Sezione Storia del diritto

Der Zeugenbeweis in den Gerichtsreden Ciceros

Ulrike Steck - Peter Lang, 2009 

  

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Die Gerichtsreden Ciceros bieten in vielerlei Hinsicht ein reiches Betätigungsfeld für den Rechtshistoriker und historisch interessierten Juristen. Sie liefern ein detailgetreues Bild der Gerichtsordnung und der Beweisregeln der Zeit der ausgehenden römischen Republik. Die Arbeit greift den Zeugenbeweis heraus und erforscht ihn umfassend. Auf dieser Grundlage wird - auch im Vergleich mit anderen Autoren aus verschiedenen Zeiten - den wichtigen Fragen des Verfahrens, der persönlichen Qualifikation des Zeugen, der Glaubwürdigkeit der Aussage und der Zeugnisdelikte nachgegangen. Die Ergebnisse der Arbeit werfen ein neues Licht auf die verschiedenen Aspekte des Zeugenbeweises in der Zeit der ausgehenden römischen Republik und ermöglichen ein tieferes Verständnis der heutigen Beweisregeln in ihrem historisch gewachsenen Kontext.

Sezione Diritto e società

The Wisdom of Crowds

James Surowiecki - Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 16 ago 2005 

 

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In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant—better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future.

With boundless erudition and in delightfully clear prose, Surowiecki ranges across fields as diverse as popular culture, psychology, ant biology, behavioral economics, artificial intelligence, military history, and politics to show how this simple idea offers important lessons for how we live our lives, select our leaders, run our companies, and think about our world.

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The Use of Force in International Law: A Case-Based Approach

Tom Ruys, Olivier Corten, Alexandra Hofer - Oxford University Press, 26 apr 2018

 

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The international law on the use of force is one of the oldest branches of international law. It is an area twinned with the emergence of international law as a concept in itself, and which sees law and politics collide. The number of armed conflicts is equal only to the number of methodological approaches used to describe them. Many violent encounters are well known. The Kosovo Crisis in 1999 and the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 spring easily to the minds of most scholars and academics, and gain extensive coverage in this text. Other conflicts, including the Belgian operation in Stanleyville, and the Ethiopian Intervention in Somalia, are often overlooked to our peril. Ruys and Corten's expert-written text compares over sixty different instances of the use of cross border force since the adoption of the UN Charter in 1945, from all out warfare to hostile encounters between individual units, targeted killings, and hostage rescue operations, to ask a complex question. How much authority does the power of precedent really have in the law of the use of force?

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The Right to Life in Armed Conflict

Ian Park - Oxford University Press, 8 mar 2018 

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The application of the right to life during armed conflict is an issue that polarizes opinion and generates considerable debate. Many believe that human rights law has no place in armed conflict, yet the European Court of Human Rights, and domestic courts, have ruled that it can apply. The exact contours of how the right to life applies during armed conflict remain largely unresolved. In this text, Ian Park seeks to clearly articulate the right to life obligations of states during both international and non-international armed conflict in respect of those individuals affected by the actions of states' armed forces and members of the armed forces themselves. In determining the right to life obligations of states, Park identifies the sources of law from which right to life obligations arise, how case law has developed and modified these obligations, and analyses how the law creates obligations in practice. Implicit in this analysis is a consideration of recent armed conflicts, and the actions of states, that lead to a series of concrete proposals designed to best ensure compliance with a state's right to life obligations.

