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Land Register Entry as the Condition for Real Estate Transactions and Investments

open access: yesActa Economica et Turistica, 2017
This article deals mostly with land registers. It demonstrates clearly what is the significance of this legal element in continental European legal systems especially those who follow Germanic legal tradition (like Croatia).
Babić Marko
doaj   +1 more source

On the Role of Precedents and Legal Certainty in German Private Law

open access: yesStudia Iuridica Lublinensia, 2018
The article discusses the role of precedents in the German judicial practice. In the European continental tradition, law enactment is within the legislature, whereas the role of the judiciary is to enforce law.
Bernd H. Oppermann
doaj   +1 more source

Introduction: Analytic, Continental and the question of a bridge [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Introduction: Analytic, Continental and the question of a bridge, which has been published in final form at 10.1177/1474885115582078.
Clayton Chin   +3 more
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On the Meaning of ‘System’ in the Common and Civil Law Traditions: Two Approaches to Legal Unity

open access: yesUtrecht Journal of International and European Law, 2018
In this paper, I offer an analysis of the different understandings of ‘system’ in connection with the two main Western legal traditions. In the continental ‘civil law’ tradition, ‘system’ is used in relation to the substance of the law, whereas in the ...
René Brouwer
doaj   +1 more source

Advanced Flame Retardant Strategies and Fire Performance Assessment for Safer Photovoltaics in Buildings: A Two‐Part Review

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems into building structures introduces distinct fire risks with critical implications for occupant safety. This review examines the key fire hazards associated with PV implementation and explores mitigation strategies, including flame‐retardant additives.
Florian Ollagnon   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Magna Carta and the jus commune: the Difficult “Dialogue” between Common and Continental Law

open access: yesScienza & Politica, 2016
The authoress questions the historiographic dogma that, tracing back to F.W. Maitland, gave the pure «Englishry» of English law for granted, thus building its history on its exceptionality with respect to European tradition, from which it would not have ...
Dolores Freda
doaj   +1 more source

The ideal of the certainty in law: the skin and the heart of law [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The doubt about certainty like an absolute value in law and as an ideal full in legal system (argument about impossibility) is a controversial fact in contemporary legal theory.
del Real Alcalá, J. Alberto
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Host‐Directed Biomaterials for Combatting Bloodstream Infections: From Macrocyclic Peptides to Immune‐Activating Cell Backpacks

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bloodstream infections (BSI) are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in both civilian and military populations. This paper summarizes recent progress in novel treatment strategies to manage BSI arising from both bacterial and fungal pathogens using molecules, particles, and materials to elicit host‐directed immunity.
Thomas Thomou   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Archeo‐Inspiration from the Cultural History of Glass: Historic Accounts, Anecdotes and Hard Facts as Challenges to Modern Material Science

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Glass, historically valued for its purity and durability, has long inspired artists and societies. This article introduces the concept of “Archeo‐Inspiration”, drawing on cultural and historical contexts of glass to guide future material innovations.
Eva von Contzen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Rise of Realism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A new book by Manuel DeLanda and Graham Harman, The Rise of Realism, is reviewed. The Rise of Realism is an introductory text that aims to clarify the difficulties that surround the philosophical concepts of realism and materialism (as well as their ...
Umbrello, Steven
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