This text compares the legislative frameworks in the EU, US, China, and international organizations applicable to e-commerce and highlights the main legal obstacles to the development of electronic contracts and signatures.
History of European integration -- Values and objectives of the EU including the creation of an area of freedom, security and justice (FSJ) -- Membership of the European Union -- Competences of the EU -- The common foreign and security policy (CFSP) competences of the EU -- The …
This textbook has been written to give law students detailed knowledge of the main areas of EU law, and lead them to examination success. It provides an in-depth examination of, and commentary on the areas of institutional and substantive EU law, and also covers EC competition l…
"A useful text and reference book. These essays are at their best in serving both area study and political sociology."--Slavic Review. "Wolchik and Curry have assembled an all-star cast of experts for an authoritative assessment of the progress the region has made toward libera…
Now in a fully updated edition, this essential text explores the other half of Europe--the new and future members of the European Union along with the problems and potential they bring to the region and to the world stage. Clear and comprehensive, itoffers an authoritative and u…
Politically sensitive and economically important, welfare services such as health care, health insurance and education have opened up a heated debate in the EU. The application of EU law to welfare services raises discontent from the part of the Member States who perceive their …
"The EU has only limited competence to regulate national health-care systems but recent developments have shown that health care is not immune from the effects of EU law. As Member States have increasingly experimented with new forms of funding and the delivery of health-care an…