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A barrister’s role in the plea decision: an analysis of drivers affecting advice in the crown court
(2010)
This thesis explores the reasons behind barristers' advice to defendants in the
Crown Court on plea, primarily through interviews with criminal law practitioners
themselves. Beginning with a critical overview of the ...
Analysing restrictive and liberal approaches towards assisted suicide and euthanasia
(2010)
The ‘end of life’ issue in relation to assisted suicide and euthanasia is one of our prime concerns and a most widely discussed phenomenon not only in academic and official literature, but also in day-to-day life. Some ...
The precautionary principle in international environmental law (with a special focus on the marine environment of Thailand)
(2010)
Although rather recently-emerged principle in the history of international environmental law, arguably, the precautionary principle is more controversial than other principles. Many questions are still unanswered which ...
Exploring the link between law and the fair trade movement: how can law be opened to reflect values from a social movement to benifit the world's poor?
(2010)
The fair trade movement has been established to create a mutual equality among people in a
global pane to offset a gap of inequality and poverty exacerbated by the effect of
globalization. One of the main principles of ...
Developing constraints on property rights in the community interest: concepts of ownership and the limitation of property rights in land and copyright law
(2010)
There is a dominant ideology of property in land law, the ‘liberal model’, in which the rights of the property owner are perceived as being absolute. However, there is an alternative model, the ‘stewardship model’, in which ...
Legal framework for the Eurosystem national central bank
(2010)
This thesis analyses legal issues related to the participation in the Eurosystem by a national central bank (NCB). My aim is to develop principles that could be used for a national central bank law for a European Union ...
Article 31(3)(c) of the VCLT and the principle of systemic integration
(2010)
The proliferation of international courts and tribunals combined with the expansion of
the areas and density of regulation of international law has given rise to a debate on
the issue of fragmentation of international ...
The misconception of F. I. Schechter.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2010-09)
After briefly examining the history of trade marks and establishing the theoretical framework of trade mark functions, an analysis from the perspective of semiotics is conducted, viewing the trade mark as a sign. This ...
The Interpretation of Treaties by Foreign Investment Arbitral Tribunals
(Queen Mary University of London, 2010)
This thesis explores the rules of treaty interpretation as they are applied by foreign
investment arbitral tribunals ("FIATs"). Its primary aims are:
a) to determine whether FIAT treaty interpretation practice is generally ...
The interpretation of treaties by foreign investment arbitral tribunals
(2010)
This thesis explores the rules of treaty interpretation as they are applied by foreign
investment arbitral tribunals (“FIATs”). Its primary aims are:
a) to determine whether FIAT treaty interpretation practice is generally ...