Title:A Speech Act Analysis of Judicial Decisions
Author(s):BERNAL, Carlos L.Date:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:According to the theory of speech acts, speech is a kind of action. He, who says something, does something. Certainly, when a judge or a court makes a decision, he or it says something. He performs some (locutionary) acts ...
Title:The SPS Agreement within the Framework of WTO Law. The Rough Guide to the Agreement’s Applicability
Author(s):GRUSZCZYNSKI, LukaszDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper highlights some of the deficiencies in the WTO-DSB-Panel's analysis of EC-Bio Products. These include lack of consistency in the use of interpretative tools as well as over reliance on the dictionary meaning of ...
Title:State Aids and Environmental Taxes: The Northern Ireland exemption to the UK aggregates levy
Author(s):PASTOR MERCHANTE, FernandoDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Case T-359/04 British Aggregates Association and others v. Commission [2010] NYR. The General Court annuls Decision C(2004) 1614 final, in which the Commission declared that the modified exemption to the aggregates levy ...
Title:State aids and general measures
Author(s):BACON, KelynDate:1997Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI LLM theses
Title:State Discretion as a Paradox of EU Evolution
Author(s):FOROWICZ, MagdalenaDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:The notion of State discretion is a fundamental concept for the determination of powers and the effective functioning of regional and international legal systems. It is an inherently controversial notion in a system such ...
Title:State Immunity, Human Rights and the Necessity of Alternative Means of Redress
Author(s):VARA JACOBO, Marcos OctavioDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI LLM thesesAbstract:In its judgment of February 3, 2012, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) determined that the deprivation of State immunity by the Italian national courts was contrary to international law. The Court decided this matter ...
Title:State Responsibility for Conduct of Private Military Companies Violating Ius ad Bellum
Author(s):BEAUCILLON, Charlotte; FERNANDEZ, Julianet; RASPAIL, HélèneDate:2011Type of Publication:Contribution to bookAbstract:This chapter discusses the circumstances under which states can be held accountable for a breach of the ius ad bellum, when the acts in question were performed by a private military and security company (PMSC). The definition ...