This book is a unique and extensive comparative study of commercial contract interpretation across 14 selected jurisdictions, namely Croatia, England and Wales, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain and Sweden. Using a dynamic comparative case method, the focus is centered on the discussion of key legal problems, further examined in a detailed and comprehensive comparative ana...

Prescription is a major legal defence that bars civil actions after the expiry of the prescription period on the claim. This book canvases in-depth the law of 15 selected jurisdictions and extensively analyses in comparative perspective the elements of prescription, their interrelations, and the policy considerations (including economic analysis). While the book focuses on prescription of tort claims the analysis, comparisons and conclusions a...

In many cases, existing Anti-Money Laundering legislation is shaped by unrealistic political expectations and inconsistent design. This book outlines key deficiencies of existing law and develops policy proposals to enhance both effectiveness and respect for fundamental rights.

This book is devoted to the applicable law to contractual and non-contractual obligations in the European Union as applied before the Courts.

The International Survey of Family Law is the annual review of the International Society of Family Law. It brings together reliable and clearly structured insights into the latest and most notable developments in family law from all around the globe.

The sixty-first volume of the Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals contains the most important decisions taken by the ICC in the years 2012 - 2014. It provides the reader with the full text of the decisions identical to the original version and including concurring, separate and dissenting opinions. Distinguished experts in the field of international criminal law have commented on these decisions.

In het Handboek Vlaamse erfbelasting vindt de lezer een bondig maar volledig overzicht van de erfbelasting in Vlaanderen. De auteur verwijst naar de toepasselijke wettelijke bepalingen, de belangrijkste rechtsleer, rechtspraak en de fiscale praktijk van de Vlaamse belastingdienst.

- De overzichtelij ke structuur helpt problemen te situeren en aanknopingspunten te vinden voor het oplossen ervan.
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This book explores a range of issues related to the development, application and enforcement of international criminal justice within Africa and on Africa. Written by experts from Africa, and adopting African perspectives, it seeks to understand the scope and reach of these issues, nationally, regionally and globally.

Dit boek biedt een beknopt overzicht van de beginselen van het internationaal publiekrecht. Het is geschreven met het oog op het onderwijs in het bachelorprogramma in de rechten, maar het laat zich ook hanteren als een kernachtige introductie tot het internationaal recht voor andere gebruikers: hogescholen, diplomatieke en andere professionele opleidingen, en meer algemeen voor practici, van de advocaat tot de diplomaat en de magistraat.