LAW LLM Theses: Recent submissions
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Title:Internal armed conflicts : an international legal duty to settle them peacefully? Author(s):STYLIANIDOU, Yiouli Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; LAW; LLM ThesisAbstract:Is there an international legal duty on states to settle their internal armed conflicts peacefully? Traditionally, it has been understood that states were only obliged to settle peacefully disputes with other states. ...
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Title:Causation : the forgotten element in abuse of dominance proceedings? Author(s):KREBS, VictoriaDate:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; LAW; LLM ThesisAbstract:Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter “TFEU”) prohibits “abuse […] of a dominant position”. The wording of the article clearly invites the idea that for the prohibition to apply, ...
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Title:The element of selectivity in state aid cases concerning multinational companies and their tax rulings : a critical analysis of the selectivity assessment in the cases concerning Apple, Fiat Finance & Trade and the Belgian excess profit exemption Author(s):KONZETT, Philipp Franz Date:2018Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2018Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; LAW; LLM ThesisAbstract:In the recent years, many companies face legal proceedings of the European Commission against their tax arrangements (tax rulings). The fact that the Commission investigates in State aid issues is not a novelty, but the ...
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Title:Meeting the semantic chameleon “peace” with openness and restraint : from Afghanistan to reflections on "peace" in international legal (political) practice Author(s):VERMA, AngarDate:2022Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2022Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; LAW; LLM ThesisAbstract:It is an unspoken assumption that international law and its institutional practice contribute to peace. However, the questions of „what“, regarding the meaning of peace, and the question of „who“, regarding the actors ...
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Title:Unwilling or unable? : assessing the failure of the Rule of Law framework and article 7 TEU in Poland Author(s):POLAŃSKI, Oskar Date:2021Citation:Durham : Durham University, 2021Type:ThesisSeries/Number:Durham University; Faculty of Social Sciences and Health; Department of Law; Master ThesisAbstract:Since 2015 the Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS) government in Poland has engaged in a process of rule of law backsliding, viz., it has eroded various forms of checks and balances in order to entrench itself in power. It has, ...