Boosting sustainable technology through the new EU competition policy
Abstract EU antitrust is at the crossroads. It faces calls to be more supportive of corporate sustainability initiatives and, since the publication of the Draghi Report, increased pressure not to stand in the way of the global competitiveness of European industries.
Sandra Marco Colino
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A Smithian Political Economy Approach for the Competition Law of the 21st Century
This study aims to show how a Smithian political economy approach could assist competition law in addressing the challenges of the 21st‐century economy. We revisit Smith's Wealth of Nations to provide a more nuanced understanding of his views, contrasting them with the prevailing libertarian interpretation called here ‘Chicago Smith’.
Stavros Makris
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The autonomy of EU law and international investment arbitration [PDF]
This article argues that, in the context of international investment law, the principle of autonomy need not be construed as broadly as the recent judgment in Achmea may appear to suggest.
Koutrakos, P.
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Abstract Despite the European Union's strong commitment to transparent and participatory governance, the preparation of its position for international climate negotiations is not particularly transparent or open to civil society participation. The situation could be said to reflect a broader paradigm of secrecy in EU policy‐ and law‐making.
Tuula Honkonen
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Beyond Bosphorus:The European Court of Human Rights’ Case Law on the Responsibility of Member States of International Organisations under the European Convention on Human Rights [PDF]
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Lock, Tobias
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Against the veto solution in cross‐border avoidance law
Abstract UNCITRAL is striving to determine the law applicable to cross‐border insolvency avoidances. In principle, this should be the lex fori concursus. However, both Regulation (EU) 2015/848 and the laws of some European countries adopt a combination of lex fori concursus and lex causae called the ‘veto solution’.
Renato Mangano
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The European Union's Global Health Actorness: A Research Agenda for a New Age of Pandemics
Abstract Whilst the European Union's (EU's) response to health emergencies has historically been subpar, some suggest that it emerged from COVID‐19 as a stronger global health actor. This prompts two interrelated questions: how have International Relations scholars conceptualised and assessed EU ‘actorness’ in the all‐too‐often neglected field of ...
Óscar Fernández
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Reflections on the institutional balance, the Community Method and the interplay between jurisdictions after Lisbon. Research Papers in Law, 04/2012 [PDF]
[Introduction.] Over the last two years, not only inside but also outside the framework of the EU treaties, far reaching measures have been taken at the highest political level in order to address the financial and economic crisis in Europe and in ...
Eisele, Katarina, Smulders, Ben
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Defining and Operationalising Defiant Non‐Compliance in the EU: The Rule of Law Case
Abstract Existing literature often attributes non‐compliance to either a lack of resources or implementation costs. However, the rule of law crises in Hungary and Poland present a different picture: a deliberate strategy aimed at not complying with EU enforcement actions.
Carlos Closa, Gisela Hernández
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Deposit return schemes of EU Member States and the EU's internal market
Abstract Deposit return (DR) schemes on drinks containers have long been in place in certain EU Member States. Consumers are charged a deposit per container at the point of purchase, which they can later get back when they return the container after consuming its contents.
Graham Butler
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