Being the only survivor of the terrorist attack in the Niger-Delta, Lieutenant Theodore Diogu returns to military camp only to face threats from his superiors who make accusations against him. But he is not tried according to law, rather assigned to a mission he might not return.Saving the President from a terrorist attack, Theodore is welcomed to the government house. A night with the President, he is acquainted with classified information beyond his pay grade, which makes him a t...

On the outskirt of Oma Kingdom, a powerful woman is found at a riverbank living in solitude. Kings, gladiators, and heroes rise to ask her hand in marriage, but she will marry only the man who is able to defeat her in a battle arena. The paragon of beauty becomes the bane of conquerors until she meets a man of her match who comes from a small village in Greece to propose to her. Ure is astonished to discover that her new lover is a childhood friend, a titan called Omanze.The prince...

This volume shifts the focus from violence to peace studies in Latin America and sheds light on how social groups and individuals resist to violence and strive to create peaceful or at least less violent conditions of conviviality. Drawing on social sciences, history, and anthropology, but also on cultural, literary, and film studies, the book examines the role of social mobilizations, civic activism, and cultural/artistic initiatives as responses to the crisis of violence, which the state...

Dancing ballet makes Rose feel fulfilled. Her greatest joy is that she is travelling to the city to teach a crew of dancers her style, and it is rumoured all over her school that by the time she returns home, she will be one of the most famous girls in the country. What Rose does not approve of is that her parents assigned her an old military man to be her bodyguard. She thinks the journey will be full of fun if she's allowed to go with her best friend.After the accident on her way...

This volume presents national reports describing the legal instruments that are available to prevent the payment of bribes for acquiring contracts. Anti-corruption is one of the preeminent issues in the modern global commercial order and is tackled with the help of criminal law and contract law in different ways in different countries. The reports included in this volume, from very diverse parts of the world, represent a unique and rich compilation of court decisions, doctrinal discussions...

This book takes an inductive approach to the question of whether there is a hierarchy in international law, with human rights obligations trumping other duties. It assesses the extent to which such a hierarchy can be said to exist through an analysis of the case law of national courts. Each chapter of the book examines domestic case law on an issue where human rights obligations conflict with another international law requirement, to see whether national courts gave precedence to human rig...

Arbitration has become the dispute resolution method of choice in international transactions. This book provides the reader with immediate access to understanding the world of international arbitration, explaining how and why arbitration works. It provides the legal and regulatory framework for international arbitration, as well as practical strategies to follow and pitfalls to avoid. It is short and readable, but comprehensive in its coverage of the basic requirements, including the most ...

As one of the most definitive texts on the market, European Private International Law provides an essential guide for both students and practitioners to the complex field of international litigation within the EU. The private international law of the Member States is increasingly regulated by European law, making private international law ever less 'national' and ever more EU based. Consequentially EU law in this area has penetrated national law to a very high degree, making it an...

First published 30 years ago, Wyatt and Dashwood's European Union Law was a landmark publication, designed and written for students taking degree level courses in EU law. In the intervening years new editions have appeared at regular intervals, firmly establishing the book as a reliable and authoritative text. Besides introducing generations of students to the intricacies of European law it has also been increasingly relied upon by scholars, practitioners and the courts as a valuable sourc...

The expected post-BEPS project changes to the Model ConventionAs a result of the Actions under the BEPS Action Plan, the OECD plans to update its Model Convention in the near future. The proposed changes particularly concern the introduction of savings and limitation on benefits clauses, reconsideration of the treaty entitlement for fiscally transparent entities and articulation of various proposals with regard the current concept of permanent establishment and lim...

Il testo di International Business Law di Lucio Ghia si snoda su tre distinte direttrici. La prima si occupa delle grandi organizzazioni sovrannazionali – Nazioni Unite, Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio, Fondo Monetario Internazionale, Banca Mondiale, ecc. - fornendone un sintetico profilo storico, funzionale e per quanto possibile prospettico, alla luce dei necessari adeguamenti conseguenti alle trasformazioni geopolitiche ed economiche verificatesi negli ultimi decenni.La sec...

This new edition of EU Employment Law provides a complete revision and update of the leading English language text in the field. The coverage in the new edition has been expanded with material on all the latest developments, incorporating the changes made by the Lisbon Treaty; the EU2020 strategy; the Charter of Fundamental Rights; the 'Article 19 Directives'; the Temporary Agency Work Directive; the revisions to the existing including the Directives on Parental Leave and European Works Co...