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Un proceso europeo para el siglo XXI

El presente libro aborda el fenómeno de la “europeización” del Derecho Procesal toda vez entrado en vigor el Tratado de Lisboa y así la influencia de la normativa dictada por parte de las instituciones europeas en el Derecho interno dentro del marco del proceso al ...

The Israeli economy from the foundation of the State throught the 21st Century

This book analyzes the development of the Israeli economy in its historical context. It shows how the ideology of the dominant group in the Zionist movement led to the development of agriculture, thus meeting the preconditions for successful industrialization. Remarkable, if uneven, growth has taken ...

Unexperted circumstances in european contract Law

The recent financial crisis has questioned whether existing contracts may be adapted, terminated or renegotiated as a result of unexpected circumstances. The question is not a new one. In medieval times the notion of clausula rebus sic stantibus was developed to cope with such situations ...

Derecho procesal civil europeo

Vol.I; Competencia judicial internacional, reconocimeinto y ejecución de resoluciones extranjeras en la Unión Europea

Esta obra forma parte del Derecho Procesal Civil Europeo, que bajo la dirección del profesor De la Oliva comprende el análisis riguroso y pormenorizado de todos los Reglamentos comunitarios y Directivas sobre el proceso civil y sus implicaciones en el sistema procesal español. Bajo la ...

The separation of powers in the contemporary Constitution

judicial competence in independence in the United Kingdom

Roger Masterman examines the dividing lines between the powers of the judicial branch of government and those of the executive and legislative branches in the light of two of the most significant constitutional reforms of recent years: the Human Rights Act (1998) and Constitutional Reform ...

Reforma estatuaria y régimen local

La presente obra es fruto de una investigación realizada en el marco del Proyecto I+D+i del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, “El papel de las Entidades locales ante las transformaciones del régimen local: la reforma de los Estatutos de Autonomía y de la ...

The limits of judicial independence

This book investigates the causes and consequences of congressional attacks on the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the extent of public support for judicial independence constitutes the practical limit of judicial independence. First, the book presents a historical overview of Court-curbing proposals in Congress ...

The Agnostic Age

Law, religion, and the Constitution

The Agnostic Age: Law, Religion, and the Constitution is a book for lawyers, law professors, law students, lawmakers, and any citizen who cares about church-state conflict and about the relationship between religion and liberal democracy. It provides a way to understand and balance the conflicts ...

Nuevos títulos de protección de carácter comunitario para los vinos de calidad

a propósito de la nueva OCM del vino

La presente monografía aborda el análisis de los nuevos títulos de protección de carácter comunitario previstos para los vinos con procedencia que han sido aprobados por el Reglamento (CE) núm. 479/2008, cuyo contenido se ha implementado en el llamado Reglamento Único para las OCM ...

comparing policies

Fritz W. Scharpf's renowned model of the 'joint-decision trap' suggestes that the requirements of (nearly) unanimous decisions in the EU's Council of Ministers, combined with conflicting preferences among member governments, will systematically limit the problem-solving effectiveness of European policies. However, certain conditions have ...

The economist's oath

on the need for and content of professional economic ethics

Economists enjoy enormous influence over the life chances of the world's inhabitants, yet do not receive, at any point in their training, any exposure to the professional ethical challenges that their work entails. This lack of attention to professional ethics means that even well-meaning ...

Derecho administrativo

parte general. Textos y materiales

La implantación obligatoria del nuevo título de grado en Derecho, impuesta por la adaptación al Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) en el marco del proceso de convergencia iniciado por la Declaración de Bolonia de 1999, implica profundos cambios en la forma en que las ...

Derecho procesal civil europeo

Vol. III: Tutela judicial del crédito en la Unión Europea

Esta obra forma parte del Derecho Procesal Civil Europeo, que bajo la dirección del profesor De la Oliva comprende el análisis riguroso y pormenorizado de todos los Reglamentos comunitarios y Directivas sobre el proceso civil y sus implicaciones en el sistema procesal español. Bajo la ...

General liability insurance coverage

key issues in every State

Insurance coverage disputes raise issues in which laws and outcomes regularly vary from state to state. Whether a claim is covered can depend a great deal on whether the case arises on one side of the street or another. It is imperative that insurance claims ...

International humanitarian Law and international Human Rights Law

The idea that international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) are complementary, rather than mutually exclusive regimes generated a paradigmatic shift in the international legal discourse. The reconciliation was driven by a humanistic ethos and its purpose was to offer greater protection ...

Secularization

The decline in power, popularity and prestige of religion across the modern world is not a short-term or localized trend nor is it an accident. It is a consequence of subtle but powerful features of modernization. Renowned sociologist, Steve Bruce, elaborates the secularization paradigm and ...

The power of place

geography, destiny, and globalization's rough landscape

The world is not as mobile or as interconnected as we like to think. As Harm de Blij argues in The Power of Place, in crucial ways--from the uneven distribution of natural resources to the unequal availability of opportunity--geography continues to hold billions of people ...

India

the emerging giant

India is not only the world's largest and fiercely independent democracy, but also an emerging economic giant. But to date there has been no comprehensive account of India's remarkable growth or the role policy has played in fueling this expansion. India: The Emerging ...

Social pacts in Europe

emergence, evolution, and instituttionalization

The result of a four-year long comparative research study centered at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and financed by the European Commission's Sixth Framework Programme, Social Pacts in Europe presents the first full-length theoretical and comparative empirical study of new social pacts ...

Infringement Nation

Copyright 2.0 and you

Written on the occasion of copyright's 300th anniversary, John Tehranian's Infringement Nation presents an engaging and accessible analysis of the history and evolution of copyright law and its profound impact on the lives of ordinary individuals in the twenty-first century. Organized around the ...