The aim of the reforms introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon was to simplify and make more transparent the system of Union legal sources and that of the decision-making procedures. This paper examines that how the system of Union legal sources and that of the previous legislative and...

The International Covenant for Economic Social and Cultural Rights, ICESCR, commits states to progressively realize the economic and social rights enumerated in the Covenant. This poses a challenge to measurement. It is not enough to assess the extent to which rights are enjoyed in a country or...

The article focuses on the complexity of the contemporary diversification of the sanctions applicable to unfair clauses, in the context of the entering into force of the Romanian New Civil Code on October 1st, 2011, as well as on the persisting difficulties surrounding the distinction between...

We use Bureau of Justice Statistics data to estimate that, in 2008, the United States had between 12 and 14 million ex-offenders of working age. Because a prison record or felony conviction greatly lowers ex-offenders’ prospects in the labor market, we estimate that this large population...

"The earth is polluted - Commoner says - not because the man is a very dirty animal, nor because the species is too large. The blame is on society - how society understands to possess, distribute and use the wealth that human labor extracts from planetary resources (Barry Commoner, The circle...

Currently, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) faces a number of challenges involving the need for strategic decisions for the long term future of European agriculture and of the rural areas in the European Union. To be effective in addressing these challenges, the CAP must work within a...

In our paper, the role of the state aids is analyzed in the context of the international economic and financial crisis, reviewing the new community regulations regarding the state aid measures in order to support the access to financing and the stability of banking sector in the member states....

In our paper, the role of the state aids is analyzed in the context of the international economic and financial crisis, reviewing the new community regulations regarding the state aid measures in order to support the access to financing and the stability of banking sector in the member states....

Currently, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) faces a number of challenges involving the need for strategic decisions for the long term future of European agriculture and of the rural areas in the European Union. To be effective in addressing these challenges, the CAP must work within a...

The two contributions in this legal working paper discuss the various aspects of composite administrative procedures in the context of both Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) decision-making procedures. It addresses the definition of such procedures, their...