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The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations

Thomas G. Weiss, Sam Daws -Oxford University Press, 28 giu 2018 

 

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This Handbook provides in one volume an authoritative and independent treatment of the UN's seventy-year history, written by an international cast of more than 50 distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners. It provides a clear and penetrating examination of the UN's development since 1945 and the challenges and opportunities now facing the organization. It assesses the implications for the UN of rapid changes in the world - from technological innovation to shifting foreign policy priorities - and the UN's future place in a changing multilateral landscape. Citations and additional readings contain a wealth of primary and secondary references to the history, politics, and law of the world organization. This key reference also contains appendices of the UN Charter, the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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The Law & Politics of Brexit

Federico Fabbrini - Oxford University Press, 13 ott 2017 

 

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The decision made by the United Kingdom in 2016 to leave the European Union has produced shock waves across Europe and the world. Brexit calls into question consolidated assumptions on the finality of the EU, and simultaneously sparks new challenges. These new challenges are not only in regard of the constitutional settlements reached in the UK, notably in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but also on the future of European integration. Now that Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union has been invoked, and the path towards full withdrawal by the UK from the EU remains clouded in uncertainties, a comprehensive legal and political analysis of how Brexit impacts on UK and the EU appears of the utmost importance. This book brings together leading lawyers, economists and political scientists to discuss the constitutional implications of Brexit and propose possible solutions for the way forward. The book is structured around four main themes. First, it considers how Brexit will be implemented legally and politically, in terms of the withdrawal and the possible new relations between the UK and the EU. Second, it examines the implications of Brexit on the constitutional structure of the UK, as well as on the status of Northern Ireland and the relations with the Republic of Ireland. Third, it examines the implications of Brexit on the constitutional structure of the EU, focusing on a number of key areas of EU policy-making, notably the Area of Freedom Security and Justice, the Single Market, and Economic and Monetary Union. Finally, the book looks to the mid to long-term future, and discusses the prospects for relaunching the EU after Brexit.

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The International Law on Climate Change

Benoit Mayer - Cambridge University Press, 28 giu 2018 

 

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Global climate change is a topic of continuously growing interest. As more international treaties come into force, media coverage has increased and many universities are now starting to conduct courses specifically on climate change laws and policies. This textbook provides a survey of the international law on climate change, explaining how significant international agreements have sought to promote compliance with general norms of international law. Benoit Mayer provides an account of the rules agreed upon through lengthy negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and multiple other forums on mitigation, geoengineering, adaptation, loss and damage and international support. The International Law on Climate Change is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students studying climate, environmental or international law. It is supported by a suite of online resources featuring regularly updated lists of complementary materials and weblinks, and annually updated briefs for specific chapters.

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The Hidden Hands of Justice: NGOs, Human Rights, and International Courts

Heidi Nichols Haddad - Cambridge University Press, 9 ago 2018 

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The Hidden Hands of Justice: NGOs, Human Rights, and International Courts is the first comprehensive analysis of non-governmental organization (NGO) participation at international criminal and human rights courts. Drawing on original data, Heidi Nichols Haddad maps and explains the differences in NGO participatory roles, frequency, and impact at three judicial institutions: the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Human Rights System, and the International Criminal Court. The Hidden Hands of Justice demonstrates that courts can strategically choose to enhance their functionality by allowing NGOs to provide needed information, expertise, and services as well as shame states for non-cooperation. Through participation, NGOs can profoundly shape the character of international human rights justice, but in doing so, may consolidate civil society representation and relinquish their roles as external monitors.

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Solidarity and Conflict: European Social Law in Crisis

Silvana Sciarra - Cambridge University Press, 29 mar 2018

 

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The ongoing austerity crisis is being felt in all sectors of EU law, but has had a particularly severe impact on labour law. Silvana Sciarra, a leading judge and scholar of EU employment law, considers how solidarity regimes have been shaken by the crisis. She brings together existing European policies in social and employment law, to enhance synergies and developments in a post-crisis discourse. She looks at reactions of national constitutional courts to austerity measures and of international organizations in re-establishing respect of fundamental workers' rights. Criticizing soft law approaches in employment policies, she favours recourse to binding measures connected with selective financial incentives through European funds. She highlights developments in European sector social dialogue and new horizons of transnational collective bargaining in large multinationals. Taking a positive, practical approach, Sciarra shows how social policies can enhance solidarity and social cohesion, through European financial support.

