Western societies are witnessing an emerging socio-legal trend towards transnational civil litigation against multinational corporations in relation to harm caused to people and planet abroad. These 'foreign direct liability cases' arise against the background of a global governance gap resulting from the rapid globalization of economic actors and activities with no global institutions to manage their worldwide impacts. The increasing reliance on private law mechanisms to realise corporate ac...

Het mededingingsrecht behoort tot de kern van het beleid van de Europese Unie. Europese integratie is voor een groot gedeelte marktintegratie. Rivaliteit tussen onderneming in de Europese arena moet leiden tot meer consumentenwelvaart op de interne markt van de EU. De toepassing en handhaving van het EU-mededingingsrecht zijn krachtig ter hand genomen door de Europese Commissie in de loop van de jaren. Toch staan de Europese regels voor de concurrentie niet op zichzelf. Ook de lidstaten hebbe...

European Union Competition Law is a comprehensive textbook covering all major aspects of this intriguing part of Union law. Prepared by a group of distinguished specialists from European universities, the book sheds light on the various pillars of EU competition law that prevent unlawful restrictions of competition within the internal market. The focus is on anti-competitive agreements, abuses of a dominant position, mergers and state aid measures. Both substantive and procedural issues are...

The Boom Basics series are your ideal source for quick and comprehensive insights into specific fields of law. Each book contains clear diagrams, topic-orientated explanations and practical examples. Boom Basics are the perfect tools for exam preparation and as your primary reference works.

This compilation consists of key treaties, secondary legislation and case law in the area of international and European institutional and constitutional law, selected by the Department of international and European Union law of the Erasmus University Rotterdam to use in their bachelor education. The compilation uniquely combines these two areas of law in one single compilation, making it ideal for introductory courses in these fields.

What makes this book furthermore unique and of added value...

The first edition of the Practical Guide to the EU Labyrinth was published in 1991.

32 years and 16 editions later, Daniel Guéguen and Vicky Marissen now offer an updated and adapted edition.

The Treaty of Lisbon of 1 December 2009 requires a comprehensive reform of this guide to understand the new procedures, new ways of conduct and new practices of the EU. After reading this guide, enriched with diagrams, examples and summaries, the structures, competences and procedures of the Euro...

An accident happened in the North Sea and I need a complete overview of the rules regarding oil pollution at sea. I need to draft a legal advice for a financial institution on paperless trade finance. I wish to have the legal rules applicable to copyrights and trademarks at hand during my client’s meeting. As a student, I wish to have one compendium in which the most important materials and legal provisions on (International) Commercial Law are gathered. For these and many more examples, on...

Each year the European Court of Justice delivers over a thousand decisions on the basis of EU law that affect the Member States as well as the lives of their citizens. Most of these decisions are the result of requests for a preliminary ruling sent by national courts and tribunals seeking an interpretation of EU law. While this procedure is seen as central to the transformation of Europe, significant ambiguity remains on why it is used, and who is primarily responsible for its success.

The cur...

The nexus between EU public procurement law and self-organisation of the Member States and their public authorities in the European Union is often misunderstood. This book is the fi rst comprehensive analysis of this relationship and aims to provide a greater understanding of this topic. It creates food for thought to improve the law.

This book offers in-depth studies on how EU public procurement law interacts with the most noteworthy aspects of self-organisation on the national level. The al...

In deze Boom Beknopt staat het internationaal recht centraal.Het internationaal publiekrecht wordt op bevattelijke wijze beschreven.Komen o.a. aan bod:- de definitie en historische ontwikkeling van het internationaal publiekrecht,- de plaats van het internationale recht in de Belgische rechtsorde,- internationale rechtspersoonlijkheid,- de internationale rechtsbronnen en de rechtsmacht,- immuniteiten en staatsaansprakelijkheid,- internationale geschillenbeslechting en rechtshandhaving, en- de...