The book presents in a comprehensive fashion European film policies in the context of both EU and international law. It relies on a broad survey of national and EU film policy measures, the EU practice in the areas of state aid, antitrust and merger law with respect to the sector and the application of international trade law to film policy instruments. These three different bodies of law are systematically analysed to assess how cultural policy considerations underlying film policy can be married to market forces. The EU experience is studied in depth as the book argues that it can effectively serve as a model to reconcile these sometimes conflicting goals in the global trade arena. This justifies the attention paid to the way in which cultural objectives of film policies are accommodated within the EU competition law framework. The book contributes valuably to the current debate on cultural diversity and free trade by providing a more harmonious if not a symbiotic vision of this relationship

Details European Film Policies in EU and International Law author Dr. Anna Herold publication January 2010 binding hardback, 436p isbn 978-90-8952-002-9 price €89, $150.

Internationaal en Europees recht worden meer en meer beschouwd als twee gescheiden vakgebieden. Helemaal vreemd is dit natuurlijk niet: het Europees recht heeft zich inmiddels zodanig ontwikkeld, dat er sprake is van een 'autonome rechtsorde' die zich op veel punten onderscheidt van de rechtsordes van andere internationale organisaties. Toch hebben internationaal en Europees recht nog steeds veel met elkaar te maken en zijn de verschillen juist interessant in hun onderlinge samenhang. In dit boek staan dan ook steeds twee vragen centraal: (1) welke algemene vragen spelen in zowel het internationaal als het Europees recht; en (2) in hoeverre verschillen de antwoorden die op deze vragen worden gegeven in het internationaal en Europees recht? Daarnaast wordt op vier belangrijke thema's in de internationale en Europese samenwerking nader ingezoomd: vrede en veiligheid, milieu, mensenrechten en economische integratie. Dit boek biedt een inleiding in de belangrijkste uitgangspunten en leerstukken van het internationaal en Europees recht. Het is geschreven als eerste, maar gedegen, kennismaking met het vakgebied, zoals die met name voorgeschreven is in universitaire bacheloropleidingen en enkele HBO-opleidingen. Door de toegankelijke stijl is het boek ook te gebruiken in niet-juridische opleidingen. Het boek leent zich bij uitstek voor vakken waarin aspecten van internationaal en Europees recht gecombineerd worden. Wat het Europees recht betreft wordt uitgegaan van de bepalingen die gelden sinds de inwerkingtreding van het Verdrag van Lissabon.

Details Internationaal en Europees Recht; Een verkenning van grondslagen en kenmerken (tweede geheel herziene druk) auteurs prof. dr. Wouter G. Werner (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) en prof. dr. Ramses A. Wessel (Universiteit Twente) publicatie januari 2010, 393p uitvoering paperback. isbn 978-90-8952-077-7 prijs €38

Dit boek is geschreven om studenten en andere belangstellenden indringend te laten kennismaken met de grote leerstukken van het Europese recht. Het is geen naslagwerk, het streeft niet naar volledigheid of uitputtende kennis, maar wel naar kennis van hoofdzaken, naar inzicht en belangstelling. Europees recht is een geweldig interessant en belangrijk rechtsgebied dat zich onstuimig ontwikkelt. Op het eerste gezicht wordt het een alleen maar groter en ingewikkelder. Bij nader inzien vindt men grote elementen van eenvoud zoals de algemene leerstukken. Dit boek benut de context van dit recht en zijn evolutie voor zover die het overzicht en het inzicht helpen. Het problematiseert zijn onderwerpen om belangstelling te wekken en te voeden. De door lezers gewaardeerde leesbaarheid en studeerbaarheid van dit boek zijn in de derde druk verder bevorderd, door illustratie uit de rechtspraktijk, de bestuurspraktijk en de politieke praktijk waarin het recht zich ontwikkelt en door rechtsvergelijking. Het Algemeen Deel is naar aanleiding van de inwerkingtreding van het Verdrag van Lissabon geheel herschreven. Maar zijn karakter is gelijk gebleven. Specialisten hebben een aantal hoofdstukken geschreven, maar het boek is in zijn geheel vanuit een generalistische optiek geredigeerd, met oog voor de verbindingen tussen institutioneel en materieel recht.

Ter gelegenheid van de verschijning organiseert de redactie op 25 januari een lunchbijeenkomst onder de titel “Europa sinds Lissabon. Gedeeld recht, bestuur, democratie”

Details Europees Recht - Algemeen Deel; Sinds het Verdrag van Lissabon Derde geheel herziene druk redactie W.T. Eijsbouts, J.H. Jans, A. Prechal en L.A.J. Senden. uitvoering paperback, 403p. isbn 978-90-8952-068-5. prijs €38.