Sezione Diritto privato

Smart Public Procurement and Labour Standards: Pushing the Discussion after RegioPost

Albert Sánchez Graells - Bloomsbury Publishing, 8 feb 2018

 

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Smart procurement aims to leverage public buying power in pursuit of social, environmental and innovation goals. Socially-orientated smart procurement has been a controversial issue under EU law. The extent to which the Court of Justice (ECJ) has supported or rather constrained its development has been intensely debated by academics and practitioners alike. After the slow development of a seemingly permissive approach, the ECJ case law reached an apparent turning point a decade ago in the often criticised judgments in Rüffert and Laval, which left a number of open questions.

The more recent judgments in Bundesdruckerei and RegioPost have furthered the ECJ case law on socially orientated smart procurement and aimed to clarify the limits within which Member States can use it to enforce labour standards. This case law opens up additional possibilities, but it also creates legal uncertainty concerning the interaction of the EU rules on the posting of workers, public procurement and fundamental internal market freedoms. These developments have been magnified by the reform of the EU public procurement rules in 2014.

This book assesses the limits that the revised EU rules and the more recent ECJ case law impose on socially-orientated smart procurement and, more generally, critically reflects on potential future developments in this area of intersection of several strands of EU economic law.

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Principles of International Environmental Law

Philippe Sands, Jacqueline Peel - Cambridge University Press, 1 mar 2018  

 

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This new and fully updated edition of Principles of International Environmental Law offers a comprehensive and critical account of one of the fastest growing areas of international law: the principles and rules relating to environmental protection. Introducing the reader to the key foundational principles, governance structures and regulatory techniques, Principles of International Environmental Law explores each of the major areas of international environmental regulation through substantive chapters, including climate change, atmospheric protection, oceans and freshwater, biodiversity, chemicals and waste regulation. The ever-increasing overlap with other areas of international law is also explored through examination of the inter-linkages between international environmental law and other areas of international regulation, such as trade, human rights, humanitarian law and investment law. Incorporating the latest developments in treaty and case law for key areas of environmental regulation, this text is an essential reference and textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics and practitioners of international environmental law.

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Oxford Principles of European Union Law: Volume 1: The European Union Legal Order

Robert Schütze, Takis Tridimas - Oxford University Press, 1 mar 2018

 

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Since the 1957 Rome Treaty, the European Union has changed dramatically - in terms of its composition, scope and depth. Originally established by six Western European States, the EU today has 28 Members and covers almost the entire European continent; and while initially confined to establishing a "common market", the EU has come to influence all areas of political, economic and social life. In parallel with this enormous geographic and thematic expansion, the constitutional and legislative principles underpinning the European Union have constantly evolved. This three-volume study aims to provide an authoritative academic treatment of European Union law. Written by leading scholars and practitioners, each chapter offers a comprehensive and critical assessment of the state of the law. Doctrinal in presentation, each volume nonetheless tries to present a broader historical and comparative perspective. Volume I provides an analysis of the constitutional principles governing the European Union. It covers the history of the EU, the constitutional foundations, the institutional framework, legislative and executive governance, judicial protection, and external relations. Volume II explores the structure of the internal market, while Volume III finally analyses the internal and external substantive policies of the EU.

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Modification of Treaties by Subsequent Practice

Irina Buga - Oxford University Press, 4 apr 2018

 

