Presents an introduction to the legislation, administration and management of construction contracts, including commentary on various key legislation up to July 2007. This book provides students with a reference on construction contracts. It is intended for construction undergra…
by Schwenzer, Ingeborg H., Hachem, Pascal, Kee, Christopher
by Schwenzer, Ingeborg H., Hachem, Pascal, Kee, Christopher
Offering a conceptual approach to the law of treaties, this insightful book not only sets out the foundational issues but identifies tensions within the field, including formalism vs flexibility, integrity vs flexibility, and uniformity vs specialisation, to name a few.
All treaties, from human rights to international trade, include formal exceptions that allow governments to legally break the rules that they have committed to, in order to deal with unexpected events. Such institutional 'flexibility' is necessary, yet it raises a tricky theoret…
This Handbook aims to provide practical guidance on good treaty practice. It presents a range of examples from the practice of several States and international organisations and explains the actions that need to be taken to create a new treaty, bring it into force, operate it, a…
"Large international construction projects often have a range of major contractors, subcontractors and consultants based in different parts of the world and working to different legal theories and understandings. This can lead to confusion in the understanding, interpretation an…
