This volume completes the monumental, eleven-volume series, International Law in Historical Perspective, which was published over a period of 24 years by Professor J.H.W. Verzijl (and continued after his death in 1987 by W.P. Heere and J.P.S. Offerhaus). This index volume provides insight into the series both for the uninitiated and initiated, enabling the user to access all 11 volumes (spanning a total of 6500 printed pages) quickly and easily. It contains a subject index, an index of personal names, of geographical names, of ships' names, a list of treaties, a list of international...

Osler is internationally known as one of Canada's leading corporate/commercial law firms. In this incomparable guide for practitioners, three experienced Osler lawyersand#191;one each in Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta--provide an easy-to-use practical overview of the law of domestic and international arbitrations in Canada. With lucid clarification of applicable legislation, both federal and provincial, and analysis of relevant case law, the Guide offers great assistance in the preparation, negotiation, process, and conclusion of arbitration agreements in Canada. Among the topics covered arc...

Patent rights depend on many interpretive elements, including even the patent subject matter and the question of who owns the right. Such elements lead to varying legal approaches in different countries and, since it is in the nature of inventions to be international, knowledge of patent law in a variety of national jurisdictions is an indispensable asset for patent lawyers and their clients. This book provides that essential knowledge as it relates to the patent laws of Japan together with English translations of main provisions of the Patent Law. It provides a systematic and concise...