This is the sixth volume in the Swedish Studies in European Law series. Arising from the work of two well-attended seminars, this new volume concentrates on highly topical issues in European Law, current problems in the enforcement of human rights in Europe, and the accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights. Among the topics dealt with, apart from -the accession issue-, are questions related to: the enforcement of the Charter of Fundamental Rights * human rights as general principles of law * specific issues like the -Double Jeopardy Clause- in relation to Swedish tax law...

This book discusses prominent and controversial gender-related issues across the fields of family law, tort law, labour law, civil procedure law, ADR and private international law. An important critical assumption made by the authors is that the gender equality perspective has been largely neglected in several branches of private law, since scholars researching the intersection between gender and legal studies are mostly focused on public law and human rights law. In light of that, the book contributes not only to the deconstruction of gender-blind private law, but also to the development of...