Books in the Studies in European Economic Law and Regulation series

Trading systems - the WTO, regional economic integrations and federal systems - are all based on the same dichotomy of free trade and local public interest: they generally prohibit the constituent parties (states) from restricting trade, but exempt them from this limitation if the restriction is warranted by a legitimate local end.

Part I General Aspects of the Cross-border Mergers Directive - EU Perspectives.- An Overview of the Cross-border Mergers Directive.- Cross-border Mergers to implement Reincorporations in the EU: An Essay on the Uncertain Features of Companies'' Mobility.-  An Empirical Research on Cross-border Mergers at EU Level.- Alternatives to Cross-border Mergers in the EU: Why Share Purchase Agreements Remain More Popular?.- Part II The Relationship of the Cross-border Mergers Directive with other Areas of Law.- Unions'' Freedom to establish and provide Services: A Balance of Power in Cross-border Mergers?.- Tax Mergers Directive: Basic Conceptualisation.- With and Without Prejudice: on the Ease of Cross-border Mergers for Large Multinational Firms and SMEs in the Context of Competition Law.- Cross-border Mergers and Disclosure of Inside Information.- Cross-border Mergers and Cross-border Takeovers.- The Role of Litigation in Cross-border Mergers.- Shareholders'' (Derivative) Suits Against Corporate Directors, Following Cross-border Mergers: A Functioning Remedy Within the EU?.- Civil Procedure Harmonization in Cross-border Mergers.- Part III National Experiences from the Implementation of the Directive in the Company Law of some Member States.- Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions in France: Towards a more Facilitated Regime?.- Cross-border Mergers - the Danish Experiences.-Experiences from the Implementation of the Cross-border Mergers Directive in Spain.- Cross-border Mergers Directive and its Impact in the UK.- The Protection of Minority Shareholders in Cross-border Mergers: The Case of Italy.- The Implementation of the Cross-border Mergers Directive in Luxembourg - A Critical Assessment.- Implementation of the Cross-border Mergers Directive in the Netherlands: Main Characteristics and some Experience.- The Implementation of the Cross-border Mergers Directive (2005/56/EC) in Germany - A Story of Insufficiencies and (Better) Alternatives.-Experiences from the Implementation of the Cross-border Mergers Directive in Greece and Cyprus.-Appraisal Rights in the US and the EU.

Trading systems - the WTO, regional economic integrations and federal systems - are all based on the same dichotomy of free trade and local public interest: they generally prohibit the constituent parties (states) from restricting trade, but exempt them from this limitation if the restriction is warranted by a legitimate local end.

This book examines corruption in public procurement in three Member States of the EU, reviewing their different approaches to combating corruption, and the extent to which the transparency principle is applied in their procurement systems.

The book surveys the enforcement of EU law through the lens of damages claims for violations of EU public procurement rules.

A broad range of welfare services are analysed, including public healthcare and educational services, various social services, and public utilities such as transport and public broadcasting.

This volume collects papers that explore institutionalisation in contemporary transatlantic relations. The papers assess whether contemporary transatlantic relations call for a different approach to global governance with a heightened emphasis on institutionalisation.

In recent years, there has been a decentralisation of the enforcement of the EU competition law provisions, Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

This book presents a critical analysis of the rules on the contents and effects of contracts included in the proposal for a Common European Sales Law (CESL).

This volume collects papers that explore institutionalisation in contemporary transatlantic relations. The papers assess whether contemporary transatlantic relations call for a different approach to global governance with a heightened emphasis on institutionalisation.