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  • 1
    ISBN: 9783031406096
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 331 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2022
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    Keywords: Environmental law, International. ; Soil science. ; International law. ; Human rights. ; Climatology. ; Environmental policy.
    Abstract: Part 1: the theme: sustainable soil management and climate mitigation and adaptation -- Sustainable Soil Management and Soil Carbon Sequestration -- The Climate Decision of the German Constitutional Court and its Implications on Soil Management -- Legislative Protection for the Soil Environment and Climate Change. Unsealing: Benefits, Potentials, Legal Provisions and Funding: the German Experience -- Land-use Implications of Carbon Dioxide Removal: An Emerging Legal Issue? -- "What place for contractual commitments in the protection of European agricultural soils? -- The example of carbon sequestration" -- Part 2: Recent international developments -- UNFCCC CoP26: Key Outcomes for Soil Management -- The mainstreaming agenda of the CBD and its value to protect and to enhance soil ecosystem services -- Part 3: Regional/national reports -- Soil protection law in Japan -- Soil-related laws in Thailand -- Effective governance for sustainable soil management at national level: Selected recommendations based on African and German soil law studies -- Part 4: Cross-cutting issues -- PFASs in soil and groundwater– comprehensive challenges and progress in regulation and management in Germany -- An African Legal, Cultural and Religious Perspective of Sustainable Soil Governance.
    Abstract: This open access book presents an important discussion on the interface between sustainable soil management and climate mitigation and adaptation. It investigates a variety of aspects in this context, such as the political and societal consequences for countries in the Global South, an assessment of the outcomes of the UNFCCC Conference of Parties held in Glasgow, appropriate legal instruments to promote desealing, regulatory concepts for negative emissions in soil and land use, the debate in Europe on carbon uptake in soils and the climate-related policy of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Lastly, it provides information on recent court rulings on climate mitigation in Germany and Australia and their relevance for sustainable soil management. This sixth volume of the International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy is divided into four parts, the first of which deals with various aspects of the theme “Climate Mitigation and Adaptation and Sustainable Soil Management.” The second part covers recent international developments, the third presents regional and national reports, and the fourth discusses overarching issues. Given the range of key topics covered, the book offers an indispensable tool for all academics, legislators and policymakers working in this field. The “International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy” series discusses central questions in law and politics with regard to the protection and sustainable management of soil and land – at the international, national, and regional level.
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  • 2
    ISBN: 9783031498817
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 307 p. 73 illus., 43 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 70
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    Keywords: Science ; Robotics. ; Automotive engineering. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Computer vision.
    Abstract: Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. History of the research on vehicle automation in the United States -- Chapter 3. History of the research on vehicle automation in Japan -- Chapter 4. History of the research on vehicle automation in Europe -- Chapter 5. Findings of the inquiry -- Chapter 6. Timeline with firsts, milestones and shifts -- Index.
    Abstract: This book presents the most important milestones of the research on automated and autonomous driving in the United States, Japan and Europe throughout five decades (1950-2000). Drawing on sources from the automotive industry, electrical engineering, the robotics and AI-domain and military institutions, it retraces the transition from the guidance-cable approach to vehicle-based sensor and vision systems. Giving a detailed overview of the technical concepts, artefacts, research vehicles and robots, the book presents the transnational engineering efforts that started long before Silicon Valley entered the field. In addition, the book also uniquely details the role of the military in the domain of vehicle automation. This all ensures the book is of great interest to historians of technology, practitioners in engineering disciplines, scholars working in mobility studies, journalists, and political decision makers.
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9783031214912
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 101 p. 13 illus., 12 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Law
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    Keywords: Information technology ; Mass media ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Business ethics. ; Corporate governance.
    Abstract: 1. What is AI Ethics Management and Why Does it Matter? -- 2. AI Can Injure People and Damage Business Reputation -- 3. Why Companies Pursue AI Ethics Management -- 4. How to Draw Substantive Lines Between Ethical, and Unethical, Uses of AI -- 5. Management Structures and Processes for Achieving Responsible and Ethical AI -- 6. The Next Stage: AI for the Social Good -- 7. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This open access book explains how leading business organizations attempt to achieve the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced information technologies. These technologies can produce tremendous insights and benefits. But they can also invade privacy, perpetuate bias, and otherwise injure people and society. To use these technologies successfully, organizations need to implement them responsibly and ethically. The question is: how to do this? Data ethics management, and this book, provide some answers. The authors interviewed and surveyed data ethics managers at leading companies. They asked why these experts see data ethics as important and how they seek to achieve it. This book conveys the results of that research on a concise, accessible way. Much of the existing writing on data and AI ethics focuses either on macro-level ethical principles, or on micro-level product design and tooling. The interviews showed that companies need a third component: data ethics management. This third element consists of the management structures, processes, training and substantive benchmarks that companies use to operationalize their high-level ethical principles and to guide and hold accountable their developers. Data ethics management is the connective tissue makes ethical principles real. It is the focus of this book. This book should be of use to organizations that wish to improve their own data ethics management efforts, legislators and policymakers who hope to build on existing management practices, scholars who study beyond compliance business behavior, and members of the public who want to understand better the threats that AI poses and how to reduce them.
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  • 4
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    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Springer
    ISBN: 9783031388378
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 452 p. 11 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Economic and Financial Law & Policy – Shifting Insights & Values 8
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    Keywords: International law. ; Trade regulation. ; Law and economics.
    Abstract: Chapter 1. The principles of capitalism questioned -- Chapter 2. Revisiting some building blocks of contemporary capitalism that center selfishness -- Chapter 3. Unsustainability of the capitalist socio-economic order -- Chapter 4. Revisiting an alternative method of money creation on behalf of states and certain, international, and supranational institutions as a possible way out of capitalism -- Chapter 5. From neoliberal punitive states to states of care -- Chapter 6. Alternative methods of money creation for the benefit of the private sectors -- Chapter 7. Conceptualization and sense of reality of some new, legal models for conducting an enterprise -- Chapter 8. Final Conclusions I: Capitalism as an unjust system of socio-economic order -- Chapter 9. Final Conclusions II: Establishing a new monetary order as a foundation for a new type of societies.
    Abstract: The book analyzes socioeconomic through the lens of a lawyer. In the past decade the world has witnessed some severe financial and economic crises, espe­cially the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The author states that the socio-economic order has in the past four to five decades been thoroughly redesigned, generally favouring models that prio­ritize the free market over the public interest or even, more generally, government operation. He works out that during four to five decades, globalized, capitalist societies are facing a multiplicity of fundamental problems, such as: (1) increasing debt that severely burdens both the private and public sectors; (2) persistent poverty and an ever-increasing polarization between rich and poor, in addition to (3) intractable environmental problems that, fifty years after the Club of Rome's report entitled ‘Limits to growth’ (1972), has dragged the world into what in recent years has been referred to as "climate change." The book explains why all this is the direct result of value choices made from the late Middle Ages onwards, when in the Western world the societal models of that time were increasingly abandoned for a societal model that came to rely on the primacy of economic interests. The book not only subjects the ethical choices but also examines various problems it has caused and probes for possible ways out. This is an open access book.
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  • 5
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    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Springer
    ISBN: 9783031423574
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 401 p. 57 illus., 49 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Studies in Art, Heritage, Law and the Market 9
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Law ; Law ; Cultural property. ; Archaeology.
    Abstract: Introduction to the Volume -- Part I Theorizing Conservation as a Reflective Practice -- Artworks in Art Museums -- Doing Ethics in Practice: SBMK Platform Meetings -- Part II The Identity of the Art Object -- The Enfolding Object of Conservation: Artwork Identity, Authenticity, and Documentation -- When Old Was New: Rethinking Traditional and Contemporary Art and Their Paradigms of Care -- Languages of Conservation: A Comparison between Internet-based Art and Built Heritage -- No Longer Artwork -- Part III Professional Roles and Identities: Conservators, Curators, and Artists -- Visible Issues. Insights into the Professional Identity of the Conservator -- Conceptual Art and Conservation -- Reinstalling Thomas Hirschhorn’s Doppelgarage (2002): Bridging Gaps between Theory, Practice and Emotion in the Preservation of Installation Artworks -- The Increasing Role of Artists’ Estates in the Preservation of Contemporary Art.-Part IV Documentation and Decision-making in Theory and Practice -- Documenting hybrid mixed media art forms: the role of the audience -- Sharing Knowledge in Art Conservation: From Repository Building to Research Publishing -- Collections of (An)archives: Towards a New Perspective on Institutional Collecting of Contemporary Art and the Object of Conservation -- Decision-Making for the Conservation and Presentation of Thermoelectronic Chewing Gum (1970), a Political Environment by Wolf Vostell -- Part V The Role of Research in the Art Museum -- The Living Process of Conserving Performance: Theory and Practice in the Conservation of Performance-based Artworks at Tate -- Integrating Front-of-House with Behind-the-Scenes Practice in Contemporary Art Conservation -- Is Trust Enforceable? The Conservation of Contemporary Artworks from a Socio-legal Perspective -- Making Time.
    Abstract: This open access book investigates whether and how theoretical findings and insights in contemporary art conservation can be translated into the daily work practices of conservators or, vice versa, whether and how the problems and dilemmas encountered in conservation practice can inform broader research questions and projects. For several decades now, the conservation of contemporary art has been a dynamic field of research and reflection. Because of contemporary art’s variable constitution, its care and management calls for a fundamental rethinking of the overall research landscape of museums, heritage institutions, private-sector organizations and universities. At first, this research was primarily pursued by conservation professionals working in or with museums and other heritage organizations, but increasingly academic researchers and universities became involved, for instance through collaborative projects. This book is the result of such collaboration. It sets out to bridge the “gap” between theory and practice by investigating conservation practices as a form of reflection and reflection as a form of practice.
