220. Ali, Shazeeda A. Money Laundering Control in the Caribbean. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xxi, 310 pp. Hardcover. New. $155.
* An insightful analysis that explores: the systemic corruption engendered by money laundering; the secrecy inherent in the offshore financial industry; the shortcomings of criminal penalties for money laundering; the tensions created by extraterritorial jurisdiction; the identification of responsible criminal parties; the conceptual complexities in the civil law; the limitations of international police and judicial assistance; the often contradictory effects of U.S. foreign policy; and much more.

221. Alvarez, Henri C., Neil Kaplan and David W. Rivkin. Model Law Decisions: Cases Applying the UNCITRAL Model Law On International Commercial Law Arbitration, 1985-2001. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xiv, 257 pp. Hardcover. New. $91.
* A must for every international arbitration practitioner. Compiles decisions applying the United Nations Commission on International Trade (UNCITRAL) Model Law from most participating jurisdictions, laid out to provide easy reference. Organized by section of the Model law, with the cases applying that section from multiple jurisdictions summarized together. Each summary includes a statement of the holding of the case, a broader summary of the facts and the ruling, and case citations. Arbitration counsel can compare and readily use rulings under each Model Law section from multiple jurisdictions.

222. Arnold, Brian J., and Michael J. McIntyre. International Tax Primer. Second Edition. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. x, 185 pp. Softbound. New. $55.
* Strikes a balance between the specific and the general by illustrating the fundamental principles and structure of international tax with frequent reference to actual practice in a variety of countries. Coverage includes: the role of the tax adviser; tax planning techniques; international double taxation; transfer pricing; anti-avoidance rules; tax treaties, including discussion of the OECD and UN Model Treaties; and, emerging issues, such as e-commerce and harmful tax competition.

223. Arrowsmith, Sue, and Trybus, Martin, Editors. Public Procurement: The Continuing Revolution. International Economic Development Law, Volume 15. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xv, 286 pp. Hardcover. New. $110.
* This collection of essays offers fifteen distinct views on the current status and trends in public procurement and its various aspects. Includes a general discussion of setup, overcoming obstacles, ensuring transparency, and compliance with international rules to specific issues raised in economies as diverse as Kosovo, China, and the United States. Provides a great wealth of insight and information. Although the emphasis is on legal issues, the contributors include not only lawyers but also economists and specialists in purchasing practice.

224. Arrowsmith, Sue. Government Procurement in the WTO. Studies in Transnational Economic Law, Volume 16. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xxiii, 481 pp. Cloth. New. $170.
* This insightful and thoroughly researched study investigates the special sensitivities of government procurement that have left major trade barriers intact despite the WTO mandate that has proven so effective in other areas. Practical questions stemming from such activities as multi-phase tendering and electronic procurement are raised for special scrutiny. An indispensable guide to the subject.

225. Atherton, Rosalind F., Editor. Papers of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law - 2001. London: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xvii, 302 pp. Cloth. New. $105.
* This volume records the May 2001 conference in San Francisco, which focused on four main topics: the regulation of charitable organizations in major western countries; the rules governing capacity to enter into transactions affecting property; the ability of creditors to reach assets that are held on behalf of another; and the issue of testamentary freedom versus forced heirship.

226. Bartos, James M. United States Securities Law: A Practical Guide. London: Kluwer Law International, [2003]. xiv, 269 pp. Hardcover. New. $76.
* In an increasingly global world, capital raising, securities trading and mergers and acquisitions often involve some connection with the United States and its securities laws. This book offers a concise overview of the law and practice listings, takeovers, issuing of securities and the securities markets in the United States from the perspective of a non-U.S. participant. Originally published in 1992, this new edition has been significantly expanded and updated.

227. Basedow, Jurgen, Harald Baum, Klaus J. Hopt, Hideki Kanda and Toshiyuka Kono, Editors. Economic Regulation and Competition: Regulation of Services in the EU, Germany and Japan. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, [2002]. xi, 331 pp. Hardcover. New. $86.
* A volume in the European Business Law and Practice Series. In Japan and most of the continental European economies, we are presently observing a shift from what has been labeled a “corporatist” system to more market-oriented structures. These adaptations are already underway to varying extents and degrees due to a mixture of de-regulation and re-regulation. In this volume, scholars and practitioners from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Japan lay out the theoretical foundations and means for these developments and consider what remains to be achieved in the future.

228. Bastmeijer, Kees. The Antarctic Environmental Protocol and its Domestic Legal Implementation. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xx, 517 pp. Hardcover. New. $184.
* In January 1998, the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty of 1991, entered into force. It provides a comprehensive system of obligations and prohibitions addressing most types of activities in the region south of 60 degrees south latitude. However, because of the absence of undisputed sovereignty in Antarctica, the legal protection of the Antarctic environment depends on the collective efforts of the Contracting Parties to the Protocol. This work explores two key questions: Have the Contracting Parties adequately incorporated the key provisions of the Protocol into their domestic legal systems? And, will the complex of domestic legal systems of the Contracting Parties adequately ensure a ‘comprehensive protection’ of the ‘natural reserve’ of Antarctica, as specified by Article 2 of the Protocol?