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While treaties can be notoriously difficult to amend by formal means, they must nevertheless be adapted over time in order to remain useful. Herein lies the role of subsequent practice as a key tool for treaty change. Subsequent practice-a well-established means of treaty interpretation-sometimes diverges from the original treaty provision to such an extent that it can no longer be said to constitute an act of interpretation or application. Rather, it becomes, in effect, one of treaty modification. The modification of treaties by subsequent practice extends to all fields of international law, from the law of the sea, environmental law, and investment law, to human rights and humanitarian law. Such modifications can have significant practical consequences, from revising or creating new rights and obligations, to establishing new institutional mechanisms. Determining when and how treaty modification by subsequent practice occurs poses difficulty to legal scholars and dispute settlement bodies alike, and impacts States' expectations as to their treaty obligations. This significant yet underexplored process is the focus of this book. Modification of Treaties by Subsequent Practice proves that subsequent practice can-under carefully defined conditions that ensure strict accordance with the will of the treaty parties-alter, supplement, and terminate treaty provisions or even entire treaty frameworks. It can also generate customary law and fuel regime interaction. Ultimately, this book demonstrates the relevance and dynamism of the process of treaty modification by subsequent practice, emphasizing the need to deal with the issue head on, and explains-on a theoretical and practical level-how it can be identified and dealt with more consistently in the future. The book thus contributes to a deeper understanding of the process of treaty modification by subsequent practice and its continued role in striking the judicious balance between the stability of treaties on the one hand, and the organic evolution of the law on the other.

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L'effectivité du droit de l'Union européenne

Aude Bouveresse, Dominique Ritleng - Bruylant, 23 apr 2018

 

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La référence à«l’effectivité » sature l’ensemble du discours juridique et politique sur l’intégration européenne. L’Union européenne se réclame de son effectivité, fondant une grande partie de sa légitimité sur les gains que la mise en commun des compétences emporterait et le droit de l’Union européenne s’est largement construit autour de cette notion. En dépit de l’omniprésence de la notion d’effectivité, ses contours, ses usages, sa portée restaient pourtant encore largement à préciser. En outre, l’effectivité de l’Union européenne et de ses normes se voit aujourd’hui de plus en plus souvent dénoncée comme faux-semblant ou contestée au nom d’autres impératifs qu’elle sacrifierait.

L’ambition de l’ouvrage est alors de prendre une exacte mesure de l’effectivité du droit de l’Union européenne. À cet effet, les contributions rassemblées dans cet ouvrage se proposent d’abord de mieux cerner la notion d’effectivité par des approches pluridisciplinaires. Elles tendent ensuite à préciser le rôle que joue l’effectivité dans la structuration de l’ordre juridique de l’Union et, partant, dans la réalisation des buts du traité. Elles évoquent enfin les limites que l’effectivité du droit de l’Union européenne rencontre.

Cet ouvrage s’adresse aux praticiens en droit européen ainsi qu’aux professeurs, chercheurs et étudiants spécialisés.

Sezione Diritto penale

Le Nouveau Jihad en Occident

Farhad KHOSROKHAVAR - Groupe Robert Laffont, 15 mar 2018 

 

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" Il y en a qui veulent faire tout comme la chanteuse Rihanna, eh bien moi, je veux tout faire comme Merah. " Une jeune jihadiste.
Le jihadisme est un fait social total, résultant de facteurs urbains, sociaux, anthropologiques, politiques, mais aussi psychopathologiques.
De l'Europe à l'Amérique du Nord, en passant par l'Australie et l'Afrique du Nord, Farhad Khosrokhavar a analysé les situations " jihadogènes " qui favorisent la radicalisation. Son enquête au coeur des cellules terroristes, dans les villes et les banlieues, révèle les points communs entre ces candidats occidentaux au jihad - adolescentes et adolescents, jeunes à problèmes psychosociaux, convertis et recruteurs – mais aussi leur incroyable diversité...
Dans cet état des lieux complet, fruit de dix ans de recherche, l'auteur décrypte l'environnement et le profil de plus d'une centaine de jihadistes occidentaux pour comprendre l'origine de leur haine et le moteur de leur passage à l'acte.
De cette formidable somme de faits et de témoignages ressort un constat sans appel : le succès du jihad chez les jeunes met en lumière la crise de nos démocraties, en quête de sens et de savoir-vivre ensemble. Cette crise est profonde, ses conséquences risquent d'être durables.