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  • 6
    ISBN: 9783031528682
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VI, 60 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Law
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Law ; Law
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Private activists’ undercover tactics and Vice Enforcement in Progressive Era America -- Chapter 3. The Irrelevance of Undercover Tactics to the French Conflict over Whether Prostitution Should be Regulated or Suppressed -- Chapter 4. American activists’ efforts to export their undercover tactics and their abolitionist agenda to the League of Nations -- Chapter 5. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book uses the early twentieth century surveillance reports of urban vice reformers in New York, Chicago, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as well as the US vice report for the League of Nations’ Special Body on Trafficking in Women and Children (from 1927) and French police memoirs, treatises, and histories of vice enforcement in late nineteenth century and early twentieth century Paris to highlight the way in which American reliance on undercover tactics drove American vice enforcement policy, leading to a clash with French vice enforcement policy before the League of Nations. Both the failure of that early effort to exert international influence on vice enforcement and the American embrace of undercover tactics would set the stage for the later American efforts to promote a global war on drugs. Before the League of Nations, in particular, the American delegation’s notable lack of success in mobilizing European crackdowns on prostitution created a blueprint for how not to project American influence overseas, once American advocates of narcotics interdiction sought to promote a global war on drugs. Yet private reformers’ reliance on undercover tactics to investigate prostitution modeled the investigative tactics on which American law enforcement would come to depend, and which it would later seek to export, as a primary weapon in the war on drugs.
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  • 7
    ISBN: 9783031385261
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 265 p. 15 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation 8
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Environmental Law. ; Finance ; Information technology ; Mass media ; Commercial law.
    Abstract: Part I – Insurance and ESG Impact -- The Insurance Sector’s Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals: a Story Worth Telling? -- Insurance is Accelerating Economic and Social Change in the United States: a Legal and Sociological Perspective -- The role of insurance in dealing with disasters: the case of agricultural insurance -- Measurement of the Level of Government Intervention in the Compulsory Health Insurance System: Cross-country Comparative Analysis -- Part II – Financial Innovation in Insurance Regulation -- Historical, Definitional, and Implementional Issues of Financial Services Regulation in a Small Jurisdiction -- Public/ Private Risk Financing Innovation: the Case of Government Self- Insurance Risk Pools in the United States -- Comparison of Efficiency Levels of Turkish Insurance Companies with VZA Malmquist Total Factor Efficiency Analysis -- Unpacking the Impact of Capital Structure on Financial Performance in the Insurance Industry: Evidence from Kosovo's Market -- Part III –The Impact of New Technologies and Other Recent Developments in Insurance Law and Regulation -- The Principle of Proportionality in Solvency II -- Automatic Vehicles and Legal/Insurance Risks. A New British “Quasi-Legislative” Point of Observation and Glimpses of Liability in Tort in Italy -- A Study of the Effectiveness of the General Data Protection Regulation for Risk Mitigation in the Insurance Industry: a Maltese Perspective -- The Digitalization of the Insurance Industry and the Growth of Life Insurance in India -- Exploring the Suitability of the Protected Cell Company Structure for Shipping Business: a Call for Further Discussion and Research -- Goods and Services Tax Implications on the Insurance Sector: Assessment of Awareness and Knowledge -- The Effectiveness of Recent Policyholder-friendly Laws at Addressing Complaints in India.
    Abstract: This book explores the insurance sector’s potential role, influence, and impact on society in light of new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns. Furthermore, it looks into how financial and technological innovations help reshape insurance regulation and business models. Unlike their predecessors, 21st century insurers have a growing impact on cross-sector service provision by making available to their clients a wealth of expert knowledge and experience in data analytics. The book delves into insurers’ transition from suppliers of products – consisting of risk coverage or investment opportunities – to providers of various services, and ultimately to solution providers by partnering with their clients so as to prevent failure, optimize their clients’ operations and help them excel in their economic sector. Insurance regulations and policies can be affected by various factors, such as changes in the economy, technological advances, and shifting consumer preferences, to name a few. Additionally, the insurance industry can have a significant bearing on the wider economy, making it important for the industry to operate within a framework of comprehensive regulations. This book includes a diverse set of theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented chapters on particular aspects of new trends and wider analyses leading to a more systematic understanding of the industry’s socio-economic role. It offers a mixture of chapters from insurance academics and professionals from different countries, cultures, and scientific backgrounds. The methodologies used are diverse, including legal, sociological, historical, economic and financial as well as interdisciplinary analyses. The book has a global scope, including chapters of a more global nature and others addressing particular jurisdictions on different continents, including Europe, Asia and North America.
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  • 8
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    The Hague : T.M.C. Asser Press | The Hague : Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press
    ISBN: 9789462655119
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 389 p. 3 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration
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    Keywords: International law. ; Sports ; Mediation. ; Dispute resolution (Law). ; Arbitration (Administrative law). ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; Comparative law. ; Sports ; Social legislation. ; Finance
    Abstract: CAS 2019/A/6367, Paris Saint-Germain and Neymar Da Silva Santos Junior v. Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA), Award of 17 February 2020 (Operative Part of Award of 17 September 2019) -- Landgericht Frankfurt, Az. 2-06 O 457/19, Behrens and Tillmann v. Deutscher Volleyball-Verband e.V. (DVV), 7 October 2020 -- CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020 -- Swiss Federal Tribunal, 4A_486/2019 (SFT 146 III 358), Trabzonspor Sportif A.S. et al. v. Turkish Football Federation, Fenerbahçe Futbol A.S. and Fédération Internationale de Football Association, 17 August 2020 -- CAS 2018/A/5546, José Paolo Guerrero v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), CAS 2018/A/5571, World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) v. FIFA & José Paolo Guerrero, Award of 30 July 2018 (Operative Part of 14 May 2018) -- CAS 2018/A/5800 Samir Arab v. Union Européenne de Football Association (UEFA), Award of 14 November 2018 -- CAS 2017/O/5025, International Federation of American Football (IFAF), USA Football, Football Canada, Japanese American Football Association (JAFA), Panamanian Federation of American Football and Richard MacLean v. Tommy Wiking, Award of 1 March 2018 -- European Court of Human Rights, Mutu and Pechstein v. Switzerland, Judgment of 2 October 2018 -- CAS 2019/A/6148, World Anti-doping Agency v. Sun Yang and Fédération Internationale de Natation, Award of 28 February 2020 -- The Surrogate Regulatory Role of CAS Panels: Financial Fair Play at the Court of Arbitration for Sport -- CAS 2019/A/6181, Fédération Royale Belge de Gymnastique (FRBG) v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) and Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA), Award of 24 September 2019 (Operative Part of 25 April 2019) -- CAS 2017/A/5166 and 5405 Palestine Football Association v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Award of 9 July 2018. Football’s Bad Governance in the Dock: The Court of Arbitration for Sport and FIFA’s Policing of Football Officials -- CAS 2020/A/6807, Blake Leeper v. IAAF, Award of 23 October 2020. Sports Arbitration Cases Before the Swiss Federal Tribunal in 2018–2020—A Digest.
    Abstract: The Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration is the first academic publication aiming to offer comprehensive coverage, on a yearly basis, of the most recent and salient developments regarding international sports arbitration, through a combination of general articles and case notes. The present volume covers decisions rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and national courts significant international and domestic between 2018-2020. It is a must-have for sports lawyers, arbitrators, and researchers engaged in this field. From the ECtHR's landmark ruling in the Mutu & Pechstein case, through the Russian doping scandal, to the first Sun Yang award, it features in-depth articles on important issues raised by international sports arbitration, as well as independent commentaries by academics and practitioners on the most significant international and domestic decisions rendered in the period under review. Dr. Antoine Duval is Senior Researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague and heads the Asser International Sports Law Centre. Prof. Antonio Rigozzi teaches international arbitration and sports law at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and is the partner in charge of the sports arbitration practice at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, a Geneva-based law firm specializing in international arbitration. .
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  • 9
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    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Springer
    ISBN: 9783031478703
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VII, 64 p. 8 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Law
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Criminal law.
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The making of criminal law as an element of ius puniendi -- Chapter 3. Substantive criminal law in the normative approach -- Chapter 4. Non-state actors as law-makers -- Chapter 5. Regulation issued by the non-state actors. Chapter 6. Conflict of regulation-elements of norms -- Chapter 7. The regulation of non-state actors as elements of the domestic penal norms -- Chapter 8. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book describes how statements made by non-state actors affect the scope of an individual's criminal responsibility and how they should be taken into account by domestic criminal courts. Sentencing is only possible on the basis and within the limits of the law. In the 21st century, this law increasingly means regulations formulated by various non-state actors: international organisations, human rights tribunals or statutory bodies. The content of these regulations does not only refer to states, but often has a direct impact on the legal situation of individuals. Two worlds collide here. Strict criminal law is influenced by fluid regulations issued by entities that have not been empowered to exercise the right to punish. The book presents an interpretative method to support the court's inference in the cases outlined above, based on the using the concept of two interrelated norms: the norm of the individual and the norm of the court.
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  • 10
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    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Springer
    ISBN: 9783031553226
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 338 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Europe ; Law ; Political sociology. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; World politics.
