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This book analyses many aspects of the present EU regulatory framework for public contracts, especially public procurement, taking the ongoing reform process into account. First, several chapters discuss the regime of the Public Sector Procurement Directive 2004/18/EC governing the procurement activities of the EU Member States, the coverage of the Directive, qualification and technical specifications, procurement procedures, and award criteria.A specific chapter describes the EU principles applicable to contracts not covered or partially covered by the Directive, which have been the subject

Abstract Following Peacock and Musgrave’s rediscovery of Wagner’s Law, the latter became a standard tool used in research on the relationship between growth of public spending and the factors by which it is influenced. However, conventional empirical tests are based on a specification error related to Wagner’s definition of the public sector, which he considered in its totality, including public companies. The present article attempts to correct this error and obtain an approximation to the size of the public sector by considering public employment as a whole, both in public administrations and services and in public companies. To this end, panel data for the Spanish autonomous regions are used in addition to data for the overall public sector. The empirical test is performed utilizing cointegration techniques and unit roots in panel data. Similarly, the possibility of structural breaks in the data is taken into consideration and they are estimated using fictitious variables. JEL classifications: H11; H50; E62 Keywords: public employment; gross domestic product; unit root; cointegration; panel data

Chapter 7. Implementation of Public Participation PrinciplesChapter 8. Clarification and Networking; Chapter 9. Problems and Questions of Public Interest Environmental; Chapter 10. Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in Ireland; Chapter 11. National Defence vs. Environmental Protection; Chapter 12. Promoting Public Participation beyond the EU; Chapter 13. Participation and Indifference; Chapter 14. The Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner; Chapter 15. Public Participation in GMO Regulation; Chapter 16. Public Participation in Waste Legislation of the EU.

Effect of law on seat belt use and casualty reduction; some comparison with other states and nations.

In this book various perspectives on fundamental rights in the fields of public and private international law are innovatively covered. Published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague, the collection reflects the breadth and scope of the Institute's research activities in the fields of public international law, EU law, private international law and international and European sports law. It does so by shedding more light on topical issues - such as drone warfare, the fight against terrorism, the international trade environment nexus and forced arbitration - that can be related to the theme of fundamental rights, which runs through all these four areas of research. Points of divergence and areas of common ground are uncovered in contributions from both staff members and distinguished external authors, having long-standing academic relations with the Institute. The Editors of this book are all staff members of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, each of them representing one of the areas of research the Institute covers.

"An accident happened in the North Sea and I need a complete overview of the rules regarding oil pollution at sea. I need to draft a legal advice for a financial institution on paperless trade finance. I wish to have the legal rules applicable to copyrights and trademarks at hand during my client's meeting. As a student, I wish to have one compendium in which the most important materials and legal provisions on (International) Commercial Law are gathered. For these and many more examples, one can rely on the Materials on Commercial Law. Indeed, this reader bundles in four volumes the most important materials - even those published by soft-law organisations and not always easy to access by the public - in the eclectic field of commercial law. The reader is user-friendly via its index at the beginning of each Volume. The legislative texts are categorized per legal domain."--

Intro -- Foreword 1 -- Foreword 2 -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Biography of Ernst Fasan -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- Small Is Beautiful? Legal Challenges of Small Satellites -- Introduction -- Main Characteristics and Uses of Small Satellites -- Authorization -- Liability, Risk and Insurance -- National and International Registration -- Frequency Registration -- Mitigation of Space Debris -- Conclusion -- Legal Aspects of Solar Power Satellites -- Introduction -- Identification of Safety Risks -- Liability Aspects -- International Law -- Liability of SPS as a Space Object -- Liability for Electric Transmissions -- Interference to Radio Services -- Adverse Effects on Human Health and Property -- Domestic Law of the U.S -- Space Activity Licensing in the U.S -- Use of Radio Frequencies and Orbital Positions by SPS Under the U.S. Law -- Liability Under the U.S. Law -- Managing Risks -- Risk Allocation -- International Consortium/Public-Private Partnership -- Dispute Resolution -- Legislation as Regulatory Risk Management -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Prospects for the Arbitration of Disputes in Public - Private Space Projects -- Introduction -- Context and Definitions -- Scenarios, Characteristics and Specific Circumstances -- Nigcomsat-I -- Galileo -- NASA Space Act Agreements -- Cape Town Convention and Space Protocol -- Concluding Remarks -- Legal Issues in China's Future Participation in the Space Protocol to the Cape Town Convention -- Introduction -- An Overview of the Space Protocol -- Impact of the Space Protocol on the Relevant Industries in China -- Suggestions on the Chinese Government's Future Participation -- The Coordination Between the Space Protocol and the Chinese Legal Regime -- Declarations to Be Made for the Purpose of Accession -- Conclusion.