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...

No other country has, in the past two decades, developed its space capabilities and capacities in such an expansive way as China. Today it is mastering practically all space activities and applications and, furthermore, can set ‘firsts’ as landing on the far side of the moon. These impressive achievements make China not only an ever-important actor in outer space but also an object of research and analysis.

China’s Space Ambition – Programs, Policies and the Law allows for analysis o...

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...

Through a comparative review of eight legal systems, this book examines the legal aspects of parenthood and nationality following inter-country surrogacy arrangements and the influence of European and international human rights law on the determination of parentage, the establishment of nationality and the prevention of statelessness as well as identity rights, continuation of relationship rights and, more broadly, child protection. This research considers whether national laws on parenthood ...

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...

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...

European Health Law is the most authoritative guide to the subject. Written by leading experts in health law, this book offers an in depth review of the main themes in European health law, from patients' rights and duties, the role of health professionals, and health care financing and rationing, to public health and health related issues, such as occupational health and environmental health. An unparalleled resource for students and practitioners, this is the book you need on European health...

Het Internationaal Verdrag inzake de Rechten van het Kind (IVRK) is in Nederland in werking getreden op 8 maart 1995, 17 jaar geleden. Op basis van artikel 44 IVRK bestaat daarmee voor Nederland de verplichting om iedere vijf jaar verslag uit te brengen over de genomen maatregelen 'die uitvoering geven aan de in het Verdrag erkende rechten, alsmede over de vooruitgang die is geboekt ten aan zien van het genot van die rechten'. De ontwikkelingen in jurisprudentie maken tevens deel uit van deze...