditional understanding of involvement in domestic affairs and consent of the receiving States, and whether we have to take into consideration a new development in political science related to the democratization processes.
Keywords(s): United Nations, international law, peacekeeping, human rights, democracy, Cambodia, Kosovo, international law, international treaties
Price: 15.00 €
The present Dutch criminal justice system and the main procedures used within the system
This book covers both the organization of the present Dutch criminal justice system and the main procedures used within the system. It deals with the basic principles that guide the operation of the Dutch criminal justice system. In this third edition, the operation and organization of the Dutch criminal justice system is not merely dealt with from a legal point of view but also from a criminal policy perspective.
Keyword(s): law, netherlands, criminal law
Price: 35.00 €
The most complete study of the UNIDROIT Principles’ provisions on gross disparity and hardship
The 20th Century witnessed many wars, natural disasters, political and financial crises, widespread use of information and communication technologies and global trade expansion. These political, economical and social events had some effects on legal systems both in national and international levels. As these events altered the equilibrium of many contracts, legal institutions that regard the restoration of the equilibrium of reciprocal contractual undertakings were developed in the last Century; such as lésion, unconscionability, unfairness, gabin, eccessiva onerosità sopravvenuta, imprévision, Wegfall der Geschäfts-grundlage, işlem temelinin çökmesi and hardship.
In this work, the author studies these institutions in the context of national, international and transnational laws from a comparative point of view. The author illustrates how the legal remedies are applied in periods of political and financial crises in the context of various legal systems. This book also provides the most complete study of the UNIDROIT Principles’ provisions on gross disparity and hardship that include also the relevant arbitral case law.
Keyword(s): international business, international law, commercial law
Price: 40.00 €
A “field manual” for lawyers, consultants, officers in European or national public administration and students
A “field manual” for lawyers, compliance professionals, consultants, officers in European or national public administration and students to benefit from a comprehensive set of 75 charts illustrating the “core” of EU competition law together with a brief companion text that relates back to the charts.
Price: 25.00 €
Combined package: Essential EU Law in Charts + in Text
The combined package include Essential EU Law in Charts + Essential EU Law in Text
The books are intended as a learning tool for students as well as for practitioners endeavouring to brush up on their EU law skills, especially in view of the Lisbon revision and the fundamental changes that it brought about in the EU legal system.
Price: 45.00 €
Contains 278 EU law-related charts (primary, secondary and case law)
Visualising law, as the authors are attempting to do in this book, gives the reader some idea of what the blueprint of the edifice of European Union law looks like.
The book contains 278 EU law-related charts (primary, secondary and case law) dealing with the following issues: Introduction to the subject, the development of European integration, institutions, competences of the EU, the making of secondary law, the nature of EU law, introduction to substantive law, the internal market, competition law, social law, legal integration and enforcement.
Price: 30.00 €
Companion text for the revised, “Lisbon edition” of “Essential EU Law in Charts”
This book is a companion text for the revised, “Lisbon edition” of “Essential EU Law in Charts”. Together with the charts, the book is intended as a learning tool for students as well as for practitioners endeavouring to brush up on their EU law skills, especially in view of the Lisbon revision and the fundamental changes that it brought about in the EU legal system.
Price: 15.00 €
Essential reference book for students and practitioners of EU and international criminal law
This pocket book contains the principal policy documents and multilateral legal instruments on international and European criminal law, with a special focus on Europol and Eurojust as well as on initiatives aimed at combating international – or organized crime or terrorism. It is meant to provide students as well as practitioners (judicial and law enforcement authorities, lawyers, researchers, ...) with an accurate, up-to-date edition of essential texts on these matters. This is the 6th edition, updated until January 1st 2010.
Keywords: eu law, international law, criminal law, europol, eurojust, echr
Price: 65.00 €
Volume 4 of the Governance of Security Research Paper Series - EU and International Crime Control
Volume 4 of the Governance of Security Research Paper Series focuses on topical issues in EU and International Crime Control. The first five articles deal with intrinsic EU criminal policy aspects, including its transatlantic cooperation with the US. The remaining three articles deal with anti money laundering control, counter-strategies of criminal organisations and police torture.
Keywords: cooperation, criminal law, policing
Price: 65.00 €
GofS Research Paper Series on European criminal justice, financial and economic crime
In this book, a first cluster of four articles concern European criminal justice matters, in particular relating to EU mutual recognition (conceptualization, unwanted effects in the context of prisoner transfer and sentence execution, and impact for cross-border gathering and use of forensic expert evidence) and concluding with an article on interrogational fairness standards.
A second cluster of five articles addresses financial and economic crime subjects, ranging from informal economy (among street children) to formal/informal economy (vulnerability of the hotel and catering industry to crime) and white collar crime phenomena like (transnational) environmental crime, fraud and corruption.
A last cluster groups a variety of selected, topical issues (juvenile offending and mental disorders, desistance theories and sexually transmitted infections).
Keyword(s): eu law, criminal law, economic law
Price: 65.00 €
Full-scale overview of cross-border gathering, obtaining and admissibility of evidence in criminal matters between the EU member states
The initial aim of the study was to obtain up-to-date information on the national laws of the EU member states on the gathering and handling of evidence and to analyse that information in the light of recent developments in legislation governing cross-border transmission of evidence, in particular the 2008 European Evidence Warrant. In addition, it was the intention of the European Commission to initiate preparatory work on a legal instrument that would expand the scope of application of the European Evidence Warrant in order to further replace the existing regime of mutual legal assistance within the EU by a mechanism based on the mutual recognition principle. As a result, the study was broadened as to also assess whether or not a mutual recognition-based EU mutual legal assistance regime is desirable and feasible.
This book provides an in-depth and full-scale overview of the current situation relating to cross-border gathering, obtaining and admissibility of evidence in criminal matters between the EU member states, as well as clear-cut future legal and policy options.
Keywords: criminal law, criminology, policing, eu law, justice
Price: 55.00 €
In this book, researchers and scientists from thirteen different countries of the enlarged Europe plus Turkey have joined forces to offer us their insights into the development of the Information Society in their respective countries: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Turkey. These experts offer us their analyses of these developments as they occurred during the first five years of the new millennium. Their analyses encompass the issues of technological absorption, of economic growth and of cohesion across the enlarged European Union.
Price: 34.95 €
Essential reading for anyone involved in EU criminal policy initiatives
EULOCS – the EU level offence classification system – brings together the current EU substantive criminal law acquis, building essentially on offence definitions referred to in legal instruments included in the EU JHA acquis. In doing so, EULOCS clarifies the scope between EU competence and national sovereignty with regard to defining criminal behaviour.
