Trade mark use

"Use" is a concept which is fundamental to modern trade mark law, within the European Union, the US and elsewhere. The use concept is ubiquitous, since it must be understood before even basic issues of registrability, infringement and validity can be resolved. This book analyses ...

Economic forecasting

Improving international competition order

an institutional approach

This book offers guidelines for the upcoming discussions on reform, representing an attempt to work out conceptions for a better international competition order on the basis of the scientific approach 'law and economics'. It presents the dominant concepts of competition policy as a basis for ...

Transnational corporations and economic development

from internationalization to globalization

This volume investigates the specific role of transnational corporations in the process of globalisation and economic development. While it draws on a long history of academic research, it also shows new ways forward. It makes headway both in conceptual as well as empirical terms. Topics ...

Zygmunt Bauman. Teoría social y ambivalencia: una perspectiva crítica

(Revista Anthropos Huellas del Conocimiento, Nº 206, año 2005)

The fiscal crisis of the United Kingdom

A practical approach to employment Law

Formerly known as Bowers on Employment Law, this new edition has been structured to meet the requirements of the lawyer who needs to find practical solutions to practical problems. It provides a clear guide to all aspects of individual and collective employment law as it ...

Arbitration of commercial disputes

international and English law practice

Arbitration of Commercial Disputes is intended for anyone who is involved in the arbitral process. It provides a thorough and up-to-date analysis of both English and international arbitration law. The book initially deals with the principles of arbitration as examined from an international perspective. The ...

Ending global poverty

a guide to what works

Two out of every three people in the world live on less than two dollars a day. This is a grim statistic but hundreds of millions of people are breaking free from poverty with the help of grass-roots programs and organizations funded by regular people ...

The economics of illegal immigration

Tratado de las pruebas. Vol. 1

de la prueba en general. De la prueba por escrito. Del documento público. Del documento privado. De la prueba testifical (Primera parte)

Prólogo de Adolfo Buylla y Adolfo Posada.

The mechanics and regulation of market abuse

a legal and econimic analysis

Economic theory indicates that financial markets play a prominent role to the efficient allocation of resources in the modern world. Financial markets can fulfil this role if they enjoy the confidence of investors and are free of abuse. The financial frauds associated with the collapse ...

Litigation in roman Law

Modern accounts of how the classical Romans sued each other tend to show the opponents willingly working together under the guidance of a magistrate, until their case was ready for trial. The parties found a convenient time to make their first appearance, at which time ...

Plural ownership

Plural Ownership is a thorough and thought-provoking analysis focusing on the principles underlying two areas of property law: concurrent ownership and successive ownership. Smith first considers the range of rights recognised by the law and the ways in which these rights operate, (in particular severance ...

Governance and politics of the Netherlands

The assassination of Pim Fortuyn and his party's dramatic gains in the May 2002 general election made Dutch politics front page news around the world. The collapse of the party he founded, however, was as rapid as its rise leading to equally dramatic changes ...

The dynamics of european integration

why and when EU institutions matter

The Law of reinsurance

Written by a team of specialists in the field, this new book is a must have for all those dealing with reinsurance law matters. It fills the gap for a much needed specialist text on reinsurance that is both practical and authoritative, and avoids discussion ...

Liberal internationalism and the decline of the state

the thought of Richard Cobden, David Mitrany, and Kenichi Ohmae

Palgrave advances in development studies

Juvenile delinquency

prevention, assessment, and intervention

Juvenile offending and anti-social behaviour are enormous societal concerns. This broad-reaching volume summarizes the current evidence on prevention, diversion, causes, and rates of delinquency, as well as assessment of risk and intervention needs. A distinguished cast of contributors from law, psychology, and psychiatry describe what ...