Administrative cases have reached a complexity which has not been seen before. Great efforts are demanded to strike an appropriate balance between the rights and interests of those directly affected by the administrative decisions and the protection of the interests of the community. There are...

The volume presents pragmatic ways of action of parties in European Parliament. There are addressing issues such as the importance of political parties, the formation of political parties and parliamentary groups in the European Parliament, European elections impact on the action of parties in...

As the opening of the new world changed assumptions on the old world, the same way “new continent” began to change attitudes on the creation of wealth nations and human efforts. The impetus for exploration came also from a desire to accomplish new business. Once again, brave and curious...

The Lisbon Treaty has brought significant changes to the European system of democracy. The political dialogue between national parliaments and European institutions has been strengthened through various mechanisms of participation in ascending and descending phase of European decision-making...

Besides the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents and the various standing, temporary or ad hoc Committees, political groups are one of the elements which make up the inner structure of the European Parliament. In this context, it is obvious that they play a particularly important role in the...

The ABA Standards now require formative assessment to be integrated into law school courses, and there is extensive literature, both in legal education and education more generally, about the goals and methods for formative assessment. This Article makes the key insights of that literature...

Will a tax lawyer in private practice help taxpayers comply or help taxpayers cheat? Will a government tax lawyer respect or abuse taxpayer rights? Answers to these questions turn, at least in large part, on the lawyer's ethical professional identity—the lawyer's philosophy of lawyering, which...

A new one-credit course on IP and patent application drafting was offered at Auburn University jointly by the authors in spring 2009. The course started with a target of 15 students. Within 1 week of its announcement, the course was oversubscribed; the class was filled within a week of its...

Key Point – This article provides an overview of the developments in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) in Nigeria and highlights key issues in 10 recent judgments on IP Law in Nigeria. The cases are organized thematically according to the type of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)...