This book examines Nigeria’s reform of personal property security law. While the new unitary system is acclaimed for enhancing credit access for small businesses, this text highlights the enactment’s drawbacks, offering lessons for stakeholders within and outside Nigeria.
Civil Law Studies
As a rising superpower, India must engage with the Civil Law System dominant in the global market. In “Civil Law Studies,” scholars from India, Lisbon, and Coimbra collaborate to strengthen the study of Civil Law for its future prospects in India.
Think Consumer
Contrary to mainstream thinking, this book argues that the quality function of a trade mark should be enforced by law. This encourages traders to improve goods over advertising, reducing consumer search costs and bridging the gap between legal theory and reality.
TRIPS Agreement of the WTO
This book examines how the WTO’s TRIPS agreement impacts agriculture and public health in LDCs like Bangladesh. It argues that its one-size-fits-all approach harms development and shows how LDCs can use TRIPS flexibilities to protect their interests.
Misapplying Globalization
This book studies Jordan’s rapid adoption of TRIPS intellectual property laws. It argues these standards, designed for multinationals, are damaging Jordan’s legal institutions and foreclosing possibilities of innovation that could bring economic benefits.
Trade and Labour Standards
Mega-regional agreements pose one of the most significant challenges to international labour law. This book examines the social dimension of TTP, CETA, and TTIP, arguing that trade liberalisation should be accompanied by progress in the social and labour field.
The “fishing entity” is a new actor in the international law of the sea. Distinct from a “state,” its legal status is unclear, creating ambiguity in high seas enforcement. This book defines the role, obligations, and rights of the fishing entity.
Nigeria’s telecommunications industry is fast-growing but legally under-researched. This book bridges that gap by providing an essential analysis of the legal and policy instruments that regulate this dynamic sector, from licensing and competition to consumer protection.
Disfellowshipping and Discrimination of a Religious Minority
This book assesses the Norwegian Government’s policy of denying Jehovah’s Witnesses state grants and registration through the lens of the European Convention on Human Rights, focusing on the overarching principles of religious autonomy and state neutrality.
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