Het mededingingsrecht wordt steeds belangrijker in de economie en speelt daarom ook een belangrijke rol in de diverse juridische opleidingen. Dit boek wil studenten op gevorderd bachelors en mastersniveau een goede inleiding op het mededingingsrecht geven. Daarbij wordt aandacht besteed aan het economische en politieke krachtenveld waarin het mededingingsrecht wordt toegepast. Behalve een duidelijke uiteenzetting van het geldende recht (Artikel 101 - 108 Werkingsverdrag, Concentratiecontroleverordening en Mededingingswet) geven de auteurs ook hun beredeneerde mening over de onopgeloste problemen binnen het mededingingsrecht, waarmee zij de kritische analyse van dit rechtsgebied willen stimuleren. Deze benadering maakt het boek ook geschikt voor advocaten en andere beoefenaars van het mededingingsrecht die behoefte hebben aan een gedegen en kritische analyse van het recht.

Details: Mededingingsrecht - Beginselen van Europees en Nederlands Mededingingsrecht auteurs mr. J.F. Appeldoorn, mr. H.H.B. Vedder, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen publicatie januari 2010 uitvoering paperack, 293p isbn 978-90-8952-078-4 prijs €40

Over the past decades globalisation has stirred a number of positive and negative developments in national and international environments. An important feature of globalisation is the rise of the economic, social, cultural and political power of corporations. As there is an urgent need for practical and victims-oriented solutions hic et nunc in the area of human rights and business, this book concentrates on fundamental human rights, rather than on human rights more generally. This study argues that corporations have normative obligations in relation to fundamental human rights, for which there possibly appears to exist a value consensus across different cultures and societies around the world. This study argues that the normative thrust of fundamental human rights obligations of corporations derives primarily from national legal orders and secondarily from the international level, whereas both draw their foundations from an international value system. Thirdly, this book argues that corporate human rights obligations may also derive from corporate unilateral commitments. It argues that corporations should be held accountable for violations of human rights law. This book proposes a normative framework of corporate obligations to respect, protect and fulfil fundamental human rights. It employs a holistic approach to corporate responsibility for fundamental human rights, which identifies a three-fold responsibility for corporate human rights violations: corporate, individual and state responsibility. It argues for concurrence between corporate, individual and state responsibility, where possible. Such an approach also maintains a victims-oriented perspective. As important as identifying corporate obligations is the question of how one can respond to corporate human rights violations. As international mechanisms are often non-effective, and even non-existent, the provision of effective remedies for victims of corporate human rights violations, this book argues, rests within the national normative frameworks. The investigation into the current framework exposes the stark reality of a need for more clarity in respect of the obligations and responsibilities of a corporation. This book therefore makes recommendations on how to improve the normative framework for corporate responsibility for fundamental human rights.

Jernej Letnar Černič is a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at the European University Institute. He completed his doctorate in 2009 at the School of Law, University of Aberdeen. Jernej has worked in the European Ombudsman’s Office, the Superior Court of the Republic of Slovenia, the Law Institute in Ljubljana, the International Criminal Court and the University of Aberdeen. His research interests are in human rights law, business and human rights, investment law, international criminal law, transitional justice and criminal law. Jernej is a member of the International Human Rights Committee of the International Law Association.

Details: Human Rights Law and Business; Corporate Responsibility for Fundamental Human Rights. author Jernej Letnar Černič publication April 2010 binding paperback, ±300p isbn 978-90-8952-081-4 price €tba, $tba

The Review of European Administrative Law  held a oneday conference. The aim of it was to give researchers dealing with any aspect of European administrative law the opportunity to present their work (in progress) and to encourage exchange between scholars in the field of European administrative law. The conference was held on 3 June 2009. Theme of the conference was the mutual (top-down and bottom-up) relation of EU administrative law and national administrative law. This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the conference.

