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The G20 has produced mixed results. After initial high hopes and some success, negotiations within the G20 forum have slowed, progress is less visible and disagreement rather than agreement has come to the fore. Against this background, this paper revisits the basic economic and geopolitical motivations for the G20, in order to review its performance and attempt to draw lessons for the path ahead. We conclude that: (1) in today's global economy (with its trade and financial market integration and its institutional architecture) a 'G20-type' institution is necessary - if it didn't exist, it should be created; (2) the G20 had its high noon moment in 2008-09 and some recalibration of expectations was inevitable, but its achievements in 2010-11 have nevertheless been disappointing; (3) to be fair there is, in detailed and technical work, more progress than there seems to be at first sight; (4) from a governance standpoint, the G20 is not an efficient forum; improvements in working methods are urgently needed; (5) more fundamentally, for the G20 to retain its role, its members need to develop a common vision of global economic problems and the way to approach them.

Managementforschung informiert jährlich über neueste Erkenntnisse und Trends der wissenschaftlichen Diskussion.Band 22 (2012) enthält Beiträge zu folgenden Themen:§ Formalisierung und Wohlbefinden am Arbeitsplatz§ Regulatorische Unsicherheit und private Standardisierung§ Die Bedeutung des institutionellen Gründungskontexts für die Übernahme der Richtlinien des Deutschen Corporate Governance Kodex§ Eine anomietheoretische Analyse des Managements von Innovativität in Organisationen § Abusive Supervision als stabile Ko-Konstruktion dysfunktionaler Beziehungsrealität§ Regelsysteme in grenzüberschreitenden Geschäftsbeziehungen

Intro -- Vorwort -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Abkürzungsverzeichnis -- I. Kraftfahrgesetz-Durchführungsverordnung 1967 KDV 1967 -- 1. Überschreitung der höchsten zulässigen Breite von Fahrzeugen -- 1a. Vorspringende Teile, Kanten und zusätzliche Vorrichtungen -- 1b. Motorleistung -- 1c. Sicherheitsgurte und andere Rückhalteeinrichtungen -- 1d. Auspuffgase -- 1e. Sturzhelme und Visiere für Kraftfahrer -- 1f. Vorrichtungen zur Verhinderung des Unterfahrens des Fahrzeuges durch andere Kraftfahrzeuge -- 1g. Federungssysteme -- 1h. Aufprallschutz für Fahrzeuginsassen -- 1i. Massen und Abmessungen von Kraftfahrzeugen der Klassen M, N, O und L -- 1j. Abschleppeinrichtungen -- 1k. Festsetzung des Eigengewichtes -- 2. Genehmigungspflichtige Teile, Ausrüstungs- und Ausstattungsgegenstände -- 2a. Warneinrichtungen -- 2b. Gelb-rot reflektierende Warntafeln -- 2c. Rote reflektierende Warntafeln -- 2d. Reflektierende Warnmarkierungen -- 3. Bremsanlagen Zu 6 Abs 1 KFG 1967 -- 3a. Zu 6 Abs 2 KFG 1967 (einzige Bremsanlage) -- 3b. Zu 6 Abs 3 KFG 1967 (Betriebsbremsanlage - Hilfsbremsanlage) -- 3c. Zu 6 Abs 4 KFG 1967 (Bauweise von Bremsanlagen) -- 3d. Zu 6 Abs 5 KFG 1967 (Bremsanlage für Krafträder) -- 3e. Zu 6 Abs 6 KFG 1967 (Verlangsameranlage) -- 3f. Zu 6 Abs 7 KFG 1967 (Zweikreisbremsanlagen) -- 3g. Zu 6 Abs 7a und Abs 10 2. Satz 2. Halbsatz KFG 1967 (Lastkonforme Bremsanlage, ABS) -- 3h. Zu 6 Abs 7b KFG 1967 (Bremsanlagen von Zugfahrzeugen) -- 3i. Zu 6 Abs 10 KFG 1967 (Anhängerbremsanlagen) -- 3j. Zu 6 Abs 10a KFG 1967 (Anhängerallradbremsanlage) -- 3k. Zu 6 Abs 11 KFG 1967 (Auflaufbremsanlage) -- 3l. Zu 6 Abs 12 KFG 1967 (Falldeichselbremsanlage) -- 3m. entfällt -- 3n. Zu 6 Abs 12b KFG 1967 (Sonderformen -- Energievorrat) -- 3o. (Sonderformen -- Energiespeicher).

