This contains the Table of Contents and Introduction for a book retracing the origins of Geographical Indications (GI) protection and the process by which they have emerged as a distinct category of subject matter within international Intellectual Property (IP) law. It sets out to locate GIs...

This paper explains the unique features and functions of the Trust in English law in the light of the structure and style of English Property law, in contrast with Continental European legal systems, where the absence of the Trust is linked with the special principles and dogmatic structures of...

This Note for the Yearbook of Consumer Law first updates on proposals to reform Australia's consumer product safety regulation regime. Discussions have largely stalled, despite legitimacy and efficiency concerns evident from a related review of its main standard-setting body. By contrast,...

Broadcasters and other media are particularly susceptible to claims in defamation, infringements of privacy or of other interests in personality. They may be also sued for other civil wrongs (torts) such as alleged breaches of intellectual property rights or for acts of unfair competition. When...

This paper contains the conclusions from the work of the Economic Impact Group (EIG), a part of the CoPECL Network of Excellence funded by the EU to prepare a Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR). Part 1 revisits basic principles which are central to the work of the whole group. For one,...

The EC antitrust prohibitions are regularly invoked in private litigation as a shield. Private parties also play an important role in public antitrust enforcement through complaints to the competition authorities. However, in marked contrast with the situation in the US, private actions for...

Debate about the adequacy of civil liability and compensation arrangements for nuclear reactor accidents increased markedly after the 1986 Chernobyl accident. The subsequent development of international nuclear liability and compensation conventions has sought to address the principal...

Pharmaceutical Companies are highly globalized. This widening of drug markets leads to an erosion of the national government's legislative powers. With trials and marketing of compounds and pharmaceuticals carried out in different countries, ensuring safety and effectiveness of drugs becomes...

Tort Law is not harmonised at a European level. Substantive and procedural regulations vary substantially across EU Member States in most of the facets and dimensions of damages actions. These differences derive, amongst other causes, from different legal traditions. However, significant efforts...

Human rights are universally recognized. Their enforcement, however, often requires the action of particular states. This paper examines private law remedies in tort in several Member states of the European Union to remedy human rights violations occurring outside the European Union. It...