With this book, EULOCS is bench-marked as a reference index for serving various needs in the broader EU criminal policy area, having the potential to significantly enhance the internal coherence thereof. The proposed reference index, with offence definitions inherent to it, fundamentally addresses the problem created by the organic elaboration and adoption of legal instruments at EU level, making reference to certain offence categories the scope or definition whereof is most often either not clarified or indicated, or left to the discretion of the individual member state(s).
Keywords: criminal law, eu cooperation, criminology
Price: 38.00 €
A detailed overview and analysis of private international case law of the ECJ
This book provides an overview and easy access to the case law of the ECJ (the Court of Justice of the European Union) pertaining to private international law. The book contains edited extracts from all ECJ decisions of immediate private international law relevance made before 1 January 2012. Most of the cases are important for the interpretation and understanding of the numerous existing European regulations and directives dealing with private international law. Cases affecting the interpretation of the EU Treaties are also included.
Price: 42.00 €
Follow-up report on the Commission's 2005 study on procedural rights in the EU member states
Procedural rights in criminal proceedings have received an increasing amount of attention in the European Union (EU) over the last couple of years and are the central topic of this book. This book contains the results of an EU-wide research project the authors have conducted as a follow-up report to the 2005 study, providing up-to-date information on the level of procedural rights in the Member States as a start for possible new Commission legal initiatives on the matter and as a boost for the “Roadmap on Procedural Rights” presented by the 2009 Swedish EU Presidency.
Keywords: criminal law, eu law. european convention on human rights, echr, cooperation
Price: 29.50 €
Reflections on Europe as a cultural identity and a political entity
Europe is a patchwork quilt, a diversity of national and regional cultures. But Europe is also a common cultural heritage. And it is a culture in the making. The creation of the European Union would not have been possible without this common heritage and the endeavour to have a common future.
Price: 23.03 €
An essential read on the origin and future of the European Council
Under the Treaty of Lisbon, now ratified, the European Council for the first time becomes an EU institution - and its new full-time president is being talked of as the "President of Europe". This book is a must for anyone interested in how Europe is likely to be reshaped in the aftermath of the ratification of Lisbon.
In this essential new book veteran EU media correspondent, Jan Werts, explains how the European Council, from modest origins in occasional summits, has become the strategic driving force of the European Union. He casts light on how it operates, its role vis a vis the Commission, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament, and how its role will further change under the Treaty of Lisbon, in particular with the intended appointment of a full-time President.
Published: 2008
Price: 27.00 €
The leading monograph on European Environmental Law, an updated and revised edition
This leading monograph on European Environmental Law is now completely updated and revised. Taking into account new case law of the European Courts, recent environmental directives and regulations and the new provisions of the Lisbon Treaty, this book provides an in-depth analysis on important legal issues of European environmental law. The book discusses all major environmental directives and regulations, integrating important judgments of the Court of Justice on their interpretation. Furthermore, national case law on the application of European environmental law is also being taken into account.
Price: 52.00 €
The same three authors have co-written all eight editions of this book
This new edition of the leading textbook on the European Parliament has been fully updated to include the many important changes since the last edition in 2007 – including the results of the Treaty of Lisbon. The book systematically explains every aspect of how the Parliament is elected, organised and does it work.
“An invaluable guide to the institution's history, power and politics.”
Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament.
“This book is recognised in academia and among practitioners as the authoritative guide to the European Parliament.”
Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.
Price: 30.00 €
A lesson in the history of European Unification since the end of the Second World War
Towards the end of the year 2011 and after many a Euro-summit convened to solve the serious EURO-economic crisis, one may wonder how long the European Union is going to survive? A lesson in the history of European Unification since the end of the Second World War may help to find an answer, or better still, to learn what to do and what not to do to assure the continuation of this fascinating process of peaceful unification.
This book not only tells a success story. It also makes us understand why after more than sixty years the Germans lack the solidarity and the French the political vision to turn the Euro-crisis into true progress towards unity. Against the background of Europe`s long and turbulent history, this book may also help to understand why it is so difficult to overcome nationalism and to practice the virtue of solidarity so central to the Christian source of Europe as a civilization.
Keyword(s): European history, European Union, economic cooperation, France, Germany, United Kingdom
Price: 30.00 €
Analysis of the EU as an international actor within the context of NATO and the UN
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the European Union as an International Actor and of its foreign policy of ‘effective multilateralism’ in both theory and practice. The core argument is that the EU has fostered integrative links – not only between states, but more recently also among international organisations. The study highlights the successes and critically examines the weaknesses of the EU’s effective multilateralism with NATO and the United Nations and offers concrete proposals for strengthening the EU as an inter-organisational security actor and Integrative Power in the short- and long- term.
The first part of this study analyses major theories of multilateralism and takes stock of 40 years of scholarship on conceptualizing the EU as a distinct foreign policy actor. The second part of the book examines the successes and drawbacks of the EU’s cooperation with NATO and the United Nations in the field of peace, security and international crisis management.
Keywords: foreign affairs, foreign policy, security, defense, integration, european union, united nations, nato, conflict, bosnia, congo, macedonia
Price: 45.28 €
A must read! Portrait in words and pictures of what the European Parliament is really like...
A vivid portrait in words and pictures of what the European Parliament is really like - its atmosphere, the people, the politics and the daily working life. The European Parliament’s former Secretary General, Julian Priestley, and Stephen Clark, its current head of web communications, paint an 'impressionist's canvas' that brings the European Parliament to life. They look behind and beyond the formal powers and procedures of the Parliament to explore its buildings, its history and culture, its politics, the personalities who have led it, how it does its work and the army of staff who make it function.
In the words of Jacques Delors: 'Readers will discover the workings of this institution ... and also the human drama ... this book will help you better understand this European adventure.'
Price: 35.00 €
Studies into the field of human trafficking
This volume brings together the reports and studies of expert European researchers in the field of human trafficking. It spans a decade of trafficking research and law enforcement activity. This is an important volume because the effects of globalisation are still being felt by those who are forced into debasing working conditions or roam around in the European continent looking for a better existence. This collection provides a window through which to explore their experiences.