229. Bavasso, Antonio. Communications in EU Antitrust Law: Market Power and Public Interest. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xii, 436 pp. Cloth. Dust jacket. New. $135.
* Provides a detailed description of the new EU regulatory package and highlights the interplay between regulatory provisions and competition law. Defines relevant markets and various forms of abuses of market power. Also critically examines practice and policy in the field of merger control and considers its relationship with wider regulatory policies. Finally it analyses the sector from the perspective of the “European” public interest and the changed nature of communications as a public service.

230. Biagi, Marco. Quality of Work and Employee Involvement in Europe. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xiv, 315 pp. Hardcover. New. $87.
* Studies in Employment and Social Policy series. The eighteen essays in this volume concentrate on the issues surrounding workers’ participation, the area of industrial relations uppermost in Marco Biagi’s thinking at the time of his assassination in March 2002.

231. Blanpain, Roger, and Manfred Weiss, Editors. Changing Industrial Relations & Modernisation of Labour Law. Liber Amicorum in Honour of Professor Marco Biagi. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xxviii, 469 pp. Hardcover. New. $110.
* Studies in Employment and Social Policy series. Thirty-three distinguished authorities in the field of labor and industrial relations law gather here to enhance and complement the work of the late Marco Biagi, a man who, at the time of his violent and untimely death, had shown himself to be the most insightful and committed international scholar in this complex and controversial -and, as it proved, even dangerous-field. The topics covered include the formulation of a new basis for labor law that could resolve new issues; employee protection in corporate restructuring; the trend toward individual ‘enterprise bargaining’; a new European employment policy and what it might entail; the growing phenomenon of ‘flexibilisation’; the effects of an aging workforce; the crucial nexus of free trade, labour, and human rights; the promise of EU enlargement; and protection of part-time workers.

232. Blanpain, Roger, Editor. Collective Bargaining, Discrimination, Social Security and European Integration. Bulletin of Comparative Labor Relations, Volume 48. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xi, 484 pp. Softcover. New. $173.
* The Conference of the International Society of Labour Law and Social Security, held in Stockholm in September 2002, was a ground-breaking conference, of which this book is the written record. In general, the papers stress the European situation, as it is in the EU, both as it exists today and as it is likely to be in the foreseeable future, a community of twenty-five nations, that the major work challenges are felt, and that the legal debate on relevant issues is strongest and most open. However, the twenty-four distinguished authors include representatives from countries as far-flung as Belarus and Congo, Korea and Turkey, and with these contributions the analysis extends to a study of fundamental rights as they actually exist under a wide variety of labour and social security law regimes in today’s world.

233. Blanpain, Roger, Editor. Corporate Restructuring and the Role of Labour Law. Bulleting of Comparative Labour Relations, Volume 47. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. vi, 196 pp. Softbound. New. $85.
* Each of the papers, presented by a noted industrial relations scholar from the country in question, proceeds from a summary of the national legal framework governing corporate restructuring, through the succession of employment contracts, to an analysis of such major components of the problem as justification of economic dismissals and changes in terms and conditions of employment. Pays particular attention to the effectiveness of employee protection legislation such as the EC Transfer of Undertaking Directive (and its implementation by Member States) and Japan’s Labour Contract Succession Law and, in the case of the United States, the virtual absence of such legislation.

234. Blanpain, Roger, Editor. Employee Rights in Bankruptcy: A Comparative Law Perspective. Bulletin of Comparative Labour Relations, Volume 46. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. x, 69 pp. Softbound. New. $53.
* The final report of the discussions arising from the conference “Employee Rights in Bankruptcy,” held in Tilburg, 8 December 1999. Originally commissioned by Benevolent Fund Foundation for Former DAF Employees, it draws together scholars from law, economics and other disciplines, with representatives of workers’ organizations, trade unions, employers, and others from throughout the world. A concise but broad-ranging discussion of a vital topic.

235. Blanpain, Roger, Editor. The Impact of Globalisation on Employment Relations: A Comparison of the Automobile and Banking Industries in Australia and Korea. Bulletin of Comparative Labor Relations, Volume 45. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xii, 151 pp. Softbound. New. $74.
* The seven contributions to this symposium pursue a comparative approach, suggesting that direct analysis of employment relations in distinct industries in two comparably-sized economies since the advent of globalization leads to a more precise understanding of the interaction of globalization and employment relations, and sets a pattern for other studies to follow. Among the particular topics discussed by the contributors are the following: effects of the 1997 financial crisis in Korea; the extent to which the automobile industry in one country (Korea) depends on parts and raw material from another country (Australia); cross-border cooperation between unions; the growing trend toward enterprise bargaining; conciliation and arbitration of industrial disputes; and the role of government-sponsored industrial relations commissions.