Contents of the book

• Towards a European Administrative Procedure Act by Dr. Anne Meuwese, Dr. Ymre Schuurmans, Prof. Dr. Wim Voermans 
• Seven Challenges for EU Administrative Law by Prof. Dr. Herwig C.H. Hofmann 
• The Allocation of a Limited Number of Authorisations by Johan Wolswinkel, LLM, MSc 
• Procedural Convergence in Competition Law by Dr. Anna Gerbrandy 
• National Judicial Autonomy by Herman van Harten 
• Pleading for European Comparative Administrative Law by Prof. Dr. R. Caranta

Details: European Administrative Law, Top Down and Bottom up; Proceedings of the First REALaw Research Forum editors K.J. de Graaf, J.H. Jans, A. Prechal, R.J.G.M. Widdershoven publication January 2010 binding paperpack, 173p series European Administrative Law Series (3) isbn 978-90-8952-072-2 price €49, $64

Met ingang van 1 januari 2010 begint prof. mr. N.S.J. Koeman zijn werkzaamheden als staatsraad bij de Raad van State. Hij is dan ruim 25 jaar als hoogleraar verbonden geweest aan de Rechtenfaculteit van de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Hij was daartoe eerst aangesteld bij de toenmalige vakgroep Bestuursrecht; daarna bij het mede door hemzelf opgerichte Centrum voor Milieurecht. In dat Centrum werden de onderzoeks- en onderwijsactiviteiten op het terrein van het milieurecht samengebracht die tot dan toe verspreid in de Faculteit werden verricht. Al in 1984 was zijn leeropdracht ‘Milieurecht en Recht der ruimtelijke ordening’. Inmiddels is het vanzelfsprekend deze twee terreinen in samenhang te bestuderen. Meest kenmerkend in het wetenschappelijke werk van Niels Koeman is dat hij steeds op zoek gaat naar kansen. Zijn bijdragen eindigen nooit bij de constatering dat niets mogelijk is, dat niets mag, dat juridisch alles op slot is. Niels ziet altijd kansen. Als centraal thema voor deze bundel is dan ook gekozen voor ‘Kansen in het omgevingsrecht’. Collega’s en oud-collega’s van de Universiteit van Amsterdam en advocatenkantoor Stibbe, alsmede hoogleraren Omgevingsrecht elders in het land hebben een bijdrage geleverd aan deze bundel. Zij zijn in hun bijdragen, evenals Niels, op zoek gegaan naar kansen in het (omgevings)recht. De bijdragen geven een mooi beeld van het brede scala aan onderwerpen waarmee Niels zich als wetenschapper heeft beziggehouden. De bijdragen zijn thematisch gerangschikt in vier delen: omgevingsrecht, omgevingsrecht en internationaal recht, omgevingsrecht en staats- en bestuursrecht en omgevingsrecht en privaatrecht.

Details: Kansen in het Omgevingsrecht; Opstellen aangeboden aan prof. mr. N.S.J. Koeman redactie mr. M.N. Boeve en prof. mr. R. Uylenburg publicatie januari 2010 reeks Centrum voor Milieurecht uitvoering paperback, 485p isbn 978-90-8952-079-1 prijs €55.

The process of fragmentation of the international legal order and the absence of constitutional devices governing the connections between the various legal regimes can be reduced to a rational picture only through the activity of the judges. Against this background, the judges play a crucial role in creating connections between legal regimes and proceedings. The metaphor of dialogue has been vastly used by the literature and this concept was variously understood in different meanings: vehicle for transplants, informal way of communication between judicial and political bodies, new paradigm of judicial relations between actors not belonging to the same legal order. Starting from this assumption we attempted to put together scholars belonging to different fields of research (Constitutional Law, EU Law, WTO Law, Public International Law, Jurisprudence) in order to carry out a comprehensive appraisal of this phenomenon, and to provide a wide picture of the latest development of the role of the judges in the international legal order.

Details Shaping Rule of Law Through Dialogue; International and Supranational Experiences editors Filippo Fontanelli, Giuseppe Martinico & Paolo Carrozza publication November 2009 binding paperback, 433p isbn 978-90-8952-057-9 price €68, $115

This book deals from a comparative perspective with the question of the impact of European law, especially the Tetra Laval case law, on the standard of review applied by national courts in the area of competition law and economic regulation. The book is a follow-up to the conference on ‘Judicial review in competition law and economic regulation’ held by the Europa Institute at Utrecht on May 23-24, 2008. It contains contributions on this issue by academics and practicioners from the Member States and from the European institutions. The book analyses the differences and the similarities between the crucial concepts related to judicial review and the way judicial review functions in practice in different EU Member States. It will seek to answer the question whether a more common approach towards judicial review is needed and if so, how this can be achieved.

