Covid-19 - comparative perspectives Facing the Covid-19 in France: the renewal of the state of emergency, by Estelle Chambas 6 Nov 202013 Nov 2020 The Covid-19 crisis put national legal orders under stress by its new dimension as a pandemic. If some countries had already faced similar health crises in their recent history, this…
Comparative contracts… Performing Contracts in COVID-19 Times in England and in France: Different Responses, Same Result?, by Catherine Pedamon and Radosveta Vassileva 6 Nov 202030 Oct 2020 Global leaders have compared the economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 health emergency to the reverberations of World War II (WWII). French President Emmanuel Macron even publicly declared, from the…
Call for papers… CALL FOR BLOG POSTS – REGULATION OF FAKE NEWS AND ITS ENFORCEMENT 3 Nov 202028 Feb 2021 The British Association of Comparative Law (BACL) invites submissions for its blog on the theme “The regulation of fake news and its enforcement” (click here for BACL blog). Fake news…
Taxation “No Taxation without Representation” – Reflections over democratic disparities associated to globally mobile taxpayers by Yvette Lind 30 Oct 202023 Oct 2020 Ongoing globalization and increased taxpayer mobility not only exacerbate current inadequacies when allocating taxing rights but also intensify already existing (harmful) tax competition between states as individual states have begun…
Comparative administrative law… New publication – U Stelkens and A Andrijauskaitė, Good Administration and the Council of Europe: Law, Principles and Effectiveness (OUP 2020) 23 Oct 2020 Good Administration and the Council of Europe: Law, Principles and Effectiveness is about the effectiveness of the pan-European principles of good administration. For the first time, the notion of good…
Comparative constitutional law Discussion around Myriam Hunter-Henin’s book: Why Religious Freedom Matters for Democracy. Comparative Reflections from Britain and France for a Democratic vivre ensemble, Hart, Comparative Public Law Series, 2020 16 Oct 202013 Oct 2020 The event, organised by Dr Yseult Marique (Essex University) under the auspices of the British Association of Comparative Law, was presented by Dr Sophie Turenne (Cambridge University), Chair of BACL,…
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