Author : Jan Klabbers
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 22,56 MB
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 1782540954
The Advanced Introduction to the Law of International Organizations gives a nuanced overview of the legal mechanisms behind the operation of international organizations such as the UN, the EU and the World Bank. It offers perceptive insights by placing
Author : August Reinisch
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 49,27 MB
Release : 2020-06-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 1783474521
August Reinisch gives a broad overview of the entire field of international investment law that has emerged as an important subfield of international economic law over the last decades. As a result of the boom of investment arbitration since the late 1990s, core questions of the substantive treatment of foreign investors are analysed. Combining an academic and a practical perspective, this book has been written to provide an introduction to investment law for lawyers, political scientists, economists as well as those interested in international relations.
Author : Dinah L. Shelton
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 40,91 MB
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1839103191
Now in its second edition, Dinah Shelton’s pioneering book provides a uniquely accessible introduction to the history and the latest developments in international human rights law. Exploring the origins, customs and institutions that have emerged globally and regionally in the last two centuries, this incisive book guides readers through the major treaties and declarations that form the foundations of the discipline today.
Author : Frans G. von der Dunk
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 30,75 MB
Release : 2020-09-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 1789901863
Frans von der Dunk, a leading authority on space law, presents a nuanced introduction to the topic, explaining the legal rules, rights and obligations applicable to activities in outer space and activities that precede operations in space. He analyzes the interaction of these elements as well as how international organizations relate to the core tenets of space legislation.
Author : Stephen F. Ross
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 20,70 MB
Release : 2021-02-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 1789905109
Stephen F. Ross presents this succinct introduction to key topics of law specific to sports, comparing approaches to sports law across the globe, with particular focus on the United States, Europe, and common law jurisdictions. Contrasting the profit-maximizing approach of North American leagues with the global integrated approach of professional sports governed by national and international governing boards, the book offers a novel model for the latter.
Author : Michael J. Trebilcock
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 25,58 MB
Release : 2020-01-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 1788971434
Written by two leading scholars with 60 years of collective experience in the area, this insightful updated second edition provides a clear and concise introduction to the fundamental components of international trade law, presenting the basic structure and principles of this complex area of law, alongside elucidation of specific GATT and WTO legal rules and institutions. Key updates include references to the most recent cases, decisions and treaty negotiation developments, analysis of populist critiques of international trade law and analysis of new areas including digital trade and security exceptions.
Author : Robert Kolb
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 34,6 MB
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 1786434717
This highly readable book examines the law of State responsibility, presenting it as a fundamental aspect of public international law. Covering the key aspects of the topic, it combines a clear overview with use of specific case studies in order to provide a deeper understanding.
Author : Jan Klabbers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 26,19 MB
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 1108842208
Provides a framework for understanding how organizations are set up and the logic behind international organizations law.
Author : Sabino Cassese
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 48,4 MB
Release : 2021-02-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 1789904226
Sabino Cassese presents an incisive introduction to the essential principles of global law, exploring the central theories of globalization through an analysis of the main developments in this area. The Advanced Introduction concludes that despite the ongoing dialectic between national governments and international institutions, globalization and states are progressing in parallel, while civil societies are increasingly involved in the machinery of globalization.
Author : Ménard, Claude
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 32,95 MB
Release : 2022-01-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1789904498
New institutional economics (NIE) is a powerful tool for understanding real world phenomena. This Advanced Introduction explores NIE’s answers to fundamental questions about the organization, growth and development of economies, such as why are some countries rich and others poor? Why are activities organized as firms or markets or through alternative organizational solutions? When are shared resources overexploited?
