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The Decolonization of International Law: State Succession and the Law of Treaties (2007)
Book
Craven, M. (2007). The Decolonization of International Law: State Succession and the Law of Treaties. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199217625.001.0001

The issue of state succession continues to be a vital and complex focal point for public international lawyers, yet it has remained strangely resistant to effective articulation. The formative period in this respect was that of decolonization: a peri... Read More about The Decolonization of International Law: State Succession and the Law of Treaties.

Insider Dealing and Money Laundering in the EU: Law and Regulation (2007)
Book
Alexander, R. (2007). Insider Dealing and Money Laundering in the EU: Law and Regulation. Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315588766

This work presents a comparative study of the provisions relating to insider dealing under the EC Insider Dealing Directive. The volume begins with a discussion of the rationale for regulating financial services in general and controlling insider dea... Read More about Insider Dealing and Money Laundering in the EU: Law and Regulation.

White knights and black knights. Does the search for competitive bids always benefit the shareholders of “target” companies? (2006)
Journal Article
Mucciarelli, F. (2006). White knights and black knights. Does the search for competitive bids always benefit the shareholders of “target” companies?. European Company and Financial Law Review, 3(4), 408-425. https://doi.org/10.1515/ECFR.2006.018

According to the EC Directive on Takeover Bids, defensive measures should be authorised by the general meeting of the target company. The incumbent board can, nonetheless, search for a competing bid, a so-called “white knight”. The rationale underpin... Read More about White knights and black knights. Does the search for competitive bids always benefit the shareholders of “target” companies?.

The Role of Islam in the Legal System of Pakistan (2006)
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Lau, M. (2006). The Role of Islam in the Legal System of Pakistan. Martinus Nijhoff. https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004149274.i-250

The role of the judiciary in the Islamisation of Pakistan’s legal system has not received much attention by legal scholars. This book aims to fill this gap. Starting in 1947, it examines the way Pakistani judges have dealt with the controversial issu... Read More about The Role of Islam in the Legal System of Pakistan.

The Dialectics of Law and Development (2006)
Book Chapter
Newton, S. (2006). The Dialectics of Law and Development. In D. M. Trubek, & A. Santos (Eds.), The New Law and Economic Development: a Critical Appraisal (174-202). Cambridge University Press

Women, Law and Human Rights: An African Perspective (2005)
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Banda, F. (2005). Women, Law and Human Rights: An African Perspective. Hart. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781472563460

Africa, with its mix of statute, custom and religion is at the centre of the debate about law and its impact on gender relations. This is because of the centrality of the gender question and its impact on the cultural relativism debate within human r... Read More about Women, Law and Human Rights: An African Perspective.

Recognition of New Property Interests (2005)
Book Chapter
Kohler, P. (2005). Recognition of New Property Interests. In A. Clarke, & P. Kohler (Eds.), Property Law: Commentary and Materials (345-379). Cambridge University Press

In this chapter, we will consider the essentially dynamic quality of property. While it is important that the categories of property are clear and certain, it does not follow from this that the list should be eternally fixed and incapable of developm... Read More about Recognition of New Property Interests.