Sezione Diritto pubblico

Interpretation in International Law

Andrea Bianchi, Daniel Peat, Matthew Windsor - Oxford University Press, 2015 

 

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The relevance of interpretation to the academic study and professional practice of international law is self-evident. As new insights on the practice and process of interpretation abound in other disciplines, international law and international lawyers have largely remained wedded to a rule-based approach, focusing almost exclusively on the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Such an approach neglects interpretation as a distinct and admittedly broader field of theoretical inquiry.

Interpretation in International Law brings together established and emerging international legal scholars to interrogate interpretation as a central concept in international law. The edited collection is creatively structured around the metaphor of the game, which captures and illuminates all the constituent elements of an act of interpretation. The object of the game of interpretation is to persuade one's audience that your own interpretation of the law is the correct one. The rules of play are known and complied with by the players, even though which cards to play is left to the skills and strategies of the individual players. There is also a meta-discourse about the game of interpretation 'playing the game of game-playing' which involves reflection about the nature of the game, its underlying stakes, and who gets to decide by what rules one should play.

Through a series of diverse contributions, Interpretation in International Law reveals interpretation as an inescapable feature of all areas of international law. It will be of interest and utility to all international lawyers whose work touches upon theoretical or practical aspects of interpretation.

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International Organizations and the Law

Alexandra Harrington - Routledge, 16 mag 2018 

 

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Delving into the law and meaning of international organizations, this book addresses the laws relating to international organizations, their undertakings, and the ways in which specific international organizations function and interact with one another.
Assuming little background knowledge of international law, the book brings together key issues in international law and the history of international organizations in a cohesive manner, providing readers with a clear understanding of international organizations' law in context. It addresses topics such as:

• organization functions and structure


• membership and membership powers


• the rights of international organizations


• dispute settlement in international organizations


• termination of an international organization

Written in an accessible and engaging way, this book is ideal reading for students new to the Law of International Organizations and as a reference for those active in fields impacted by international organizations.

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International Law on the Maintenance of Peace: Jus Contra Bellum

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Robert Kolb - Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018

 

This book offers a comprehensive study into the use of force and the maintenance of peace in international relations. Whilst rooted in public international law, it also approaches the question from different angles, including its historical evolution and its sociological environment. The competences and practice of the UN and of regional organizations in the maintenance of peace are examined before the focus is shifted to the inter-State level, the main non-use of force rule and its claimed or recognized exceptions. Robert Kolb analyzes each of these rules separately, before concluding with insightful reflections on the current state-of-play and considerations for the future of this branch of the law.

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International Law and the Use of Force

Christine Gray - Oxford University Press, 8 feb 2018

 

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This book explores the large and controversial subject of the use of force in international law. It examines not only the use of force by states but also the role of the UN in peacekeeping and enforcement action, and the increasing role of regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security. The UN Charter framework is under challenge. Russia's invasion of Georgia and intervention in Ukraine, the USA's military operations in Syria, and Saudi Arabia's campaign to restore the government of Yemen by force all raise questions about the law on intervention. The 'war on terror' that began after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the USA has not been won. It has spread far beyond Afghanistan: it has led to targeted killings in Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen, and to intervention against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Is there an expanding right of self-defence against non-state actors? Is the use of force effective? The development of nuclear weapons by North Korea has reignited discussion about the legality of pre-emptive self-defence. The NATO-led operation in Libya increased hopes for the implementation of 'responsibility to protect', but it also provoked criticism for exceeding the Security Council's authorization of force because its outcome was regime change. UN peacekeeping faces new challenges, especially with regard to the protection of civilians, and UN forces have been given revolutionary mandates in several African states. But the 2015 report Uniting Our Strengths reaffirmed that UN peacekeeping is not suited to counter-terrorism or enforcement operations; the UN should turn to regional organizations such as the African Union as first responders in situations of ongoing armed conflict.

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Immigration & asylum law

di Gina Clayton, Georgina Firth - Oxford University press, 2018 

The definitive textbook for this fast-moving area of law, expertly guiding students through the key issues of immigration and asylum in the modern world. Clear analysis and commentary on the political and social impact of the law encourages the reader to develop a critical mindset.