    Abstract: Introduction -- Part I: General aspects of the rule of law and populism in the European Union -- 1. Historical Perspectives on the Democratic Deficit(s) -- 2. Populism and segmentation in contemporary Europe -- 3. Democracy in Europe: Between a Rock and Hard Place -- 4. Populism, human rights, and (un-)civil society -- 5. The Epistemic Vices of Democracies in the Age of Populism -- 6. Too Little, But Not Too Late? Assessing the Role of Sanctions in the EU's Rule of Law Conflict with Poland -- Part II: Political perspectives on populism and the rule of law in key political contexts -- 7. The rule of law as a cornerstone of anti-populism: European institutions, populists, and the people in European Parliament debates -- 8. Democracies Under Pressure in Pandemic Times: The Relationship between State of Emergency and Rule of Law in Angela Merkel and Victor Orbán’s Political Communication -- 9. Gender rights and opposition to Populism -- 10. Left populism and the rule of law. Notes based on the Greek and Ecuadorian experiences -- 11. Predictors of populism and anti-populism in France and Poland: A comparative analysis -- Part III: Legal Perspectives on the Rule of Law in the European Union and Threats Posed by its Violation -- 12. The Principle of Legality as a Pillar of the EU's Rule of Law: Bridging the Gap Between International and National Law -- 13. Conditional or sustainable? The rule of law and judiciary reforms in the Western Balkans -- 14. EU social policy, social partners, and the rule of law -- 15. Climate change litigation and the rule of law in the European Union -- 16. The EU Sustainable corporate governance initiative and the rule of law -- Conclusions. .
    Abstract: This book reflects on the nature of the rule of law in the European Union and the present and future consequences of the attacks that are undermining it. Presenting various case studies, it analyses violations of the rule of law and their impact on the quality of European democracy and on the workings of civil and political society. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, the book connects legal aspects related to infringements of the rule of law with their political and sociological consequences at both a general and the EU level. The book is divided into three parts. The first focuses on the rule of law in the European context and the threats to democracy posed by its violations. It examines how populist movements and parties utilize the erosion of the checks and balances in liberal democracies to weaken resisting intermediate bodies, such as dissenting civil society groups. The second part concentrates on the political perspectives, which it approaches both in terms of its general features and through a set of case studies related to violations of the rule of law. The third part provides a legal perspective on these issues and examines the impact of the rule of law and its infringement in several areas, impacting both the internal and external dimensions of the EU.
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  • 11
    ISBN: 9783031606182
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 246 p. 150 illus., 117 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Mechanisms and Machine Science 159
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Manufactures. ; Human-machine systems.
    Abstract: Kinematic analysis of a novel actuation redundant 3-DOF parallel manipulator base on parallelogram-linkage -- Accelerating Robotics Test and Evaluation with a Streamlined Simulation Process -- Large deflection model for spatial flexure elements supporting helix compliant stages -- EWA: a single size self-adapting upper limb exoskeleton without adjustment -- A Compliant PneuNets Linear Actuator with Large Off-axis Stiffness -- Quasi-Periodic Shape-Morphing Mechanism Array Based on Penrose Tiles -- Controlling Autonomous Robots: Metareasoning, Adjustable Autonomy, and Competence-Aware Systems -- Biped Robot Terrain Adaptability Based on Improved SAC Algorithm -- Global Reorientation of a Free-Fall Multibody System using Reconstruction Loss-based Deep Learning Method -- Performance Evaluation of a Variable Stiffness Joint Based on Electromagnetic Force Attraction -- A New 3R1T Parallel Robot with Remote Centre of Motion for Minimally Invasive Surgery -- Defining a workspace without singular configurations of 3-PRRS type tripod -- UAV Obstacle Mapping for Multi-UGV Exploration and Mapping -- Virtual and Physical Prototyping of the 4-DOF Delta-Type Parallel Robot based on the Criteria of Closeness to Singularity -- A real-time algorithm for computing the tension force in a suspended elastic sagging cable -- Reconfigurable Parallel Walking Mechanisms for Interaction With the Environment -- Design of a Robotic Rowboat -- Constructing Kinematic Confidence Regions With Double Quaternions -- Design and Implementation of a Control System Architecture for a Hexapod Walking Machine.
    Abstract: This book gathers the latest fundamental research contributions, innovations, and applications in the field of design and analysis of complex robotic mechanical systems, machines, and mechanisms, as presented by leading researchers at the combined IFToMM Symposium of RoManSy and USCToMM Symposium on Mechanical Systems and Robotics (MSR-RoManSy), held in St. Petersburg, FL, USA, on May 22–25, 2024. It covers highly diverse topics, including soft, wearable, and origami robotic systems; applications to walking, flying, climbing, underground, swimming, and space systems; human rehabilitation and performance augmentation; design and analysis of mechanisms and machines; human–robot collaborative systems; service robotics; mechanical systems and robotics education; and the commercialization of mechanical systems and robotics. The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, highlight numerous exciting and impactful research results that will inspire novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary research collaborations among researchers from around the globe.
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  • 12
    ISBN: 9783031419928
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 548 p. 24 illus., 22 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Data Science, Machine Intelligence, and Law 3
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    Keywords: Information technology ; Mass media ; Artificial intelligence. ; Robotics.
    Abstract: Hans Steege, Ilaria Amelia Caggiano, Maria Cristina Gaeta and Benjamin von Bodungen, Introduction -- Christian Pek and Sanne van Waveren, Autonomous Vehicles – A Technical Introduction -- Part I – Africa: Jessica Anne Steele and Rakhee Dullabh, South Africa: Motor vehicle collisions liability regime applied to automated vehicles -- Part II – America: Mark A. Geistfeld, Civil Liability for Motor Vehicle Crashes in the United States: From Conventional Vehicles to Autonomous Vehicles -- Juan F. Córdoba-Marentes and Obdulio Velásquez-Posada, Self-driving cars regulation in Colombia -- Part III – Asia: Mingyan Nie and Yuan Shen, Autonomous Driving in China -- Antonios Karaiskos, Autonomous Driving and Civil Liability in Japan -- Thomas Hufnagel and Jaryl Lim Zhi Wei, En-route to a driverless city-state: Examining the current legal landscape for autonomous vehicles in Singapore -- Jeung-Jun Park and Jun-Kyu Ahn, Civil Liability Regime on Autonomous-Driving Vehicle Accident in Korea -- Part IV – Australia: Angelika Yates and Samuel Siskovic, Steering the transition to automated vehicles in Australia - Current status and regulatory changes ahead -- Part V – Europe: Orian Dheu, Jan De Bruyne, Peggy Valcke, Ilse Samoy, Autonomous Vehicles and Civil Liability in Belgium -- Benjamin von Bodungen and Hans Steege, Liability for automated and autonomous driving in Germany -- Lionel Andreu, The law applicable to autonomous cars driving in France -- Angela Fernández Arévalo and Juan Paplo Murga Ferández, Civil liability for damage caused by autonomous vehicles under Spanish law -- Maria Cristina Gaeta, Italian civil liability applicable to self-driving cars -- Eric Tjong Tjin Tai, Civil liability for self-driving cars in Dutch law -- Jörg Zehetner, Merve Cetin and Angelika Holzer, The Civil Liability for Self-driving Cars in Austria -- Vasile Luha, Dr. Bogdan Florea and Silvia Maican, Liability in the case of autonomous cars in Romania -- Anton Olsson and Karl Montelius, Autonomous vehicle andliability in Sweden -- Part VI – The United Kingdom: Felix Boon, Automated vehicle liability in Great Britain.
    Abstract: In the automotive sector, digitalisation, connectivity and automation are rapidly expanding. In tomorrow’s vehicles, human beings will merely be passengers – which raises a host of complex legal issues regarding accidents involving self-driving vehicles. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive, global overview of civil liability regimes for all levels of vehicle automation in jurisdictions that represent some of the most important markets for the automotive industry. After a technical introduction to how self-driving cars work, the individual chapters analyse the liability for driving automation at SAE J3016 levels 0 through 5 from a country-specific perspective. All chapters were written by experts in the field and follow a uniform legal structure. Hence, the book offers an essential comparative analysis of similarities and differences in the jurisdictions examined, while also providing suggestions for future legislative changes at the national and international level. The book is not only relevant for legal scholars and practitioners but will also be of particular interest to anyone involved in the design, manufacture, distribution and operation of self-driving vehicles.
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    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Springer
    ISBN: 9783031546181
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 305 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
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    Keywords: Human rights. ; Law ; Law ; International law.
    Abstract: Introductory Remarks -- PART I: On Equality -- Equality Paradigms and Non-Discrimination: Theoretical Approximations -- Equality Principles and Institutionalism: Judicial Spill-Overs and Dialogues -- PART II: Redefining Recognition -- Equality Paradigms and Contemporary Politics of Recognition -- Principles of Recognition – or How to Move Forward? -- PART III: Towards Collectivisation -- Exploring Counterbalancing Paradigms: Positive Discrimination and Collectivisation -- Collective Subject-Holdership, Processes and Scales of Collectivisation -- Concluding Thoughts.
    Abstract: This book develops a critique of the equality paradigms and principles to be found in the majority of today’s legal orders. It accompanies the reader taking her/him/x from a critique of non-discrimination and equality to the ‘opposite’ end of the spectrum, that is, to collective rights, collectivization processes and a manifestation of recognition that is based on difference. This interdisciplinary, theoretical journey explores a multiplicity of (legal) orders in terms of how they provide spaces of articulation for ‘difference’. The book draws, emblematically, on the rights of indigenous peoples as well as recognized and unrecognized cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities. The book thereby builds on legal and political theory, which ultimately proves essential given the dedicated objective of the book, that is, to introduce a variety of recognition principles and what the author terms ‘scales of collectivization’, which facilitate a better understanding of collective rights and further ways to capture, define and ultimately measure these rights.