Price: 27.50 €
Challenges to separation of powers and legal and procedural protection in criminal matters and data protection in the EU
The landscape of cross-border evidence gathering in criminal matters in the EU has become blurred. Non-traditional actors, such as administrative authorities and intelligence services, have joined traditional judicial and law enforcement authorities in a domain which used to be looked upon as predominantly judicial cooperation territory. Criminal justice and administrative finalities run the risk of being constantly mixed up. Gert Vermeulen believes that restoring the balance requires stepping away from traditional authority-based thinking and policy-making.
Keywords: criminal law, eu law, cooperation
Price: 30.00 €
Examination of future challenges for inland navigation by experts in the field
Future Challenges for Inland Navigation is a collection of scientific and sector-oriented contributions by authors from the field of inland navigation. The contributions cover topics on the consequences of possible strategic and economic developments up to 2030.
The future challenges for inland navigation presented in this book take into account market functioning, technologies and investments in inland navigation, all from a viewpoint of sustainability, in its three facets: economic, social and environmental. The book also presents a number of scenarios for possible strategies that the various market players may adopt, and insights into the anticipated economic consequences.
Keywords: shipping, port authority, public administration, policy
Price: 23.58 €
Multi-jurisdictional analysis of the constitutional law of South Africa, Germany, Canada and the United States with references to the UK, EU and the Netherlands
What are the implications of globalization for the understanding of, research within and practice of constitutional law as an increasingly comparative field? What method(s) are appropriate for doing constitutional comparison, why should constitutional judges engage in comparison, how do constitutional states deal with common problems exacerbated by globalization and where is the world of constitutionalism, partly shackled by superannuated terminology, heading?
This book confronts these questions. Some of the discussion goes well beyond an introduction: the multi-jurisdictional analysis represents a contribution to the advancement of comparative constitutional law. Although the material is sourced primarily from the constitutional law of South Africa, Germany, Canada and the United States, there are also substantial references to the UK, EU and the Netherlands. The considerations brought forward are relevant to virtually every jurisdiction which is part of the global community of the early 21st Century.
Price: 30.00 €
Compilation of documents from the two Hague conferences that has shaped International Law
Two international peace conferences were held just before and after the turn of the 20th century at The Hague, the Netherlands. These conferences shaped modern International (Criminal) Law. The Conventions that came out of these conferences turned out to be the basic principles of the laws of war into a written document agreed to by a Convention of delegates from all over the world.
The results and influence of both Hague conferences on International Law is discussed in this book. The establishing of the Permanent Court of Arbitration is named and both pacific settlements are added. Moreover, the impact of the Geneva Conventions will be discussed and full text documents of those are appended. As a conclusion, the dispute regulation, the reduction of armament and Humanitarian (war) Law is reviewed. The development of Humanitarian War Law, started as a core area of (the first) Hague Conference, turned out to be a pillar of today’s International Law.
Keyword(s): international law, international criminal law, human rights
Price: 60.00 €
A must-have handbook for anyone working at or with EU institutions
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the European Union and its functioning from a political, economic as well as legal perspective, outlining the EU’s institutions, policies and legal and decision-making mechanisms in simple language. It also contains a glossary of 400 terms, which can serve as a compendium on its own.
This book owes much of its success to the fact that it evolves together with the European Union, keeping its readers abreast of the latest changes in Europe’s architecture. One would be hard pressed to find many volumes that follow the EU’s development so closely, with subsequent editions published so frequently. This latest edition presents the post-Lisbon Union as overhauled by the Treaty of Lisbon, discussing the latest policy reforms from Europe’s response to the financial and economic crisis to agricultural policy reforms, from the EU as a global player to a revised European energy policy. As in the case of previous editions, the Handbook gives an exhaustive and up-to-date overview of the Union, making it an essential read for those who want to know more about the EU and how it works.
Price: 24.00 €
The double role of IPRs in the context of facilitating MDGs nos. 1 and 6
The double role of IPRs in the context of facilitating MDGs nos. 1 and 6...
This report is the result of a research project, funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development, on the role of intellectual property rights in realizing some of the MDGs. The emphasis is on issues in the field of access to food and to medicines and on the larger discussions on the present global and regional systems of intellectual property rights.
Price: 39.95 €
How are EU laws made – and how can their making be influenced at a practical level?
This book provides a practical step-by-step guide for anyone wanting to understand, study, or work with the EU institutions and decision-making. How are EU laws made – and how can their making be influenced at a practical level? And what has been the impact of changes brought about by the Treaty of Lisbon?
“A very insightful tool for citizens, political and private actors”, Maros Sefcovic, Vice-President of the European Commission
“A first ... a real nuts and bolts approach to how the EU legislative process functions”, Diana Wallis MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament
Price: 30.00 €
Challenges to past illusions of détente during the Cold War Era
Since 1989, we refer to the whole post-war period as the “Cold War Era”. Such was not the case in 1968. At the time, the cold war – in our perception – was behind us. We no longer felt to be in the midst of it. Europeans on the Western side of the Iron Curtain felt relatively at ease with Europe’s division. The era of Détente as we called it, was considered to be a fairly stable and long-lasting political condition, even after Soviet tanks crushed Dubcek’s socialism with a human face in Prague.
In this second volume of his Footprints of the Twentieth Century, Frans A.M. Alting von Geusau challenges the past illusions of détente and the present approach of organized forgetting of the past.
Keyword(s): history, politics, cold war
Price: 30.00 €
Most comprehensive treaty book on human rights in 1 volume, includes documents from the ECHR
This extensive work contains no fewer than around one hundred and fifty instruments, either on human rights or relevant to human rights protection. The volume offers a practical and extensive compilation of important human rights documents, including human rights instruments adopted by the European Union, Council of Europe, Africa Union, Organization of American States and other regional bodies. The book is suitable for students, academics, legal practitioners, governmental and non-governmental organizations and anyone else interested in human rights.
Keyword(s): international law, eu law, european court of human rights, united nations, ilo, oecd, human rights
Price: 39.00 €
Comprehensive study on the Iraqi Special Tribunal for crimes against humanity and the case of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein, both in life and death one of the most controversial prominent leaders of the Arab world. Fiercely loved and hated, his name will be remembered for centuries in the history of mankind. His legacy is two fold; there are ones that still admire his achievements and leadership with respect, honor and loyalty. However for most others, his legacy symbolizes fear, tyranny and hypocrisy. Along with 11 other senior Baathist leaders, he was handed over legally (though not physically) to the interim Iraqi government to stand trial for crimes against humanity and other offences. A few weeks later, he was charged by the Iraqi Special Tribunal with crimes committed against residents of Dujail in 1982, following a failed assassination attempt against him. Specific charges included the murder of 148 people, torture of women and children and the illegal arrest of 399 others. On 5 November 2006, Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. The verdict and sentencing was appealed but subsequently affirmed by Iraq’s Supreme Court of Appeals. On 30 December 2006, Saddam was hanged.
