Title:On Pain and the Privation Theory of Evil
Author(s):SAMET, IritDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The paper argues that pain is not a good counter-example to the privation theory of evil. Objectors to the privation thesis see pain as too real to be accounted for in privative terms. However, the properties for which ...
Title:On the Rules of Standing to Challenge State Aid Decisions Adopted at the End of the Preliminary Phase
Author(s):PASTOR MERCHANTE, FernandoDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This contribution analyses the judgments of the Court of Justice [ECJ] in the Kronoply and Kronotex and Deutsche Post and DHL cases. Although they concern different sectors, both cases share a common procedural itinerary. ...
Title:Operation Atalanta and the Protection of EU Citizens: Civis Europaeus unheeded?
Author(s):LARIK, JorisDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper critically assesses the EU’s anti-piracy operation Atalanta in the light of the protection of Union citizens. The main question is to which extent a Union citizen threatened by pirates off the coast of Somalia ...
Title:Originality in a Work, or a Work of Originality: The effects of the infopaq decision
Author(s):ROSATI, EleonoraDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The issue of further harmonisation of copyright at the EU level is currently at the centre of heated debates concerning its desirability and feasibility as such. In the course of 2010 alone, the Wittem Group published its ...
Title:Passing the Buck: State Responsibility for Private Military Companies
Author(s):HOPPE, CarstenDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:States hire private military or security companies [PMSCs/contractors] in armed conflict and occupation to fulfil tasks formerly exclusively handled by soldiers, including combat, guarding and protection, and detention and ...
Title:Peer-to-Peer Privacy Violations and ISP Liability: Data protection in the user-generated web
Author(s):VIOLA DE AZEVEDO CUNHA, Mario; MARIN, Luisa; SARTOR, GiovanniDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Since the adoption of the EU e-Commerce Directive, web hosting has dramatically changed. User-generated content is usually uploaded onto platforms that facilitate and support users in preparing content and making it ...