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In June 2016, the European Union launched its new ‘Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy’. In less unusual times, it would have been received as merely the latest iteration of the main tenets and ambitions of EU external action,... more
This paper argues that the Treaties of Rome and the process of European integration they heralded had a lasting impact on the development of international law. However, their significance is usually misattributed. While European law has... more
S. Kowalska, Protection of Cultural Goods and the Right to Peaceful Enjoyment of Possessions. Reflections in the Context of Strasbourg Jurisprudence, [in:] "Studia Iuridica Cassoviensia" 2015, Vol. III, No. 2, pp. 13-23
The paper inspects historical, institutional and legal aspects of EU policy on CSDP, including aspects related to the applicable law in EU missions, i.e. international humanitarian law/international human rights law and international... more
'Membership of the European Union changes the relationship between Parliament and the courts in the British constitution. Parliament is no longer sovereign and the courts are no longer bound to uphold the will of Parliament.' Can this... more
Using objective measures of investor protections in 170 countries, I establish that the level of investor protection matters for cross-country differences in GDP growth: countries with stronger protections tend to grow faster than those... more
The breadth of international law and institutions in contemporary global politics means it is no longer possible to make sense of international politics without understanding international law. International Law for International... more
This article will describe the current legal framework on assisted reproduction technology (ART) regulation in Italy, taking into account recent case-law derived from the implementation of the Law 40 of 2004 on ART. Special... more
This book deepens the study of the law of treaties by offering specific solutions to current legal problems. It provides a high-level theoretical and practical approach, touching upon all major current issues of the law of treaties. It is... more
This paper argues that the figure of the migrant has come to be seen as a potential terrorist in the West, under the condition of a double, but completely opposed, set of crises internal to the nation-state.
Having being a British Colony, Cyprus has adopted the Anglo-Saxon legal system, which is based on the Common Law. One of the English legal doctrines, adopted by Cypriot Courts, is the doctrine of forum non conveniens, which gives them a... more
This article expresses a note of caution regarding the general enthusiasm surrounding the duty of sincere cooperation in the external relations of the European Union. It argues that according to the recent case law of the European Court... more
European Contract Law and the Digital Single Market, an edited collection consisting of carefully selected contributions by leading scholars, addresses the impact of digital technology on European Private Law in light of the latest... more
Purpose – This article aims to deal with international investment disputes, with a focus on the nature of the law applicable to the merits of such disputes. Design/methodology/approach – The procedure for determining the law applicable in... more
With emphasis on the ECJ's first Refugee Law case Salahadin Abdulla and Others (C-175/08), this article brings to light the failure to correctly interpret the Geneva Refugee Convention by different actors (UNHCR, the European Commission... more
How do EU law and international law interact? Is the relationship between EU law and international law different from the relationship between general international law and one of its specialised legal orders, for example the relationship... more
European Arrest Warrant was one of new legal measures put forward by the European Union after 9/11. As part of the EU’s response to the rising threat of global terrorism and transnational organized crime, the Council adopted on 13 June... more
An 800-word summary of the Omega vs Bonn Police case in the context of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality of the EU Law.
Article 260 TFEU (the former Article 228 EC) now provides for financial sanctions to be applied more easily, and in more situations. This paper examines the operation of the new rules, and the impact that they could have on the... more
The EU common commercial policy as it is in the Lisbon Treaty (2009), with the innovations on the trade in services, the trade related aspects of intellectual property rights and foreign direct investments.
The following work aims to propose an organic reconstruction of the phenomenon of the withdrawal from the European Union. Such work, at this level of systematicity, has never been carried out by the doctrine: the reason for this is that... more
The rising number of non-status migrants is one of the central political issues of our time. This essay argues that if we want to understand the political and philosophical importance of this phenomenon, the contributions of Alain Badiou,... more
This paper provides a summary of Factortame I and Factortame II
La monografia è frutto di un’opera di rielaborazione della tesi di Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza dell’Autore. L’Autore, dopo la disamina dell’origine storica e della disciplina giuridica del mandato d’arresto europeo (c.d. MAE),... more