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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
Graham Watson led the Liberal group in the European Parliament from 2002 to 2009
'Graham Watson chronicles a fascinating period in the EU's development with the humanity and humour which were a hallmark of his leadership of the EU's Liberal MEPs.'
Romano Prodi (President of the European Commission, 1999-2004)
Price: 25.00 €
A History of Labour Members of the European Parliament 1979-99
The first-ever history of Labour’s participation in the European Parliament, packed with information on people and policies.
Publication date: October 2009
340 pages
Price: 27.00 €
In order to improve living standards, countries have to launch free-market reforms. Numerous obstacles – such as special interests, populist media and political structures – explain why little is happening despite widespread knowledge about what to do.
The Guide to Reform focuses on the dozen countries that launched the most far-reaching reforms. The economic and social results have often exceeded any expectations, and almost every reform government has been re-elected.
The book ends with a bullet-point list about how to reform successfully and get re-elected.
The book is now in its second edition and has been praised by leading commentators such as Wolfgang Münchau at the Financial Times and politicians like Ivan Miklos, former Finance Minister of Slovakia.
Price: 21.00 €
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 €
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 €
The September 11 attacks in the USA lent huge impetus to efforts to coordinate and expand the EU's counter-terrorism role, bringing about far-reaching cooperation and pushing the EU down the track of further European integration. The chapters in this book explain how and why this has come about and the mechanisms involved.
October 2007
" ...a welcome analysis of terrorism challenges. David Spence has succeeded in giving us a timely and thoughtful complement to the terrorism debate", Franco Frattini, EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security
Price: 35.00 €
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 €
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 €
This new and timely book deals with the latest developments in the Cyprus problem and the new prospects and challenges resulting from the accession of the Republic of Cyprus to the EU.
It also addresses these developments within the framework of broader dimensions, including relations between the EU and Turkey, US geostrategic objectives and the role of Britain.
Price: 30.00 €
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 €
This handbook provides a child-centered guide for ideas and initiatives that foster and reinforce family ties for the children of imprisoned parents and protect their emotional, psychological and social development.
Drafted by members of the European Committee for Children of Imprisoned Parents network in tandem with a series of experts and resource people each chapter offers a European approach and perspective on some of the work currently being carried out across Europe, presenting a commonality that transcends borders and national judicial and penal policies, rather than an exhaustive, nation-by-nation approach.
Price: 16.00 €
The book seeks to examine the process of Cyprus’ accession to the Eurozone and the prospect of the reunification of its economy. The book analyzes in depth the Cyprus economy (both in the area under the control of the government and the occupied northern part) and addresses the challenge of accession to the EMU as well as its economic and political implications.
Price: 17.00 €
Eppink's book gives the reader a rare and ironic glimpse of life in Europe's corridors of power. In his inimitable style, he sketches a portrait of the 'European Mandarins', the European Commission's senior administrators, of whom a German Euro-Commissioner recently said 'they have too much power and are too little controlled'.
Pages: 392 (140 x 210 mm)
Price: 24.95 €
‘Crossroad Europe’ is different from most other publications about the European Union. It doesn’t deal with statistics and dry figures. It’s neither about politics, nor about the economy. It’s neither about the continent’s cruel history, nor about exotic communities with unconventional lifestyles.
184 pages full colour
Price: 24.95 €
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 €
6th EDITION - January 2005
“An extraordinarily wide-ranging compendium of information on the contemporary world of political parties…this is an essential reference volume for all academic and public libraries”, Political Studies Review
A4 (297 x 210 mm)
Hardback
710 pages + x
Price: 139.00 €
A book about corporate lobbying at the heart of the EU
Written by some of the leading experts on lobbying transparency in Europe, this collection provides an eye-opening insight into decision making within the European Union – and offers a valuable guide to fighting for greater transparency and accountability.
Publication date: April 2010
Pages: 214
Price: 10.00 €
After the creation of the internal market and the introduction of the euro, the European Union is currently on the way to its next big project - a common security and defence policy.
In a major contribution to a major debate, Karl von Wogau has brought together a remarkable line-up of key political figures and defence experts from across Europe to present their ideas about progress so far and the road ahead.
Their contributions show that there is the political will to strengthen Europe’s role in the world. At the same time they also demonstrate how much ground still remains to be covered and the differences that persist over the ultimate destination.
Edited by Karl von Wogau, chairman of the Defence and Security subcommittee of the European Parliament
300 pages Publication 9 July 2009
Price: 35.00 €
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 €
Sustainable development has become a central objective in national and international policy of development and the environment. Increasingly it also marks international and national law. In this book scholars in environmental law treat legal theories on sustainable development and how it may be operationalized, and topics related to its development in international law, European law, international trade and investment law, and within the climate regime.
The book marks the 20th anniversary of the 1987 report of the “Brundtland Commission” which brought the concept of sustainable development to the forefront of the international agenda.
About the editors:
Hans Christian Bugge, dr. juris, is professor of environmental law at the University of Oslo. Christina Voigt, dr. juris, researches in international environmental law as a post doc. at the University of Oslo.
Pages: 591
Publication: May 2008
Price: 80.00 €
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 €
"Fragmented Power: Europe and the Global Economy" is the first comprehensive review of the external economic policies of the EU. The book’s authors assess European policies vis-à-vis the EU’s global and regional partners in the fields of trade, development, competition, financial markets regulation, exchange rate, migration and energy and make recommendations for improvements. It reviews and evaluates the Union’s current arrangements for the governance of its international relations as well as discussing Europe’s global, transatlantic and regional agendas. The authors explain why Europe must wake up to global responsibilities and why internal reform of its own systems of governance is essential to end fragmented power in key areas.