Details: National Courts and the Standard of Review in Competition Law and Economic Regulation Editors Oda Essens, Anna Gerbrandy and Saskia Lavrijssen Publication October 2009 Binding hardback, 305p Series European Administrative Law Series (1) ISBN 978-90-8952-001-2 Price €75, $130

In this study the experience in the Netherlands with civic integration policies will be explained in a detailed and systematic way. As it stands, the Netherlands presently has one of the most encompassing and coercive civic integration policies, which is characterised by overseas civic integration testing, a general obligation to pass a civic integration exam for all foreign nationals and the existence of an elaborate sanctioning regime. Our main purpose is to understand the legitimacy of civic integration in this country, particularly through analysing its main implications and effects from a broader perspective. This perspective consists of an historical context, a framework of modern citizenship rights, and a cross border comparison of different national integration concepts. The principal issues to be addressed are the political and social arguments which lay behind the introduction of civic integration policies, and the extent to which these policies fit within academic notions of modern citizenship. In addition, the Dutch model of civic integration will be set against alternative national integration strategies as prevailing in some other immigrant receiving countries, particularly Belgium, Canada and the United States.

Details: Civic Integration and Modern Citizenship Authors Dr. J.F.I. Klaver & Dr. A.W.M. Odé Publication September 2009 Binding paperback, 204p ISBN 978-90-8952-065-4 Price €45, $76

Jurisdictional competition is a relatively new but increasingly important phenomenon in European and international law. The ongoing proliferation of various international courts and tribunals results in a multiplication of judgments and arbitral awards, which potentially conflict with each other. Moreover, the ever expanding exclusive jurisdiction of the ECJ into international law issues further exacerbates and complicates the problem by mixing European law principles into international law. The selected cases examined in this book, which cover different areas of international and European law, illustrate the methods applied by various international courts and tribunals to deal with overlapping jurisdictions. Since any formal hierarchy or coordination between the various international courts and tribunals is lacking, it is argued that only soft law methods, such as the application of comity, in particular the Solange-method, appears to be a useful tool to deal with the negative effects associated with jurisdictional competition.

Details Jurisdictional Competition; Selected Cases in International and European Law Author Dr. N. Lavranos Publication October 2009 Binding paperback, 109p. ISBN 978-90-8952-067-8 Price €30, $50

The effectiveness of European Community law is probably the most distinguishing feature of this unique legal order in contrast with classic international law. By contrast, the effectiveness of European Economic Area law (EEA Law), the way this other even more sui generis legal system provides comparable rights for EFTA-EEA citizens, is a silent revolution brought by the EFTA Court that has not been properly researched and exposed in the field of European law. This book addresses first the relationship between Community law and national systems following the doctrine of the effet utile or effectiveness as established by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The main contribution of the book is to describe how the EFTA Court has managed, in its fifteen years of existence, to assure the same effectiveness of EEA law in this parallel legal order. The book summarizes and explain the basic principles governing the relationship between EEA law and the national legal systems while searching for similarities and differences with EC law. These questions are explored from a European perspective in order to help students, scholars, practitioners and other professionals understand the effectiveness of European law, the special relationship between the Community/EEA legal orders with the national legal systems when the enforcement of European rights and the judicial protection of individuals are at stake.

Details: EC and EEA Law; A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of European Law. Author M. Elvira Méndez-Pinedo Publication September 2009 Binding paperback, 341p ISBN 978-90-8952-066-1 Price €42, $72

The Community’s Common Fisheries Policy was established to ensure that the exploitation of living aquatic resources in Community waters and by Community fisheries is carried out at sustainable levels. However, since its inception in 1970, the CFP has pursued conflicting objectives. On one hand, it has tried to manage fisheries by establishing and implementing a complex system of conservation, control and enforcement measures. On the other hand, it has heavily subsidised its fisheries sector to secure food supplies, increase employment and the sector’s competitiveness as well as to further economic development in coastal regions. Given that many fish stocks exploited by Community fisheries are overfished and catches continue to decline, it could be argued that Community management and promotion measures have generally failed. Conservation measures, such as total allowable catches, effort restrictions, and technical measures often encourage fishing at unsustainable levels; and control and enforcement measures have lacked effectiveness. Subsidies, on the other hand, have, in many cases, increased fishing and processing capacities of the Community’s fisheries industry. High capacity in the sector, however, demands high catch rates, putting pressure on marine capture resources. It has only been recently that the CFP has really begun to adjust its support practices to correspond to the situational and legal management requirements. Nevertheless, such subsidisation continues even under the new European Fisheries Fund. It is the purpose of this book to: (a) explain and make accessible the CFP’s complex management and promotional regimes; (b) identify problems and failures in both systems; (c) assess whether CFP measures are coherent as well as consistent with higher ranking law, (d) find out how consistency between promotion and management can be increased.

Details: European Fisheries Law; From Promotion to Management Author Dr. Till Markus Publication August 2009 Binding paperback, 390p ISBN 978-90-8952-003-6 Price €68, $112.