With globalisation, digitisation, more cross-border movement of persons and multinational businesses, events and cases have increasingly become transnational. Conversely, with the current geopolitical climate, the increase of migration and the recent pandemics, borders have regained importance. These developments raise questions about the territorial scope of legislation. In this book, 28 mechanisms have been identified which influence the territorial scope of EU law. With those mechanisms, t...

Defines and models the concept of a cultural archives focusing on how diverse communities express and record their heritage and collective memory and why and how these often-intangible expressions are archival records. Analysis of oral traditions, memory texts and performance arts demonstrate their relevance as records of their communities.

This timely book delves into the intricate relationship between tourism and poverty with a specific focus on nature conservation areas, using case studies of island economies in a developed country, Japan, and a developing one, Vietnam.

A penetrating look into the extreme plutocracy Vladimir Putin has created and its implications for Russia's future

Provides the information and skills needed to write effective research proposals and theses; read, assess, interpret, and apply published research; and, understand how to conduct basic studies in health, physical education, exercise science, athletic training, and recreation.

Procedural agreements hold the potential to effectively customise and expedite civil proceedings. However, their impact on access to justice, particularly for weaker litigants, and the potential erosion of the court’s role raise significant concerns. Despite the growing acceptance of procedural contracts, it is still unclear how courts should interpret and when they should enforce these agreements. This book delves into the critical examination of choice-of-court, evidentiary, costs, appeal...

Fifth edition of the leading textbook on international organizations that mixes international law, politics, and case studies in an accessible package. It presents the most important global institutions, from the UN to the WTO and FIFA and the International Olympic Committee, explaining the legal treaties and their political controversies for each.

Ondernemingen besteden op grote schaal werk uit aan bijvoorbeeld uitzendbureaus, payrollondernemingen en contractors. Hierdoor verrichten arbeidskrachten steeds vaker werk voor ondernemingen waarmee zij geen arbeidsovereenkomst hebben. De arbeidsvoorwaarden van deze arbeidskrachten zijn vaak minder gunstig dan de voorwaarden die van toepassing zouden zijn als zij het werk als werknemer van deze onderneming zouden verrichten. Zo wordt via uitbesteding van werk geconcurreerd op arbeidsvoorwaard...

Vertrouwen in de rechtsstaat biedt een dwarsdoorsnede van het wetenschappelijke werk van Alex Brenninkmeijer, oud-Nationale ombudsman en een van de meest invloedrijke wetenschappers op het terrein van het staats- en bestuursrecht en de verhouding overheid/burger van de afgelopen decennia. Vertrouwen in de rechtsstaat van Brenninkmeijer is actueler dan ooit. In zijn visie op de verhouding overheid/burger was hij in zekere zin zijn tijd vooruit. Ten tijde van het verschijnen van zijn publicatie...

In many fields, enforcement of EU policies is performed by the Member States. In principle, Member States are free to decide how and by which means they enforce such policies, albeit under the observance of EU legal principles and harmonised rules. While differences between Member States are inevitable, especially at the interface of criminal and administrative enforcement, they should not create legal obstacles to effective and rule of law-based enforcement in cross-border cases. In his diss...