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  • 14
    ISBN: 9783031448515
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 654 p. 341 illus., 319 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 795
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    Keywords: Computational intelligence. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering.
    Abstract: Proposition of Augmenting V2X Roadside Unit to Enhance Cooperative Awareness of Heterogeneously Connected Road Users -- Global Map Generation Using Local Feature Grid Maps for Autonomous Vehicles in Frequently Changing Off-Road Environments -- Revisiting the Minimum Constraint Removal Problem in Mobile Robotics -- RCBEVD: Radar-Camera Fusion in Bird’s Eye View for Detection with Velocity Estimation -- Enhancing Navigational Performance with Holistic Deep-Reinforcement-Learning -- Automatic Lane Change Using Adaptive Grid Map -- Haptic Field and Force Feedback Generation for Wheeled Vehicle Teleoperation on 2.5D Environments -- Factor Graph-based Dense Mapping for Mobile Robot Teams using VDB-Submaps -- System Architecture and Real-World Task Realization of Musculoskeletal Wheeled Robot Musashi-W with Various Hardware Components -- Improvement of Position Error Rate of Docking of Autonomous Mobile Robot with Object Recognition and Ultrasonic Sensor -- MOVRO: Loosely Coupled EKF-Based Monocular Visual Radar Odometry -- Ant-Colony-Inspired Grid Graph Optimization for Improving Logistic Performance of Multi-AMR Systems -- Trajectory Planning of Mobile Robot for Obstacle Avoidance Considering Time and Path Length -- Action Transition Recognition Using Principal Component Analysis for Agricultural Robot Following -- Use of LiDAR and GNSS for Collision Avoidance-Based Adaptive Path Tracking in a Racing Robot -- A Study on Quantifying Sim2Real Image Gap in Autonomous Driving Simulations Using Lane Segmentation Attention Map Similarity.
    Abstract: Intelligent autonomous systems are increasingly being applied in various fields, ranging from industrial applications to professional services and household domains. These advancements in technology and application domains have brought forth the need for continuous research and development to address new challenges in deploying intelligent autonomous systems in a reliable and user-independent manner. This book is a compilation that aims to serve researchers and practitioners in related fields by providing a timely dissemination of recent progress in the areas of autonomous mobility and robotics. The contents of this book are based on a collection of papers presented at the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS18 2023), held at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, Korea. The conference took place fully in person from July 4 to 7, 2023, with the theme “Impact and Effect of AI on Intelligent Autonomous Systems.” It encompassed discussions on theories, applications, and creative innovations in intelligent autonomous systems, covering topics such as autonomous vehicles, intelligent agents, smart sensors and actuators, smart haptics, human–machine interaction, digital twin, digital health, and metaverse, VR, AR, or MR. For ease of reading, the 91 papers have been grouped into five chapters: Chapter 1: Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles; Chapter 2: Autonomous Robots; Chapter 3: Intelligent Perception and Sensors; Chapter 4: Data Fusion and Machine Learning for Intelligent Robots; and Chapter 5: Applied Autonomous Systems. The articles included in this book underwent a rigorous peer-review process and were presented at the IAS18-2023 conference. For researchers working in the field of intelligent autonomous systems technology, we believe this book provides valuable insights into recent advances in autonomous technologies and applications, thereby enriching their studies. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the authors and editors who contributed to this edition.
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    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Springer
    ISBN: 9783031557958
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 102 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
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    Keywords: Administrative law. ; Law ; Law ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law.
    Abstract: 1. The "idea" of administrative law -- 2.The theoretical and legal-institutional context -- 3. The "options" of administrative law -- 4.The "return" of "authoritative" administrative law -- The role of "concerted administrative law" -- 6. State responsibility,- 7. The control of administrative activity. 8. Conclusions.
    Abstract: The book provides a discursive reflection on the current challenges facing administrative law, based on a key idea: the defence of the liberal model of society. The author describes the content of her book as a turning point on the traditional standards of the rule of law and the way it impacts on the administrative state and administrative law. Considering the current use (and abuse) of emergency law by governments – based on economic crisis, environmental crisis, pandemic, and the economic situation caused by the Ukraine war – she devises a different balance or equilibrium on the usual separation of powers. Many reasons contribute to this turning point: i) the weaknesses of an open society easily swayed by social networks; ii) social “tribalism” replaces common good and general interest; iii) social tribalism leads to illiberal society, which causes illiberal democracies; iv) illiberal democracies lead to ungovernability which reinforces the role of the government, the emergency law, and some de facto measures. The author looks at many recent decisions from the ECJ and the ECHR and some constitutional and administrative courts, which extends the interest of this work to a wide range of professionals, from scholars to students, from judges to lawyers, filling the gap from an administrative law perspective of the current issues.
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  • 16
    ISBN: 9783031576201
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 192 p. 87 illus., 77 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 965
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    Keywords: Computational intelligence. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Mechatronics. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state.
    Abstract: Since its beginning the International Conference on Applied Sciences and Advanced Technology (ICASAT) was planned as a multidisciplinary space and as a platform to explore the frontiers of knowledge in different areas such as Machine Vision, Biotechnology, Computer Sciences, Mechatronics and, Sustainability. Also, a multidisciplinary perspective is required in all aspects of science, engineering, and research, moving towards a more complete overview of recent advances. On its third edition, ICASAT received works focused on the Trends and Challenges for Global Sustainable Development. This book is a collection of the works presented during ICASAT 2023.
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    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Springer
    ISBN: 9783031514258
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(V, 131 p. 24 illus., 21 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Southern Space Studies
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    Keywords: Law of the sea. ; International law. ; Aeronautics ; Astronomy. ; Popular Culture.
    Abstract: Space Law in Movies and Series: A Demonstration and Prediction of its Application and Evolution -- Work in Space: The Changing Image of Space Careers in the TV Series Doctor Who -- “Clear skies but with a chance of satellite debris” – The Space Debris Problem as portrayed in the Movie Gravity: Fact or Fiction? -- COINS4Food: As above so below.
    Abstract: Following on from the highly acclaimed Parts 1 to 3, this book provides detailed insights into how space and popular culture intersect across a broad spectrum of examples, including cinema, music, art, arcade games, cartoons, comics, and advertisements. This is a pertinent topic since the use of space themes differs in different cultural contexts, and these themes can be used to explore various aspects of the human condition and provide a context for social commentary on politically sensitive issues. With the use of space imagery evolving over the past sixty years of the space age, this is a topic ripe for in-depth exploration. The book also discusses the contrasting visions of space from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and the reality of today and analyzes space vehicles and habitats in popular depictions of space from an engineering perspective, exploring how many of those ideas have actually been implemented in practice and why or why not (a case of life imitating art and vice versa). As such, it covers a wide array of relevant and timely topics examining intersections between space and popular culture and offering accounts of space and its effect on culture, language, and storytelling from the southern regions of the world.
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  • 18
    ISBN: 9783031586767
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 566 p. 267 illus., 238 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 976
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Computational intelligence.
    Abstract: This book contains a selection of papers accepted for presentation and discussion at ROBOT2023, the Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference, held in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, during November 22nd-24th, 2023. ROBOT2023 is part of a series of conferences that are jointly organized by Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica (SPR) / Portuguese Society for Robotics and by Sociedad Española para la Investigación y Desarrollo en Robótica (SEIDROB) / Spanish Society for Research and Development in Robotics. These conferences, now occurring with a yearly periodicity, provide a forum to roboticists mostly from Iberia, but also from other parts of the world, to present and discuss their research results, new developments, and applications in the field of Robotics. The volume 1 of this book contains 45 papers addressing fundamental aspects of mobile robotics and robot manipulation while volume 2 contains 45 papers covering the application of robotics in different domains and environments.
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  • 19
    ISBN: 9783031449819
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 465 p. 211 illus., 199 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 794
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    Keywords: Computational intelligence. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering.
    Abstract: Affecta-Context: The Context-Guided Behavior Adaptation Framework -- LTS-NET: End-To-End Unsupervised Learning of Long-Term 3D Stable Objects -- EA-Repose: Efficient and Accurate Feature-Metric-Based 6D Object Pose Refinement Via Deep Reinforcement Learning -- Chop-SAT: A New Method for Knowledge-Based Agent Decision Making -- Performance Comparison of SAC Methods for Radar Dynamic Object Classification -- Sim2Real When Data Is Scarce: Image Transformation for Industrial Applications -- Give Pedestrian More Choice: Socially Aware Navigation Using Reinforcement Learning with Human Action Entropy Maximization -- Data Aggregation (DAgger) Algorithm Using Adversarial Agent Policy for Dynamic Situations -- Target Acquisition by Reinforcement Learning-Based Bin Tilting with a Robotic Arm.
    Abstract: Intelligent autonomous systems are increasingly being applied in various fields, ranging from industrial applications to professional services and household domains. These advancements in technology and application domains have brought forth the need for continuous research and development to address new challenges in deploying intelligent autonomous systems in a reliable and user-independent manner This book is a compilation that aims to serve researchers and practitioners in related fields by providing a timely dissemination of recent progress in the areas of autonomous mobility and robotics. The contents of this book are based on a collection of papers presented at the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS18 2023), held at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, Korea. The conference took place fully in person from July 4 to 7, 2023, with the theme “Impact and Effect of AI on Intelligent Autonomous Systems.” It encompassed discussions on theories, applications, and creative innovations in intelligent autonomous systems, covering topics such as autonomous vehicles, intelligent agents, smart sensors and actuators, smart haptics, human–machine interaction, digital twin, digital health, and metaverse, VR, AR, or MR. For ease of reading, the 91 papers have been grouped into five chapters: Chapter 1: Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles; Chapter 2: Autonomous Robots; Chapter 3: Intelligent Perception and Sensors; Chapter 4: Data Fusion and Machine Learning for Intelligent Robots; and Chapter 5: Applied Autonomous Systems. The articles included in this book underwent a rigorous peer-review process and were presented at the IAS18-2023 conference. For researchers working in the field of intelligent autonomous systems technology, we believe this book provides valuable insights into recent advances in autonomous technologies and applications, thereby enriching their studies. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the authors and editors who contributed to this edition.
