This book addresses the recent debate about copyright law and its impact on the distribution of scientific knowledge from an economic perspective. The focus is on the question whether a copyright regime or an open access regime is better suited to the norms and organizational structure in a purely global science community. The book undertakes a thorough economic analysis of the academic journal market and showcases consequences of a regime change. It also takes account of the Digital Divide debate, reflecting issues in developing countries. Finally, a comprehensive analysis of legal action in...
This book addresses the recent debate about copyright law and its impact on the distribution of scientific knowledge from an economic perspective. The...
This book is the first to analyze the compliance of different modalities of a breeders exception to patent rights with article 30 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). This type of exception allows using patented biological matter for breeding new varieties of plants. Although the breeder s exception is widely accepted under plant variety legislation, it is not common under patent laws despite the fact that patent rights often cover plant varieties in many jurisdictions. Only few European countries have adopted such an exception. After the entry...
This book is the first to analyze the compliance of different modalities of a breeders exception to patent rights with article 30 of the Agreement on ...
This contributed volume focuses on competition policy enforcement in BRICS and developing counties. It examines the role and application of economic analysis and evidence in law enforcement procedures, as well as their influence on competition authorities' policy-making. The contributors also address topics such as recent developments in competition law and practice, institutional design, indicators of performance in enforcement, the incorporation of public interest concerns in Competition Authority objectives, procedural fairness, procurement procedures and compulsory...
This contributed volume focuses on competition policy enforcement in BRICS and developing counties. It examines the role and application of economi...
To this end, it explores the prerequisites of this system through comparative legal analysis of the German, Belgian, French and English systems of review, an assessment of the observable aspects of arbitral practice, game theoretical analysis of the arbitral process, and microeconomic analysis of the cross-border market for commercial agency.
To this end, it explores the prerequisites of this system through comparative legal analysis of the German, Belgian, French and English systems of rev...
This book addresses the recent debate about copyright law and its impact on the distribution of scientific knowledge from an economic perspective. The focus is on the question whether a copyright regime or an open access regime is better suited to the norms and organizational structure in a purely global science community.
This book addresses the recent debate about copyright law and its impact on the distribution of scientific knowledge from an economic perspective. The...
This book is the first to analyze the compliance of different types of a breeder's exception to patent rights with article 30 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
This book is the first to analyze the compliance of different types of a breeder's exception to patent rights with article 30 of the Agreement on Trad...
This book analyses large-scale land investments for agricultural purposes in Africa's least developed countries from a law and economics perspective. Focusing on the effects of foreign land investments on host countries' local populations and the apparent failure of international law to create incentives to offset them, it also examines the legal and economic mechanisms to hold investors accountable in cases where their investment leads to human rights violations. Applying principal agent and contract theory, it elucidates the sources of opportunism and develops control mechanisms to...
This book analyses large-scale land investments for agricultural purposes in Africa's least developed countries from a law and economics perspectiv...
In the last two decades, multinational companies (MNCs) and global union federations (GUFs) have started to negotiate so-called global framework agreements (GFAs) which define minimum standards for labor conditions across their locations.
In the last two decades, multinational companies (MNCs) and global union federations (GUFs) have started to negotiate so-called global framework agree...
It then presents various country studies, focusing on developed countries (such as the UK and Israel) and on the BRICS countries, to highlight various practical challenges involved in recognizing excessive prices as abusive conduct on the part of dominant firms, including how to define, measure and identify excessive prices.
It then presents various country studies, focusing on developed countries (such as the UK and Israel) and on the BRICS countries, to highlight various...
