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The Cambridge Companion to European Union Private Law

edited by Christian Twigg-Flesner

ISBN 978-0-521-73615-2

The emergence of EU Private Law as an independent legal discipline is one of the most significant developments in European legal scholarship in recent times. In this Companion, leading scholars provide a critical introduction to the subject's key areas, while offering original and thought-provoking comment on the field. In addition to several chapters on consumer law topics, the collection has individual chapters on commercial contracts, competition law, non-discrimination law, financial services and travel law. It also discusses the wider issues concerning EU Private Law, such as its historical evolution, the role of comparative law, language and terminology, as well as the implications of the Common Frame of Reference project. A useful 'scene-setting' introduction and further reading arranged thematically make this important publication the student's and scholar's first port of call when exploring the field.

This Companion offers a critical, yet introductory overview of European Private Law. With essays by leading commentators in the field which explore both key substantive areas and more general issues of history and development, this collection is essential reading for all students and scholars of the subject.

Couldry, Nick

Why Voice Matters. Culture and Politics after Neoliberalism

ISBN 978-1-848-60662-3

In this book, Nick Couldry passionately argues for voice, the effective opportunity for people to speak and be heard on what affects their lives, as the only value that can truly challenge neoliberal politics. But having voice is not enough: we need to know our voice matters. Insisting that the answer goes much deeper than simply calling for ?more voices?, whether on the streets or in the media, Couldry presents a dazzling range of analysis from the real world of Blair and Obama to the social theory of Judith Butler and Amartya Sen. This book breaks open the contradictions in neoliberal thought and shows how the mainstream media not only fails to provide the means for people to give an account of themselves, but also reinforces neoliberal values.

Guclu, Yucel

Armenians and the Allies in Cilicia 1914 – 1923

ISBN 978-0-874-80956-5

In the midst of World War I, the Ottoman government forcibly removed many of its Armenian citizens from their eastern Anatolian lands. While recognizing the controversy and tragedy of the events of 1915 that led to the death of hundreds of thousands of Armenians, author Yücel Güçlü refrains from accepting the genocidal label that other scholars have assigned the episode. Güçlü bases his claim largely on evidence from state and military archives in Turkey, Britain, France, and the United States that look specifically into the Ottoman version of history, placing the whole question of forced population displacements in a wider and more nuanced perspective than that in which it is usually depicted. According to the author, revolutionary Armenian forces were threatening the Ottoman Empire from within as it was simultaneously threatened by external forces. Armenians were also actively involved with Allied forces throughout World War I. In response, the Ottoman government ordered the movement of the Armenian population away from protected and sensitive war zones. The actions taken by the Ottoman Empire to control the Armenian population were those of relocation, not extermination. Working to explain why the Armenian conflict emerged and how it was eventually resolved, this book discusses the Armenian revolutionary and separatist movements, Turkish measures of self defense, and Allied schemes regarding the region during the period. It places special emphasis on the influence of Allied forces on the actions of Armenians in Cilicia.

Hartley, Trevor C.

International Commercial Litigation. Text, Cases and Materials on Private International Law

ISBN 978-0-521-68748-5

This carefully structured, practice-orientated textbook provides everything the law student needs to know about international commercial litigation. The strong comparative component provides a thought-provoking international perspective, while at the same time allowing readers to gain unique insights into litigation in English courts. Three important themes of the book analyse how the international element may call into question the power of the court to hear the case, whether it should exercise this power, whether foreign law applies, and whether the court should take into account any foreign judgement. Hartley provides the reader with extracts from leading cases and relevant legislation, together with an extensive reference library of further reading for those who wish to explore the topic in more detail, making this a valuable, single-source textbook. The title will benefit from a companion website, setting out all relevant case law developments for the students. This is a carefully structured, practice-orientated textbook. The strongcomparative component provides a thought-provoking international perspective, while at the same time allowing readers to gain unique insights into international commercial litigation in English courts.

Ruling the World? Constitutionalism, International Law, and Global Governance

edited by Jeffrey L. Dunoff, Joel P. Trachtman

ISBN 978-0-521-73549-0

Ruling the World?: Constitutionalism, International Law, and Global Governance provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the major developments and central questions in debates over international constitutionalism at the UN, EU, WTO, and other sites of global governance. The essays in this volume explore controversial empirical and structural questions, doctrinal and normative issues, and questions of institutional design and positive political theory. Ruling the World? grows out of a three-year research project that brought twelve leading scholars together to create a comprehensive and integrated framework for understanding global constitutionalization. Ruling the World? is the first volume to explore in a cross-cutting way constitutional discourse across international regimes, constitutional pluralism, and relations among transnational and domestic constitutions. The volume examines the core assumptions, basic analytic tools, and key challenges in contemporary debates over international constitutionalization.