Price: 25.00 €
This new book by a former official of the EC Monetary Committee is the complete guide to Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Carefully referencing treaty provisions and other legislation at every point, it answers concrete questions on the rules for public finance, the concept of an excessive government deficit, the current trend of economic policy, the abolition of exchange control, exchange-rate policy for the euro and the Community’s place in the international monetary system. It makes clear what kind of currency the euro is, and above all its grounding in price stability.
Hardback. 320 pages. Publication February 15, 2007.
Price: 75.00 €
This book explains the role which social security plays in modern societies.
Social security systems are experiencing a profound change all over Europe, due to internal as well as to external reasons: changes in society, in the labour markets and globalisation. The normative dimension of these changes is often overlooked.
This book takes the first step in filling the gap, concentrating on security as a general principle of European social security law (GPSoc), explaining what this principle means and how it works.
649 Pages
Price: 90.00 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
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 €
An essential book comparing criminal justice data within the EU
One of the main deficiencies in the EU area of freedom, security and justice, is the lack of cross-country comparable data on crime and criminal justice. The importance of progress in this domain, especially in the context of the identification of best practices in the fight against crime, has been pointed out on several occasions. The main difficulty lies in the comparability of data, or in other words the guarantee that exchanged data is understood in the same way by all actors.
In March 2007, the European Commission, DG JLS, launched a call for tender for a “Study on the development of an EU level offence classification system and an assessment of its feasibility to supporting the implementation of the Action Plan to develop an EU strategy to measure crime and criminal justice” – The Crime Statistics Project (CSP). This book contains the fi nal report of that Project, conducted by Unisys Belgium and IRCP in the course of 2008-2009.
Price: 38.00 €
Essential reading for everyone involved in the issue of human trafficking and sexual exploitation
This book presents the results of a research project conducted for the European Commission, aimed at enhancing the prevention of trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children.
The rationale for the project was to prepare possible self-regulation or public-private co-operation in several sectors by establishing tailor-made European quality standards for the respective sectors and testing the feasibility of their introduction. The sectors under study were: employment organisations, marriage bureaus, travel, escort, au-pair or adoption agencies, telecommunication and internet service providers, prostitution and pornography.
Price: 65.00 €
A guide to the role of the auditor in conjunction with the Prospectus Directive
This book discusses the role of the auditor in conjunction with various parts of the prospectus. It intends to explain how the auditor has to organise and perform his work and how he has to report on the information required by the Law, the Prospectus Directive and the Regulation. In providing guidelines on the performance of the various audit tasks there is also some guidance on the nature, the content and the qualitative characteristics of the information which is reported on.
Price: 48.00 €
Dit handboek biedt de lezer een duidelijke synthese van Europese btw-wetgeving, rechtspraak en rechtsleer
Dit handboek biedt de lezer een duidelijke synthese van Europese btw-wetgeving, rechtspraak en rechtsleer. Het behandelt meer bepaald de Europese btw-richtlijn, de btw-verordening en het VAT package. Ruim 400 arresten van het Europees Hof van Justitie zijn verwerkt, wat zorgt voor een praktisch exhaustieve bespreking van de Europese btw-rechtspraak ter zake.
Anders dan andere handboeken terzake, bespreekt deze uitgave de wetgeving van de Europese Unie. Nationale wetgeving of rechtspraak wordt niet specifiek behandeld. Telkens zijn er wel uitgebreide verwijzingen naar relevante rechtsleer, ook als deze eerder nationaal georiënteerd is. Het boek wil in de eerste plaats praktisch bruikbaar zijn. Daarom verduidelijken vele voorbeelden de materie.
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Het Bosman arrest geldt voor velen als het belangrijkste voorbeeld van de ‘inmenging’ van de Europese Unie in sport. De toepassing van het Europees recht gaat echter veel verder. In dit boek analyseert An Vermeersch het optreden van de Europese instellingen omtrent dopingreglementering, selectiecriteria voor internationale competities, voetbalmakelaars, collectieve verkoop van sportuitzendrechten, ticketverkoop, het vrijgeven van spelers voor nationale ploegen, transferregels, nationaliteitsclausules enz. Daarbij wordt niet alleen de concrete toepassing van de Europese regels inzake vrij verkeer en mededinging behandeld maar wordt ook een ruimer analysekader geschetst dat een antwoord moet bieden op de vraag of een sportregel al dan niet strijdig is met het Europees recht.
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Europese Basisteksten
Deze uitgave van Europese Basisteksten, intussen reeds de zesde, is volledig herzien en bestaat uit vier delen. In deel 1 vinden het Verdrag betreffende de Europese Unie en het Verdrag betreffende de werking van de Europese Unie hun plaats, alsmede hun protocollen, bijlagen en verklaringen. Om een vergelijking met de gewijzigde Verdragen te vergemakkelijken, werden in deel 1 ook de concordantietabellen met de oude en de nieuwe nummering van de twee Verdragen opgenomen.
Deel 2 bevat teksten inzake de Europese rechtspleging, terwijl in deel 3 documenten terug te vinden zijn aangaande de Europese besluitvorming, met name de reglementen van orde van het Europees Parlement, de Europese Raad, de Raad en de Europese Commissie, en het recente kaderakkoord over de betrekkingen tussen het Europees Parlement en de Europese Commissie. Ook twee recente verordeningen, nl. de “comitologieverordening” en de verordening over het burgerinitiatief, kunnen teruggevonden worden in deel 3.
Het ‘Handvest van de grondrechten van de Europese Unie’ heeft sinds 1 december 2009 dezelfde juridische waarde als de Verdragen. Dit Handvest kan teruggevonden worden in deel 4 van deze uitgave.
De in deze uitgave samengebrachte teksten werden bijgewerkt tot en met 15 maart 2011
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