Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies. Volume 08, 2005-2006

The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies provides a forum for the scrutiny of significant issues in European Union Law, the Law of the Council of Europe, and comparative law with a European dimension — particularly those which have come to the fore during the year preceding publication. Each volume in this prestigious and well-established series offers papers at the cutting edge of the fields which they address, and reflect the views of recognized experts drawn from the university world, legal practice, and the civil services of both the EU and its Member States. Inclusion of the comparative dimension brings a fresh perspective to the study of European law, and highlights the effects of globalization of the law, and the resulting cross fertilization of norms and ideas that has occurred among previously sovereign and separate legal orders. Half Title Page......Page 1 Half Title verso......Page 2 Title Page......Page 3 Title verso......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of Contributors......Page 7 Table of Cases......Page 9 Table of European Legislation......Page 23 Table of International Legislation......Page 33 1. Constitutional Developments in Europe......Page 35 I. INTRODUCTION......Page 43 II. DEMOCRACY AND TRANSPARENCY IN NATIONAL FEDERATIONS......Page 47 III. RELEVANCE FOR EUROPE......Page 55 IV. A (SELECTIVE) EVALUATION OF THE TREATY FOR A CONSTITUTION......Page 60 V. CONCLUSIONS......Page 68 3. The Constitution, The State and the European Union......Page 71 I. THE CHARACTERISTIC CLAIMS OF STATES......Page 72 II. FEDERATIONS AND CONFEDERATIONS......Page 76 III. THE CLAIMS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION......Page 79 IV. THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION AND THE STATE......Page 86 V. A NOTE ON CONSTITUTIONAL PLURALISM AND LEGAL PLURALISM......Page 90 VI. CONCLUSION......Page 92 I. INTRODUCTION......Page 93 II. PRIVATE LAW MAKING IN EUROPEAN UNION LAW......Page 95 III. GAUGING PRIVATE LAW MAKING IN EUROPEAN UNION LAW......Page 107 IV. THE GOODS PURSUED BY PRIVATE LAW MAKING......Page 111 V. TOWARDS A STANDARD FOR PRIVATE LAW MAKING REGIMES......Page 117 VI. CONCLUSION......Page 127 I. INTRODUCTION......Page 129 II. ‘WRESTLING AN INFLATABLE MAN’: THE MEANING OF NEW SOCIAL DEMOCRACY......Page 130 III. ‘NEW’ SOCIAL DEMOCRACY BEFORE THE COURT......Page 136 IV. CONCLUSION......Page 146 6. English Law and the European Ius Commune 1450-1650......Page 149 I. INTRODUCTION......Page 167 II. KOJÈVE’S LIFE AND INFLUENCE......Page 169 III. THE FATE OF THE NATION STATE......Page 174 IV. EUROPE AND PHILOSOPHY......Page 182 V. CONCLUSION......Page 185 I. INTRODUCTION......Page 187 II. THE MISLEADING CHARACTER OF THE PROPERTY RIGHTS ANALOGY: THE INTERVENTION OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN THE DEFINITION OF IP RIGHTS......Page 190 III. THE EVOLUTION OF THE ‘MONOPOLY’ CONCEPT AND THE USE OF THE ‘PROPERTY RIGHTS’ RHETORIC......Page 192 IV. COMPETITION LAW AND REFUSALS TO GRANT ACCESS TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: TOWARDS THE RECOGNITION OF THE SPECIFIC NATURE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY......Page 193 IV. THE INTEGRATION OF COMPETITION LAW CONCERNS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW......Page 211 V. IP AS A FORM OF REGULATION......Page 213 VI. CONCLUSION......Page 219 I. INTRODUCTION......Page 221 II. THE EXPRESS DEROGATIONS: EVOLUTION......Page 222 III. THE CONTOURS OF DISCRETION: SOME THEMATIC CHALLENGES......Page 227 IV. A NEW ‘DEROGATION’? (UN-)REASONABLE SUFFICIENCY......Page 242 V. CONCLUDING REMARKS......Page 260 10. The Language or Languages of Consumer Contracts......Page 263 I. THE UNFAIR TERMS IN CONSUMER CONTRACTS DIRECTIVE 1993, THE UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES DIRECTIVE 2005, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP......Page 265 II. EC COMPETENCE AND THE LANGUAGE TYPES OF CONSUMER CONTRACTS......Page 270 III. THE UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES DIRECTIVE 2005......Page 275 IV. THE UNFAIR TERMS IN CONSUMER CONTRACTS DIRECTIVE 1993......Page 280 V. CONCLUSION......Page 290 I. INTRODUCTION......Page 293 II. ‘BODIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW’ IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW......Page 294 