This book illustrates the work of the Iraqi Special Tribunal and presents the cases brought before the court.
Keyword(s): human rights, international law, international criminal law, Iraq, United States
Price: 90.00 €
Once upon a time... there was an inhuman war.
"Once upon a time, not so very long ago (although it may seem ages ago to young people who have grown up with mobile telephones, pizza delivery services, music downloads and social networking web sites), there was an inhuman war. Of course, all wars are inhuman, but this one was really horrible, worse than anything anyone could remember."
Egbert Myjer and Peter Kempees` fairy tale was originally written as a contribution to a liber amicorum for fellow judge Renate Jaeger. Myjer decided to address the backlog problem of the European Court of Human Rights from an unaccustomed perspective. He chose to write a thinly disguised allegorical story based on fact. Peter Kempees reworked the text, which was originally written in Dutch. Together they worked on what will from now on be known as 'Jack and the Solemn Promise, a cautionary tale'.
Price: 12.50 €
Investigating the existing juridical foundation to religious education in Ukraine
In this book, written within the frameworks of the program, Christianity & Society, Tilburg School of Catholic Theology, Tilburg University, an attempt has been made to investigate the existing juridical foundation to religious education in an Eastern European state of the post-Soviet Eastern Block for the purpose of promoting the democratic notion of religious tolerance and the development of a culture of living together in the multicultural and polyconfessional society of Ukraine. The main research focus of this project is on the juridical foundation to religious education in Ukraine as is presented in the national juristic canons and its interpretation in the broader European spectrum of religious education on the example of the three model theory of the REDCo research project. For this purpose the following juridical constitutional and administrative/public laws of Ukraine were considered: the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine On Education.
Price: 16.95 €
Within the European Union the dynamic development of the external side of justice and home affairs raises challenging issues: friction over the division of competences between the Union and its Member States and between EU institutions; cross-pillar coordination issues; legal and political tensions due to ‘variable geometry’ with numerous ‘opt-ins’ and ‘opt-outs’. In addition, international cooperation brings its own problems: how to explain the internal issues to international partners? How to allow them to become comfortable with an ever more assertive EU role? How to support global governance structures while preserving European standards on the rule of law and the protection of human rights? This book gives an excellent overview over the many current topics in the sensitive areas of immigration and asylum, private international law and international criminal law and procedure. It is warmly recommended to anybody who wants to broaden his or her understanding of the increasing importance of the external side of European policies on Justice, Liberty and Security.
Price: 48.00 €
An in-depth analysis on European labour and social security laws
For centuries, Europe consisted of numerous sovereign nations each with its own legal system. However, in recent decades Europe has slowly emerged as a single power alongside other superpowers, such as the US, Russia, China, Japan and India. Rather than studying the separate legal systems of the European nation states, an ever-growing number of people show an interest in studying the common features of the legal systems of the countries that make up the EU.
The aim of this book is to present a satellite view on labour law and social security law in the Member States of the European Union.
Price: 40.00 €
The role of language in European asylum procedures
In recent years, language has been used as evidence in assessing asylum seekers’ claims. Do they come from the country that they claim to originate from? Although this would seem quite simple, reliable assessments are hard to achieve. Many factors intervene: high variability, multilingualism, extended stays in refugee camps, lack of systematic knowledge about the languages, mixed ancestry. European countries have developed various techniques, but experts often disagree about these, and the validity of the results.
This book contains a series of papers presented at the ESF Exploratory Workshop Language and Origin: the role of language in European asylum procedures. The workshop took place at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS) in Wassenaar, April 22-23, 2010. It brought together an interdisciplinary group of experts from different European countries in a constructive setting to explore the different techniques, exchange views, learn to speak each other’s language and to set priorities for future research and developments.
Price: 30.00 €
A general overview on the need and opportunity of convergence in the law of succession
The Law of Succession, which has been traditionally confined to domestic limits, is becoming a frequent topic of discussion in international forums, due to the increasing mobility of people and assets.
Price: 62.00 €
An analysis on the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
The European Anti-Fraud Office (Office de lutte anti-fraude, OLAF) was created in 1999 in the wake of the political crisis which led to the collective resignation of the European Commission. It has operated for more than ten years in a specific legal and institutional environment, which in turn, has been affected by the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. The latter put an end to the pillar structure of the EU, turned the Charter of Fundamental Rights into a binding legal instrument and laid the foundation for the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO). Starting from the broader context of the protection of EU financial interests and touching upon the circumstances surrounding OLAF's creation, this book provides an in-depth analysis of OLAF's position within this context.
Price: 72.00 €
This volume comprises the results of the third workshop of the Dornburg Research Group of New Administrative Law
Profound changes in administrative activity have established new forms of administrative institutions which raise issues of legitimacy. Although the respective jurisdictions have different starting points with respect to issues of legitimacy, common sources can be detected. This is necessary in shaping and analysing administrative law in European Union.
Price: 62.00 €
A look at the sentencing practices of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR)
International prosecution is increasingly recognized as an imperative process for dealing with atrocious crime. Yet there can seemingly be no adequate punishment for such horrific acts. For crime that “explodes the limits of the law” it thus becomes equally imperative that a guide exists to temper judicial discretion and to focus punishment in a way that will ultimately contribute to sustainable peace and justice.
This book examines the sentencing practices of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR), comparing their normative guidelines and jurisprudence to answer the following questions:
1. Is there enough consistency in sentencing to substantiate the emergence of a guideline through jurisprudence?
2. What elements should contribute to the structure of a universal sentencing guideline?
3. What penological goals should be met through sentencing?
Keyword(s): international law, international criminal law, international court, human rights
Price: 14.95 €
Essential reading for EU policy makers, judicial and law enforcement authorities and for defence lawyers throughout the EU
The introduction in 2008 of the Framework Decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union sparked discussions as to whether the practical operation of the instrument would be compatible with its very objective, being the enhancement of detained persons’ social rehabilitation prospects.
