Essays about: "international private law choice of law"

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  1. 1. Locating the Unlocated : An Examination of Choice of Law and Consumer Protection in Cryptocurrency Trading

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Laura Fernandez Gomero; [2023]
    Keywords : Private International Law; Conflicts of Laws; Rome I Regulation; Choice of Law; Qualification; Applicable Law; Crypto-assets; Cryptocurrency; Blockchain; Decentralized Ledger Technology; Crypto Exchanges; Crypto Trading; Consumer Contracts; Consumer Protection; Cross-border Contracts; Lunar Block; MiCA; Internationell privaträtt; IP-rätt; lagval; gränsöverskridande avtal; kryptotillgångar; kryptovalutor; Bitcoin; blockkedjeteknologi; kryptohandel; kvalifikation; konsumentskydd; Lunar Block; Rom I-förordningen; MiFID II; MiCA;

    Abstract : Disputes involving emerging technology, often leave a grey area on applicable law, as it is unlocated in the physical world. The problem with crypto-assets is partly driven by their underlying technology, allowing for the assets to be distributed in an international, digital sphere, and making it hard to pinpoint their territorial location and solve legal issues. READ MORE

  2. 2. The EU reinvents the wheel: A study on the challenges of the Arbitration and Mediation Centre in the Unified Patent System

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

    Author : Viktor Rauer; [2020]
    Keywords : EU law; patent law; arbitration; mediation; IP law; private international law; law and economics; comparative law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Unitary Patent is a patent proposed by the EU that will make it possible for inventors to protect their inventions in all Member States by submitting a single patent application. This is intended to simplify the patent application procedure and mitigate the associated costs. READ MORE

  3. 3. A paradigm shift from voluntary to court-ordered climate change mitigation? The potentials and challenges of a human rights-based approach

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

    Author : Kimberly de Bruijn; [2020]
    Keywords : international human rights law; public international law; climate change; climate change mitigation; public interest litigation; actio popularis; human rights approach; united nations framework convention on climate change; paris agreement; rule of law; democracy; right to life; right to respect for private and family life; european convention on human rights; african charter on human and peoples rights; american convention on human rights; right to a healthy environment; environmental law; united nations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The central theme of this thesis is anthropogenic climate change; governments' inability to create an effective, inclusive response mechanism that manages to mitigate anthropogenic emissions; and advocates efforts to coerce States to act by invoking State responsibility in adjudicatory dispute settlement processes. States' failure to act in accordance with scientific risk assessments and to mitigate polluting activities has led underrepresented groups to increasingly lose trust in their respective executive and legislative branches, and, by means of protest, these advocates are now turning to court. READ MORE

  4. 4. Personality rights, defamation and the internet - Considerations of private international law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Axel Nilsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Private law; comparative law; private international law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses areas related to problems of private international law that can arise from an online cross-border violation of personality rights. The thesis can be divided into two parts. One part deals with jurisdictional issues and specifically a discussion regarding Art. READ MORE

  5. 5. What Choice of Equality for Workers with Family Responsibilities?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Heleen Jääger; [2015]
    Keywords : international labour law; formal equality; substantive equality; equality of treatment; equality of opportunity; equality of results; family responsibilities discrimination; workers with family responsibilities; gender stereotypes; transformative equality; parental leave; Estonia; social partners; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Gone are the days when women were exclusively confined to care work in the private sphere and men dominated in the public sphere. Still, the increase in the number of women in gainful employment has not engendered a more equitable division of family responsibilities inside the family unit. READ MORE