International Law
Malcolm N. Shaw
ISBN-0521531837

/ Fully revised and updated to December 2002, Malcolm Shaw's bestselling textbook on international law is a clear, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the subject. The fifth edition includes new material on Inter-state Courts andTribunals, arbitration tribunals and the role of international institutions such as the WTO. It will remain an invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike. While essential reading for students of international relations andthe political sciences, the scope of the text also makes it of interest to ...

European Integration, 1950-2003
John Gillingham
ISBN: 0521012627

/ This is the second volume of the only collection of court decisions covering exclusively the "constitutional" relationship between the European Community and its Member States. It illustrates this relationship from "both sides" by including over 50 judicial decisions rendered between 1994 and 2001 by the Community's Court of Justice and the courts of all the 15 Member States. Together with the first volume, which covered the period 1962 to 1993, it forms a uniquely comprehensive reference work, containing nearly 150 decisions rendered over a period of 40 years.

Textbook on Contract Law
Jill Poole
ISBN: 0199260605

/ Integration is the most significant European historical development in the past fifty years, eclipsing in importance even the collapse of the USSR. Yet, until now, no satisfactory explanation is to be found in any single book as to why integration is significant, how it originated, how it has changed Europe, and where it is headed. Professor Gillingham's work corrects the inadequacies of the existing literature by cutting through the genuine confusion that surrounds the activities of the European Union, and by looking at his subject from a truly historical perspective. The late-twentieth century has been an era of great, though insufficiently appreciated, accomplishment that intellectually and morally is still emerging from the shadow of an earlier one of depression, and modern despotism. This is a work, then, that captures the historical distinctiveness of Europe in a way that transcends current party political debate.

Textbook on Labour Law
John Bowers, Simon Honeyball
ISBN: 0199270635

/ This is the new edition of the established Textbook on Contract Law by Jill Poole. Designed specifically for undergraduates and postgraduates new to the subject, this text offers a clear, informative, and engaging account of the modern law of contract. Offering accurate and up-to-date coverage, this seventh edition also provides discussion of key new topics, such as E-contracting, which is discussed within the context of the Electronic Commerce [EC Directive] Regulations 2002. The text opens with an excellent overview of the key theories and perspectives of contract law - placing the subject in a wider context - and continues with detailed treatments of all key topics. The text now features more headings to further aid navigation throughout and offers new chapter summaries that draw key themes and issues together. New sections for selected further reading and useful web links guide students towards the most relevant and up-to-date resources available, encouraging more in-depth and focused study in all areas of contract. This edition is also supported by a new companion web site which offers updates in each topic, sample questions, additional sources of further reading and useful web links, and guidance on successful exam technique.

Text, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law
Jonathan Herring
ISBN: 0198765789

/ The 8th edition of Textbook on Labour Law has been throughly updated to include the provisions of recent secondary legislation and latest cases. Whilst exploring both the practical aspects of labour law and the theoretical issues this text also considers future developments in this fast moving area of law. Covering all essential areas of employment and labour law this text is the ideal resource for students studying law degrees and students coming to the subject for the first time on business courses.

The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms
Catherine Barnard
ISBN: 0199251355

/ Text, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law offers an exciting and accessible introduction to criminal law. It provides students with a detailed knowledge of the law and includes extensive discussion on the theoretical issues raised by the law. The elements of important criminal offences are clearly explained. Extracts from the most important cases are included so that students can learn about the key judicial pronouncements on criminal law. Criminal offences are set in their social context and the wider philosophical and ethical issues raised by the crimes are discussed. The text summaries the key arguments that academic commentators have made in straight-forward terms and provides interesting and stimulating extracts. In all it is a mini criminal law library in one volume.

Criminal Law Textbook
Heaton, Russell
ISBN: 0199272832

/ This new textbook focuses on the law of the four freedoms of the EU, and is ideal for undergraduate courses covering the substantive law of the EU. Catherine Barnard outlines the core issues in an engaging and accessible manner, and includes case studies to illustrate and develop points, as well as invaluable diagrams and flowcharts to clarify the more complex areas of the law.

Administrative Law (Clarendon Law S.)
Peter Cane
ISBN: 0199268983

/ Criminal Law Textbook provides students with a comprehensive and accessible account of Criminal Law. Previously published as Blackstone's Study Pack on Criminal Law, it is now been fully revised and updated to include all recent developments in this fast moving area of the law. It is accompanied by a Companion Web Site which provides the cases & materials to be used in conjunction with the book. Each chapter contains enhanced learning tools such as learning objectives, research activities, self assessment questions to help guide the reader through this interesting yet complex area of the law.