Transferring detained people back to their respective Member State of residence and/or nationality within the mutual recognition framework is somewhat precarious in light of the often substantial variety of Member States’ legal and prison systems. In this context, and following a call for tender by the European Commission, the authors conducted the biggest study to date on Member States’ material detention conditions, early/conditional release provisions and sentence execution modalities. In addition to exploring the diversity of legal frameworks, the study also assessed practitioners’ views on cross border execution of custodial sentences in the EU.
Keywords: criminal law, cooperation
Price: 112.00 €
A fascinating tour of world politics and economics
The Middle of the Map is an exciting and entertaining intellectual journey in history, economics and politics. The author explores how America, China and Europe perceive each other.
“This is a terrific book, easy to follow, and packed with new insights and surprising facts" , JOHN BRUTON, former Prime Minister of Ireland and EU Ambassador to the USA.
Price: 15.00 €
An introduction to the life of Milosevic and all relevant court documents
Slobodan Milosevic served as the President of Serbia from 1989 to 1997 and then as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) from 1997 to 2000. From its foundation in 1990, Milosevic was the leader of Serbia`s Socialist Party and one of the key figures in the Yugoslav wars during the 1990s and Kosovo War in 1999. Milosevic was indicted in May 1999, during the Kosovo War, by the UN`s International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for crimes against humanity in Kosovo (ICTY). Charges of violating the laws or customs of war, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions in Croatia and Bosnia and genocide in Bosnia were added a year and a half later. He conceded defeat and resigned after demonstrations, following the disputed presidential election of October 2000. Within nine months of his ousting, he was arrested by security forces in Yugoslavia on charges of corruption whilst in power, and within a very short time, was extradited to stand trial in The Hague. At the ICTY, Milosevic conducted his own defence. Milosevic was charged with, amongst others, genocide, deportation, murder, extermination and torture. With just fifty hours of testimony left before the conclusion of the trial, he died in March 2006 after five years in prison. On 14 March 2006, the Trial Chamber terminated proceedings against the accused.
This book contains a short introduction to the life of Milosevic and all relevant court documents, including the complete indictments for Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.
Price: 60.00 €
Essential reading for EU policy makers, judicial and law enforcement authorities and organisations working in human trafficking, sexually exploited and missing children
Recent European Union policy discussions have again highlighted the urgent need for consistent recording and analysis of data relating to trafficking in human beings. Without such a framework, the Union’s ability to assess the scale and nature of the problem and, consequently, to formulate effective policy responses is severely impaired. MONTRASEC – a model for monitoring trafficking in human beings, sexually exploited and missing children – demonstrates that real progress can be made in addressing these long standing difficulties.
This book describes how a workable IT tool with contents based on international legal instruments and definitions concerning the three phenomena, has been designed and tested by a range of operational agencies in two separate EU member states. “The MONTRASEC demo” shows that it is actually possible to move beyond theoretical discussions concerning data collection to a point where agencies operating in the field are prepared to work within a unified and consistent data collection regime, inputting “live” data which can thereafter be analysed at member state and European Union level.
This book is essential reading for EU policy makers, judicial and law enforcement authorities and organisations working in the fields of trafficking in human beings, sexually exploited and missing children both in the European Union and in a broader international context. It will also appeal to the research community and anyone with an interest in justice and home affairs or criminal policy initiatives in the European Union.
Keywords: human rights, criminal law, policy
Price: 45.00 €
The "directive of shame", an analysis on the negotiations that brought about the EC Return Directive
The Return Directive was the first major piece of EU migration legislation adopted jointly by the European Parliament (EP) and Council under co-decision procedure (since 2009: ordinary legislative procedure). Its adoption in 2008 was accompanied by a tide of protest from NGOs, qualifying it as "directive of shame". Why was it possible to find a compromise, in spite of the very divergent positions of the EP and Council? What were the key issues under discussion? How would the directive look if it had been adopted without EP involvement? What lessons can be drawn for the future? Is it really a "directive of shame"?
This book provides answers to these questions, built upon concrete and verifiable examples and case studies. It is accompanied by an annex, containing relevant background documents, which provide detailed insight into the development of the text during the negotiations.
Price: 39.00 €
Overview and assessment of the development of the new EU climate policies
This book provides a timely overview and assessment of the development of the new EU climate policies with a focus on the new climate and energy package. Are EU climate policies sufficient to meet the environmental, economic and political challenge posed by global climate change? How do international and domestic climate policies of the EU interact and are they mutually supportive? What are the prospects for the EU keeping its international leadership in the face of a more engaged US and increasingly assertive emerging economies? In addressing these questions, the volume aims to enhance understanding and contribute to further discussions on the current and potential role of the EU in the fight against climate change.
Keywords: environment, climate change, health, security, kyoto protocol, energy
Price: 37.74 €
European, American and Chinese perspectives on mediation
This book is an introduction to the current and prospective European mediation practice after the recent issuing of the new Mediation Directive.
Price: 32.00 €
In-depth analysis on the economic transformation of Turkey and its quest for EU membership
This book focuses on the experience of Turkey to date in fulfilling its EU membership requirements and its impact on Turkish economy. It begins with an evaluation on the economic dimension of the EU-Turkey enlargement negotiations process and follows with an assessment on the current strengths and weaknesses of the Turkish candidature by outlining how well Turkey has fared so far. Finally, it details the implications of the accession negotiations for various sectors of the Turkish economy
This book is of interest to both policy-makers and all scholars of the EU enlargement process as it provides an in-depth stock-taking exercise of the economic transformation of Turkey, much of which currently takes place away from media coverage.
For a review of the book by Selim Kunalp, the former Turkish Ambassador to the EU, go to: http://euobserver.com/1024/115909
Keyword(s): turkey, enlargement, economics, eu-turkey relations, accession
Price: 37.74 €
Examining the relationship between international law and global inequality
In examining the relationship between international law and global inequality, this book considers the extent to which international law should play a role in addressing the problem that, not only do we live in an unjust world, but we continue to persist in doing so despite the fact that this has been said to be the least controversial claim in political theory today. The book puts forward the argument that the political philosophy of cosmopolitanism is of relevance to, and has a history within, international law, and offers international law some hope of moving beyond a concern solely to secure the formal principles of external liberty between states, towards a greater concern for establishing a minimum level of material welfare for all individuals, regardless of their location. The book aims to serve as both an exploration of the role of theory in international law and as a critical introduction to the political philosophy of cosmopolitanism. It seeks to draw parallels and linkages between recent debates in the fields of political theory and international relations and international law.