236. Blanpain, Roger, Editor. White Paper on the Labour Market in Italy, The Quality of European Industrial Relations and Changing Industrial Relations. Bulletin of Comparative Labor Relations, Volume 44. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. viii, 234 pp. Softbound. New. $92.
* At the time of his brutal murder in March 2002, Marco Biagi was working with Italian legislators to find ways and means of bringing innovative proposals in his field of expertise, labor and industrial relations, to productive fruition. The White Paper, to a large extent the work of Biagi himself, was commissioned by the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and first presented to the government in October 2001. The other collaborative work included in this volume, The “Europeanisation” of Industrial Relations and Changing Industrial Relations are among Professor Biagi’s last writings. At the core of these deeply committed studies lies a direct and positive response to the violent clash between the modern European heritage of social security and the unstoppable onset of globalization.

237. Bowman, John P. The Panama Convention and It’s Implementation under the Federal Arbitration Act. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xii, 225 pp. Hardcover. New. $70.
* The first comprehensive analysis of the Panama Convention, its implementing legislation in the United States, and United States court decisions construing its provisions. Compares the Panama and New York Conventions and identifies important differences, such as the Panama Convention’s mandatory application of the Rules of Procedure of the IACAC to ad hoc arbitrations and differences in the Conventions’ provisions concerning the grounds for recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards.

238. Bruin, Ronald de. Consumer Trust in Electronic Commerce: Time for Best Practice. Law and Electronic Commerce Series, Volume 17. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xvi, 357 pp. $96.
* Examines a broad variety of consumer trust criteria with regard to the security and reliability of electronic consumer transactions including what information must be provided to consumers, how to create a legally binding contract online, confidence in electronic payments, the resolution of disputes, what law applies to the electronic consumer contract, which body is entitled to settle the dispute and personal data protection.

239. Brunt, Maureen. Economic Essays on Australian and New Zealand Competition Law. International Competition Law Series, Volume 8. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. ix, 378 pp. Hardcover. New. $124.
* In this thirty year retrospective of Brunt’s most important essays, lawyers and others occupied with competition issues will find a rich harvest of insights into the interdependence between law and economics, and the manner in which they should be blended in the courts. The contributions include the following: the development of conceptual schemes that are both economically meaningful and legally operational; in-depth investigation of the core problems of market definition and market appraisal; development of a concept of competition as the inverse of market power; and techniques for making the best use of economists’ expert evidence.

240. Bussani, Mauro, and Ugo Mattei, Editors. The Common Core of European Private Law. Private Law in European Context Series, Volume I. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. viii, 231 pp. Hardcover. New. $87.50
* Launched in Trento, Italy in 1993, the “Common Core of European Private Law Project” has witnessed over 200 professionals apply a painstaking comparative analysis of European legal systems in the domain of Contracts, Property and Torts. Every year in Trento leading scholars address the plenary session where the active participants convene to discuss methodological and practical problems that emerge from their collective comparative effort. This volume contains a collection of the plenary session speeches that collectively demonstrate both the importance and stakes of the making of European Private Law.

241. Bygrave, Lee A. Data Protection Law, Approaching its Rationale, Logic and Limits. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xxvii, 426 pp. Hardcover. New. $110.
* Evaluates in detail the costs and/or gains and the interference (positive or negative) in the commercial, public administrative, and social spheres that data protection laws have the potential to create, with numerous references to legislation and administrative decision making in a wide variety of jurisdictions.

242. Campbell, Dennis, and Susan Meek, Editors. The Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business. Vol. 24. 2002. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xi, 595 pp. Hardcover. New. $100.
* From amending the Malaysian Trademark Act of 1976, to entertainment law in Italy, to telecommunications in Mexico, this informative collection of essays tackles competition law, intellectual property law, taxation and investment, general commercial issues and much more.

243. Carney, Terry and Gaby Ramia. From Rights to Management: Contract, New Public Management and Employment Services. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xiv, 217 pp. Hardcover. New. $69.
* Studies in Employment and Social Policy Series. Presents a powerful and thoroughly documented new thesis about the transformation of the concept of work during the period 1970-2000. The interdisciplinary discussion incorporates debates about civil society, social capital, and other germane topics of great concern to scholars, policymakers, and administrators in this era of globalisation. A deep analysis of the new policy network of social services examines the types of contracts that govern the various parts of the system.

244. Carvalho, Nuno Pires de. The TRIPS Regime of Patent Rights. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xiii, 322 pp. Hardcover. New. $110.
* The complexity of the Trade Related International Property (TRIPS) Agreement and its numerous links to areas that are outside intellectual property—such as the environment and public health, human rights, and non-tariff barriers to trade—make it very difficult to comprehend all the aspects and implications of the Agreement, let alone to convert all TRIPS obligations into national law. Arranged in an article-by-article format, following the TRIPS Agreement itself as it relates to patents, this work focuses exclusively on effective implementation and compliance. Indispensable to practitioners.

