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Risk and precaution

The precautionary principle has been labeled simplistic and the rational approach to decision-making under risk was modeled on well- specified games of chance. How then are we to manage the risks, uncertainties, and 'unknown unknowns' of the real world? In this book, Alan Randall unravels ...

The lawyer-judge Bias in the american legal system

Virtually all American judges are former lawyers. This book argues that these lawyer-judges instinctively favor the legal profession in their decisions and that this bias has far-reaching and deleterious effects on American law. There are many reasons for this bias, some obvious and some subtle ...

Boilerplate clauses, international commercial contracts and the applicacle Law

Ed. Giuditta Cordero-Moss. With the aim of creating an autonomous regime for the interpretation and application of the contract, boilerplate clauses are often inserted into international commercial contracts without negotiations or regard for their legal effects. The assumption that a sufficiently detailed and clear language ...

Courts in Latin America

Eds. Gretchen Helmke, Julio Ríos-Figueroa. To what extent do courts in Latin America protect individual rights and limit governments? This volume answers these fundamental questions by bringing together today's leading scholars of judicial politics. Drawing on examples from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Costa ...

International dispute settlement

A guide to the techniques and institutions used to solve international disputes, how they work and when they are used. This textbook looks at diplomatic (negotiation, mediation, inquiry and conciliation) and legal methods (arbitration, judicial settlement). It uses many, often topical, examples of each method ...

The participation of States in international organisations

the role of Human Rights and democracy

The admission of a state to membership is an important decision for an international organisation. In making this determination, organisations are increasingly promoting the observance of human rights and democratic governance as relevant principles. They have also applied the same criteria in resolving the question ...

The constitutional origins of the american revolution

Using the British Empire as a case study, this succinct study argues that the establishment of overseas settlements in America created a problem of constitutional organization. The failure to resolve the resulting tensions led to the thirteen continental colonies seceding from the empire in 1776 ...

Perfecting parliament

constitutional reform, liberalism, and the rise of Western Democracy

This book explains why contemporary liberal democracies are based on historical templates rather than revolutionary reforms; why the transition in Europe occurred during a relatively short period in the nineteenth century; why politically and economically powerful men and women voluntarily supported such reforms; how interests ...

Economic choices in a warming world

Since the publication of the Stern Review, economists have started to ask more normative questions about climate change. Should we act now or tomorrow? What is the best theoretical carbon price to reach long-term abatement targets? How do we discount the long-term costs and benefits ...

Climate change

global risks, challenge and decisions

Providing an up-to-date synthesis of all knowledge relevant to the climate change issue, this book ranges from the basic science documenting the need for policy action to the technologies, economic instruments and political strategies that can be employed in response to climate change. Ethical and ...

Climate policy foundations

science and economics with lessons from monetary regulation

This book provides a thorough grounding in the science and economics of climate policy issues and draws key lessons from the longer experiences of central banks in grappling with related challenges. Findings and controversies of climate history and the effects of human activities on climate ...

Constitución económica y Derecho al trabajo en la Unión Europea

En los textos fundamentales de la segunda posguerra mundial el Trabajo se configuraba como el epicentro de la cuestión social que aglutinaba al conjunto de disposiciones normativas dirigidas a la satisfacción simultánea de una exigencia económica y, de una expectativa social. La exigencia demandada por ...

Dictators and dictatorships

understanding authoritarian regimes and their leaders

This title discusses how dictatorships work, looking at leaders, elites, and regime dynamics, synthesizing foundational and cutting-edge research on authoritarian politics, and integrating theory with case studies. "Dictators and Dictatorships" is a qualitative enquiry into the politics of authoritarian regimes. It argues that political outcomes ...

The right to education, work and welfare in Islam

Continuing from his earlier discussions of fundamental human rights from an Islamic perspective, Prof M. H. Kamali here focussed on a person's right to education, work and welfare. As in his earlier volumes, the discussions are based on the Qur'an and the teachings ...

Technical analysis in the commodity, energy and power markets

discussions with investment managers and analysts

Technical Analysis in the Commodity, Energy & Power Markets comprises interviews with 12 analysts and investment managers. Each chapter provides in-depth explanations of the specific strategies they find most effective in trading and analysing the full range of these markets.

España 2010: un balance

(Revista Economistas, Nº 126, año 2011)

Interpreting TRIPS

globalisation of intellectual property rights and access to medicines

Protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has become a global issue. The Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) Agreement outlines the minimum standards for IPR protection for WTO members and offers a global regime for IPR protection. However, the benefits of TRIPS are more questionable ...

European private Law

current status and perspectives

Eds. Reiner Schulze, Hans Schulte-Nölke. Business law and labour law are driving forces and core areas of European private law. New concepts and approaches are thus required that are not limited to civil law and that are different from those traditionally embraced by national private ...

Actividad aseguradora y defensa de la competencia

la exención antitrust del sector asegurador

INDICE:Introducción: riesgos, daños, responsabilidad, seguros y competencia -- Actividad aseguradora y mercado de seguros: regulación y competencia -- Regulación general de la actividad aseguradora: fallos de mercado y bienestar social -- Derecho de la competencia y actividad aseguradora: competencia en un mercado regulado -- Aplicación del derecho de ...

La incertidumbre bioactuarial en el riesgo de longevidad

reflexiones bioéticas

INDICE: La vida humana: reflexiones bioéticas. La eddad y el tiempo. El límite de la vida humana. Factores que influyen en la longevidad. La eutanasia. Causas del fallecimietno. La esperanza de vida. Técnica actuarial y longevidad. La selección de riesgos en personas de edad avanzada ...