Keyword(s): international law, political philosophy
Price: 40.00 €
Options, opportunities and obstacles for the EU to engage with Asia as a security actor
This book addresses options, opportunities but also obstacles for the EU to engage with Asia as a security actor. As the geopolitical point of gravity shifts to the east, the EU faces the challenge of dealing with ongoing global power shifts.
Contributors to this book address a number of issues that are key to identifying interests and policy options, including Africa and the Asia nexus, identifying European interests in Asia, the security dimension of the EU’s strategic partnerships with Asian powers, the effectiveness of the EU’s soft power, and the role of Russia in Asia’s security climate.
For a review of the book by David Y.L. Lin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and its former ambassador to the EU, go to: http://euobserver.com/reviews/118179
Keywords: security, defense, asia, china, eu-china relations, eu-asia relations, foreign affairs
Price: 37.74 €
Transnational developments of police cooperation in Europe
For the past few decades the so-called transnationalisation of the police in Europe has evolved rapidly. An amalgam of cooperation, information-exchange and informal relations was established between national police organisations. This volume is based on two main questions. Firstly, what are the developments of the police and police cooperation in Europe at a supranational level? And secondly, what are the different reactions of police organisations in individual European countries to the process of European transnationalisation in terms of the design of and philosophy within their police organisation?
Keywords: criminal law, eu law, cooperation
Price: 52.00 €
An account on the changing nature of politics both within and beyond the state as a result of processes of globalization and regional integration
This volume captures the changing nature of politics both within and beyond the state as a result of processes of globalization and regional integration. The analysis of ‘Politics Beyond the State’ clarifies that the central state continues to guide our understanding of politics but that it needs to be complemented with ample attention to both the sub- and the supranational tiers of government.
Price: 36.00 €
Essays on the exercise of sovereignty in the European Union and the euro area
The authors of these essays put forward that the EU should first be established what it actually is before lasting solutions for the euro can be found. They argue that the EU and the Member States of the euro area are the joint sovereign behind the euro. Finally, they suggest that the Europe’s political leaders should demonstrate beyond doubt that it is possible to jointly exercise sovereignty without becoming ineffective. Seen in this perspective, the battle for the euro is indeed a struggle for the EU.
Price: 8.95 €
Legal basis and practice in the field of pre-trial (or remand) detention in the European Union
This study “An Analysis of Minimum Standards in Pre-trial Detention and the Grounds for Regular Review in the Member States of the EU”, funded by the EU Commission, aimed at taking stock of the legal basis and practice in the field of pre-trial (or remand) detention in the European Union.
The authors intended to focus not only on the law in the books but also on the law in practice. To this end, the project team collected and analysed material from all 27 Member States of the European Union. There is a particular emphasis on the scope and definition of pre-trial detention (including the role and organization of police custody), the grounds of detention, its length, review procedures, and the legal safeguards of the suspect. The practical situation is analysed by using statistical materials, national jurisdiction as well as jurisdiction by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), reports by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and other national or international human rights bodies and non-governmental organizations.
Particular attention is paid to vulnerable groups such as juveniles, female prisoners, and foreigners.The outcome of the study is a comprehensive compendium (including a summary introduction) on the relevant legislation and legal practice of pre-trial detention in 27 country reports.
Price: 37.50 €
An essential source for judges, public prosecution officers, lawyers and law makers
This book is an essential reference work for judges, public prosecution officers, probation and prison officers, forensic experts, lawyers, offenders, researchers, and law makers.
Probation in Europe is the most comprehensive survey of probation systems and probation services in Europe today. Probation systems and services in 32 European countries have extensively been reviewed by esteemed scholars and experts in the field. Topics covered are the historical development, legislative basis, organisation of probation services, new developments, and more. Recent figures and statistics illustrate the facts. By using one format to describe the different national probation service systems, a comparative analysis between the countries is made easy. In addition, for every country there is a list of books and articles which have (had) a profound influence on the national probation service or which is critical to understand the probation organisation. A glossary of legal terms used in the field of probation and mentioned in the book is also included.
Keyword(s): law, criminal law, justice
Price: 47.50 €
A closer look at the rotating Council Presidency
This book investigates how the EU’s rotating Council Presidency is affected by the Lisbon Treaty and how the Belgian Presidency (2010) has implemented the EU’s new rule-book in a new institutional environment. It shows that Belgium has created a new style rotating Presidency, going back to the basics of chairing the Council while adjusting it to its new political and institutional environment. In this way the Belgian Presidency has set precedents for the rotating Presidency to come. This book is recommended to students and scholars in EU politics, practitioners and anyone who has an active interest in the way the rotating Presidency functions today.
Price: 25.42 €
An examination of the WTO-consistency of direct corporate tax incentives for the development of renewable energy
An examination of the WTO-consistency of direct corporate tax incentives for the development of renewable energy...
Subsidies in the form of tax incentives are and have been a popular policy choice of governments providing financial support for the development and promotion of new technologies. This thesis concentrates on the introduction of direct corporate tax incentives for the development and increased use of renewable energy resources in light of Kyoto Protocol obligations.
Price: 30.00 €
Restorative practices within day-to-day policing
This volume describes and conceptualises the incorporation of the restorative practices within day-to-day policing in the Low Countries, together with some practices from England and Wales. Some restorative practices involve the police responding to criminal offences, but passing the case on for mediation to other agencies. In other situations, the police are much more active within the restorative process, taking the role of mediator themselves. So police may undertake mediation, refer cases to mediation and/or signpost the possibility of mediation to the parties, depending on the situation and the schemes in place in each town and country.
Price: 35.00 €
A comprehensive insight into all the different aspects of the Returns Directive.
On 24 December 2010 the deadline for the transposition of the Returns Directive (2008/115/EC, Directive on Common Standards and Procedures in Member States for Returning Illegally Staying Third Country Nationals) expired. The lectures on which this book is based were originally given during a Jean Monnet Centre for Migration Law seminar on the Returns Directive that took place in Nijmegen at the Centre for Migration Law, Radboud University, on Monday 14 February 2011. In light of the very substantial level of interest, we have decided to publish a book on the results of the seminar so that people who were not able to attend may benefit from the wealth of knowledge and information which was shared.
This book offers insight into all the different aspects of the Returns Directive.
Keyword(s): EU law, immigration
Price: 32.00 €
Legal developments and actions being taken by the international community against the use of child soldiers
Children can be actors in wars when they become soldiers to fight for a party and at the same time children will be the biggest victims of these wars. This book provides the reader with legal developments and actions being taken by the international community. The book includes a concise introduction to the topic and the complete texts of various legal instruments including UN security council resolutions.
