Toxic torts

science, Law and the possibility of justice

The relationship between science, law and justice has become a pressing issue with recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions beginning with Daubert v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceutical. How courts review scientific testimony and its foundation before trial can substantially affect the possibility of justice for persons wrongfully ...

Der verbrauchervertrag im internationalen privatrecht

zum anwendungsbereich von Artikel 5 des europäischen schuldvertragsübereinkommens aus österreichischer und deutscher sicht

In der Europäischen Gemeinschaft werden Verbraucher bei Vertragsabschlüssen mit ausländischen Anbietern geschützt, indem grundsätzlich das Recht des Verbraucherlandes anwendbar ist und davon abweichende Vereinbarungen nur zu Gunsten des Konsumenten beachtlich sind. Die zentrale Grundnorm des Europäischen Verbraucherkollisionsrechts bildet Artikel 5 des Europäischen Schuldvertragsübereinkommens (EVÜ). Rechtspolitisch ...

Die unzuständigkeitserklärung des schiedsgerichts

eine studie zur internationalen wirtschaftsschiedsgerichtsbarkeit

Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit einem Problem, das als #besonders interessant gerade wegen seiner Seltenheit# bezeichnet wird: der schiedsgerichtlichen Unzuständigkeitserklärung. Untersucht wird neben dem deutschen das englische, französische, Schweizer und niederländische Schiedsrecht. Eine breit angelegte Auswertung veröffentlichter Schiedssprüche zeigt, in welchen Situationen eine Unzuständigkeitserklärung praktisch ...

L'immeuble et le Droit international privé

etude des méthodes

Si le droit immobilier subit et s'adapte au mouvement d'internationalisation du droit, il lui oppose aussi une résistance singulière. L'internationalisation du droit immobilier engage cette branche du droit dans la voie de l'adaptabilité des formes contractuelles auxquelles les opérations immobilières sont ...

Procedimientos de insolvencia y grupos multinacionales de sociedades

En la presente monografía se abordan los principales problemas jurídicos que plantea la insolvencia de los grupos multinacionales de sociedades en el contexto actual de globalización económica. Así, se ofrece una respuesta de conjunto respecto de la extensión del concurso a la sociedad matriz, la ...

Environment and trade

a guide to WTO jurisprudence

From intellectual property rights and bio-prospecting to the conservation of biodiversity to transboundary pollution to the eco-labelling of food, the trade and the environment are inexorably linked. Increasingly, the jurisprudence of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor the World Trade ...

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 ...

El título ejecutivo europeo

El reglamento comunitario sobre el título ejecutivo europeo suprime el procedimiento de exequátur para las resoluciones sobre créditos no impugnado dentro de Europa. Su ámbito de aplicación abarca también las transacciones judiciales y los documentos públicos con fuerza ejecutiva. Esto significa que una resolución judicial ...

La jurisprudencia del "Cassis-Keck" y la libre circulación de mercancías

Estudio de Derecho internacional privado y Derecho comunitario

La obra pretende clarificar el significado de estas sentencias y, sobre todo, del giro introducido en "Keck". Se suscitan dudas en la práctica, y por eso siguen presentándose cuestiones prejudiciales y recursos por incumplimiento. Puesto que la construcción de un espacio sin fronteras interiores se ...

Intellectual property rights and the EC competition rules

This latest monograph by Professor Korah on the recent group exemption consists of a detailed and critical commentary on the technology transfer block exemption of 2004, with annotated copies of the regulation and guidelines, together with a substantial chapter on refusal to supply or license ...

The origin of goods

rules of origin in regional trade agreements

The dark side of preferential trade agreements, Rules of Origin (RoO) are used to determine the eligibility of goods to preferential treatment. Ostensibly meant to prevent the trans-shipment of imported products across Free Trade Agreement borders after superficial screwdriver assembly, they act in reality as ...

La banca en el comercio internacional

La globalización imparable en la que estamos inmersos, está incidiendo directamente en el cambio de las economías a nivel mundial, afectando a todas las fases de la actividad empresarial y a su vez a las relaciones contractuales, comercial es y financieras, que están ligadas obligatoriamente ...

L'intervention du juge canadien avant et un arbitrage commercial international

Cette thèse précise les conditions dans lesquelles les tribunaux judiciaires canadiens peuvent intervenir avant ou durant un arbitrage commercial international, soit afin d'y prêter assistance, soit afin d'en contrôler la légalité. Elle soumet également ces conditions à l'analyse critique, dans le but ...

Set-off Law and practice

an international handbook

Set-Off Law and Practice - An International Handbook" is an invaluable guide to the application and practice of the rules of set-off in over 30 jurisdictions, spanning Europe, Asia and the US. The use of set-off as a mechanism for risk reduction in cross-border financial contracts ...

International trade regulation in China

Law and policy

This book presents a comprehensive survey of Chinese legal and regulatory systems governing international trade, following China's accession to the World Trade Organisation ("WTO") in November 2001, and the coming into force of the revised PRC Foreign Trade Law in July 2004. It provides ...

Arbitration of international business disputes

studies in Law and practice

"Arbitration of International Business Disputes: Studies in Law and Practice" is a collection of articles by William W. Park, one of the leading scholars in international commercial arbitration. The book is a coherent and focused collection of his most significant and timeless articles on business ...

Divergences of property Law an obstacle to the international market?

The work is inspired by the comparative study by von Bar and Drobnig as published in #The Interaction of Contract Law and Tort and Property Law in Europe# (2004). Out of a transnational (comparative and EU-oriented) perspective the essays included discuss whether divergences of property ...

Benevolent intervention in another's affairs

The Study Group on a European Civil Code has taken upon itself the task of drafting common European principles for the most important aspects of the law of obligations and for certain parts of the law of property in movables which are especially relevant for ...

El comercio internacional de medicamentos

La presente obra pretende ofrecer una amplia panorámica sobre el régimen jurídico del comercio internacional de medicamentos tanto a escala general como en la dimensión regional comunitaria. Más allá de las referencias al Derecho español, el estudio analiza la normativa internacional y comunitaria sobre comercio ...

Commercial agency

franchise and distribution contracts: (PEL CAFDC)

The Study Group on a European Civil Code has taken upon itself the task of drafting common European principles for the most important aspects of the law of obligations and for certain parts of the law of property in movables which are especially relevant for ...