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Kollektiv förvaltning av upphovsrätt och närstående rättigheter är en gammal beståndsdel i rättighetshavarnas tillvaratagande av sina rättigheter. Upphovsrättsorganisationerna löser många av de effektivitetsproblem som i annat fall skulle ha stått i vägen för exploateringen. Organisationerna underlättar också användarnas tillgång till skyddade verk genom att skapa en enda kontaktpunkt för utfärdan
International organizations play increasingly important parts in international relations, yet a limited legal framework governs their activities. The International Law Commission identified the issue of responsibility of international organizations as early as 1963&semic however it was not until 2001 that it included the topic in its programme of work. At present, the Commission has provisiona
The main question raised is if it is possible to hold a classification society liable, if performing their surveys in an unacceptable matter, and on which grounds. The question is effected by the specific rules and regulations concerning safety at sea, as well as general contract and tort law. After a presentation of the liability theories that possibly could be used as a reason for a liability, t
För att bemöta grov organiserad brottslighet krävs det att polisen ges ökade befogenheter, exempelvis genom möjligheterna till att begagna sig av s.k. okonventionella spaningsmetoder. Polisiära provokationer utgör en sådan metod. Med provokation i detta sammanhang avses att någon lockas eller utmanas till en handling som kan vara besvärande för denne eller någon i dennes närhet. Det anses tillåtet
''Vetting'' is the general name used to describe the oil and chemical companies' process of selecting ships for their cargoes. This is a process which is not entirely harmonized and which has not been described or treated to any greater extent in literature, especially not from a legal point of view. This thesis therefore has several purposes, both legal and purely descriptive
Conducting a new share issue is a common way to attract new funds to a joint-stock company in need of it. By guaranteeing the new share issue the company wants to make sure that the shares are subscribed for to the largest possible extent. Guarantees play an important role as they assure the involved parties that the issue will be successful, and the using of guarantors can be crucial for several
This essay deals with a certain part of the EC directive on liability for defective products called the state-of-the-art defense. The defense protects the manufacturers from liability from damages caused by a defect that could not be foreseen given the technical and scientific knowledge available at the time the product was developed. Most member states have, since the directive saw its light in t
While regulatory measures are commonly imposed by states for social, environmental, economical or other reasons and are universally accepted as a part of state sovereignty, they may in various ways adversely affect the interests of foreign investments. Current debates under international investment law centre on whether and when such state interferences, although involving no transfer of legal tit
En innehavare av en upphovsrättighet kan helt eller delvis upplåta eller överlåta sin rätt att råda över verket. Upphovsrättslagen är huvudsakligen dispositiv och det finns inga formkrav för överlåtelser och upplåtelser av upphovsrätt. De vanligaste förfogandeformerna när en rätt att använda en upphovsrättighet förvärvas är enkla eller exklusiva licenser, ofta kallade nyttjanderätter. Fullständiga
The thesis explores to which extent it is possible for an individual to live in accordance with his or her chosen gender identity within the framework of the European Convention on Human Rights, and within the conventional right to privacy in particular. The specific research question has been to find out whether a right to decide one's gender identity has emerged in the European Court of Huma
Cross-border commerce involves problems not only in respect of Private Law but also within the field of Marketing Law. During the end of the year 2002 and during the year 2003, several messages by foreign betting companies could be seen in the Swedish press. Some had the message that the gambling monopoly should be stopped&semic others were more of the ''traditional'' marketing
The main purpose of this thesis is to examine marine environmental protection in the Arctic. This objective has been achieved by analyzing pertinent legal instruments on the global, regional and national level. The regional cooperation of the Arctic states has also been examined, as it is of paramount importance to the effectiveness of marine environmental protection in the Arctic. However, in ord
Straffrättens rättssubjekt är konstruerad som en fri, autonom och rationell individ som har möjligheten utföra fria och självständiga val. Traditionell straffrättslig forskning brukar avse relationen mellan staten och gärningsmannen. Staten inskränker gärningssubjektets frihet genom konstruktionen av brottsliga gärningar som är förbundna med sanktioner. En annan straffrättslig relation utgörs av g
Projektfinansiering är en finansieringsmetod där den huvudsakliga säkerheten för finansieringen utgörs av projektets kassaflöde. BOT står för build operate transfer och används ofta som ett samlingsnamn för olika typer av finansieringsupplägg beträffande projektfinansierad infrastruktur. I ett BOT-projekt åtar sig en aktör som ofta utgörs av ett konsortium av flera företag att finansiera, utföra d
Biopiracy is defined as the commercial development of naturally occurring biological materials, such as plant substances or genetic cell lines, by a technologically advanced country or organisation without fair compensation to the peoples or nations in whose territory the materials were originally discovered. The problem is growing but as of today, there is no common view on how this problem shoul
