Differential treatment in International Environmental Law

The history of international environmental dialogue is a history of conflict between developing and industrial countries encompassing the framework, nature, and agenda of international environmental law. The conflict is focused on who should take responsibility, in what measure, and under what conditions to contain global ...

Corporate governance in context

corporations, states and markets in Europe, Japan and US

Increased regulatory competition has sharpened the comparative awareness of advantages or disadvantages of different national models of political economy, economic organization, governance and regulation. Although institutional change is slow and subject to functional complementarities as well as social and cultural entrenchment, at least some features ...

The creation of States in international Law

As much as was ever the case in 1979 when the first edition of "The Creation of States in International Law" published, in the 21st century problems of territorial status and statehood are likely to continue to be a focal point of international disputes. As ...

Droits maritimes

L'ensemble des disciplines du droit de la mer est étudié sous une approche transversale qui correspond à la pluridisciplinarité du monde océanique, tout à la fois milieu physique, producteur de ressources et vecteur du commerce. Les auteurs répondent aux questions issues de la nature ...

La responsabilidad en el transporte aéreo internacional

de Varsovia (1929) a Montreal (1999)

Esta obra aborda la configuración actual de la responsabilidad civil de las compañías aéreas en el transporte de mercancías y de personas, tomando como referente el Convenio de Montreal, analizando la evolución del "Sistema Varsovia", atendiendo a la concurrencia de normas de Derecho aéreo comunitario ...

Global corruption report 2006

transparency international

In the health sector, corruption is a matter of life or death. It can take many forms: from medical professionals who sell medicines or services that should be freely available, to high-level government officials who embezzle money from health budgets, to pharmaceutical companies that buy ...

Derecho comunitario de la inmigración

En este libro se ha pretendido sistematizar todo el conjunto de normas jurídicas dispersas, existentes en el marco de la Unión Europea respecto a la inmigración, en el sentido amplio. De esta manera, se estudia el proceso de comunitarización de esta nueva política comunitaria, incluyendo ...

International Human Rights Law

International law is a social construct crafted by human endeavour to achieve or at least contribute to the achievement of goals perceived to be valuable or necessary to effective social relations. In effect, international law is no more than a facilitative process and so cannot ...

International Human Rights and humanitarian Law

treaties, cases and analysis

International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Treaties, Cases, and Analysis introduces the reader to the international legal instruments and case law governing the substantive and procedural dimensions of international human rights and humanitarian law, including economic, social, and cultural rights. The book also discusses the ...

Critical issues in environmental taxation. Volume III

"Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation" is an internationally refereed publication devoted to environmental taxation issues on a worldwide basis. It seeks to provide insights and analysis for achieving environmental goals through tax policy. By sharing the perspectives of the authors in response to the diverse ...

Histoire des droits en Europe

de 1750 à nos jours

Retracer l'évolution des droits en Europe, c'est faire l'histoire de nos sociétés depuis le milieu du XVIIIe siècle, depuis que nous sommes entrés dans l'ère contemporaine : Révolution française, révolution industrielle, revendications ouvrières, mouvements féministes ou familialistes ont provoqué en France, en ...

La sucesión de Estados en materia de bienes, archivos y deudas

el caso de la URSS

ÍNDICE: Parte I. El concepto de sucesión de estados en Derecho internacional y su incidencia en el caso de la URSS. 1. Problemas de la noción de sucesión de estados. 2. Sucesión, continuidad e identidad de estados: correlación y repercusión en la práctica de las ...

La internacionalidad de la Santa Sede y la constitucionalidad de sus acuerdos con España

La incidencia de la Iglesia Católica, el Papado y la Santa Sede en la génesis y posterior dinámica del Derecho internacional público resulta incuestionable, aun cuando sólo sea por su dimensión edípica, de encuentro y rechazo a la vez. La Santa Sede, como representación institucional ...

Ciudadanía y gobernabilidad democrática mundial

Ciudadanía y Gobernabilidad democrática mundial recoge ensayos y artículos, en su mayoría publicados entre la Cumbre del Milenio de Naciones Unidas en el 2000 y la Cumbre del Milenio + 5 en el 2005, sobre la participación ciudadana en el proceso de gobernabilidad mundial y de ...

Law of marine insurance

The law of marine insurance constitutes a major branch of the law of international trade and shipping law which is of considerable international importance. This new edition gives a clear, updated account of English marine insurance law, combining detailed analysis of modern statute and case ...

La governance dei sistemi portuali

linee di una riforma di dimensione europea

In Italia il sistema dei porti è sempre stato impostato su strutture a carattere statalista e corporativo. Ora che l'ordinamento comunitario introduce il principio del diritto alla mobilità e alla competitività di persone e merci, gli Stati membri dovranno adottare opportune misure, e l ...

International Law, museums and the return of cultural objects

While the question of the return of cultural objects is by no means a new one, it has become the subject of increasingly intense debate in recent years. This important book explores the removal and the return of cultural objects from occupied communities during the ...

Peremptory norms in international Law

This monograph analyses the questions raised by the legal effects of peremptory norms of international law (jus cogens). A comprehensive study of this problem has been lacking so far in international legal doctrine. Peremptory norms, although often criticised and even more often approached with sceptical ...

El impuesto sobre el patrimonio en los convenios hispanoamericanos para evitar la doble imposición

La obra contempla en especial el análisis del convenio sobre doble imposición celebrado entre España y Argentina, pero se consideran también los convenios vigentes entre España y otros países de la región, de modo que el lector tendrá un amplio panorama sobre la legislación aplicable ...

Environmental taxation in practice

Since the 1980's, market-based instruments for environmental policy have become increasingly important. Focusing on environmental taxation in practice, this volume collects key contributions on a wide range of topics, including comparisons of environmental taxation schemes in different countries, political economy issues and key aspects ...