245. Cheng-Jui Lu, Angela. International Airline Alliances: EC Competition Law, U.S. Antitrust Law and International Air Transport. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xxxi, 414 pp. Hardcover. New. $160.
* A clear introduction to the background and origin of airline alliances, detailed analysis and comparison of relevant EC competition law and US antitrust law, and possible solutions for the harmonization of different applications of competition law to international airline alliances.

246. Colucci, Michele, and Roger Blanpain, Editors. The Impact of the Internet and New Technologies on the Workplace: A Legal Analysis from a Comparative Point of View. Bulletin of Comparative Labor Relations 43. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xiv, 186 pp. Softbound. New. $72.
* Examines the international jurisdictional problems related to the Internet and new technologies. Demonstrates that the problem of conflicting legal rules may be solved by adopting new laws, regulations and guidelines. Explores the ways in which the Internet and the introduction of new information technologies has dramatically affected the world of work and individual rights. Analyzes the origins, limits and boundaries of these rights, and makes a comparative analysis of the relevant constitutions and statutes in both common law and civil law. Also, an examination of the legal systems of the USA, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, and of their responses to the new Internet-related issues. Proposes effective ways to achieve a better balance between the employee’s right to privacy and the responsibilities of the employer in the new electronic environment.

247. Cortes, Sonia, Editor. From Negotiation to Antitrust Clearance: National and International Mergers in the Third Millennium. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, [2002]. xxxix, 456 pp. Hardcover. New. $124.
* This convenient country-by-country guide to merger control law gives business people and their counsel all the essential information they need to proceed confidently toward a successful transnational merger. It describes procedure for antitrust clearance, rules and criteria for approval, restrictions on merger dimensions, relevant market definition criteria and ancillary restrictions for each of twenty major jurisdictions including the USA, EU, China, India, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Vietnam and most countries in the EU.

248. Davies, Gareth. Nationality Discrimination in the European Market. Gareth Davies. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xi, 225 pp. Cloth. Dust jacket. New. $75.
* Maintains that the law of cross-border movement in Europe can and should be guided by the principle of non-discrimination; that, despite inconsistencies in its judgments, and a tendency to retreat to the neutral language of economics, the Court is ‘haunted’ by the discriminatory principles inherent in formalistic European legal systems. Specific issues treated include the following: the definition and use of discrimination by the Court of Justice; implications of free movement law for welfare provision, including health care and education; the application of Community law to internal situations, resulting in reverse discrimination; and, the legality of privately created obstacles to free movement.

249. Drexl, Josef, Editor. The Future of Transnational Antitrust: From Comparative to Common Competition Law. Munich Series on European and International Antitrust Law, Volume 1. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. viii, 362 pp. Softbound. New. $110.
* Presents the papers of a international group of academic experts treating the following core issues: Can cooperation between antitrust authorities replace an international antitrust agreement by generating common antitrust standards? How do diverging domestic cultures and diverging concepts of competition influence our conception of international antitrust law? Does cooperation work in specific areas, such as merger cases? Does international antitrust law have to deal with new areas of concern, such as internet-related problems and cooperation between undertakings? To address most effectively international restraints on competition, should we rely more on national, supranational or international antitrust standards and enforcement or must we combine these approaches? What can we learn from our experience in multilevel jurisdictions like the United States and the European Union? Do we need agreement on harmonized substantive law standards, or would it be more effective to rely on common rules of enforcement? And much more.

250. Elkin-Koren, Niva, and Neil Weinstock Netanel, Editors. The Commodification of Information. Information Law Series, Volume 11. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xi, 514 pp. Hardcover. New. $124.
* Under the auspices of the University of Haifa Faculty of Law in May 1999, a broad spectrum of scholars met to discuss the intersection information, commercialization and free speech. This volume includes the best and most provocative essays offered at the conference, including those discussing: how market-driven doctrine and rhetoric jeopardize the cultural commons; market control as copyright’s new paradigm; the free software movement; the conflict between availability of domestic media and international free trade; tracking and manipulation of personal Internet use; patenting DNA sequences and DNA molecules; how “commercial” speech trumps “free” speech; and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and its redefinition of such traditional IP concepts as “fair use” and “market failure”.

251. Ert, Gibran van. Using International Law in Canadian Courts. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xliv, 286 pp. Hardcover. New. $80.
* Begins with an introduction to the international legal system and goes on to elucidate such difficult questions as the relevance of treaties to judicial decision-making, the place of custom in Canadian law, and the role of international human rights norms in Charter analysis. The approach is practical and the analysis driven by case-law. This exhaustive treatment of the constitutional, statutory and common-law rules of Anglo-Canadian reception law will interest practitioners, academics, and students.

252. Ewing, Ky P. Competition Rules for the 21st Century: Principles from America’s Experience. International Competition Law Series, Volume 9. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xxi, 456 pp. $110.
* Proposes ten principles that will assist in designing effective but harmonious competition regimes for the world and invites further discourse as the International Competition Network of some 75 government agencies begin convergence efforts.

