Title:European Union Law: How Autonomous is its Legal Order?
Author(s):DE WITTE, BrunoDate:2010-01-01Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Against the backdrop of the ECJ’s Kadi judgment, it has been argued again, that Community law’s autonomy from international law went so far that it was no longer part of international law. Based on the ECJ’s own jurisdiction ...
Title:Exclusionary price abuses in the EU (a developmental approach with regards to networks)
Author(s):BELENYESI, PalDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The liberalization processes, which started in the 90's in Europe, opened up a new area for competition policy and competition scrutiny and enforcement. Both ex-ante regulation and competition policy are responsible for ...
Title:Exploring the Legal Basis of a Human Rights Approach to Climate Change
Author(s):WEWERINKE, Margreet; DOEBBLER, Curtis F.J.Date:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this contribution, we consider the relevance of international human rights law to climate change. We review the widely agreed understanding that climate change interferes with human rights. We then examine how a particular ...
Title:Exploring the Role of Legal Presumptions under the ‘Convincing Evidence’ Standard in EC Merger Control
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article addresses the problem of increasing complexity and sophistication of the economic and legal assessment of concentrations under EC merger control regime. It evaluates the potential role that legal presumptions ...
Title:Exporting the Acquis Communautaire into the Legal Systems of Third Countries
Author(s):PETROV, RomanDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article explores the role of the EU as a global actor in international relations and
a promoter of its own standards and values abroad. In particular, this article studies selected
substantive and procedural means ...
Title:Extending the Reach of the AETR Principle: Comment on Commission v Greece (C-45/07)
Author(s):CREMONA, MariseDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The Court of Justice has held that a Member State is in breach of its EC Treaty obligations by submitting a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation for monitoring compliance with international rules that have ...
Title:Extraordinary Renditions and the State Secret Privilege: Italy and the United States compared
Author(s):FABBRINI, FedericoDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The purpose of this article is to analyze the application of the State secret privilege in litigations concerning cases of extraordinary renditions in Italy and the United States (US). The article addresses the decision ...
Title:False Extraterritoriality? Municipal and multinational jurisdiction over transnational corporations
Author(s):WRAY, Benedict S.; RAFFAELLI, RosaDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article analyses the tricky question of territoriality in respect of transnational corporations, arguing that there is a need to move away from the confines of traditional legal categories in cases where corporate ...
Title:Feminismo, religión y democracia en el proceso de legalización del aborto en la ciudad de México
Author(s):RUIBAL, AlbaDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:La posición conservadora sobre el abor to ha impuesto un dogma religioso a la comunidad política en los países latinoamericanos, a través del cual se ha bloqueado la discusión pública y se han establecido prohibiciones ...
Title:Fighting Hate Speech through EU Law
Author(s):BELAVUSAU, UladzislauDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article constitutes a chapter from a forthcoming book on EU non-discrimination law (E. Ellis & K. Benediktsdóttir (eds.), Equality into Reality: Action for Diversity & Non-Discrimination). It explores the rise of the ...