Title:National FTTH plans in France, Italy and Portugal
Author(s):BOURREAU, Marc; CAMBINI, Carlo; HOERNIG, SteffenDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:In this paper, we analyze the specific national broadband plans which have been developed by some
European governments to foster the deployment of next generation access networks, namely in France,
Italy, and Portugal. ...
Title:National Governments and the Control of the Internet: A digital challenge
Author(s):GIACOMELLO, GiampieroDate:2005Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Over the last decade, the Internet has transformed how information can be made available-it is now used to transfer information about things as varied as financial transactions and celebrity gossip and to link and coordinate ...
Title:National Identity and Political Identity: Resolving the Stateless Nationalists’ Dilemma
Author(s):LLUCH, JaimeDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:The internal political tendencies making up national movements tend to bifurcate or, at times, trifurcate, into two or three basic nationalist orientations: independentist nationalism, autonomist nationalism, and federalist ...
Title:The National Implementation of Nuclear Export Controls: Developing a best practices model
Author(s):VISKI, AndreaDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The nuclear renaissance promises significant benefits to the international community, but also raises security challenges, particularly relating to the trade of nuclear materials and equipment. The objective of this paper ...
Title:National measures on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing: the case of the Philippines
Author(s):SMAGADI, AphroditeDate:2005Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The objective of the Convention on Biological Diversity stipulated at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992) was not merely to promote the conservation and sustainable use of ...
Title:National Parties and Group Membership in the European Parliament: Ideology or pragmatism?
Author(s):BRESSANELLI, EdoardoDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This contribution investigates the factors behind political group membership in the European Parliament. In June 2009, more than 150 national parties, from the 27 member countries, joined one of the seven transnational ...
Title:National Regulatory Models for PMSCs and Implications for Future International Regulation
Author(s):QUIRICO, OttavioDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:What is the current state of the regulation in the matter of private military and security companies (PMSCs)? This paper aims to provide a brief overview of the existing national legislations concerning PMSCs in a number ...
Title:National Security and Expulsion to a Risk of Torture
Author(s):LETNAR CERNIC, JernejDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In Saadi v Italy, the European Court of Human Rights held that article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights prohibits expulsion of individuals to states where they would face a "real risk" of torture, inhuman or ...
Title:National Sovereignty and International Organizations
Author(s):MARTIN MARTINEZ, Magdalena MDate:1996Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Examines the reactions of domestic legal systems to the exigencies of international institutional cooperation, looking at to what extant states accept limitations of sovereignty for participation in international organizations, ...