253. Fletcher, Ian M., and Odd Swarting, Editors. Remedies Under Security Interests. London: Kluwer Law International, [2002]. xvi, 280, [4] pp. Hardcover. New. $115.
* The vast expansion of international trade has greatly increased the incidence of cross-border ownership of assets, both tangible and intangible. Under these circumstances, it is vital for business persons and their counsel to have some knowledge of a variety of relevant domestic legal regimes, particularly in regard to available remedies. This highly serviceable book provides the essential details of such knowledge for fourteen important commercial jurisdictions: Argentina, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

254. Forstinger, Christina M. Takeover Law in the EU and the USA: A Comparative Analysis. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xiv, 183 pp. Cloth. Dust jacket. New. $77
* Explores the conflicting interests of various stakeholders-shareholders, managers, employees, creditors, governments, “raiders”, and others; the state competition question from the U.S. perspective and the prospects of a market for incorporations in the EU; the tension between harmonization and regulatory competition in context with takeover laws; and, the focus on current takeover regulation in the UK, Germany and Austria.

255. Giliker, Paula. Pre-contractual Liability in English and French Law. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xxvii, 193 pp. Hardcover. New. $88.
* Examines potential contractual liability, followed by a study of liability outside contract in the fast-growing law of restitution, enrichissement sans cause, tort, delict and the equitable doctrine of estoppel. Proposes reforms and draws a number of conclusions, highlighting, in particular, the policy influences on the law. Reviews the relevant legal authority and academic literature in this field, focusing on the difficult, but practically important, question of liability for services performed in anticipation of a contract.

256. Gladstone, Alan, Editor. International Labour Law Reports. Volume 21, 2000-2001. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xxii, 547 pp. Cloth. New. $195.
* Explores the general principles and key concepts of labor law; the basic rights pertaining to labor; manpower; individual employment relationships; collective labor relations, and, judicial and general administration. Includes reports from Australia, Canada, India, the United States, and more than twenty other nations and international bodies.

257. Goodman, Carl F. The Rule of Law in Japan: A Comparative Analysis. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. x, 391 pp. Hardcover. New. $105.
* Explores the foundation for the present Japanese legal system, and the structure, makeup, and independence of the Japanese judiciary and legal professions. The application of the Japanese Constitution to activities of and limitations on powers of the Japanese government are analyzed, as are the scope and limitations of the Japanese constitutional guarantees of religious freedom, sexual equality, equal rights, and rights of the criminally accused. The special Renunciation of War clause of the Japanese Constitution and court decisions dealing with the clause are analyzed to discover how the clause has gone from prohibiting all military establishments to permitting a world class military. Substantive legal areas, including contracts, treaties, and corporate law, are discussed. The Japanese civil litigation system, the perceived shortcoming in that system and currently ongoing steps at judicial reform are analyzed. Offers comparisons with United States laws and practices.

258. Grundman, Stefan, and Jules Stuyck, Editors. An Academic Green Paper on European Contract Law. Private Law in European Context Series, Volume II. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xxvi, 433 pp. Hardcover. New. $120.
* All three legislative bodies of the EU and most member states favor, in principle, an EU Contract Law Code. The Commission has proposed three major options: enhancing the existing EC Contract Law by eliminating inconsistencies; introducing a European Code which substitutes national laws; or, introducing a European code which only supplements national laws. This volume contains the views of the protagonists of each position: from those who drafted the models to those who illustrated the potential of decentralized rule-making and proposed an Optional Code, the potentiality now appearing most likely to succeed. An engaging analysis.

259. Hayton, David, Editor. Extending Boundaries of Trusts and Similar Ring-Fenced Funds. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xiii, 466 pp. Hardcover. New. $147.
* Offers valuable analyses by sixteen well-known authorities in the field of a broad range of trust-related issues. Contains valuable insights into the following: the disappearing divergence between common law and civil law jurisdictions in the matter of trusts; using the segregated fund concept to manage the risk of insolvency; the demise of the “amateur trustee” in the charitable trust sector; why loss to the fund supersedes particular losses of beneficiaries; the legal dimensions of hiding ownership by “giving” property to trustees; the intervention of public policy in questions of perpetuity; the selective imposition of OECD and FTF transparency initiatives on offshore jurisdictions; and “policing” of trustee behavior by beneficiaries.

260. Huiping, Chen. OECD’s Multilateral Agreement on Investment: A Chinese Perspective. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xiii, 156 pp. Hardcover. New. $65.
* The Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) defines investor and investment, establishes rules for treating foreign investors and investments, and establishes minimums of investment protection. These provisions, this work contends, when coupled with the closed doors process of MAI negotiations, prove unacceptable for developing countries, NGOs, and civil societies, and form a insecure basis for any future negotiations on investment rules.

