Books in the Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law series

This collection of essays examines the complex relationship of international human rights and humanitarian law. How can human rights be implemented on the battlefield? How do the legal regimes interact in new situations of armed conflict? The volume concludes by exploring the potential for fusing the two regimes into a new legal paradigm.

A high quality environment is coming to be regarding as a necessary prerequisite for the enjoyment of some of the most fundamental human rights-such as the rights to life and health. The precise recognition of a 'right to environment' has not yet been settled and the essays in the book address this and related questions from different perspectives.

Offering an analysis of the most pressing issues relating to the interaction between market integration and the provision of public services in the EU, this book addresses the underlying systemic issues, confronting core tensions at the heart of the EU's social and economic policy.

This collection presents an analysis of the imperatives of sovereignty, human rights and national security in the post 9/11 era, and examines their relationship to procedural and substantive legitimacy in liberal democratic states

Over the last decade, the EU has become a major actor in the field of risk regulation in crucial areas such as environmental and consumer protection. This book analyzes the reasons which have prompted this development, and discusses the ways in which the EU's structures and modes of market governance have changed and attempted to respond to such challenges.

External relations is currently among the most dynamic areas of EU law, its constitutional foundations profoundly affected by the Reform Treaty. This volume gathers leading analysts to assess core recent developments in the field, including the coherence of the EU's activity, its development policy and its contribution to international law.

The gap between international human rights standards and their implementation is acknowledged to be the major issue confronting human rights protection. This volume examines the new institutions that have sprung up in recent years to address this implementation gap, including the UN human rights council and the EU Fundamental Rights Agency.

In an era increasingly dominated by new technologies there are many calls for regulation to control their application. This timely contribution reviews and develops the role of human rights in the regulation of new technologies discussing how rights are affected by technological development, and how they can be used to improve regulation.

This collection presents an analysis of the imperatives of sovereignty, human rights and national security in the post 9/11 era, and examines their relationship to procedural and substantive legitimacy in liberal democratic states

This collection of essays examines the problem of securing access to justice in the enforcement of international human rights law. The perspectives included here include access to environmental justice, access to justice for torture victims, and access to justice before international judicial bodies.

This collection of essays examines the problem of securing access to justice in the enforcement of international human rights law. The perspectives included here include access to environmental justice, access to justice for torture victims, and access to justice before international judicial bodies.

Opening with a discussion of the shifting conceptions of European democracy, this volume proceeds to look at key areas of substantive law against the backdrop of the Constitutional Treaty, from Foreign Relations to Fundamental Rights, Social Policy to Justice and Home Affairs. It also examines potential solutions to the constitutional crisis.

The EU has emerged as a major source of innovation in environmental governance. This volume examines EU environmental law and governance, past, present and future. It begins with a broad historical overview of the subject and then considers individual case studies to engage with key issues and specific frameworks.

Opening with a discussion of the shifting conceptions of European democracy, this volume proceeds to look at key areas of substantive law against the backdrop of the Constitutional Treaty, from Foreign Relations to Fundamental Rights, Social Policy to Justice and Home Affairs. It also examines potential solutions to the constitutional crisis.

Are efforts to protect workers' rights compatible with the forces of globalization? The contributors to this volume argue that international agreements and institutions are of central importance if labour rights are to be protected in a globalized economy, exploring some of the options that are open to governments and the labour movement.

This collection of essays reflects on the fifth enlargement of the European Union, projected to take place in 2004. It examines the process of enlargement and its impact on both the candidate States and on the institutions and policies of the European Union from a variety of perspectives - legal, economic, and political - reflecting the different dimensions of the enlargement project.

This volume addresses the overlapping regulatory trade regimes of the WTO, the EU and the NAFTA. The various contributions deal with discrete areas of the international trading system each placing considerable emphasis on the interlocking nature of the various components of that system.

The starting point of this work is the co-existence of the overlapping regimes of the WTO, the EU and the NAFTA. On this basis it explores the emergence of a nascent Common Law of International Trade and the phenomena in which this is rooted.

Aims to look afresh at an institution which continues to be of central importance to all who are interested in the development of European Union law and policy. The essays seek to develop particular avenues of analysis and perspectives, which have not yet been fully explored.

Presents a collection of essays that examines aspects of European private law. This book looks at the conflicts between private laws in various fields, and different approaches to regulating and harmonizing European private law. It is a contribution to the policy debates about the desirability and modes of Europeanization of private law.

Exploring the main areas of legal development under the so-called "Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice" (AFSJ), this title examines the main subject matter of the new AFSJ: migration, family reunion, asylum, police co-operation, and cooperation in matters of criminal law and procedure.

These essays contribute to the debate of the role of human rights law in combating race discrimination. The book for students, researchers, and policy makers aiming to understand both the race Directive adopted by the EU, and the role of international human rights law, which was the focus of the UN world conference on racism, 2001.

Contains a set of essays that examine different aspects of the impact of European Union law on national welfare state systems. This book looks at a different dimension of the subject: the effect of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and its provisions on solidarity, equality and citizenship, and the elements of the Lisbon Agenda.

Focuses on various perspectives to gender and human rights. By relating women's international human rights to broader debates about feminism, rights and international society, this collection of essays both provides a sophisticated introduction to gender and human rights and offers a variety of theoretical perspectives and methods.

This set of essays constitutes a key contribution to the debate about the role of human rights law in combating race discrimination. The book is for students, researchers, and policymakers aiming to understand the race Directive adopted by the EU, and the role of international human rights law.

This collection of essays aims to look afresh at an institution which, although already the subject of numerous academic analyses and extensive legal research, remains of central importance to all who are interested in the development of European Union law and policy.

Are efforts to protect workers' rights compatible with the forces of globalization? Exploring some of the options that are open to governments, civil society, and the labour movement, this work argues that international agreements and institutions are of central importance if labour rights are to be protected in a globalized economy.

Can transnational corporations ignore human rights as long as governments don't hold them accountable? If the UN is put in charge of a territory, is it bound by human rights law? This book examines the approaches that might be taken in order to ensure some degree of accountability.

In this volume, the current and future significance of so-called 'third generation solidarity rights' - rights to development, peace, a clean environment, and humanitarian assistance, for example, - are examined.