The Nisga’a Nation, federal government and provincial government of British Columbia completed negotiation of the Nisga’a Final Agreement on 4 August 1998. Although the parties incorporated the language of nationhood, new relationships, and intergovernmental agreement, to many it remains...

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,...

As new countries queue to join the European Union, the screening and transposition obligations remain on-going phenomena which deserve more academic attention. This paper examines the position of the current candidate countries and traces the progress achieved in the implementation of the...

The paper analyses the proposed Common European Sales Law (hereinafter ‘CESL’) and in particular the provisions on seller’s obligation and consumer’s remedies in case of non-performance. The Author explores the provisions of the CELS taking into account the rules of Consumer Sales and...

This article points out that procurement law is likely to have the side effect of hindering the development of IPPP contracts by introducing uncertainties regarding IPPP contracts´ classification for the purpose of its procurement. Keeping in mind the Commission´s policy of promoting IPPP...

At the beginning of 2014, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the new directive on public procurement. Inter alia, the new Directive introduces a new procedure called the innovation partnership. The availability of the new provisions maybe valuable particularly from the perspective...

Based on an assumption that in its current shape the EU public procurement framework is a highly regulated and rigid system, in which delivery of successful PPP contracts may be hindered, in this paper it will be considered, whether there could be a different, more beneficial way in which to...

Should the debate about the EU's “democratic deficit” now be replaced by a — new — debate about the EU's “justice deficit?” Is it, in other words, advisable to shift the focus away from (or beyond) democracy to a (search for a) more comprehensive — EU-wide and perhaps genuinely...

Unmanned aerial vehicles — “UAVs” or “drones” — are increasingly becoming a mainstream commercial phenomenon and tool for a vast range of commercial consumer, prosumer, and professional activities. Given advances in automation and miniaturization generally — and flight control...