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  • 20
    ISBN: 9783031591679
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 565 p. 301 illus., 279 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 978
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Computational intelligence.
    Abstract: This book contains a selection of papers accepted for presentation and discussion at ROBOT2023, the Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference, held in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, during November 22nd-24th, 2023. ROBOT2023 is part of a series of conferences that are jointly organized by Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica (SPR) / Portuguese Society for Robotics and by Sociedad Española para la Investigación y Desarrollo en Robótica (SEIDROB) / Spanish Society for Research and Development in Robotics. These conferences, now occurring with a yearly periodicity, provide a forum to roboticists mostly from Iberia, but also from other parts of the world, to present and discuss their research results, new developments, and applications in the field of Robotics. The volume 1 of this book contains 45 papers addressing fundamental aspects of mobile robotics and robot manipulation while volume 2 contains 45 papers covering the application of robotics in different domains and environments.
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    The Hague : T.M.C. Asser Press | The Hague : Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press
    ISBN: 9789462656116
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 306 p. 12 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: International law. ; International criminal law. ; Ethics. ; Military history.
    Abstract: Part I. Introduction -- Chapter 1. Honest Errors in Combat Decision-Making: State of Our Knowledge 75 Years after the Hostage Case -- Part II. Devastating Northern Norway and Forcibly Evacuating Its Inhabitants -- Chapter 2. Occupied Norway 1940-1945: A Brief Background to Hostage -- Chapter 3. Rendulic and the Military Necessity Defence in Hostage: Did He Speak the Truth? -- Chapter 4. Devastation and Forcible Evacuation: Actors and Their Motives -- Part III. Trying Rendulic and Developing the No Second-Guessing Rule -- Chapter 5. The Inclusion of Finnmark’s Devastation and Forced Evacuation Charge in Hostage -- Chapter 6. The Adjudication and Findings of Finnmark’s Devastation Charge in Hostage -- Chapter 7. The Genesis and Significance of the Law of War “Rendulic Rule” -- Chapter 8. The Limits of Honest Judgment: The Reasonable Commander Test and Mistake of Fact -- Part IV. Assessing an Error’s Reasonableness -- Chapter 9. The ICT Revolution, 21st Century Warfare, and Honest Errors -- Chapter 10. Empathy at War: The Distinction between Reasonableness and the Reasonable Military Commander Standard -- Chapter 11. Drone Warfare, Civilian Deaths, and the Narrative of Honest Mistakes -- Part V. Conclusion -- Chapter 12. Conclusion: The Hostage Case, Present Day Knowledge, and Future Implications -- Annex. List of Historical Names and Entities. .
    Abstract: This book marks the 75th anniversary of the 1948 Hostage Case in which a US military tribunal in Nuremberg acquitted General Lothar Rendulic of devastating Northern Norway on account of his honest factual error. The volume critically reappraises the law and facts underlying his trial, the no second-guessing rule in customary international humanitarian law (IHL) that is named after the general himself, and the assessment of modern battlefield decisions. Using recently discovered documents, this volume casts major doubts on Rendulic’s claim that he considered the region’s total devastation and the forcible evacuation of all of its inhabitants imperatively demanded by military necessity at the time. This book’s analysis of court records reveals how the tribunal failed to examine relevant facts or explain the Rendulic Rule’s legal origin. This anthology shows that, despite the Hostage Case’s ambiguity and occasional suggestions to the contrary, objective reasonableness forms part of the reasonable commander test under IHL and the mistake of fact defence under international criminal law (ICL) to which the rule has given rise. This collection also identifies modern warfare’s characteristics—human judgment, de-empathetic battlespace, and institutional bias—that may make it problematic to deem some errors both honest and reasonable. The Rendulic Rule embodies an otherwise firmly established admonition against judging contentious battlefield decisions with hindsight. Nevertheless, it was born of a factually ill-suited case and continues to raise significant legal as well as ethical challenges today. The most comprehensive study of the Rendulic Rule ever to appear in English, this multi-disciplinary anthology will appeal to researchers and practitioners of IHL and ICL, as well as military historians and military ethicists and offers ground-breaking new research. Nobuo Hayashi is affiliated to the Centre for International and Operational Law at the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm, Sweden. Carola Lingaas is affiliated to the Faculty of Social Studies at VID Specialized University in Oslo, Norway.
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  • 22
    ISBN: 9783031479465
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 382 p. 8 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Data Science, Machine Intelligence, and Law 4
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    Keywords: Information technology ; Mass media ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Artificial intelligence.
    Abstract: As computational power, the volume of available data, IT systems’ autonomy, and the human-like capabilities of machines increase, robots and AI systems have substantial and growing implications for the law and raise a host of challenges to current legal doctrines. The main question to be answered is whether the foundations and general principles of private law and criminal law offer a functional and adaptive legal framework for the “autonomous systems” phenomena. The main purpose of this book is to identify and explore possible trajectories for the development of civil and criminal liability; for our understanding of the attribution link to autonomous systems; and, in particular, for the punishment of unlawful conduct in connection with their operation. AI decision-making processes – including judicial sentencing – also warrant close attention in this regard. Since AI is moving faster than the process of regulatory recalibration, this book provides valuable insights on its redesign and on the harmonization, at the European level, of the current regulatory frameworks, in order to keep pace with technological changes. Providing a broader and more comprehensive picture of the legal challenges posed by autonomous systems, this book covers a wide range of topics, including the regulation of autonomous vehicles, data protection and governance, personality rights, intellectual property, corporate governance, and contract conclusion and termination issues arising from automated decisions, blockchain technology and AI applications, particularly in the banking and finance sectors. The authors are legal experts from around the world with extensive academic and/or practical experience in these areas.
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  • 23
    ISBN: 9783031472695
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIX, 264 p. 169 illus., 148 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 810
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Computational intelligence.
    Abstract: Biped walking with robots and exoskeletons: Marching towards bionic gait -- Multibody dynamics with contact-impact events: Roots, models and applications -- Human-like bipedal locomotion -- Analysis of the influence of human exposure to risk and ESG as motivators for the implementation of climbing and mobile robots -- Multidimensional map: A conceptual design tool to develop robots for power lines -- Mobility strategy of multi-limbed climbing robots for asteroid exploration.
    Abstract: CLAWAR 2023 is the 26th International Conference Series on Climbing and Walking Robots and Mobile Machine Support Technologies. The conference is organized by CLAWAR Association in collaboration with the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, during October 2–4, 2023. This book provides the latest research and development findings and state-of-the-art insights into the mobile robotics and associated technologies in a diverse range of application scenarios, within the framework of “Synergetic Cooperation Between Robots and Humans”. The topics covered include climbing and inspection robots, education in robotics and robotics in education, hybrid and convertible UAVs, legged robots, multibody systems and mechanism design in robotics, planning and control, robotic navigation, robotics and neurotechnologies for healthcare improvements, and simulation and digital twins in robotic applications. The intended readership includes participants of CLAWAR 2023 conference, worldwide researchers, scientists, and educators in the areas of robotics and related topics. The book is also a good source for courses in robotics and automation, control engineering, mechanical engineering, and mechatronics.
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    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Springer
    ISBN: 9783031477218
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 885 p. 329 illus., 248 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 822
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    Keywords: Computational intelligence. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation.
    Abstract: The book is a unique collection of studies involving intelligent systems and applications of artificial intelligence in the real world to provide solutions to most vexing problems. IntelliSys received an overwhelming 605 papers which were put under strict double-blind peer-review for their novelty, originality and exhaustive research. Finally, 227 papers were sieved and chosen to be published in the proceedings. This book is a valuable collection of all the latest research in the field of artificial intelligence and smart systems. It provides a ready-made resource to all the readers keen on gaining information regarding the latest trends in intelligent systems. It also renders a sneak peek into the future world governed by artificial intelligence.
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  • 25
    ISBN: 9783031499272
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXXV, 218 p. 2 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Law of the sea. ; International law. ; Aeronautics ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; Comparative law. ; Information technology ; Mass media
    Abstract: Introduction and Overview of the Book -- Abilities of UAS, Historical Expansion and Integration Challenges into Civil Aviation -- International Air Law Response to Challenges in UAS Regulation -- Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework For Regulation of UAS in the United States Of America (USA) -- Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework For Regulation of UAS in South Africa -- Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework For UAS in Kenya -- Synthesis of Outcomes Regarding Integration of UAS into Civil Aviation in the US, South Africa and Kenya -- Conclusion, Recommendations and Way Forward.
    Abstract: This book evaluates how the legal, institutional and policy frameworks for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the United States, South Africa and Kenya have addressed the current needs and challenges involved in these systems’ operation and integration into regulatory frameworks for civil aviation. It shows how the three states have developed their own constitutional frameworks, legislation, regulations, policies and strategic plans to address the challenges that emanate from integrating UAS into the civil aviation airspace. The book details the three countries’ integration experiences, investigating the extent to which existing international regulatory frameworks address the various concerns, and identifies the common thread that runs through UAS regulation, as well as each country’s unique issues and path to integration. Recognizing that the approach for integration of UAS into civil aviation needs to be gradual and pragmatic, the book recommends scaling up institutional capacity, coordination and funding, and intensifying regional efforts to redefine and support UAS integration.