Keyword(s): human rights, international relations, international law
Price: 60.00 €
Examining the process that lead to the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
On 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of five islands in the Caribbean, was dissolved. Two of the islands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, became autonomous countries within the Kingdom. The other three islands (Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius) were integrated into the country The Netherlands as special “public bodies”. The status of Aruba, the other Caribbean country within the Kingdom, remained the same.
This study examines the process that lead to the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, and the current status of the islands, from the viewpoint of the right to self-determination of peoples under international law. In particular, it examines how the individual islands of the former Netherlands Antilles became separate units of self-determination and how the choices that lead to their current status were made. Especially, the integration of the islands of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius into the country The Netherlands raises complicated questions about the conformity with international law of their current status and the continued relevance of the right to self-determination.
Price: 19.95 €
Comparative analysis on the doctrine of Separation of Powers in different countries
The separation of powers is a foundation of democratic societies. But what does this doctrine mean in practice? How does the judiciary connect to the power of politics? This volume reports on the often tense and dynamic relationship between judges and governments. It covers political debate but also the many strategies used to attack and defend judicial independence. These strategies range from subtle elite negotiations to all-out media wars. It also focuses on a number of countries with quite different legal histories, such as Italy, Bulgaria, Germany, the US and Israel.
CONTENTS:
1 - Separation of Powers: An Overview - Leny de Groot-van Leeuwen and Wannes Rombouts
2 - Separation of Powers and the Roles of the Judiciary: A Theoretical Analysis through an Israeli Perspective - Eli M. Salzberger
3 - Lessons from the Bulgarian Judicial Reforms: Practical Ways to Exert Political Influence on a Formally Very Independent Judiciary - Thierry Delpeuch and Margarita Vassileva
4 - The Separation of Powers and Threats to Judicial Independence in the United States - Mark C. Miller
5 - The Rehabilitation of Separation of Powers in the UK - Kate Malleson
6 - Flexible Judges or Flexing the Political Muscle? - Michael Bohlander
7 - Pride and Prejudice in the Judiciary Judicial Independence and the Belgian High Council of Justice - Maurice Adams
8 - Independence of the Danish Judiciary - Ole Hammerslev, Pernille Boye Koch and Michael Gøtze
9 - Advisory Restraint The Non-Political Judges in the Dutch Supreme Court - Wannes Rombouts
10 - Judicial Activism in Italy: Conflicting State Powers - Laura Peters and Marcello Mastrojeni
11 - Controlling the Judiciary: How French Politicians Try to Limit the Independence of Judges and Prosecutors - Christian Mouhanna and Benoit Bastard
12 - The Internal and External Organisational Conditions for the Independence of the Judiciary in Portugal - Joao Paulo Dias and Jorge Almeida
Keyword(s): constitutional law
Price: 35.00 €
An analysis on challenges to the enforcement system of EU competition law and EU law in general
Modernisation as a challenge to the enforcement system of EU competition law and EU law in general...
This book offers an investigation of several aspects of the so-called modernisation of EU competition law. It brings together a number of articles written between 2005 and 2010, supplemented by an overall analysis and forward-looking conclusion.
Price: 49.00 €
Nature and prevalence of the problem and the effectiveness of anti-stalking measures
This book presents a research on the nature and prevalence of stalking in the Netherlands and on the effectiveness and (dis)advantages of certain legal anti-stalking measures, both criminal and civil.
Price: 49.50 €
A book for professionals working in penal tax fraud investigations in Belgium
This book presents a professional course of action for financial and economic investigation into tax fraud in Belgium and is intended for practical use. Penal Tax Investigation differs from case to case. Each case has its own specification. In spite of these conclusions it is possible to specify a series of procedures which can be followed in each case of Tax Fraud Investigation. The content of this book is focused on the manner in which a Penal Tax Dossier may be composed and what essentials the Penal Dossier must contain. Daily cases of tax fraud are being treated, rather than the more advanced cases of tax fraud, such as VAT Carousels and Cash Fund Companies.
Price: 25.00 €
Can police investigations keep pace with technological developments? The role of technology in policing
Technology has always had a prominent role in policing activities. The role of technology in policing not only expanded during the last years, but in the meanwhile it became of a different nature.
Firstly, technology is increasingly used to support police work (by means of CCTV, scan equipment, resources for investigation, and so on). Secondly technology provides new opportunities for criminals, especially in the domain of information technology and these demand continuous adjustments from the police in terms of investigative methods. The use of technology in policing also leads to fascinating and challenging questions. On the one hand, there is the privacy issue and the protection of individual rights. But on the other hand technology-led policing also raises questions concerning the consequences of investing in technology, as well concerning the ways in which police forces can accomplish their tasks.
The question whether police investigations can keep pace with technological developments is up for discussion. In this issue of the Journal of Police Studies, both scientist and practitioners provide us insights about these questions and challenges technology-led policing presents us with.
Price: 35.00 €
Theoretical and empirical case studies on security, migration and integration issues in Europe
Europe is confronted by a wide range of security threats, both new and traditional. New forms of nationalism, ethnic conflict and civil war, information technology, biological and chemical warfare, resource conflicts, pandemics, mass migrations, transnational terrorism, and environmental dangers challenge the limits of our ability to safeguard the values upon which European society is based.
This book provides theory and empirical case detail on several primary issues:
- Patterns of migration as a consequence of (among other issues) insecurity
- Insecurity of people while they are on the move
- Insecurity of migrants in their destination countries
Keywords: immigration, migration, border control, globalisation, security, defense, european union, human rights, civil society
Price: 23.58 €
Bottom-up involvement of stakeholders and concerned individuals
In modern-day western societies it is thought that individualism trumps collectivism. There is change from the paradigm of hierarchy to a paradigm of cooperation. This affects administrative law, which is traditionally top-down, but is slowly accepting and incorporating mechanisms of negotiation and bottom-up involvement of stakeholders and concerned individuals.
Price: 62.00 €
Comprehensive coverage on the leading topics in criminology
In a three volume collection, Wolf Legal Publishers presents The Transnational Criminology Manual, with contributions from more than 100 eminent specialists from the field including scholars from, among others, France (Reims University, Department of Justice) Canada (Montreal University), The Netherlands (Tilburg University, Leiden University, Erasmus Medical Centre), USA (New York University, Duke University), Belgium (Free University Brussels) and the UK (University of Exeter, Strathclyde University, Cardiff University). This Encyclopedia provides an elaborate insight in criminology and its specifics. The Transnational criminology manual provides comprehensive coverage on the leading topics in criminology. Whereas the first volume provides the readers with an introduction to criminology, the second and third volume include timely topics such as internet crimes, money laundering, victimization and therapy. This collection is bilingual; English / French, i.e. most contributions are presented entirely in English (with French abstracts). The books are of interest for students in criminology, psychology, sociology and law, social workers, judges, attorneys, probation officers, policemen, and many others.