Intellectual Property
Lionel Bently, Brad Sherman
ISBN: 0199264309

/ This is the fourth edition of Peter Cane's Administrative Law, offering a straightforward but sophisticated account of an increasingly complex and important area of law. The text, which has been extensively revised, takes full account of the many dramatic developments in English public law in recent years.

Constitutional and Administrative Law: Blackstone's Law Question and Answers (Blackstone's Law Questions & Answers S.)
Richard Clements, Jane Kay
ISBN: 0199270864

/ This new edition of Bently & Sherman's Intellectual Property Law provides a balanced and readable treatment of the core areas of this subject, making it ideal for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It sets out clearly the law relating to copyright, patents, designs, trademarks, passing off, confidentiality, privacy and publicity. After a general introductory analysis of the concept of intellectual property and its historical context, there is a comprehensive exposition of the ways in which intellectual property rights are acquired, infringed and exploited. The second edition has been fully revised and updated to incorporate all recent developments in this fast-moving area of the law.

European Union Law Textbook
Elspeth Deards, Sylvia Hargreaves
ISBN: 0198700717

/ The popular Question and Answer series enables law students to practise their examination technique and evaluate and assess their progress. This book advises students how to tackle the many types of questions that can be set by examiners. Whether undergraduate or CPE, it will help students find the appropriate style to answer questions effectivly.

Constitution Law of European Union
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
ISBN: 0582317177

/ This European Union Law textbook offers a clear, straightforward and interactive introduction to all areas of EU Law found on introductory courses. Previously a Blackstone's Study Pack, this text has been fully updated to include all changes in the law since 2001. The law is set out clearly and simply and includes all relevant new legislation in the area. A wide range of topics is covered and along with excellent pedagogical features and an accompanying website (containing all the primary and secondary materials discussed in the text) this book offers an accessible and comprehensive introduction to EU Law.

Criminal Law
Frances Quinn, Catherine Elliott
ISBN: 0273687646

/ This new text in the Law in Focus series offers a distinctive focus on the public, constitutional law of the EU, treating this not as a set of formalist procedures, but relating it to underlying principles e.g. in terms of democracy, transparency , accountability and respect for individual rights. The book incorporates a critical assessment of the institutions and constitutional law of the EU and the part they play in the democratic process, an investigation of the member states, and the political ramifications of this relationship. An overriding objective of the book is to present EU law as a rather more exciting and engaging subject than often presented, locating it much more in its historical and political context than other works.

Constitutional and Administrative Law
A.W. Bradley, K.D. Ewing
ISBN: 0582438071

/ Elliott and Quinn's Criminal Law is an established and popular textbook. It provides a lively, clear and comprehensive explanation of English criminal law, with a topical emphasis on emerging case law. As well as stating what the law is, the authors analyse the principles underpinning it. The law is described in its social context, often with reference to other jurisdictions, together with an outline of the academic debate surrounding contentious areas

International Law
Malcolm N. Shaw
ISBN-0521531837

/ This book is the leading undergraduate textbook on constitutional and administrative law. It is logically structured and accessibly written for students. It is also completely comprehensive and authoritative on all matters relating to public law. Constitutional law is examined in the context of political science and economic change. The new edition takes on the tremendous task of describing and analysing the wide variety of changes in the UK's system of government and public law since 1998, notably the wide-ranging reform of the constitution undertaken by the Labour Government and the incorporation into English law of the European Convention on Human Rights

Law of Contract (Foundation Studies in Law S.)
Paul Richards
ISBN: 058247342X

/ This established text provides a concise, clear and up-to-date explanation of the main principles and doctrines of contract law. The author presents the law in a readable and accessible form by setting out the general principles with reference to the leading and most recent caselaw. Each chapter includes extensive details of recommended further reading, referencing other law books, cases and articles in a variety of legal journals. These sections are designed to encourage a more complete understanding of the wider issues that surround this increasingly complex subject.

Textbook on International Law
By: Martin Dixon
ISBN: 0199260729

/ Textbook on International Law provides a concise and accessible exposition of the key areas of international law for the student. All the components of a course are considered and analyzed, with particular emphasis placed on the practice of states. Additionally, the book provides a thorough grasp of both the theory and practice of international law. This fifth edition has been updated to include new material on the use of force, the International Criminal Court, and terrorism. As well as being an invaluable aid for law students, this book will also help students of international politics and diplomacy in understanding how the international community actually works.

EU Law
Ninth Edition
Josephine Steiner, Lorna Woods, and Christian Twigg-Flesner
ISBN: 0-19-927959-4