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  • 26
    ISBN: 9783031472725
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXXI, 420 p. 273 illus., 241 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 811
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Computational intelligence.
    Abstract: Efficiency optimization of the gear reducer of an overhead power line inspection robot -- Leg mechanism of a quadruped wheeled robot with a 4-dof spherical parallel link mechanism -- A new method of climbing on a high place by elasticity-embedded rocker-bogie vehicle with dynamic motions -- Actively variable transmission robotic leg -- Robotic arm development for a quadruped robot -- A locomotion algorithm for an apodal robot to climb and descend steps.
    Abstract: CLAWAR 2023 is the 26th International Conference Series on Climbing and Walking Robots and Mobile Machine Support Technologies. The conference is organized by CLAWAR Association in collaboration with the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, during October 2–4, 2023. This book provides the latest research and development findings and state-of-the-art insights into the mobile robotics and associated technologies in a diverse range of application scenarios, within the framework of “Synergetic Cooperation Between Robots and Humans”. The topics covered include climbing and inspection robots, education in robotics and robotics in education, hybrid and convertible UAVs, legged robots, multibody systems and mechanism design in robotics, planning and control, robotic navigation, robotics and neurotechnologies for healthcare improvements, and simulation and digital twins in robotic applications. The intended readership includes participants of CLAWAR 2023 conference, worldwide researchers, scientists, and educators in the areas of robotics and related topics. The book is also a good source for courses in robotics and automation, control engineering, mechanical engineering, and mechatronics.
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  • 27
    ISBN: 9783031547638
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 202 p. 122 illus., 108 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 940
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Computational intelligence.
    Abstract: This book gathers the proceedings of the 4th Latin American Congress on Automation and Robotics, held at San Salvador, El Salvador, on November 15–17, 2023. This book presents recent advances in the modeling, design, control, and development of autonomous and robotic systems and explores current exciting applications and future challenges of these technologies. The scope of this book covers a wide range of research fields associated with automation and robotics encountered within engineering, scientific research, and practice. These topics are related to control theory, Robot Operating System (ROS), robot design, collaborative robots, artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensing, field and service robotics, human robot interaction and interfaces, modeling of robotic systems, industry 4.0, and the design of new robotic platforms.
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    ISBN: 9789462655799
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 143 p. 9 illus., 3 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Information Technology and Law Series 37
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    Keywords: Information technology ; Mass media ; International law. ; Law ; Finance ; Mediation. ; Dispute resolution (Law). ; Arbitration (Administrative law).
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Foundations: An Essay on Blockchain and the Law -- Chapter 3. Blockchain and Elections: A Complicated Relationship -- Chapter 4. What are the Limits of Blockchain? Considerations of the Use of Blockchain in Transitional Justice Processes -- Chapter 5. Taxing Crypto-Assets – The Portuguese Perspective -- Chapter 6. Blockchain Execution of Judgements – A Possibility in South Africa? -- Chapter 7. DLT Pilot Regime and DeFi -- Chapter 8. Central Bank Digital Currency – A Focus on Anonymity -- Chapter 9. Smart Contracts and the Law -- Chapter 10. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations and their Role in Digital Society.
    Abstract: This book discusses the dogmatic (that what is settled) and the dynamic (that what is changing) aspects of the relationship between blockchain and the law from a critical perspective. With contributions from legal and financial experts involved in both academy and business from Europe, Africa and North and South America, the book looks at the abstract complexities and practical challenges of regulating blockchain technology and its developments, such as crypto assets and smart contracts, from the perspectives of financial, tax, civil, and international law. Moreover, the book also delves into some exciting and cutting-edge related topics such as blockchain applications for litigation, CBDC and elections. The volume offers insightful considerations that will be helpful for legal practitioners involved in the crypto and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) phenomenon. Francisco Pereira Coutinho is Associate Professor at the Nova School of Law in Lisbon, Portugal. Martinho Lucas Pires is Teaching Assistant in the Department of Law of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon, Portugal. Bernardo Correia Barradas is a Lawyer and Senior Legal Advisor in payments in Washington DC, United States.
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    ISBN: 9789462656192
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 320 p. 5 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 25
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    Keywords: International law. ; Humanitarian law. ; International criminal law. ; Human rights. ; Politics and war.
    Abstract: Part I. International Humanitarian Law and Neighbouring Frameworks -- Chapters 1. You Say Precautions, I Say Prevention: Towards the Systemic Integration of International Humanitarian Law and International Environmental Law -- Chapter 2. International Humanitarian Law and International Investment Law: Mapping a Developing Relationship -- Chapter 3. Defences to State Responsibility in International Humanitarian Law -- Chapter 4. Thinking with IHL in Contexts of Counterterrorism: The Case of Criminal Justice Systems in the Sahel. Part II. Focus Section: International Humanitarian Law and the Russian Aggression against Ukraine -- Chapter 5. Who is at War? On the Question of Co-Belligerency -- Chapter 6. “Inside” and “Outside”: Assessing the Russian Blockade against Ukraine -- Chapter 7. Heads of State as War Criminals: The Prospects and Challenges of Tracing War Crimes to Senior political Leaders in Russia -- Part III. Year in Review -- Chapter 8. Year in Review 2022 -- Table of Cases -- Index.
    Abstract: Volume 25 of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) sheds light on the interplay between IHL and other adjacent branches of international law. This Volume moves beyond the traditional preoccupation of examining IHL’s relations with international human rights law, the law on the use of force and international criminal law. Authors were invited to discuss, both in general and specific terms, doctrinally and theoretically, interactions between IHL and other neighbouring frameworks. Accordingly, this Volume is dedicated to exploring the interrelationship between IHL and other adjacent frameworks, such as international environmental law, international investment law, the law on defences to state responsibility, and counter-terrorism law. The Volume contains four articles dedicated to the subject of IHL and neighbouring frameworks. The Volume further features a Focus section on IHL controversies arising from Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and ends, as usual, with a Year in Review section. The Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law is a leading annual publication devoted to the study of international humanitarian law. The Yearbook has always strived to be at the forefront of the debate of pressing doctrinal questions of IHL, and will continue to do so in the future. As this Volume demonstrates, it offers a space where IHL-related issues can be explored both from a doctrinal and a theoretical perspective. It provides an international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this crucial branch of international law. Distinguished by contemporary relevance, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law bridges the gap between theory and practice and serves as a useful reference tool for scholars, practitioners, military personnel, civil servants, diplomats, human rights workers, and students.
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    ISBN: 9783031477157
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 873 p. 335 illus., 274 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 824
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    Keywords: Computational intelligence. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Artificial intelligence.
    Abstract: The book is a unique collection of studies involving intelligent systems and applications of artificial intelligence in the real world to provide solutions to most vexing problems. IntelliSys received an overwhelming 605 papers which were put under strict double-blind peer-review for their novelty, originality and exhaustive research. Finally, 227 papers were sieved and chosen to be published in the proceedings. This book is a valuable collection of all the latest research in the field of artificial intelligence and smart systems. It provides a ready-made resource to all the readers keen on gaining information regarding the latest trends in intelligent systems. It also renders a sneak peek into the future world governed by artificial intelligence.
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    ISBN: 9783031508035
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 96 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Science and Fiction
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Fiction. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Telecommunication. ; User interfaces (Computer systems). ; Human-computer interaction. ; Cooperating objects (Computer systems).
    Abstract: Introduction -- The DARPA Dilemma -- Scattered Avatars -- Topsy Turing -- Fractured Memories -- Artificial Neurogenesis -- The Assimilation -- The Collective Singing the ‘I Can’t Decrypt Them’ Blues -- SANDI’s Environment -- Chatbot Lydia -- Asimov’s Failure -- The Hackers get Hacked -- Dangerous Liaisons -- SANDI’s Dilemma -- Dead. Yet Alive -- Answers at Last -- Preparing to Bring them Home -- The Collection Process -- The Final Preparations -- The Integration Begins -- The Integration of MAXWELL -- The Integration of ISAAC -- The Integration of SANDI -- The Integration of ELYSE -- When Robots Hug -- The Science Behind the Novel -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: By 2027, it had been seven years since the scientists’ sea-changing research on artificial psychology and robotics. The work debuted around the same time as Large Language Model Chatbots, and the power of the integration of the two technologies put many industries in a tailspin. The commercial and defense industries especially were still scrambling to regulate their use in research and universities. The sought-after scientists signed with DARPA to build reliable and secure AI entities, but the agency grew fearful of the technology’s power and ultimately decided it was too dangerous to bring to market and demanded the scientists destroy the work. The researchers couldn’t bring themselves to discard 20 years of research, so instead sent the entities to various research labs around the world. But unbeknownst to them, each AI-entity embraced its new home, growing, adapting, evolving, and ultimately connecting beyond what the researchers could envision. In the end, as the scientists catch up to each one, they realize the entities have discovered a very human means of interacting: the power of physical contact; and not physical contact between humans and technology, but physical contact between robotic entities. And with this discovery, the entities join forces to only grow stronger. This development ushers in a new paradigm where the difference between AI-entities and human entities becomes less and less discernible. All the AI and robotic science featured in the book is real; the story line is fictional, but with how fast innovation moves, it’s not hard to envision.
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    ISBN: 9783031441882
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 378 p. 26 illus., 7 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Constitutional law. ; Law ; Law ; Comparative government.