261. International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Resolution of International Water Disputes: Papers Emanating from the Sixth PCA International Law Seminar, November 8, 2002. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xix, 453 pp. Softbound. New. $90.
* Explores a range of questions: Which settlement mechanisms are most promising in the field of transboundary freshwater disputes? Is adjudication a suitable method of apportioning water rights which are vital not only to human life, but to the agriculture and industry of every nation on the planet? Given the need for “win-win” solutions to most water disputes, are negotiation and regional cooperation the only realistic and viable methods for settling them? What is the potential role of conciliation, mediation, good offices and other ad hoc mechanisms? Also contains the 1997 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses, a multilateral framework treaty dealing with transboundary freshwater, which provides a variety of tools (such as the submission of disputes to fact-finding commissions) for the peaceful resolution of water disputes.

262. International Fiscal Association. 2003: Trends in Company/Shareholder Taxation - Single or Double Taxation? Volume LXXXVIIIa of Cahiers de Droit Fiscal International. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. 958 pp. Softbound. New. $151.
* Examines the on-going efforts by governments to keep company shareholder tax systems competitive with other countries and (where relevant) compliant with international and EC law. In particular the demise of imputation in several countries and its replacement with shareholder relief systems of various kinds is discussed, as well as the recent US proposal to abolish its long standing classical system. In addition to the treatment of dividends, considers the extent to which the treatment of capital gains on shares in an international setting is now being viewed as part of the company shareholder tax issue.

263. International Fiscal Association. Consumption Taxation and Financial Services. Volume LXXXVIIIb of Cahiers de Droit Fiscal International. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. 806 pp. Softbound. New. $151.
* Examines the effects of consumption and Value Added Taxes (VAT) on financial services in 34 countries around the world including Mexico, Finland, Sri Lanka, and the United States. Examines the overall impact of these taxes, suggests areas in need of future study including zero-rating the VAT between nations and the exemption of financial services from taxation.

264. International Fiscal Association. Cahiers de Droit Fiscal International. CD-ROM Version for Windows 95 or higher. New. $151.
* Companion CD-ROM to Consumption Taxation and Financial Services. Volume LXXXVIIIb of Cahiers de Droit Fiscal International. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003 [and] International Fiscal Association. 2003: Trends in Company/Shareholder Taxation - Single or Double Taxation? Volume LXXXVIIIa of Cahiers de Droit Fiscal International. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. Reports of the 2003 Sydney Conference of the International Fiscal Association.

265. Jovanovich, Juan Martin. Customs Valuation and Transfer Pricing: Is it Possible to Harmonize Customs and Tax Rules?. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xviii, 135 pp. Cloth. Dust jacket. New. $81.
* Series on International Taxation, Volume 28. Offers a cogent and convincing account of how tax and customs transfer pricing regimes may be harmonized. Discusses the following in depth: the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines; the GATT/WTO Valuation Code (GVC); the arm’s length principle; methods, both traditional and new, of determining whether the parties’ relationship influenced the price; and, additions to and deductions from the customs value.

266. Kono, Toshiyuki, Christoph G. Paulus and Harry Rajak, Editors. Selected Legal Issues of E-Commerce. Law and Electronic Commerce Series, Volume 16. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. Hardcover. New. $60.
* An insightful look at legal issues in a medium that exists both within and beyond national boundaries. Addresses questions of jurisdiction, internet securities markets, torts on the internet, contracts, and insolvency law.

267. Kroes, Quinten R., Editor. E-Business Law of the European Union. Allen and Overy Legal Practice Series. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xiv, 249 pp. Softbound. New.  $80.
* Combines the regulatory initiatives of the various directorates-general of the European Commission in one convenient volume, making it an essential reference book to any lawyer, business-executive or law student dealing with the legal aspects of e-business. Covers a broad spectrum of legal issues such as data protection, distance selling, electronic signatures, liability of online intermediates, electronic money, applicable law and jurisdiction in international disputes.

268. Kuo, Ming-Cheng, Hans F. Zacher and Hou-Sheng Chan, Editors. Reform and Perspectives on Social Insurance: Lessons from the East and West: A Comparative Study of Social Insurance in China, EU, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Sweden, Taiwan, and the USA. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. Hardcover. New. $69.
* Nine leading scholars probe deeply into the nature of social rights, trying to read the near future and locate the most meaningful and effective role that social insurance can play as today’s new socioeconomic patterns develop. Clearly demonstrates that the unprecedented challenges faced by social insurance today arise not only from changes in the patterns of society, but also from lack of confidence and ideological prejudice on the part of both academia and public policy practitioners.

269. Lang, Michael, and Mario Zuger, Eeditors. Settlement of Disputes in Tax Treaty Law. EUCOTAX Series on European Taxation, Volume 6. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. 592 pp. Cloth. Dust jacket. New. $95.
* Comprehensive in its coverage, and authoritative in its approach, the volume is a valuable addition to the literature. It is an important reference for taxation practitioners, policy makers and academics. Presented as 18 National Reports from leading international authorities, coverage includes not only to the EU, but also Norway, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Latvia. The volume distills the findings of a research conference sponsored by the European Commission, and held in Austria in September 2001.

