The foundations of tort law in European legal systems differ considerably. Until recently, there was no attempt to harmonize the entire field of tort law in a consistent and comprehensive manner. A gr
Wood (a tax lawyer who is a partner with Wood & Porter) presents a legal guide to the US law of limited liability companies (with a focus on tax considerations) that is aimed at legal advisers to
This timely and comprehensive publication provides a thorough review and analysis of every provision of this new JOBS Act legislation that will dramatically facilitate capital-raising in support of
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides valuable practical insight into both public supervisory legislation concerning insurance and private in
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this very useful analysis of constitutional law in Costa Rica provides essential information on the countryand#8217;s sour
The book represents the outcome of a conference held at the Leibniz University of Hannover in September 2007. It consists of an introduction to the drafting of the Convention, expert commentary on eac
Written for readers outside of the country who already have a general familiarity with private international law methodology, concepts, and norms, this text by Symeonides (law, Willamette U.) introduc
Intended for lawyers and contract negotiators, this slim guide provides detailed information on crafting well written and legally sound arbitration clauses for international contracts. This third edit
Although reforms to the dispute settlement system used by the World Trade Organization (WTO) were promised at the Doha Round of negotiations in 2001, they have yet to meet the approval of all of the a
This collection of eleven essays offers an expert comparative analysis, conducted by a sample of the best international tax law scholars, of the fundamental theory of tax law and of the prospects in t
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Adding a second volume to the peerless country-by-country guide first published in February 2009, this book brings lessors, financiers, and operators valuable assistance in the management of aircraft
This unique work assesses the current regulation of international trade in gambling services. Departing from different national definitions, `gambling' represents, in this study, all services which in
Completed as a doctoral thesis at Erasmus U. in the Netherlands, this book addresses the problem of uncertainty in the law applicable to the multimodal contract of carriage (i.e. contracts concerning
"Few legal concepts in international arbitration are more indefinite in nature, dubious in scope and uncertain in inexistence than confidentiality," which lacks "conceptual uniformity and shows clear
The Contract is the core tool of governance in a free market economy. An EU Contract Law Code is now on the political agenda because all three legislative bodies in the EU and most member states favou
Prized by practitioners since the first edition appeared in 1998, Dispute Resolution in Asia provides a much wider spectrum of Asian laws and approaches to dispute resolution than is traditional in co
The rule of law, peace, disarmament, human rights: these are no longer empty words, but legal concepts steadily gaining force among nations. If the slow but sure codification of international law that
For decades it seemed clear that EC competition law was enforceable effectively at the national level, and ECJ case law has continued to bear this out. In recent years, however, the Commission has b
This volume takes a law and economics approach towards assessing the extent the October 2003 Directive 2003/87/EC governing the European Emissions Trading System (and the April 2007 amendment on aucti