    Abstract: Introduction -- Impeachment in History and Thought -- Impeachment in Latin America -- Legal Aspects of Impeachment in Comparison -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book pursues a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to assess presidential impeachments in Latin America. Mixing methodologies from legal studies and political science, it provides a novel and comprehensive assessment of some of the most controversial questions regarding the constitutional function of impeachment and its place in the theory of government. Presidential impeachments have become frequent in Latin America, yet they are still largely misunderstood by legal practitioners and the general public. As such, impeachments frequently provide for heated and polarizing debates. The misunderstandings stem from skewed expectations arising from different theories of government, legal interpretation, and presidential impeachment. The empirical evidence and arguments presented here will help to find common ground on these topics and pacify some latent tensions in society and academia. In addition, the book’s case studies cover cases that have been rarely or incompletely addressed in the literature. Some cover events so recent that they have never been analyzed elsewhere. The book proposes reconsidering certain assumptions made about systems of government, which are based on skewed expectations of impeachments. It also draws on new evidence to re-examine existing impeachment theories and develop new ones. By doing so, it offers valuable insights that may guide lawmakers to redesign their own systems, optimizing them to achieve certain goals. It will also acquaint legal practitioners with the strategies of prosecution, defense, and decision-making in connection with impeachments.
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    ISBN: 9783031396229
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XLI, 644 p. 49 illus., 47 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Constitutional law. ; Human rights. ; Administrative law.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction to Fundamental Rights (Albrecht Weber/Karl-Peter Sommermann/Wolfgang Babeck) -- Chapter 2: Structure of Fundamental Rights Catalogues (Albrecht Weber) -- Chapter 3: Human Dignity (Albrecht Weber) -- Chapter 4: Civil Liberties I (Freedom, Life, Liberty, Privacy) (Albrecht Weber) -- Chapter 5: Civil Liberties II (Freedom of Thought, Expression, Religion, Assembly, Association and Movement) (Albrecht Weber) -- Chapter 6: Civil Liberties III (Property and Economic Rights, Educational Rights, Arts and Science, Asylum) (Albrecht Weber) -- Chapter 7: Equality Rights (Monika Florczak-Wątor) -- Chapter 8: Political Rights (Wolfgang Babeck/Diana-Urania Galetta/Albrecht Weber) -- Chapter 9: General Judicial Rights (Karl-Peter Sommermann/Albrecht Weber) -- Chapter 10: Specific Judicial Rights (Wolfgang Babeck) -- Chapter 11: Rights and Principles of the Economic, Social and Cultural Order (Eberhard Eichenhofer) -- Chapter 12: Global Collective Rights (Eberhard Eichenhofer) -- Chapter 13: Minority Rights (Albrecht Weber) -- Chapter 14: Rights of the Children, Elderly and Handicapped (Wolfgang Babeck/Albrecht Weber) -- Chapter 15: Environmental Rights (Wolfgang Babeck) -- Chapter 16: Constitutional Duties (Wolfgang Babeck) -- Chapter 17: Limitation and Derogation of Fundamental Rights (Albrecht Weber) -- Chapter 18: Judicial Protection of Fundamental Rights (Albrecht Weber).
    Abstract: Writing Constitutions intends to serve as a practical manual for those writing constitutions or interested in their design. It is the first systematic and universal approach to coherently capture concepts and contents of a modern constitution. Volume II is a user-friendly guide covering the current best practice in human rights and contains a draft catalogue of human rights. It empowers judges, lawyers, civil rights activists, legislators, and academics to draft and interpret over 70 Human Rights and strengthen democracies. Writing Constitutions comes in three volumes: - Volume I: Institutions - Volume II: Fundamental Rights - Volume III: Constitutional Principles.
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    ISBN: 9783031467714
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVI, 244 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Springer Studies in Law & Geoeconomics 2
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    Keywords: International law. ; Trade regulation. ; Commercial law. ; European Economic Community.
    Abstract: The EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation – Why, What and How? by Lena Hornkohl -- Economic Sanctions as an Instrument of Foreign Investment Control by Tamás Szabados -- Balance of Payments-Related Restrictions on the Freedom of Investment by Claus Zimmermann -- Next-level Screening? The Case of Outbound Investment Screening by Jonas Fechter -- Determining the Role of FDI Screening in International Investment Law by Kilian Wagner -- States’ Shareholding as a Tool of Investment Control in Strategically Important Companies: Any Consequences for International Responsibility? by Bartosz Soloch -- Screening Authorities in the EU: Considerations on Governance, Powers, and Accountability by Jacques Bourgeois and Alessandra Moroni -- The Evolving Concept of National Security and Foreign Investment Screening Procedures with Particular Reference to the Italian Regime by Maria Rosaria Mauro -- National Security and Essential Security Interests in CJEU Jurisprudence by Marek Jaśkowski.
    Abstract: This second volume of highly topical two-volume set “The Investment Weapon” continues to present pioneering research for the purpose of developing a common analytical foundation and framework for the emerging interdisciplinary research field of investment control. This second volumes shifts the focus from the policy context to the legal and regulatory aspects of investment controls, specifically from an international, transnational, and comparative law perspective. The topics range from control of subsidized investments to non-national security related investment controls and alternatives to investment screening.
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    ISBN: 9783031473470
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 587 p. 2 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Law and Visual Jurisprudence 12
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Cultural property.
    Abstract: Introduction. Venturing to Find New Approaches to Heritage in Peril for the 21st Century -- Part I. Cultural Heritage Between Theory, the Past, and the Future -- Ruins as Cultural Heritage. Ethical and Aesthetic Considerations -- Finding the Intangible: Contested Cityscapes, Inclusive Cultural Heritage Determinations, Balancing Stakeholder Interests… Is Urban Property Law Up to the Challenge? -- Should Heritage be Preserved? Examining Contention Over Confederate Monument Removal -- Ruins and Heritages, the Great Mutation of China’s Diplomacy in its Encounter with Europe in the 19th Century -- Cultural Heritage Law and NaturalCultural Paradigms within the Sustainable Development Discourse -- Adopting a Holistic Approach to Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention -- Cultural Heritage and the Conservation and Insecurity Paradigms: International Law in the Pursuit of Social Cohesion -- NFT and Blockchain Technology for a Sustainable Future of Cultural Heritage -- The Virtual Museum: How Technology and Virtual Reality may Help Protect and Promote Cultural Heritage -- The Two Most Important 21st Century Disputes in Cultural Heritage Law -- Part II. Heritage Issues in Times of War and Conflict -- The Protection of Cultural Property in the Case of Armed Conflict: The State of Current and Future Developments in Military Doctrine -- Military Necessity as an Exception in the Context of Cultural Heritage Protection: Exploring the Role Played by the Proportionality Principle -- Cultural Heritage as a Neutral Party: The Role of Neutrality in the Protection of Cultural Heritage During Armed Conflict -- Mens Rea in International Criminal Law: A Look at Eichmann’s Responsibility in the Light of Kant and Arendt -- Protecting Cultural Heritage in Times of War: A Study of the Gravity of Protection Rules vs the Weight of Violations -- To Break Their Will to Fight: The Weaponization of Heritage in Modern Irregular Warfare -- Heritage in War: International Criminal Responsibility for the Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflict -- Destruction of Natural and Cultural Heritage during the Armed Conflicts: An International Law Perspective -- Facing Heritage Protection in Armed Conflicts, International Institutions and Civil Society -- Armed Non-State Actors and Cultural Heritage Protection under IHL -- Cultural Heritage and International Security through the role of ANSAs -- Part III. Heritage Issues in Times of Peace and Stability -- Law, Vague Legal Terms and Clothing as Everyday Culture -- Eat the Rich: A Rethinking of the Heritage-Crime-Development Nexus -- Mainstreaming Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights in the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage: The Role and Issues Surrounding of Relevant Global Governance Actors -- The Legal Process of Transformation: Exploring the Interactive Relationship between Cultural Heritage and Geographical Indications (GIs) -- Gender, Traditional Cultural Expressions, and Intellectual Property: Exploring Women’s Empowerment and Cultural Production in Zambia -- Folk Art and Stylized Folk Art from the Perspective of Intellectual Property Law. Analysis of the Example of Two Polish Folk Song and Dance Ensembles, ‘Mazowsze’ and ‘Śląsk’ -- Part IV. Heritage as a Right: From the Fight for Preserving the Past to the Questions of Restitution -- Shrouds of Silence: Dismantling of the Heritage Sites of Middle Eastern Minorities as de facto Erasure of History -- The Consequences of Violence against Women and Children in Armed Conflicts for their Intangible Cultural Heritage. A Diachronic Perspective of Universal Rights of Women -- Cultural Heritage: A Critical Element of the Right to Education and the Right to Identity of Children in Armed Conflict -- Legal Obstacles to Claims for Restitution of Cultural Objects Removed as Spoils of War -- Cultural Heritage Law in the Dock: Protecting Cultural Objects in Un-recognized States and Governments -- Cultural Treasures and their Place of Origin: Crimean Treasures return to Kyiv -- Performing Special Protection: Cultural Heritage in PostWar Kosovo -- Conclusions. Heritage in War and Peace -- Afterword. Return to the First Seminar: Protecting an Invaluable Heritage. The Egyptian Case.
    Abstract: This edited collection, which brings together nearly fifty authors from across the globe and various disciplines, makes a valuable contribution to the field of conservation, covering a wide range of topics regarding the protection of heritage in times of war and peace. Uniquely linking the two typically separate perspectives, the book builds on the wealth of discussions that took place during the 2021 and 2022 installments of the international “Heritage in War and Peace” Seminars held in Rome and Montréal, respectively. Issues explored in the volume include but are not limited to questions surrounding the protection of contentious heritages, unsustainability of the current dichotomic cultural/natural heritage protection frameworks, digitalization of heritage, place of heritage in military conflicts, use of heritage by armed non-state actors, indigenous peoples’ relationships with heritage, the intersection of intellectual property (IP) law and heritage, human rights matters linked to heritage protection, and the latest case studies surrounding restitution. Given its scope, the book will be of particular interest not only to practitioners and conservation specialists but also to academics and students in the broader social sciences and humanities, and to all those who hope to preserve our heritage for future generations.
