The 90's shook up seriously the securities industry and pointed the way for the creation of an integrated European securities market. The Institutions have nevertheless been very slow in reacting to the unleashed forces and it was only at the end of the decade with the effective introduction of the Euro that Giovannini Group gave first warnings. The European market was characterised by a juxta

International law related to patents, on the one side, and human rights, on the other, both constitute interesting areas of law on their own. From time-to time the two distinct fields of international law intertwine. A tragic but highly relevant example is the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic. The core of law-related considerations of the HIV/AIDS epidemic consists of specific parts of the two fields, na

Human rights have their roots in citizen's rights. The development of citizen's rights has been centring on property rights. Property rights own its root to Rome. Private property rights are crucial elements in the Roman law, but were less recognized in the Middle Ages. Then it revives in the medieval cities. This thesis explores the development of property rights in Europe with the transf

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia was in the crisis that affected every aspect of the state activity. Among other things, Russia had to enact its own legislation that could serve the establishment of a market economy. The crisis affected heavily the intellectual property rights (IPR) protection: Russia had no IPR laws and no relevant state agency. During 1992-1993, new Russ

The present study is dedicated to a discussion on the efficiency of exercise of ICC jurisdiction, based on past international criminal law experience. While acknowledging the unprecedented significance of the establishment of a permanent international criminal court, it focuses on the numerous perceived shortcomings in the ICC statute system, likely to constitute major challenges in the court'

Most counterfeit goods are luxury goods bearing a well-known trademark. The counterfeit goods also can be protected by copyright/design protection. WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use (WIPO 2004, second edition) A counterfeit trademark is defined in Article 51 of the TRIPS as the following: &quot&semicCounterfeit trademark goods shall mean any goods, including packagin

Purpose: To determine if mergers and acquisitions are value creating or destroying in the Australian market, identifying the individual sources of this value creation or destruction, and attempt to relate the post-merger performance to changes in equity prices around the announcement date of the bid. Methodology: A quantitative approach comparing pre and post merger firm performance with a median

This paper analyzes corporate geographic diversification in an attempt to establish if crossborder deals involving UK acquirers on BRIC targets over the period 1997-01-01 to 2010-04- 15 are value-enhancing for acquirers and to identify the variables that influence the result. Our findings suggest that acquisitions of BRIC targets by UK based firms are on average, value enhancing at the 5% signific

This study attempts to receive insights and thus, expand the general understanding of customers‟ perceptions and associations towards store image for grocery store in an emerging Lithuania market. The case study of Rimi Baltic company is taken as an example. Further on, a qualitative strategy is employed in this research. Information is collected by employing photo elicitation method, tw

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The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the interplay between internal and external values, mainly by exploring the relationship between core values and brand values in a case study.This paper is based on a qualitative approach using various semi-structured interviews.The theoretical perspective aim to develop existing brand building process literature and provide enhanced understanding of th

Purpose of the study: To construct a framework by investigating value creating processes within the New Economy. In terms of value the researchers are investigating the process from consumer activation to co-production, and to the last step of using co-production in order to co-create value. Theoretical framework: The main theories are Marketing Communications, Co-production and Co-creation. Addit

As the overall United Nations (UN) machinery embarks on its continuous road of reformation, more particularly as it relates to reforming its Human Rights System, this Thesis sets out to critically examine the effect of this process on one aspect of the latter System: international minority rights. And even more specifically in this regard, the primary focus is on the now-abolished (or as some say

This article will analyse features on two primary laws, the BL and the GPL, on public procurement and latest progresses of its regulations for implementing in China and provide an overview of the structure for the public procurement implementation. In particular, it will give a critic assessment on the inconsistence in legislation as well as implementation in China's public procurement regime

This study is an attempt to analyse whether the Human Rights based approach is a viable tool towards implementing the right to development consequently attaining the right to food in Malawi. The question to be determined is whether the unfreedom from hunger of vulnerable and marginalized groups can be overcome by implementing development programs relating to the right to food as a component of the