Current Books

Human Rights Manual and Sourcebook for Africa

Keir Starmer QC, Theodora Christou
Published: May 2005

This critical manual is the first of its kind for the African Region and will prove an invaluable resource to Human Rights practitioners, academics and interested parties. At a time when the issue of human rights in Africa is making many advances, this publication introduces easy-to-use jurisprudence that turns a previously difficult research task into a simple procedure. The Africa section looks at 13 countries in depth while the manual and all the jurisprudence covers the whole region.

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Member: £90
Non-Member: £150

Human Rights Manual and Sourcebook for Africa: CD-ROM

Keir Starmer QC, Theodora Christou
Published: May 2005

This critical manual is the first of its kind for the African region and an invaluable resource to human rights practitioners, academics and interested parties worldwide. At a time when human rights in Africa have made many advances, this publication introduces easy-to-use jurisprudence that turns a previously difficult research task into a simple procedure.

Much of the work emanates from primary research and investigation conducted by local research teams in the individual countries and has not been compiled into a single collection before.

It is hoped that this CD-ROM will provide African human rights lawyers with the necessary means to bring cases successfully and help improve the system from within, relying on the rights guaranteed by the individual Constitutions and using regional and international jurisprudence as a tool of interpretation.

'For legislators and lawyers seeking to secure effective protection of human rights in African countries, this book will be an invaluable tool…facilitating comparative reference to the law and practice of other States.' Lord Bingham of Cornhill

This critical manual is the first of its kind for the African region and an invaluable resource to human rights practitioners, academics and interested parties worldwide. At a time when human rights in Africa have made many advances, this publication introduces easy-to-use jurisprudence that turns a previously difficult research task into a simple procedure.

Much of the work emanates from primary research and investigation conducted by local research teams in the individual countries and has not been compiled into a single collection before.

It is hoped that this CD-ROM will provide African human rights lawyers with the necessary means to bring cases successfully and help improve the system from within, relying on the rights guaranteed by the individual Constitutions and using regional and international jurisprudence as a tool of interpretation.

'For legislators and lawyers seeking to secure effective protection of human rights in African countries, this book will be an invaluable tool…facilitating comparative reference to the law and practice of other States.' Lord Bingham of Cornhill

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Member: £36
Non-Member: £60

European Court of Human Rights: Remedies and Execution of Judgments

Edited By: Theodora Christou, Juan-Pablo Raymond
Published: April 2005

This publication combines several papers resulting from a conference held at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in 2003.

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Member: £15
Non-Member: £25

Independent Administrative Authorities

Edited By: Roberto Caranta, Mads Andenas
Published: April 2005

Independent administrative authorities have become a permanent feature of the institutional landscape over past decades. The need for institutions with both impartiality and technical expertise has inexorably led to an increase in number and scope of independent administrative authorities. Independent administrative authorities regulate stock markets and financial institutions; they protect fundamental rights such as access to administrative documents. There is however a conflict between independence and accountability. In some ways, independent administrative authorities are at odds with the traditional notion of separation of powers which still lies at the heart of constitutional thinking. This book aims to shed light on how different legal jurisdictions have articulated their answers to this tension, at the same time discussing how separation of power has been twisted or reworked to make room for this novel form of public authority.

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Enforcing Contracts in Transition Economies

Edited By: Mads Andenas, Gerard Sanders
Published: March 2005

This important and incisive new book examines contractual enforcement mechanisms in Central and South-eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The volume is an outcome of the cooperation between the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the British Institute for International and Comparative Law. The EBRD and BIICL have facilitated both formal and informal dialogue and cooperation on contract enforcement issues. The rich and informed debate between practitioners and academics, together with the representatives of international organisations, policymakers and judges is reflected in this book. The book addresses four issues of crucial importance to the development of meaningful contract enforcement mechanisms in transition nations:

1. What has been the role of the rule of law in development and protection of contractual rights in transition nations of Central and South-eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States?
2. What is the role of courts in these countries, their structure, independence and integrity?
3. Practical aspects of contract and obligations enforcement; what framework should they follow?
4. When it comes to arbitration or alternative dispute resolution, who are the main actors and what is the appropriate script?

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Multilateralism V Unilateralism

Edited By: JB Attansio, JJ Norton
Published: March 2005

This volume is a product of the Carrington Lecture Series Project at the SMU Dedman School, in cooperation with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Its aim is to explore the nature and implications of the fact that the major security, economic and environmental challenges facing our global society today can be addressed in either of two broad ways: unilateral mechanisms and multilateral mechanisms. This volume, through its 19 comprehensive chapters, draws together a most distinguished group of policymakers and academics to discuss and to debate the interaction in unilateral behaviour in the context of the military, economics, the environment, and international organizations. When the tragedy of September 11 occurred, this volume was already well into the planning stage. The focus of the volume was changed not so much to be a critique of unilateralism, but a comparison of unilateral versus multilateral behaviour in the above four areas. The issues presented in this volume represent some of the momentous and historic challenges facing our global society as we embark upon the 21st Millennium. As such, this volume should be of interest to all those in the public sector, private sector and the Academy who are concerned with the future of our planet.

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Current Competition Law Volume III

Edited By: Mads Andenas, Michael Hutchings
Published: January 2005

Original price: £95

Website sale price: £40

This book is a collection of papers and speeches given at our main competition law events during 2003-2004, in particular the Institute's annual conference on merger control in December 2003, and our two-day Trans-Atlantic Antitrust Dialogue in May 2004. Areas covered include in-depth analyses of such topical issues as cartels, pricing practices and mergers, and provide comparative perspectives from European and North American experts, as well as important statements of policy by competition officials.

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Comparative Confidentiality in Psychoanalysis

Edited By: Penelope Garvey, Alexander Layton QC
Published: September 2004

This timely study is the result of research carried out by members of the International Psychoanalytical Association and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. It gives a clear analysis of the extent to which the confidentiality of patients undergoing psychoanalytic treatment is protected by the law across seven jurisdictions: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, England and Wales, Germany, Italy, and the United States. In addition to providing much valuable information for psychoanalysts and lawyers, the research identifies common themes and makes recommendations on future practice.

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Comparative Law before the Courts

Edited By: Guy Canivet, Mads Andenas
Published: June 2004

This book brings together a collection of essays by distinguished jurists from the judiciary and academia, and provides an important contribution to analysis of this topic. Authoritative contributions cover both common law and common law jurisdictions from the viewpoint of both practitioners and theorists. Contributors include Lord Goff of Chieveley, Mr Justice Burton, Monsieur le Premier Président Guy Canivet, Judge Jean-Paul Costa, Monsieur le Conseiller Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe, Judge Koen Lenaerts, Roger Errera, Professor Guido Alpa, and Judge Joaquín Martín Canivell.

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The Future of Transnational Civil Litigation

Edited By: Mads Andenas, Neil Andrews
Published: June 2004

This book addresses the problem of transnational civil litigation by presenting the responses of English law to the project between the American Law Institute and the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) to draft a set of Principles and Rules applicable to transnational civil litigation. Senior members of the judiciary and leading practitioners from Europe and America examine specific issues of transnational civil litigation from the perspective of the English and Welsh Civil Procedure Rules 1998.

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Member: £45
Non-Member: £75