Title:Fighting monsters: the Anglo-American alliance against terror
Author(s):BROWN, Rory StephenDate:2009Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Against the backdrop of the Anglo-American alliance against terrorism, and with particular reference to four of its most controversial means (indefinite detention, torture, targeted killing, and pre-emptive self-defence), ...
Title:Finding optimal design for constitutional courts: The perspective of democratization in post-soviet countries
Author(s):MAZMANYAN, ArmenDate:2009Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:The thesis undertakes an assessment of the institutional design of constitutional courts in postsoviet countries from the perspective of these courts' democratic contributions. After identifying the defects of the existing ...
Title:A framework for the protection of intangible cultural heritage in international law
Author(s):LIXINSKI, LucasDate:2010Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:The thesis discusses the avenues for legally protecting intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in international law. This is a new topic in international cultural heritage law, and it has a deep impact on the way one looks at ...
Title:Freedom of Expression: European and American constitutional models for Central and Eastern Europe
Author(s):BELAVUSAU, UladzislauDate:2011Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This doctoral thesis inquires into the role and perspectives of the ‘European’ (mandatory) and ‘USA’ (persuasive) constitutional models of the right to freedom of expression for the constitutional debate in Central and ...
Title:From dual to cooperative federalism : the changing structure of the legislative function in the European Union
Author(s):SCHUTZE, RobertDate:2005Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:What is the federal philosophy inspiring the structure of European law? The federal principle stands for constitutional arrangements that find "unity in diversity". The two most influential manifestations of the federal ...
Title:From Economic to Sustainable Development: Enlarging the concept of law
Author(s):JENSEN, Hanne BirgitteDate:2006Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:The title "From Economic to Sustainable Development: Enlarging the Concept of Law" signals a meta-theoretical approach. However, this thesis is also firmly centred in practice by questioning if, and in what form, law has ...
Title:The Function of Proportionality Analysis in European Law
Author(s):HARBO, Tor-IngeDate:2011Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:The aim of the thesis is to explore the function of proportionality analysis (PA) as a tool of judicial adjudication in European law. In this effort the author analyses in the first part of the thesis the way in which ...
Title:Fundamental Rights in Europe: Challenges and transformations of a multilevel system in comparative perspective
Author(s):FABBRINI, FedericoDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This PhD thesis deals with the protection of fundamental rights in Europe. Today, in Europe, fundamental rights are simultaneously protected at the levels of the states, of the European Union and of the European Convention ...