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Browsing by Subject "United Kingdom"
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Title:The Affordability of Energy: How Much Protection for the Vulnerable Consumers?
Author(s):BARTL, MarijaDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Affordability is a new 'alien' concept penetrating the field of contract and consumer law as one of the obligations related to the provision of 'universal services' or 'public service' in the context of services of general ...
Title:Diversity of Social Rights in Europe(S) Rights of the Poor, Poor Rights
Author(s):University Paris Ouest Nanterre - European University Institute Social Law Working GroupDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI LAWAbstract:A mainstream view of the rule of the law has denied for a long time that social rights are “real” rights. Referred to as “the rights of the poor”, Social and Economic Rights have been often thought as “poor rights”. Lawyers ...
Title:Britain and Canada and their large neighboring monetary unions, part I
Author(s):HOWARTH, David; VERDUN, Amy; PADFIELD, Melissa; YOUNG, Patricia; WILLETT, Thomas D.; ARTIS, Michael J.; LAIDLER, David; SCHEMBRI, Lawrence; GRUBEL, Herbert; CROWLEY, Patrick M.Date:2006Type of Publication:Article
Title:Forum: rethinking the rules
Author(s):SøRENSEN, Georg; LANG, Jr., Anthony; RENGGER, Nicholas; WALKER, William; KLABBERS, Jan; KRATOCHWIL, Friedrich; BROWN, Chris; AGUILAR, Mario I.; SCHICK, Kate; IMBER, Mark; THIRKELL-WHITE, Ben; LAMPEL, Joseph; ALDRICH, Richard J.; GROVE, Eric; DANCHEV, Alex; SHEFFIELD, Gary; CRANG, Jeremy A.; FREEDMAN, LawrenceDate:2006Type of Publication:Article
Title:Predispositions to discriminatory immigration policies in western Europe: an exploration of political causes
Author(s):MARTINEZ-HERRERA, Enric; MOUALHI, DjaouidaDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:We analyze citizens' predispositions concerning policies of immigrant selection and models of immigrant accommodation as observed by the 2002-3 European Social Survey. We focus on some of the EU's major countries, namely: ...
Title:Introduction: devolution and public policy in comparative perspective
Author(s):KEATING, Michael; MCEWEN, NicolaDate:2005Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Devolution has transferred important policy competences to sub-state levels in Europe but there has been little research on the effect of this on policy choices. Studies of the United Kingdom, Spain and Belgium illustrate ...
Title:Higher education in Scotland and England after devolution
Author(s):KEATING, MichaelDate:2005Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The twentieth century saw a convergence of the Scottish and English systems of higher education. Since devolution in 1999 there has been divergence. English policy is based on differentiation and competition, while Scotland ...
Title:Devolution and public policy: a comparative perspective
Author(s):KEATING, Michael; MCEWEN, Nicola; LOSADA, Antón; MÁIZ, Ramón; WINCOTT, Daniel; SUBIRATS, Joan; RYNCK, Stefaan De; GREER, Scott L.; MORENO, Luis; TRELLES, CarlosDate:2005Type of Publication:Article