Marine ecosystems around the globe are increasingly affected by human activities such as fisheries, shipping, offshore petroleum developments, wind farms, recreation, tourism and more. Whereas the necessity and urgency to regulate and plan competing marine spatial claims is growing, the planning and regulation of these claims is even more difficult than on land, among others because of insufficient data and knowledge on how ecosystems are affected, the international dimension of marine ecosystems and, as yet, poorly validated Marine Spatial Planning practices. The main question in this paper is: what exactly defines the high level of complexity of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), and, given the strong transnational dimension of MSP, what can be done to integrate and harmonize the various planning practices of the EU member states? In this paper, the authors present the use of an international simulation-game (with 68 international MSP professionals in Lisbon, 3 November 2011) to conduct an expert panel study on MSP, both in the real and gamed countries. In order to analyze the panel and in-game data, several scales on MSP-outcome and process were defined and validated. In this paper the authors present the main insights of the pre-game panel study. They conclude that the differences in approaches to the MSP process and outcomes among the real countries are significant. ; Multi Actor Systems ; Technology, Policy and Management

Ports are known to be one of the most polluting sectors, and therefore provide an opportunity to reduce emission significantly. Until now, the attention has been given to reduction of emissions in transport and shipping. The scope of research must expand to include port infrastructures, which should be made more sustainable. In many industries, sustainable purchasing and procurement is already integrated, but the procurement by port authorities for construction works seems to be lagging behind. The objective of this paper is to promote sustainable procurement, through preparing a tool, method or model that can be easily used by all stakeholders. The research has been divided into four phases: Analysis, Synthesis, Simulation and Evaluation. In the first phase, i.e. Analysis, insight is gained in the processes for (sustainable) procurement of different institutions and stakeholders, e.g. governments, port authorities and contractors. In addition, the legal aspects of procurement are examined. In the next phase, i.e., Synthesis, a procurement model is set up. This requires a selection of procurement criteria based on Life Cycle Analysis, and a selection of weight factors to be assigned to the various criteria. The format and type of model too needs to be determined based on requirements such as flexibility, stability and user-friendliness. During the third step, i.e., Simulation the model is tested using reference contracts from current or existing projects. The impact of different criteria can be examined in this manner and, eventually, the model can be adapted. In the last step, Evaluation and recommendations over the application of the model will be given. ; Hydraulic Engineering ; Civil Engineering and Geosciences

The Washington Conference regulated the inter-war naval race between the world powers. In the era when it was still believed that battleships were the epitome of naval power and a sign of a country's strength, this conference led to limitations on the building of such weapons by the naval powers of Britain, the USA and Japan. This collection of essays deals with many aspects of the conference; the factors that caused it, the interests of the participating nations both present and future, and the results

In Swahili Forum III Elena Bertoncini-Zubkova (1996) discussed some of the political criticisms, expressed in the form of literary motifs and imagery, that emerged in the works of the Tanzanian Swahili writer Euphrase Kezilahabi since 1978 onwards. She situates this emergent critique in the new political discoursive context where critical reviews of the Ujamaa policy could now be publicly voiced since President Nyerere himself admitted the failure of Ujamaa in his delivery Azimio la Arusha baada ya Miaka Kumi (The Arusha Declaration Ten Years Later, 1977). According to Bertoncini this admission `clear[ed] the way for critical literary works` of which Kezilahabi satirical play Kaputula la Marx (Marx`s Shorts, 1978) and his short story Mayai- Waziri wa maradhi (Eggs- Minister of Sickness, 1978) were among the first.

The ICJ's Opinion on Kosovo of 22 July 2010 has touched upon many pivotal questions of international law. This book contains a comprehensive stock-taking on this subject written by several international law experts from different European countries.

Preliminary Material /Peter Hilpold -- Das Kosovo-Gutachten vom 22. Juli 2010: historische, politische und rechtliche Voraussetzungen /Peter Hilpold -- Die Anerkennung von Neustaaten – Die vorzeitige Anerkennung /Christian Tomuschat -- Die Sezession im Völkerrecht – Erfordert das Kosovo-Gutachten des IGH eine Neubewertung dieses Instituts? /Peter Hilpold -- Sezession, territoriale Integrität und die Rolle des Sicherheitsrates /Stefan Oeter -- Die OSZE und der Kosovo /Matthias Niedobitek -- The European Union and Kosovo in the Light of the Territorial Issue /Isabel Lirola Delgado -- Grenzziehung als Instrument der Friedenssicherung: /Michael Bothe -- Decisions of the UN Security Council of Indefinite Duration: /Andrea Gioia -- The Kosovo Opinion and Issues of International Responsibility /Helmut Philipp Aust -- "You Say You'll Change the Constitution" –The ICJ and Non-state Entities in the Kosovo Advisory Opinion /Andrea Gattini -- Das Kosovo-Gutachten und globaler Konstitutionalismus /Anne Peters -- Struktur und Inhalt der Stellungnahmen Österreichs im IGH-Gutachtenverfahren zu Kosovo /Gerhard Hafner and Nadia Kalb -- Stichwortverzeichnis /Peter Hilpold -- Anhang. Das Gutachten des IGH zur Völkerrechtskonformität der einseitigen Erklärung der Unabhängigkeit des Kosovo volume 22. Juli 2010 /Peter Hilpold.