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The monitoring of the rights of the child: a child rights-based approach
(2007)
Due to the lacunae between legal obligations to human rights and the actual situation,
monitoring is an essential component of the international and national human rights system.
Monitoring illuminates the situation of ...
Street children's right to education : the failure of international law in protecting the rights of a vulnerable group.
(2007)
This thesis studies the role of international law in protecting the rights of
marginalized groups and examines the case of street children as a group whose rights
are not adequately protected. It argues that the omission ...
The Yukos Case: The New Dimension in Money Laundering Cases
(2008)
The Yukos case is known for its unprecedented character and complexity as a
Russian corporate, tax and money laundering case. It continues to raise political and legal
problems, both domestically and internationally, and ...
The Isles of Scilly and the Channel Islands: "bench-mark" hydrographic and geodetic surveys 1689-1980
(Queen Mary University of London, 2004)
The English Channel has been both a major maritime artery and a navigator's nightmare for
many centuries. Two archipelagoes, the Isles of Scilly to the north and the Channel Islands
to the south, have been and remain ...
Reimagining the Corporation: Narratives of Corporate Social Responsibility
(2008)
This thesis evaluates standard setting initiatives in corporate social responsibility or
`CSR' engagements. Chapter 1 establishes how standard setting initiatives are developed
through narratives of CSR. In chapter 2, ...
Copyright and freedom of expression: revising the Berne Convention.
(2007)
Commentators' views on the relationship between copyright law and the human
right of freedom of expression are currently diverse. The root of the problem lies in
the difficulty in balancing authors' rights with human ...
The role of tax incentives in a trio of Sub-Saharan African economies : a comparative study of Nigerian, South African and Kenyan tax law.
(2008)
This Thesis evaluates the role of tax incentives in promoting sustainable economic
development in developing countries, comparing the South African and Kenyan
experiences with that of Nigeria, with a view to suggesting ...
Power, Prizes and Partners: explaining the diversity boom in City law firms.
(2008)
The thesis is a qualitative study of the diversity boom in City law firms. The central
research question asks why there should have been such a number of diversity policies
implemented in recent years by these firms. The ...
Arbitration and third parties.
(2008)
Modern international transactions have become extremely complicated, requiring
the participation of several parties for the delivery of large-scale projects. However.
multiparty commercial projects are invariably ...
Curiosity, Commerce, and Conversation in the Writing of London Horticulturists during the Early-Eighteenth Century
(Queen Mary University of London, 2005)
This dissertation explores the social and literary worlds of horticulturists
who lived, worked, and wrote in early-eighteenth-century London. The period
witnessed not only a growing market for printed books and pamphlets ...