III. ‘BODIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW’ IN THE SIXTH VAT DIRECTIVE......Page 301 IV. CONCLUSION......Page 305 Index......Page 307 The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies provides a forum for the scrutiny of significant issues in European Union Law, the Law of the Council of Europe, and Comparative Law with a "European" dimension, and particularly those which have come to the fore during the year preceding publication. The contributions appearing in the collection are commissioned by the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) Cambridge, which is the research Centre of Cambridge University Law Faculty specialising in European legal issues. The papers presented are all at the cutting edge of the fields which they address, and reflect the views of recognised experts drawn from the University world, legal practice, and the civil services of both the EU and its Member States. Inclusion of the comparative dimension brings a fresh perspective to the study of European law, and highlights the effects of globalisation of the law more generally, and the resulting cross fertilisation of norms and ideas that has occurred among previously sovereign and separate legal orders. The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies is an invaluable resource for those wishing to keep pace with legal developments in the fast moving world of European integration. 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(http://www.hartjournals.co.uk/cyels/subs) www.hartjournals.co.uk/cyels/subs Editorial Advisory Albertina Albors-Llorens, Catherine Barnard, John Bell, Alan Dashwood, Simon Deakin, David Feldman, Richard Fentiman, Angus Johnston, Claire Kilpatrick, John Spencer Founding Alan Dashwood and Angela Ward The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies provides a forum for the scrutiny of significant issues in European Union Law, the Law of the Council of Europe, and Comparative Law with a "European" dimension, and particularly those which have come to the fore during the year preceding publication. The contributions appearing in the collection are commissioned by the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) Cambridge, which is the research Centre of Cambridge University Law Faculty specialising in European legal issues. The papers presented are all at the cutting edge of the fields which they address, and reflect the views of recognised experts drawn from the University world, legal practice, and the civil services of both the EU and its Member States. Inclusion of the comparative dimension brings a fresh perspective to the study of European law, and highlights the effects of globalisation of the law more generally, and the resulting cross fertilisation of norms and ideas that has occurred among previously sovereign and separate legal orders. The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies is an invaluable resource for those wishing to keep pace with legal developments in the fast moving world of European integration. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS Please click on the link below to purchase individual chapters from Volume 8 through Ingenta Connect: www.ingentaconnect.com SUBSCRIPTION TO SERIES To place an annual online subscription or a print standing order through Hart Publishing please click on the link below. Please note that any customers who have a standing order for the printed volumes will now be entitled to free online access. www.hartjournals.co.uk/cyels/subs Editorial Advisory Board: Albertina Albors-Llorens, Catherine Barnard, John Bell, Alan Dashwood, Simon Deakin, David Feldman, Richard Fentiman, Angus Johnston, Claire Kilpatrick, John Spencer Founding Editors: Alan Dashwood and Angela Ward Half Title Page; Half Title verso; Title Page; Title verso; Contents; List of Contributors; Table of Cases; Table of European Legislation; Table of International Legislation; 1. Constitutional Developments in Europe; 2. Democracy, Transparency and the Apparent Demise of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe; 3. The Constitution, The State and the European Union; 4. Private Power and Public Authority in European Union Law; 5. 'New' Social Democracy before the Court of Justice; 6. English Law and the European Ius Commune 1450-1650. Scrutinizes issues in EU Law, the law of the Council of Europe and Comparative Law which have come to the fore during the year preceding publication.