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European Union Law

Catherine Barnard, Steve Peers - Oxford University Press, 31 lug 2017

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Edited by Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers, European Union Law draws together a range of perspectives from experienced academics, teachers and practitioners to provide a comprehensive introduction to EU law. Each chapter has been written and updated by an expert in the field to provide students with access to a broad range of ideas while offering a solid foundation in the institutional and substantive law of the EU.

Written by experts, designed for students; every chapter ensures a balance of accessible explanation and critical detail. Case studies are included throughout the book to enable students to understand the context and implications of EU law, as well as helping to familiarize them with some of the most significant caselaw in the area. Quotations and examples from key EU legislation and academic sources are also included to help develop an understanding of EU law, while further reading suggestions for each chapter act as a springboard for further study and assessment preparation.

This text provides a fresh and modern guide to EU law and is an ideal entry-point for students new to the subject as well as those looking to develop their understanding of EU law.

As the process of the UK leaving the EU unfolds, readers can also visit the OUP European Union Law Resource Centre for up-to-date comment, opinion, and updates created by our authors to engage students with the legal and political issues and considerations at play.

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The Dignity of Commerce: Markets and the Moral Foundations of Contract Law

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Nathan B. Oman - University of Chicago Press, 19 gen 2017 

 

Why should the law care about enforcing contracts? We tend to think of a contract as the legal embodiment of a moral obligation to keep a promise. When two parties enter into a transaction, they are obligated as moral beings to play out the transaction in the way that both parties expect. But this overlooks a broader understanding of the moral possibilities of the market. Just as Shakespeare’s Shylock can stand on his contract with Antonio not because Antonio is bound by honor but because the enforcement of contracts is seen as important to maintaining a kind of social arrangement, today’s contracts serve a fundamental role in the functioning of society.

With The Dignity of Commerce, Nathan B. Oman argues persuasively that well-functioning markets are morally desirable in and of themselves and thus a fit object of protection through contract law. Markets, Oman shows, are about more than simple economic efficiency. To do business with others, we must demonstrate understanding of and satisfy their needs. This ability to see the world from another’s point of view inculcates key virtues that support a liberal society. Markets also provide a context in which people can peacefully cooperate in the absence of political, religious, or ideological agreement. Finally, the material prosperity generated by commerce has an ameliorative effect on a host of social ills, from racial discrimination to environmental destruction.

The first book to place the moral status of the market at the center of the justification for contract law, The Dignity of Commerce is sure to elicit serious discussion about this central area of legal studies.

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Core Socio-Economic Rights and the European Court of Human Rights

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Ingrid Leijten - Cambridge University Press, 25 gen 2018

 

Core Socio-Economic Rights and the European Court of Human Rights deals with socio-economic rights in the context of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The book connects the ECtHR's socio-economic case law to an understanding of the Court's responsibility to recognize the limitations of supranational rights adjudication while protecting the most needy. By exploring the idea of core rights protection in constitutional and international law, a new perspective is developed that offers suggestions for improving the ECtHR's reasoning in socio-economic cases as well as contributing to the debate on indivisible rights adjudication in an age of 'rights inflation' and proportionality review. Core Socio-Economic Rights and the European Court of Human Rights will interest scholars and practitioners dealing with fundamental rights and especially those interested in judicial reasoning, socio-economic and supranational rights protection.

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Community Interests Across International Law

Eyal Benvenisti, Georg Nolte, Keren Yalin-Mor - Oxford University Press, 2018  

 

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This book explores the extent to which contemporary international law expects states to take into account the interests of others - namely third states or their citizens - when they form and implement their policies, negotiate agreements, and generally conduct their relations with other states. It systematically considers the various manifestations of what has been described as 'community interests' in many areas regulated by international law and observes how the law has evolved from a legal system based on more or less specific consent and aimed at promoting particular interests of states, to one that is more generally oriented towards collectively protecting common interests and values. Through essays by experts in the field, this book explores topics such as the sources of international law and the institutional aspects of developing the law and covers a range of areas within the law.

