Hassell et al. collect 25 early and contemporary research studies and essays on women and policing in the US, first published from 1948 to 2009. Each section has an introduction to the historical cont
This volume offers twelve chapters on select topics in international and European Union aviation law. The section on international aviation law discusses the genesis and main characteristics of the Ch
More and more, the agenda of corporate governance reform has been calling for a dramatic change in the composition and structure of boards of publicly traded companies, with particular criticism reser
What began in 2006 as a much more circumscribed project evolved over five years into a two-volume reference comprising 48 contributed chapters and occupying more than 2,000 pages. The editors didn't j
"Given a US discovery model that expressly recognizes the importance of the preservation, collection, and production of ESI [electronically stored information], multinational corporations are more and
Since the 1980s, there has been an alarming increase in the prevalence of obesity in virtually every country in the world. As obesity is known to lead to both chronic and severe medical problems, it i
Dalian Maritime University in China celebrated its 100th anniversary in June 2009, and the occasion was marked with a conference organized jointly with the Maastrich European Institute for Transnation
By the distinguished authors of the popular casebook Trademarks and Unfair Competition Law and Policy, Trade Dress and Design Law is ideal as the main text for an advanced course on trade dress and de
Unlike patents and copyrights, there is very little in the way of international standards or harmonization in trade secrets law. Nonetheless there is a growing realization that variable rules concerni
Each year, the New York University Annual Conference on Labor calls on outstanding scholars and practitioners in the field to come together to survey and analyse new developments and trends in U.S. la
This new volume updates the groundbreaking analysis of its first edition in 2002, when the EC common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services had just entered into forc
The formulation of airline regulations, believes the author (a former air transport negotiator for the US government), must be premised on the following premises: a functioning aviation system is a vi
Today, every international transaction has potential antitrust implications. Before you risk anything in foreign trade, consult the Fifth Edition of Wilbur L. Fugate's Foreign Commerce and the Antit
In doctoral dissertation-based "defensive research," Castleman traces the history of awareness of the health risks of asbestosis, industry cover-ups, and efforts at regulation. He includes a list of a
To all appearances, Europe is at present undergoing a crisis of consumer confidence with respect to the food industry. Recent food scares, the genetically-modified food controversy, a growing public
This essential text and reference offers a complete guide to winemaking. The authors, all well-known experts in their field, concentrate on the process of wine production, stressing the chemistry,
There can be little doubt that a group of prominent and influential organizations lie at the heart of international economic law (IEL). These include the Bretton Woods institutions, regional developme
In Japan and most of the continental European economies, we are presently observing a shift from what has been labeled a "corporatist" system to more market-oriented structures. Regulatory competition
Dividing Pensions in Divorce: Negotiating and Drafting Safe Settlements with QDROs and Present Values provides an expert chronological analysis on every important issue regarding Qualified Domestic
It is widely assumed today that the `welfare state' is contracting or retrenching as an effect of the close scrutiny to which entitlement to social security benefits is being subjected in most develop
International contributors including academics, legal practitioners, adjudicators, and civil servants offer a total of 18 chapters covering different types of dispute settlement mechanisms in internat
This book is the only in-depth analysis of VAT to focus on exemptions as a whole. Ten insightful chapters – by economists, lawyers, legal academics, and government tax advisors from a wide variety of
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the law of property in Finland deals with the issues related to rights and interests in all kin
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this concise exposition and analysis of the essential elements of law with regard to family relations, marital property, a
Patent Disputes: Litigation Forms and Analysis, Second Edition contains over 60 full-length agreements - with accompanying checklists and commentary - covering virtually every area of patent litigat
This text is intended to fill a gap between introductory overviews on the one hand and detailed expositions of laws and rules in various jurisdictions on the other. Coverage emphasizes general issues
The new rules of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) that came into effect on 1 May 2012 are widely recognized as the full commitment of the Chinese government t
The 12 chapters in this collection originally were presentations made during the second conference on international tax law held recently at the University of Luxembourg. In this volume, 13 contributo
This analysis of Irish property law by Woods (law, U. of Limerick, Ireland) is derived from the International Encyclopaedia of Laws. The author addresses the elements that are the body of Irish proper
This book presents a thorough critical examination of the European regulatory reaction to technological convergence, tracing the explicit and implicit mechanisms through which emerging concerns are in