Essays about: "abuse of law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 207 essays containing the words abuse of law.

  1. 1. Open Innovation or Anti-Competitive Abuse? A Case-Study on the Tesla Patent Pledge under European Union Competition Law

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Lukas Wenger; [2023-08-11]
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    Abstract : Patent Pledges can be defined as “voluntary commitments by patent holders to limit enforcement of their patents, made to the public or large segments of specific markets”. In terms of IP strategy, it is a relatively new strategy, only having a history of 20 or so years. READ MORE

  3. 2. SELF-INDUCED TEMPORARY INSANITY AND DRUG ABUSE : COURT PRACTICE AND THE CURRENT SOCIOLOGY OF PUNISHMENT

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Jeanette Rosenblom Petersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Addiction; Courts of Appeals; Self-induced temporary insanity. Severe Mental Disorder; Sociology of Punishment; Missbruk; Hovrätten; Självförvållad tillfällig sinnesförvirring; Allvarlig psykisk störning; Straffets sociologi;

    Abstract : Background: The Swedish penal code has viewed self-induced temporary insanity, caused by intoxication, depending on which Sociology of Punishment is currently active. Starting from a lenient view of drug-induced insanity in the Middle Ages towards a harsher penal climate today. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Kämpe; [2023]
    Keywords : UK Modern Slavery Act; MSA; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UNGP; modern slavery; human rights due diligence; HRDD; supply chain; transparency; postcolonialism; neo-colonialism; dependency theory;

    Abstract : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. READ MORE

  5. 4. EU Copyright and Competition Law - "Under which conditions may a refusal to license copyright-protected content constitute an abuse of a dominant position?"

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Ariana Qerimaj; [2023]
    Keywords : EU; Copyright Law; Competition Law; Intellectual Property Rights; Article 102 TFEU; Magill; IMS Health; Refusal to license; Abuse of dominant position; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The topic that this thesis aims to investigate is that of the intersection of intellectual property rights (more specifically copyright) and EU competition law. The research is carried out with the purpose of exploring the following two questions; namely to what extent the interest of further competition is reflected internally within the scope of copyright protection, as well as, under what conditions a refusal to license a copyright-protected work constitutes an abuse of a dominant position according to Article 102 TFEU. READ MORE

  6. 5. Too Much Information? An Assessment of the European Commission’s Proposal for Changes to Article 17 of the Market Abuse Regulation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Sigurdur Gudmundsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Securities Market Law. Financial Instruments. Market Abuse Regulation MAR . Legislative Proposal.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Article 17(1) of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) mandates that an issuer shall publicly disclose “inside information” which directly concerns the issuer as soon as possible, with the concept of “inside information” defined in art. 7 of MAR. READ MORE