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Charte des droits fondamentaux de l'Union européenne: Commentaire article par article

Cecilia Rizcallah, Fabrice Picod, Sébastien Van Drooghenbroeck - Bruylant, 14 feb 2018

 

Le 1er décembre 2009, entrait en vigueur le traité de Lisbonne. Par ce biais, la Charte des droits fondamentaux acquérait la valeur contraignante pleine et entière dont elle s'était vu initialement privée lors de sa proclamation par le Parlement européen, le Conseil et la Commission, le 7 décembre 2000. En moins de vingt années, l'application de la Charte a conduit à la production d'une jurisprudence abondante et complexe, tant à l'égard des droits et libertés qu'elle consacre - songeons par exemple au principe non bis idem, à la matière de la protection des données à caractère personnel, ou encore à l'interdiction des discriminations -, qu'en lien avec les clauses transversales qui en gouvernent l'interprétation et la mise en oeuvre : délimitation de son invocablité vis-à-vis des actes étatiques, lien avec la Convention européenne des droits de l'Homme et articulation avec la protection constitutionnelle des droits et libertés. Une synthèse de cet acquis, et des perspectives qu'il laisse entrevoir, a paru utile, voire indispensable. Le présent ouvrage s'y emploie sous la forme d'un commentaire article par article, systématique, de la Charte des droits fondamentaux de l'Union européenne du 7 décembre 2000, telle qu'adaptée le 12 décembre 2007 à Strasbourg, à laquelle l'article 6 du traité sur l'Union européenne confère la même valeur juridique que les traités constitutifs. Chaque commentaire intègre les références doctrinales et jurisprudentielles les plus récentes et les plus pertinentes sur les sujets traités, et opère les renvois aux autres instruments de protection des droits de l'Homme susceptibles d'offrir un éclairage à la Charte. Issu des efforts conjugués d'une équipe franco-belge, cet ouvrage croise les regards des universitaires, des chercheurs et des praticiens, à l'image du public auquel il est destiné.

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Big Data, Health Law, and Bioethics

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I. Glenn Cohen, Holly Fernandez Lynch, Effy Vayena, Urs Gasser

Cambridge University Press, 8 mar 2018

 

When data from all aspects of our lives can be relevant to our health - from our habits at the grocery store and our Google searches to our FitBit data and our medical records - can we really differentiate between big data and health big data? Will health big data be used for good, such as to improve drug safety, or ill, as in insurance discrimination? Will it disrupt health care (and the health care system) as we know it? Will it be possible to protect our health privacy? What barriers will there be to collecting and utilizing health big data? What role should law play, and what ethical concerns may arise? This timely, groundbreaking volume explores these questions and more from a variety of perspectives, examining how law promotes or discourages the use of big data in the health care sphere, and also what we can learn from other sectors.

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Autonomy and Self-Determination: Between Legal Assertions and Utopian Aspirations

Peter Hilpold - Edward Elgar Publishing, 27 apr 2018  

 

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Europe has reached a crisis point, with the call for self-determination and more autonomy stronger than it ever has been. In this book, renowned international lawyers give a detailed account of the present state of international law regarding self-determination and autonomy.Autonomy and Self-determination offers readers both an overview of the status quo of legal discussions on the topic and an identification of the most important elements of discussion that could direct future legal developments in this field. This is done through the examination of key issues in abstract and in relation to specific cases such as Catalonia, Italy and Scotland. The book extends past a simple assessment of issues of autonomy and self-determination according to a traditional legal viewpoint, and rather argues that utopian international law ideas are the breeding ground for norms and legal institutions of the future.This insightful book will be an invaluable read for international lawyers and political science scholars. It provides a clear, yet detailed, analysis of the issues Europe is facing regarding autonomy and self-determination in the face of historical context, also making it a useful tool for European history scholars.