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Title:The over-indebtedness of European consumers : a view from six countries Editor(s):DOMURATH, Irina; COMPARATO, Guido; MICKLITZ, Hans-Wolfgang; ALMEIDA, Mariana; ANDRESAN-GRIGORIU, Beatrice; CANTERO GAMITO, Marta; DOMURATH, Irina; FRADE, Catarina; GUTIÉRREZ DE CABIEDES HIDALGO, Pablo; JÓZON, Mónika M.; MÉNDEZ PINEDO, Elvira; MENTIS, Georgios; MORARU, Madalina Bianca; PANTAZATOU, EkateriniDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2014/10; European Regulatory Private Law Project (ERPL-08)Abstract:Six years into the global economic and financial crisis, many European countries have suffered profound economic, political, and social repercussions. Governmental and constitutional crises, high levels of public debt, the ...
Title:Parallels and Differences in the Attitudes towards Single-Firm Conduct: What are the Reasons? The History, Interpretation and Underlying Principles of Sec. 2 Sherman Act and Art. 82 EC Author(s):SCHWEITZER, HeikeDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2007/32Abstract:In the US and in the EU, the antitrust rules on single-firm conduct are currently under review. Antitrust authorities on both sides of the Atlantic are reconsidering the tests to be applied in order to distinguish between ...
Title:Parliaments, public opinion and parliamentary : elections in Europe Author(s):FASONE, Cristina; FROMAGE, Diane; LEFKOFRIDI, ZoeDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2015/18Abstract:The contributions collected in this Max Weber Working Papers Special Issue were first delivered at a conference held at the European University Institute and jointly organised by the Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral ...
Title:Participatory Governance and European Administrative Law: New Legal Benchmarks for the New European Public Order Author(s):NICKEL, RainerDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2006/26Abstract:European Governance is more than just a policy instrument without legal significance. Its regulatory sub-divisions, such as Comitology, the Lamfalussy procedure, and the growing number of European administrative agencies, ...
Title:Participatory Transnational Governance Author(s):NICKEL, RainerDate:2005Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2005/20
Title:Partnering with Strasbourg: Constitutionalization of the European Court of Human Rights, the Accession of Central and East European States to the Council of Europe, and the Idea of Pilot Judgments Author(s):SADURSKI, WojciechDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2008/33Abstract:The accession of Central and East European States into the European Convention of Human Rights system was both a threat and a promise to the system. The threat resulted not only from the substantial increase of the number ...
Title:Passing-on-standing matrix in private antitrust enforcement : a reconciliation of economic and justice approaches Author(s):DUMBROVSKÝ, TomášDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2013/30Abstract:Any scheme for private antitrust enforcement is framed by two main questions: who will have standing – direct or indirect purchasers – and will the passing-on defense be allowed. Imagine that a cartel of oil producers ...
Title:Patent Protection in Europe: Integrating Europe into the Community or the Community into Europe? Author(s):ULLRICH, HannsDate:2002Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2002/05
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:2011Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2011/11Abstract:Since the adoption of the e-Commerce Directive, web hosting has dramatically changed. Usergenerated content is usually uploaded into platforms that facilitate and support users in preparing content and making it available. ...
Title:Philosophical Foundations of Law and Neuroscience Author(s):PARDO, Michael S.; PATTERSON, DennisDate:2010Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2010/02Abstract:According to a wide variety of scholars, scientists, and policymakers, neuroscience promises to transform law. Many neurolegalists—those championing the power of neuroscience for law—proceed from problematic premises ...
Title:Piercing the Legal Veil: Commercial Arbitration and Transnational Law Author(s):ZUMBANSEN, PeerDate:2002Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2002/11
Title:La place du droit matériel dans le projet de constitution : Pourquoi une troisième partie ? Author(s):ZILLER, JacquesDate:2004Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2004/15
Title:Politics and Constitutional Courts A Judge’s Personal Perspective Author(s):SAFJAN, MarekDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2008/10Abstract:The paper deals with different forms of political impact on the constitutional justice. The main subject of presentation is the analysis of recent Polish experiences which can help to identify better the threats to the ...
Title:The poor have no money – so just give it to them! In favour of inclusive aid and unconditional cash transfers Author(s):LEPENIES, Robert; LAUER, LorenzDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2015/02Abstract:Aid in 2015 is trapped in its own logic of paternalism, bureaucracy, over-reporting, top-down decision making and lack of accountability, thereby further excluding and disenfranchising the poor. We argue in this essay that ...
Title:Portrait of the EU as a Rational Man: Collective reason and democratic deficit Author(s):PASKALEV, VescoDate:2012Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2012/19Abstract:In the present paper I take a critical view on the well-known discursive dilemma which captures the difference between governance by collective reasoning or governance responsive to majoritarian will. Then I suggest the ...
Title:Post-Modern Constitutional Theory, A Prospect for the Self-Organizing Society Author(s):LADEUR, Karl-HeinzDate:1995Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 1995/06
Title:The Post-national Constellation of Industrial Relations Systems in the European Legal Order Author(s):COMANDÈ, DanielaDate:2012Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2012/06Abstract:This paper develops a new interpretation of the norms of the Treaty of Lisbon to find the juridical basis for an autonomous system of European industrial relations. In particular, the study explores the question of whether ...
Title:Postcommunist Constitutional Courts in Search of Political Legitimacy Author(s):SADURSKI, WojciechDate:2001Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2001/11
Title:Poteri e contropoteri nel nuovo assetto costituzionale della V Repubblica francese Author(s):FABBRINI, FedericoDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Forum di Quaderni Costituzionali; 2008Abstract:The commentary analyzes the balance of powers in the French constitutional system emerging from the constitutional reform of 2008.
Title:Presumptions and Burdens of Proof Author(s):PRAKKEN, Henry; SARTOR, GiovanniDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2006/36Abstract:This paper studies the logical modelling of presumptions and their effects on the burden of proof. Presumptions are modelled as default rules and their effect on the burden of proof is defined in terms of a distinction ...