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11-05-2012
Intersentia kindly invites you to the presentation of its Series on Transitional Justice.
The presentation will take place during the World Symposium of Victimology in The Hague, The Netherlands on Monday 21 May, 6-7.30 pm.
Speakers: José Zalaquett (University of Chile, Santiago), Stephan Parmentier (University of Leuven), Jeremy Sarkin (University of South Africa), Elmar Weitekamp (University of Tuebingen), Anne-Marie de Brouwer (Tilburg University) and Charlotte Ku (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign).
Please click here for the programme and invitation.
For more information about the Series on Transitional Justice, please click here.
07-05-2012
On Friday 4 May, the Prof. Giuseppe Ciardi Foundation awarded its 2012 scientific prize to Steven Dewulf for his book The Signature of Evil. Frederik Naert received a special mention from the Jury for his book International Law Aspects of the EU’s Security and Defence Policy, with a Particular Focus on the Law of Armed Conflict.
The Ciardi Prize is awarded annually to a substantial and original study dealing with military law, law of war or any matter connected with or related to the aforementioned. The award ceremony took place in Quebec City at the occasion of the 19th Annual Congress of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of war.
For more information on The Signature of Evil, please click here.
For more information on International Law Aspects of the EU’s Security and Defence Policy, with a Particular Focus on the Law of Armed Conflict, please click here.
26-04-2012: Intersentia is looking for an assistant/copy-editor to join our UK office (based in Cambridge).
The role will focus on editorial work, along with other administrative and organisational assistance as required. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to begin their career in legal publishing, with the chance to grow with the company.
For more information, please click here.
25-04-2012: Paul Lemmens elected Judge to the European Court of Human Rights
Calendar
Each year, Intersentia attends several international conferences and seminars. Calendar and more information....
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Petra Ebermann
The protection of the knowledge and practises of local and indigenous groups has been discussed in various forums in recent times. International agreements such as the Convention on Biological Diversity address the importance of protecting traditional knowledge and practises, This book examines traditional knowledge protection in the area of traditional medical knowledge, often utilised in contemporary medicine, and consequently subject to patent protection. It provides a comparative view of the current patent regimes in major economies, specifically the US and the EU, and the consequences of the application of these laws to traditional medical knowledge and follow-on innovation, as well as the impact on underlying economic principles and opposing interests.
Read more | |  | | Three Approaches to Combating Torture in China
Chen Weidong (ed.), Taru Spronken (ed.)
The use of torture, cruel and inhuman treatment in law enforcement and detention in China is not only well documented by international human rights NGOs but widely considered an ‘open secret’ within China itself. There is growing recognition from both officials and academic commentators that the problem of torture has to be tackled more effectively than hitherto. This book is the culmination of a three-year EIDHR-funded collaborative project between Renmin University of China, the University of Maastricht, the Rights Practice, and the Great Britain China Centre to prevent torture in China.
Read more | |  | | Cases and Concepts on Extraterritorial Obligations in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Fons Coomans (ed.), Rolf Künnemann (ed.)
This book presents a range of cases in which the actions or omissions of States have impact on the enjoyment of human rights outside their national territory, raising the question of whether, and under which conditions, such conduct may engage the international responsibility of the States concerned. When the Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights were adopted on 28 September 2011, it is these cases, among others, that the experts who developed these principles had in mind.
Read more | |  | | Linked contracts
Ilse Samoy (ed.), Marco B.M. Loos (ed.)
Modern society is full of linked contracts: a plurality of separately concluded contracts that are somehow interrelated. However, contract law is still primarily centred on traditional contractual relations between (just) two parties. This book therefore explores the legal consequences of the existence of linked contracts. It thereby provides insights for practice and academia in this new phenomenon.
Read more | |  | | Constitutions Compared (3rd edition)
Aalt Willem Heringa, Philipp Kiiver
This handbook provides a user-friendly introduction to comparative constitutional law. For each area of constitutional law, a general introduction and a comparative overview is provided, which is then followed by more detailed country chapters on that specific area. Now into its third edition, this book is a helpful guide for students who are for the first time exploring comparative constitutional law, and a solid foundation for more advanced graduate-level courses.
Read more | |  | | Medical Negligence Law in Transitional China
Ding Chunyan
This is the first book in English on medical negligence law in China. Relying on the methodologies of statutory interpretation, case study, and socio-legal analysis, it systematically investigates and comprehensively analyses four major problems in Chinese medical negligence law that result in widespread unfairness and uncertainty.
Read more | |  | | Pre-trial detention
Piet Hein van Kempen (ed.)
Although no adequately functioning criminal justice system can presently do entirely without detaining any suspects, pre-trial detention remains problematic in the context of human rights, the detainee’s family and society. This volume offers a wide variety of topics that are relevant to pre-trial detention: developments that affect the application of pre-trial detention; relevant international and national human rights standards as well as monitoring systems; pre-trial detention of specific groups, and alternatives to pre-trial detention.
Read more | |  | | Beyond the Death Penalty
Hans Nelen (ed.), Jacques Claessen (ed.)
As the title suggests, the scope of this volume moves beyond the death penalty. It reflects on punishment from a variety of angles and, additionally, gives some food for thought to the contemporary debate on crime and punishment.
Read more | |  | | Social Inclusion and Social Protection in the EU: Interactions between Law and Policy
Bea Cantillon (ed.), Herwig Verschueren (ed.), Paula Ploscar (ed.)
The interaction between legal instruments and policy coordination in the field of social inclusion and social protection constitutes the theme of this book. The contributions essentially inquire whether there is any interaction at all, or if the two realms of law and policy of the EU function in parallel. If there is any sort of interchange between the two, in what areas is it taking place, and what does it result into?
Read more | |  | | European Energy Law Report IX
Martha M. Roggenkamp (ed.), Olivia Woolley (ed.)
The European Energy Law Report IX presents an overview of the most important legal developments in the field of EU and national energy and climate change law as discussed at the 24th European Energy Law Seminar in 2011.
Read more | |  | | African Perspectives on Tradition and Justice
Tom Bennett (ed.), Eva Brems (ed.), Giselle Corradi (ed.), Lia Nijzink (ed.), Martien Schotsmans (ed.)
This volume aims to produce a better understanding of the relationship between tradition and justice in Africa. It presents six contributions of African scholars related to current international discourses on access to justice and human rights and on the localisation of transitional justice. The contributions suggest that access to justice and appropriate, context-specific transitional justice strategies need to consider diversity and legal pluralism.
Read more | |  | | Health and Human Rights in Europe
Brigit Toebes (ed.), Mette Hartlev (ed.), Aart Hendriks (ed.), Janne Rothmar Herrmann (ed.)
This book discusses how the European institutions deal with health and human rights. It describes the meaning of the most important human rights involved in this area, and it addresses a variety of themes and approaches that engage with health and human rights links, including patient rights, reproductive health, and issues surrounding death and dying. Lastly, it furthermore discusses the position of a number of vulnerable groups, in particular disabled persons, the elderly, and children.
Read more | |  | | Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships in Europe
Katharina Boele-Woelki (ed.), Angelika Fuchs (ed.)
In the last twenty years the legal recognition of same-sex relationships in Europe has undergone significant changes, both on a national and European level. By now, more than half of the Member States of the European Union have introduced legislation on the formalisation of same-sex relationships; most of them have provided for registered partnerships and some allow homosexual couples to enter into marriage. This book provides the reader with an updated overview of registration schemes and same-sex marriages in Europe. It also comments on the legal aspects of same-sex couples and their children, including surrogate motherhood, in different European jurisdictions and addresses cross-border and European issues.
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