As of January 1, 2005, it will no longer be allowed under international trade rules for one country to impose import quotas on textiles and garments on another country. It is widely expected that the expiration of the 1974 Multifiber Arrangement will lead to a drastic re-shuffle of garment production and trade patterns. Where a number of countries were previously guaranteed a share of the European

Resistance movements in occupied territory have been accepted as a concept since WWII. However, the exact characteristics of these movements and which rules apply to them, their rights and duties, have never been really clear. This thesis looks at the development of the concept of organized resistance movements and the efforts to regulate such organizations in international humanitarian law, culmi

The objective of this thesis is to comprehensively demonstrate the existing extent, and the nature of the Ius Cogens Human Rights Obligations of Transnational Companies and their enforcement in the international law. The existing international human rights law is mainly state-centric as it creates obligations primarily upon States to promote human rights. Apart from that one can outline an affluen

Throughout five chapters, the thesis deals with the issues of international humanitarian and human rights law arising out of the practice of punitive house demolition, that is repetitively utilized in the Occupied Palestinian Territories by the Israeli authorities, in response to the acts of insurgency/terrorism. The first chapter (Introduction) enables the reader to get a glimpse of the precise o

Detention as a measure of last resort only for the shortest period of time? This is the title of the thesis and also the key question to be investigated. Children involved in the criminal justice system are far too often infringed upon their fundamental human rights. As a result children are subject to maltreatment, neglect and abuse. According to the law, the rights of the child shall in all situ

Corruption, in one form or the other, is a worldwide problem and harmful to public interests. In this thesis an effort is made to define corruption, its main causes are discussed and its many harmful consequences for economic development and governance. In this connection the main emphasis is on the links between corruption and internationally recognised human rights standards, i.e. how corruption

The EC Competition Law has always played an important part in Community Law. Paul Craig and Gráinne de Búrca, EU Law Text, Cases, and Materials, 3rd edition 2003, page 936 This law, with its two fundamental provisions known as Articles 81 and 82 governing anti-competitive behaviours, has made great contribution to the achievement of one of the objectives laid down in the EC Treaty: ensuring that &

This thesis is divided into 6 parts. In the 1st part, there are some general remarks concerning the rationale for the choice of topic and the methods used for researching and delimiting it. In the 2nd part, various systems of international and national legislation regulating trade marks are introduced. There is also a very short introduction to some general trade mark issues. The notion of trade m

The ongoing Europeanisation is readily identifiable in our day-to-day life. Particularly in the field of law, the elaboration of a uniform and harmonised European private law is promoted and a truly European legal science is forced. Yet, comparative law and unification of law have concentrated on certain areas, which include mainly commercial law and related areas of civil law. The main issue of t

Innovation is the source of new products and processes that expand the frontiers of competition. Advancements in technology are continuously occurring throughout the world as firms seek to develop new ideas for their products, services and markets. Most technology licensing is pro-competitive and should be encouraged by competition authorities. Nevertheless, in legal and economic spheres the conne

The present study analyzes the right to land for indigenous peoples by emphasizing its multi-dimensional perspective and its collective economic, social and cultural aspects. A conceptual framework of collective economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR approach) to the indigenous peoples' right to land is proposed, supported by international human rights standards. The possible and actual po

Parallel trade in goods is generally viewed as a positive phenomenon within the EU as a consequence of the principle free movement of goods: When traders buy goods in one part of the common market at a low price and transfer it to a higher priced area, allowing them to undercut those prices, then this will enhance competition, drive down prices and give consumers more choice- an overall positive e