Title:Legal Pluralism, Plurality of Laws, and Legal Practices
Author(s):DUPRET, BaudouinDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Legal pluralism has become a major theme in socio-legal studies. However, under this very broad denomination, one can identify many different trends which share little but the very basic idea that law is much more than ...
Title:Legal protection of linguistic diversity in Russia: past and present
Author(s):ULASIUK, IrynaDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Russia is unique in its size and ethnic composition. There is a further linguistic complexity of more than 150 co-existing languages. Notwithstanding this diversity, the claims of linguistic minorities in Russia were ...
Title:Legal responses to trafficking in women for sexual exploitation in the European Union
Author(s):ASKOLA, HeliDate:2007Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The phenomenon of trafficking in women for sexual exploitation, which in the last decade has changed from a marginal 'non-issue' to a legitimate concern in many parts of the world, has become familiar through newspaper ...
Title:The Legal Status of Territories Subject to Administration by International Organisations
Author(s):KNOLL, BernhardDate:2008Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The international community’s practice of administering territories in post-conflict environments has raised important legal questions. Using Kosovo as a case study, Bernhard Knoll analyses the identity of the administrating ...
Title:Legal Unbundling and Auctions in Vertically Integrated (Utilities) Markets
Author(s):VAN KOTEN, SilvesterDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper addresses the effectiveness of auctions and legal unbundling as regulatory measures to tender a vertically integrated industry more competitive. Specifically, I analyze if implementing auctions and legal unbundling ...