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Title: Charm Procedure in the XVIII Century: Restoring an order or recapturing innocence? Author(s): COHEN, Deborah Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In eighteenth-century France, there were almost no theoretical evolutions in the judicial field. Yet, ways of judging differed between the beginning and the end of the century. This paper is based on a close reading of ...

Title: Civilizational analysis in international relations : mapping the field and advancing a “civilizational politics” line of research Author(s): BETTIZA, Gregorio Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article maps and develops—theoretically and empirically—the field of civilizational analysis in international relations (IR). In particular, it teases out a more explicit “civilizational politics” line of research, ...

Title: Cohousing's Relevance to Degrowth Theories Author(s): LIETAERT, Matthieu Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In a context of ever faster globalisation, citizens and their environment are clearly put under pressure. This article introduces the cohousing movement as a model to make life more social and greener in an urban context. ...

Title: COMECON integration and the automobile industry: the Czechoslovak case Author(s): FAVA, Valentina Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Commission V. Austria; Commission V. Sweden Author(s): LAVRANOS, Nikolaos Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Competing Jurisdictions between MERCOSUR and WTO Author(s): LAVRANOS, Nikolaos; VIELLIARD, Nicolas Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The wider issues raised by the Brazilian Tyres case are discussed in this contribution. Regarding the institutional aspects, this case examines the difficulties between regional dispute settlement systems and the global ...

Title: Compulsory language educational policies and identity formation Author(s): ASPACHS-BRACONS, Oriol; CLOTS-FIGUERAS, Irma; COSTA-FONT, Joan; MASELLA, Paolo Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Education can be at the root of the process of identity formation. Using survey data from Catalonia and the Basque Country, where in 1983 the education system became bilingual, we study how parental choices and schooling ...

Title: Concentration of Working-Age Male Mortality among Manual Workers in Urban Latvia and Russia, 1970-1989 Author(s): ANDREEV, Evgueni M.; HOFFMANN, Rasmus; CARLSON, Elwood D.; SHKOLNIKOV, Vladimir M.; KHARKOVA Tatiana L. Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Consensus Democracy and Support for Populist Parties in Western Europe Author(s): HAKHVERDIAN, Armen; KOOP, Christel Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Inspired by a previous debate in Acta Politica between Rudy Andeweg and Arend Lijphart on the pros and cons of consensus democracy, this article explores whether support for populist parties is traceable to the institutional ...

Title: Constitutional Failure or Constitutional Odyssey? What can we learn from Canada and Switzerland Author(s): MARTINICO, Giuseppe Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: According to many scholars, the rejection of the Constitutional Treaty and the disappointment caused by the contents of the Lisbon Treaty –- defined by Somek (2007) as a mere post-Constitutional Treaty – mark the failure ...

Title: Constitutionalism as a “Resource”. A constitutional approach to the development debate Author(s): MARTINICO, Giuseppe Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In this paper, I argue that cooperation for development may be seen as a technique of 'second-modernity' constitutionalism. I base this argument on the developmental goal of correcting the asymmetries produced by economic ...

Title: Contested competences in Europe: incomplete contracts and interstitial institutional change Author(s): RASMUSSEN, Anne; BOUWEN, Pieter; FARRELL, Henry; HERITIER, Adrienne; JUPILLE, Joseph; SORIANO, Leonor Moral; BERGSTRÖM, Carl-Fredrik; MOURY, Catherine; CAPORASO, James A. Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Contested norms in new-adopter states : international determinants of LGBT rights legislation. Author(s): AYOUB, Phillip M. Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Article Series/Report no.: [COSMOS] Abstract: This article is concerned with the question of why lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) rights legislation is introduced at higher levels in some cases and less so in others. To address this puzzle, the article analyzes ...

Title: Cooperative transnationalism in contemporary Europe : europeanization and political opportunities for LGBT mobilization in the European Union Author(s): AYOUB, Phillip M. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article builds on previous research on Europeanization and political opportunity structures (POS) for mobilization, to explore the processes of transnational LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) mobilization ...

Title: Corporate Human Rights Obligations Under Stabilization Clauses Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Lawyers, economists and social scientists alike have for a number of years agreed that foreign investment has the potential to act as a catalyst for the enjoyment of an individual's fundamental human rights, particularly ...

Title: Corporate responsibility for human rights: A critical analysis of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: When an individual has suffered a violation of her human rights by or involving corporations, she should have recourse to a court or quasi-judicial mechanism to enforce responsibility of perpetrator. It appears that the ...

Title: Corporate responsibility for human rights: Analyzing the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article analyses the Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy of the International Labour Organization. It argues that given the current lack of a legally binding ...

Title: Dating Cinderella: On subsidiarity as a political safeguard of federalism in the European Union Author(s): MARTINICO, Giuseppe Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The aim of this article is to provide a brief overview of the debate on the subsidiarity principle. Subsidiarity is one of the most ambiguous and debated notions in law, and it definitively belongs to all the legal ...

Title: Decentralising the Active Welfare State: The relevance of intergovernmental structures in Italy and Spain Author(s): LÓPEZ-SANTANA, Mariely; MOYER, Rossella Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article contributes to the literatures on the governance of activation and the territorial structure of the welfare state by drawing attention to the institutional designs of active welfare states and the architectures ...

Title: Decision Rules, Social Norms and the Expression of Disagreement: The case of qualified majority voting in the Council of the European Union Author(s): NOVAK, Stéphanie Date: 2010-01-01 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: When a group has to make a decision, one can assume that the members’ incentives to state their position vary according to the different decision rules. Decision-making in the Council of the European Union offers an ...

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