Keyword(s): law, criminology, criminal law
Price: 90.00 €
Europe’s bestselling book for preparing for EPSO AD-level competitions
Europe’s bestselling book for preparing for EPSO AD-level competitions!
Fully updated for 2013 and packed with guidance, useful tips and practical exercises, this is the ESSENTIAL ALL-IN-ONE TOOLKIT for the European Personnel Selection Office ADMINISTRATOR-level exams.
(NOTE: there is a separate edition for Assistant exams.)
Price: 39.00 €
Europe’s bestselling book for preparing for EPSO AST-level competitions
Europe’s bestselling book for preparing for EPSO AST-level competitions!
Fully updated for 2013 and packed with guidance, useful tips and practical exercises, this is the ESSENTIAL ALL-IN-ONE TOOLKIT for the European Personnel Selection Office ASSISTANT-level exams.
(NOTE: there is a separate edition for Administrator exams.)
Price: 39.00 €
Evaluating China's foreign exchange arrangements under the IMF and WTO
There has been a growing concern in recent years over China’s alleged unilateral and deliberate intervention in the foreign exchange market to prevent the appreciation of its currency relative to other currencies. By engaging in the alleged practice known as “currency manipulation”, China’s critics argue that its maintenance of an artificially undervalued currency in relation to other currencies provides an unfair competitive advantage to Chinese exporters, thereby thwarting global trade. As a result, the consistency of China’s exchange rate arrangements and foreign exchange market intervention with its obligations, namely those under the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization have been called into question. Although exchange rate matters are traditionally viewed as falling under the jurisdiction of the IMF, the trade distorting effects of China’s exchange rate policies have resulted in calls from lawyers, economists, industry and lawmakers alike, demanding remedial trade measures under the auspices of the WTO. By engaging in a historically and empirically informed legal analysis, Undervalued and Manipulated explores whether China’s foreign exchange arrangements and foreign exchange market intervention are consistent with its obligations under the Articles of Agreement of the IMF and whether international trade measures under the auspices of the WTO can be used as an appropriate response to quell China’s alleged manipulation of its currency.
Price: 14.95 €
Presenting how the EU functions according to the Lisbon Treaty
This book provides a comprehensive and digestible overview of the Lisbon Treaty’s impact on the functioning of the European Union, its Member States, and citizens. It is based on a comparative structure, first presenting how the EU functioned before Lisbon and then describing the post-Lisbon situation.
The book was pre selected for the European Book Prize (Prix du Livre Europeen) in 2011 in non fiction category. The winner will be revealed in December 2011. The prize is a European Union literary award and it seeks to promote European values, and to contribute to European citizens' better understanding of the European Union as a cultural entity.
Price: 30.00 €
Review of the work of the Kosovar Court System and the international efforts to maintain peace and security
The UNMIK Department of Justice (DOJ) has made great strides in the area of prosecuting serious crime, including cases of corruption, terrorism, war crimes. The DOJ has also continued the transition of responsibilities to local institutions, the Ministry of Justice and the Kosovo Judicial Council, and established the Kosovo Special Prosecutors Office to enable local prosecutors to take on more serious cases in the future, including corruption, organised crime and crimes against public office.
The local courts are responsible for the administration of justice in Kosovo in accordance with the applicable law. The work of these Courts and the International efforts to maintain peace and security through Justice in Kosovo are the main subjects of this work.
Price: 40.00 €
Examining the relationship between the obligation to fight terrorism and the obligation to protect human rights
That terrorism infringes people’s human rights is something that everybody knows, especially after 9/11. However, terrorism does not have the monopoly on violating human rights. Counter-terrorism, consisting of different methods to fight terrorism, infringes human rights as well. While fighting terrorism, human rights ought to be respected. However, States do not always live up to this obligation. Next to an examination of the relationship between the obligation to fight terrorism and the obligation to protect human rights, this book describes the way in which counter-terrorism measures, specifically blacklisting and targeted killings, touch upon people’s human rights. The second part of this book includes the most important documents with regard to counter-terrorism and human rights.
Price: 60.00 €
Insight into the legal changes of military interventions for EU member states
'Military interventions in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan led to fierce debates about their legality. To what extend are UN Security Council Resolutions needed as a legal bases for interventions in other countries? Or, do interventions gain legitimacy by virtue of the size and ability of the “Coalition of the Willing”? During and after interventions other legal challenges emerge. In modern conflict, hostilities take the form of military operations against irregular troops. As combatants cannot be distinguished from non-combatants, there is a high risk of civilian casualties. The result is that operations against opposing forces can easily become war crimes. From a legal perspective modern warfare and stabilization operations are high risk undertakings, which are easily subject to public scrutiny. This book brings together the accounts of criminal proceedings in Member States where such interventions took place, and provides valuable insight into the legal challenges of military interventions.' - Rob de Wijk, Professor of International Relations, Leiden University; Director of The Hague Center for Strategic Studies.
Price: 50.00 €
Origins and history of Western Cooperation, an updated edition
For the study of international relations, knowledge of the history of Western Cooperation, since the appearance of the United States of America as the major power in world politics, is essential. In this volume, Professor Frans A.M. Alting von Geusau presents the history of Western Cooperation around a central theme: the effort of realist idealists to replace power politics by closer cooperation between democracies.
Part I reviews the broader history from America’s entry in the First World War to the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States.
Part II focuses on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) as the cornerstone of Western Cooperation.
Price: 30.00 €
A must-have guide on the European Commission - what it does, how it works and who are the key players
A practitioner-focused inside-view of what the European Commission is and does, who works for it and their different roles, and how it goes about its work.
Packed with practical information, this book is designed as a working tool and reference handbook for:
- Those working for the Commission – whether as officials, temporary or contract agents, consultants/contractors, seconded national experts or trainees
- Those working with the Commission – whether in other EU institutions, EU agencies, national and regional administrations, diplomats, policy-makers, NGOs, business groups, etc
- Those preparing EPSO competitions or with a professional interest in EU affairs
Price: 30.00 €