270. Laryea, Emmanuel T., Paperless Trade: Opportunities, Challenges, Solutions. Global Trade and Finance Series, Volume I. London: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xv, 201 pp. Hardcover. New. $92.
* An important work discussing: legal problems and security risks not encountered in paper documentation; accommodating low-tech problems with electronic documentation; and funding the construction of information and communication technology infrastructure in developing countries. The presentation focuses on each of the essential contract documents in turn, from the quotation to the documentary credit, explaining exactly how the electronic versions of each work (particularly in terms of security), and why each is desirable.

271. Lee, Eric Yong Joong. Legal Issues of Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation Under the Armistice System. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, [2002]. xxiii, 288 pp. Hardcover. New. $124.
* This work is composed of three parts. The first part is devoted to a systematic approach to the external environmental factors of inter- Korean economic cooperation. The second deals with its legal framework, examining concrete issues arising from practical economic exchanges and cooperation between the two Koreas. The third part discusses the legal and socio-political foundations for future inter-Korean economic integration.

272. Lee, Yong-Shik. Safeguard Measures in World Trade: The Legal Analysis. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xv, 218 pp. Hardcover. New. $95.
* Tackles such difficult topics as the following: economic justifications offered for safeguard measures; compelling political necessities; the GATT ‘escape clause’; ‘gray-area’ measures; the WTO Agreement on Safeguards; emergency safeguard measures under GATS; U.S. and EC safeguard provisions; issues of discrimination, competition, and injury; WTO investigation requirements; and allowable retaliation measures.

273. Liebscher, Christoph. The Healthy Award: Challenge in International Commercial Arbitration. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xxviii, 625 pp. Hardcover. New. $175.
* Compares five major arbitration venues in Europe to facilitate the choice of the seat of arbitration and assists in the drafting of arbitration clauses. Provides orientation to counsels and arbitrators with regard to arbitration procedures and supplies comprehensive references to source materials and numerous examples for counsels and courts in proceedings concerning the challenge of awards.

274. Malmberg, J.(Editor); B. Fitzpatrick, M. Gotthardt, S. Laulom, A. Lo Faro, T. van Peipje & A. Swiatkowski. Effective Enforcement of EC Labour Law. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. 330 pp. Hardcover. New. $118.
* Studies in Employment and Social Policy series. Deals with the rules designed to enforce EC labor law directives in the workplace. The aim of this book is to analyze the meaning of the principle of effective enforcement developed by the Court in three areas of labour law: working time in the context of EU health and safety law; the restructuring of enterprises through collective redundancies and transfers of undertakings; and equality of opportunity between women and men.

275. McIntosh, David, Editor. Personal Injury Awards in EU and EFTA Countries. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xxx, 631 pp. Hardcover. New. $189.
* The text covers 20 jurisdictions, including a separate section on Scotland. It looks in detail at the methods of calculation of personal injury awards in each member state by reference to schedules, tables, graphs and commentary on each country’s system and the compensation levels which could be expected by two types of hypothetical victim. Potential awards to a married male doctor with two children are compared with those to an unmarried female legal secretary for 14 types of injury in each of these countries. Also includes exchange rate analyses and inflation comparisons across Europe.

276. Moore, John Norton, Editor. Law and Civil War in the Modern World. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, [1974]. xxv, 648 pp. Original cloth, light shelfwear, internally clean. $95.
* Published Under the Auspices of the American Society of International Law and the International Legal Research Fund of the Columbia University School of Law and Prepared in Collaboration With Wolfgang G. Friedmann. This volume is the culmination of the Civil War Project of the American Society of International Law Panel on the Role of International Law in Civil Wars.

277. Offermanns, Rene. The Entrepreneurship Concept in a European Comparative Law Perspective. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xix, 367 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. New.$133.
* EUCOTAX Series on European Taxation, Volume 5. Focuses on “bottlenecks” and cross-border problems confronting European entrepreneurs in the areas of income tax, corporate income tax and value-added tax. Examines four countries representative of all the tax systems existing within the EC: The Netherlands, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. Explains such important elements and distinctions as the following: how the entrepreneur is viewed under the varying tax regimes and in the different countries; entrepreneurship and the professions; incentives; sources of income; partnerships; companies and shareholders; calculation of taxable profit; justification for a separate corporate income tax; taxation of foundations and societies; and the possibility of fiscal unity among Member States for VAT purposes.

278. Pace International Law Review, Editor. Review of the Convention on Contracts for the Sale of International Goods (CISG) 2000-2001. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. ‘xii, 407 pp. Cloth. New. $115.
* In addition to scholarly writings analyzing the various articles of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the Sale of International Goods, compiles translations of recent decisions and commentaries of notable cases relating to the CISG. Provides a forum for legal discussion within the international legal community in the area of international sales law and operates as an authoritative source of reference for international scholars.

