The regulation of international financial markets

perspectives for reform

International financial relations have become increasingly important for the development of global and national economies. At present these relations are primarily governed by market forces, with little regulatory interference at the international level. In the light of numerous financial crises, this abstinence must be seriously ...

The politics of adoption

international perspectives on Law, policy and practice

INDEX: Introduction.Part I: Adoption and Society. 1. Adoption: Concept, Principles and Social Construct. 2. The Changing Face of Adoption in the UK * Part II: Adoption and the Law. 3. The Legal Functions of Adoption. 4. International Benchmarks for Modern Adoption Law * Part III: Contemporary ...

Protección de datos de carácter personal en Iberoamérica

(II Encuentro Iberoamericano de Protección de Datos, La Antigua - Guatemala, 2-6 de junio de 2003)

ÍNDICE: PRESENTACIÓN DECLARACIÓN DE LA ANTIGUA DECLARACIÓN DE SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA ESTUDIOS GENERALES: - El derecho fundamental a la protección de datos personales (LOPD) (José Luis Piñar Mañas) - Breve descripción de la evolución histórica y del marco normativo internacional del derecho fundamental a la ...

Policing gangs in America

Policing Gangs in America describes the assumptions, issues, problems, and events that characterize, shape, and define the police response to gangs in America today. The focus of the book is on the gang unit officers themselves and the environment in which they work. A discussion ...

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 ...

Responsabilidad patrimonial del Estado

análisis doctrinal y jurisprudencial comparado. Propuesta legislativa en México

The new public contracting

regulation, responsiveness, relationality

This book charts the significant increase in Britain over the last 25 years in the deployment of contract as a regulatory mechanism across a broad spectrum of social relationships. Since Labour came to power in 1997, the trend has accelerated, the use of contract spreading ...

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 ...

Elgar encyclopedia of comparative Law

The first of its kind, this comprehensive Encyclopedia on comparative law takes stock of present-day comparative law scholarship. Written by authorities in their respective fields, the contributions in this accessible book cover not only questions regarding the methodology of comparative law, but also specific areas ...

Public accountability

designs, dilemmas and experiences

There is an ongoing perception that public accountability in modern-day governance is in 'crisis', caused by globalization and the increasing power of private economic interests. This book responds to that idea, providing the most comprehensive survey to date of how different organizations hold persons acting ...

El seguro de responsabilidad

Esta obra presenta una síntesis del estado actual de la responsabilidad. Así mismo, examina los temas más relevantes que atañen al seguro de responsabilidad, tales como su noción y distinción de otras figuras, el interés asegurable, el riesgo asegurable, el siniestro y la delimitación temporal ...

Collective management of copyright and related rights

Authors, individual and corporate, are routinely compensated for the use by others of copyrighted material. Yet relatively little attention is paid to the vast and complex system of collective management that underlies these payments - capital flows that amount to ten billion euros each year. This ...

Giudici e Accademia nell'esperienza inglese

storia di un dialogo

Il ruolo della dottrina giuridica è considerato fondamentale nel processo di formazione ed evoluzione del diritto. è attraverso lo studio della dottrina che si possono comprendere a fondo lo stile e il funzionamento di un sistema giuridico; e questo vale anche quando si vogliono misurare ...

The politics of european codification

a history of the unification of Law in France, Prussia, the Habsburg Empire and the Netherlands

European codification of private law is talk of the day. The European Parliament favours it, the European Commission supports it and many legal scholars are already working on it. Why? This book addresses the forthcoming European codification from the perspective of previous codifications and their ...

Judiciaries within Europe

a comparative review

An in-depth study of the careers and roles of judges in France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and England, this book is based on original language materials and investigations of judges and judicial institutions in each country. On the basis of these detailed case studies, the book ...

65 propuestas para modernizar el sistema penal en México

CONTENIDO: Presentación. Reformas constitucionales. Reformas legales. Política criminal. Profesionalización. Criminología, criminalística y victimología. Penitenciarismo. Seguridad pública.

Convenios de estradición

Crítica jurídica

teoría y sociología jurídica en los Estados Unidos

El presente libro explora la teoría del derecho y la sociología jurídica surgidas en los Estados Unidos con ocasión de las luchas jurídicas de estos movimientos sociales, así como varias de las críticas que se han formulado a las formas de búsqueda de la emancipación ...

Equiparación del comercio electrónico en el Derecho civil argentino

elementos para una teoría general

La firma informática. La firma olográfica. Estructura y función de las firmas. Documento informático: valor jurídico. Valor probatorio de los escritos informáticos no firmados y firmados digitalmente. Equivalencias de las escrituras ológrafas e informática.

Derecho económico e internacionalización empresarial

El libro que presentamos es producto de la inquietud de un grupo de profesores de la Universidad de Salamanca, testigos de las profundas modificaciones que la globalización económica viene generando.