Focusing on Regulations 1408/71 and 883/2004, the article outlines the main problems with co-ordination exportability of family benefits in the EU. An important emphasis is put on the principle lex loci laboris as it had been interpreted by the Court of Justice, in light of the relevant...

Kirchliche Arbeitgeber diskriminieren ihre Beschäftigten und Bewerber nach Merkmalen, nach denen andere Arbeitsgeber es nicht dürfen und meist auch nicht mehr wollen. Denn die Kirchen schaden sich damit vor allem selbst, während die Diskriminierten inzwischen anderswo willkommen sind und gute...

The Bangalore Water case (1978) expanded the scope of ‘industry' considerably which was not in tune with the post-1960 trend, that by and large tried to confine the scope of ‘industry' Justice Krishna Iyer who delivered the majority judgment seemed to be influenced by a lot of factors while...

In an era where corporate malfeasance has imposed staggering costs on society, ranging from the largest oil spill in recorded history to the largest government bailout of Wall Street, one would think that those who uncover corporate wrongdoing before it causes significant harm should receive...

With the explosion in information technology, deploying desktop Internet access for corporations is becoming commonplace. Corporate managers are dealing with issues of protecting their corporations from legal exposure, especially in relation to downloading of pornographic or racist material, and...

Many have argued that thought should constitute per se unpatentable subject matter, and some have even suggested that any patent claim that includes a mental step should lie outside patentability. Many courts have long disagreed with such a draconian rule, and have instead upheld myriad patent...

As technology has advanced, many have wondered whether (or simply when) artificial intelligent devices will replace the humans who perform complex, interactive, interpersonal tasks such as dispute resolution. Has science now progressed to the point that artificial intelligence devices can...

The past few decades have witnessed the growth of an exciting debate in the legal academy about the tensions between economic pressures to commodify and philosophical commitments to the market inalienability of certain items. Sex, organs, babies and college athletics are among the many topics...

This paper explores the relevance and effectiveness of achieving justice in the work place in Nigeria through the use of codes of conduct by Multinational Corporations. Codes of conduct express concerns of companies regarding their social responsibility and have become a popular business...