279. Pieters, Danny, Editor. European Social Security and Global Politics. London: Kluwer Law International, 2003. vii, 323 pp. Hardcover. New. $100.
* Collected papers of the 2001 annual conference of the European Institute of Social Security.

280. Princen, Sebastiaan. EU Regulations and Transatlantic Trade. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xiii, 432 pp. Cloth. Dust jacket. New. $97.
* Investigates the question of whether, and to what extent, stringent EC process or production standards affect regulatory standards in the US and Canada through their effects on trade.

281. Prins, J.E.J., P.M.A. Ribbers, H.C.A. van Tilborg, A.F.L. Veth and J.G.L. van der Wees, Editors. Trust in Electronic Commerce: The Role of Trust from a Legal, an Organizational and a Technical Point of View. Law and Electronic Commerce, Volume 15. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xii, 309 pp. Hardcover. New. $83.
* Examines the role of consumer trust in the world of electronic marketing.

282. Raad, Kees van, Translator. International and Comparative Taxation: Essays in Honour of Klaus Vogel. Series on International Taxation: No. 26. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xvii, 264 pp. Cloth. Dust jacket. New. $82.
* With essays discussing German, Swedish, Japanese and American taxation, individually and comparatively, and much more.

283. Romanach, Julio, Jr., Editor. Civil Code of Argentina. Translated into English, with an Introduction and Index. Baton Rouge, LA: Lawrence Publishing Company, [2001]. xviii, 19-456 pp. Softbound. New. $175.
* Contains legislative amendments reflected by Argentine on-line updating services, as of January 28, 2001, including updates of liability laws introduced by Law No. 24,830 of July 3, 1997.

284. Romanach, Julio, Jr., Editor. Civil Code of Spain. English translation with an introduction and index. Lawrence Publishing Co., 1994. 506 pp. Softbound. [with] 2001 Supplement. New. $95.
* The 2001 Supplement is also available separately for $30.

285. Singsangov, Aunya. Computer Software and Information Licensing in Emerging Markets: The Need for a Viable Legal Framework. International Economic Development Law Series, Volume 17. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xxix, 302 pp. Hardcover. New. $120.
* Examines the difficulties encountered in the international licensing of software.

286. Timoshenko, Alexandre. Environmental Negotiator Handbook. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xv, 541 pp. Hardcover [with] CD-ROM. New. $162.
* Designed as a single volume tool that equips participants of international environmental negotiations with a structured description and analysis of the negotiating process. Also includes a large collection of essential international texts to be at hand for representatives at international environmental negotiations.

287. Torremans, Paul. Cross Border Insolvencies in EU, English and Belgian Law. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. x, 258 pp. Cloth. Dust jacket. New. $50.
* A valuable and highly practical analysis that can immediately be put to good use by practitioners and officials charged with the organisation of bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings anywhere in the world. Describes two very different national approaches, those of Belgium and the United Kingdom, to demonstrate the need for a coherent cross-border insolvency law regime.

288. Verloop, Peter, and Valerie Landes, Editors. Merger Control in Europe: EU, Member States and Accession States. 4th ed. International Competition Law Series, Volume 11. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xxiv, 431 pp. Hardcover. New. $119.
* Introduces practitioners and interested academics to the issues of merger control which are relevant when preparing an acquisition within the European Union. Provides insight into problem areas at each national level, allowing possible comparisons. Includes a chapter on each of the 14 EU countries with a merger control regime, and one on the EU itself.

289. Wakefield, Jill. Judicial Protection Through the Use of Article 288(2)EC. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002. xxiv, 356 pp. Cloth in dust jacket. New. $100.
* The first in-depth analysis of a “hot spot” in EC law. With prodigious scholt ship, it investigates the relevant case law of the Court of Justice from the standpoint of the fundamental legal principles involved. An intriguing and perceptive analysis.

290. Wishlade, Fiona G. Regional State Aid and Competition Policy in the European Union. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003. xii, 279 pp. Cloth. Dust jacket. New. $85.
* Focuses on how the European Commission has interpreted the derogations from the State aid ban to enable the conduct of regional aid policies. Takes a historical perspective, tracing the evolution of policy, and a thematic one, examining in particular the relationship between EU competition and cohesion policies and the treatment of aid to very large projects.

291. Zhenghua, Tao, and Rudiger Wolfrum, Editors. Implementing International Environmental Law in Germany and China. International Environmental Law and Policy Series, Volume 59. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2001. 200 pp. Hardcover. New. $92.
* A remarkable confluence of expert scholarly opinion on this vital subject in two of the world’s most populous and powerful countries. The outcome of a symposium in Beijing in September 1999, organized jointly by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the German Research Association, the essays emphasize the urgent need for international cooperation without losing sight of the inevitable restrictions on state sovereignty inherent in solving environmental problems.

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