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    ISBN: 9783031550003
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 242 p. 108 illus., 102 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics 29
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Computational intelligence.
    Abstract: A Concise Overview of Safety Aspects in Human-Robot Interaction -- A Hybrid Control Approach for a Pneumatic-actuated Soft Robot -- BICEP: a Bio-Inspired Compliant Elbow Prosthesis -- Development of a Patient Behaviour Model for an Adaptive Medical Robot -- Emotion-Aware Control Framework for Human-Robot Collaboration.
    Abstract: Comprising sixteen independent chapters, this book covers recent advancements and emerging pathways within human-friendly robotics on physical and cognitive levels. Each chapter presents a novel work presented at HFR 2023 by researchers from various robotic domains, where new theories, methodologies, technologies, challenges, and empirical and experimental studies are discussed. The multidisciplinary nature of the authors enriches the compilation with varied viewpoints, making it an excellent resource for academics, researchers, and industry professionals to get acquainted with the state of the art on human-robot interaction.
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    ISBN: 9783031514975
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 564 p. 244 illus., 227 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics 28
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Computational intelligence.
    Abstract: This book of the SPAR series contains 39 scientific articles presented in the Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems conference organized in November 28–30, 2022, in Montbéliard, France. The contributions are covering a broad scope of topics within distributed robotics including mobile sensor networks, unmanned aerial vehicles, multi-agent systems, algorithms for multi-robot systems, modular robots, swarm robotics, and reinforcement learning or deep learning applied to multi-robot systems.
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    ISBN: 9783031455759
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 291 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice 109
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Human rights. ; Civil rights. ; European communities.
    Abstract: Introduction -- The problem and its scale: Privacy invasions of Pakistani media -- The concept of the right to privacy -- Right to privacy and freedom of expression in the Constitution of Pakistan -- Reconciling the freedom of expression with the right to privacy: Protecting private life from media invasions under the ECHR -- Privacy protection in ECHR member states: Germany and the United Kingdom -- Recommendations: A privacy law for Pakistan.
    Abstract: This book focuses on devising a comprehensive protective mechanism for the right to privacy in Pakistan. It argues that the existing legal regime lacks an effective remedy for victims of privacy violations and emphasizes the need for comprehensive legislation to safeguard this crucial right. Pursuing a multidisciplinary approach, the book thoroughly explores the issue of media intrusions into people’s privacy through thematic media content analysis and highlights the significant impacts of these intrusions on victims’ lives. In the process, the book addresses various conceptual aspects, their relevance, and their implications for privacy-related disputes during adjudication. Recognizing that theoretical underpinnings alone may not be sufficient to create a legal regime “from scratch,” it explores the enforcement of the right to privacy under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as interpreted and enforced by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The book subsequently goes beyond exploring international law by analyzing the impact of media-and-privacy cases on privacy protection in two major member states: Germany (a civil law jurisdiction) and the United Kingdom (a common law jurisdiction). Drawing upon these conceptual and comparative legal deliberations and findings, the book provides concrete guidelines for a new privacy law in Pakistan.
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    ISBN: 9783031461385
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIII, 349 p. 7 illus., 3 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: International criminal law. ; Humanitarian law. ; International law. ; Human rights. ; International organization.
    Abstract: 1 The Definition of International Crime -- 2 The Preconditions for the International Criminal Court to Exercise its Jurisdiction -- 3 The Crime of Genocide and the International Criminal Court’s Jurisdiction -- 4 Crimes Against Humanity Under the ICC’s Jurisdiction -- 5 The ICC’s Jurisdiction Over War Crimes -- 6 The Crime of Aggression: The Birth of a Crime -- 7 Immunities Under Art. 27 ICCRSt and the ICC’s Jurisdiction -- 8 The ICC’s Jurisdiction Following a Security Council’s Referral of a Situation Concerning Citizens of States Non-Parties to the ICC: the Situation in Sudan and Libya (Art. 25 UN Charter & 13(b) ICCRSt) -- 9 The Awakening Hypothesis of the Complementarity Principle -- 10 Ecocide: The Emergence of a New Crime within the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court? -- 11 Lethal Autonomous Weapons, Drones and Robots: to what extent their usage infringes upon established principles of international criminal law? -- 12 Cyber warfare: international criminal law in the digital era.
    Abstract: This book embarks on a comprehensive exploration of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and elucidates the three foundational aspects of its jurisdiction as laid out in the Rome Statute: the preconditions for exercising jurisdiction (Article 12 ICCRSt), its substantive competence regarding core crimes (Articles 5-8bis ICCRSt), and the principle of complementarity (Article 17§1(a) ICCRSt). This principle, crucial to understanding the ICC’s ‘ultimate jurisdiction’, is invoked only when a State Party demonstrates an inability or unwillingness to genuinely undertake investigation or prosecution. The book further probes the ‘negative preconditions’ of the Court’s jurisdiction, in particular, immunities (Article 27 ICCRSt) and exceptions through Security Council referrals (Articles 13(b) and 15 ICCRSt). Intended for students, scholars, and practitioners alike, this second edition offers invaluable insights into the ICC’s jurisdiction, making a notable contribution to the existing literature. Importantly, it also navigates emerging fields of international criminal law, addressing topical and thought-provoking subjects such as ecocide, cyber warfare, automated lethal weapons, artificial intelligence, and the legal complexities arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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    ISBN: 9783031404153
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(V, 117 p. 57 illus., 44 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Southern Space Studies
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    Keywords: Law of the sea. ; International law. ; Aeronautics ; Outer space ; Astronautics. ; Latin America
    Abstract: This peer-reviewed book presents a comprehensive overview of the role space is playing in enabling Latin America to fulfil its developmental aspirations. Following on from the highly acclaimed Parts 1 to 4, it explains how space and its applications can be used to support the development of the full range and diversity of Latin America societies, while being driven by Latin American goals. The Latin American space sector is currently undergoing a phase of rapid and dynamic expansion, with new actors entering the field and with space applications increasingly being used to support the continent’s social, economic, and political development. All across Latin America, attention is shifting to space as a fundamental part of the continental development agenda, and the creation of a Latin American space agency is evidence of this. Additionally, while in recent years, significant advances in economic and social development have lifted many of Latin America’s people out of poverty, there is still much that needs to be done to fulfil the basic needs of the population and to afford them the dignity they deserve. To this end, space is already being employed in diverse fields of human endeavour to serve Latin America’s goals for its future, but there is still a need for further incorporation of space systems and data. This book will appeal to researchers, professionals and students in fields such as space studies, international relations, governance, and social and rural development.
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    ISBN: 9783031469435
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 200 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: The World of Small States 11
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Law ; Law
    Abstract: 1 Navigating Law-making and Law Reform in Small Jurisdictions -- Part I Case studies in law-making in small jurisdictions -- 2 A small state, a worldwide jurisdiction: Vatican City State and its legal system -- 3 Small states and constitutional reform: democracy in Malta -- 4 Drafting for effectiveness: Tuvalu's Climate Change Resilience Act 2019 -- Part II International influences and their impact on small jurisdictions -- 5 Mapping the UK's constitutional relationship with Britain's Overseas Territories in the human rights sphere -- 6 The Long Road to a Beneficial Ownership Regime in the Cayman Islands -- 7 Law Reform and Regulated Credit Reporting Systems in Commonwealth Small Island Developing States: a study of Jamaica -- Part III Global perspectives on law-making and law reform in small jurisdictions -- 8 The Challenges and Rewards of Law Drafting in Small States.
    Abstract: This book puts the spotlight on a different and neglected aspect of law drafting and reform: the question of size. Specifically, how does the size of a jurisdiction affect its ability to make and change its laws? Some of the challenges affecting small jurisdictions include: a lack of resources and paucity of policy/drafting capacity; the pressures and pull from sources outside the jurisdiction (e.g. international bodies or NGOs; larger states; treaty commitments); a vulnerability to domestic capture (e.g. criminal elements, big local businesses, strong domestic lobby groups); weak/bad governance (e.g. laws or institutions which themselves do not encourage or promote good governance, reflection and reform); the legacy of colonial legal systems and their interaction with indigenous or customary laws; and struggles to comply with constitutional norms such as accountability and transparency. Despite these difficulties small jurisdictions also have certain advantages when it comes to making and reforming law: they can be flexible and creative; they can legislate very quickly if the political will is there; and there is strong informal/formal accountability in a small jurisdiction. This edited collection explores law reform and law drafting in small jurisdictions through the themes of sovereignty; the impact of colonialism and legal plurality; the challenges of harmonising laws at regional and international levels; and constitutional reform. Of use to researchers and practitioners alike.
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    ISBN: 9783031500855
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VI, 187 p. 17 illus., 12 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology 46
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    Keywords: Technology ; Ethnology. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation.
    Abstract: 1. Diachronic Perspectives on Embodiment and Technology: Gestures and Artefacts – An Introduction -- 2. Playing with Arte(f)actors -- 3. The Ineffability of Motion in Robotics -- 4. Sophia the Robot as a Political Choreography to Advance Economic Interests: An Exercise in Political Phenomenology and Critical Performance-Oriented Philosophy of Technology -- 5. Gestures, Diagrams, and the Craft of Musical Composition -- 6. Describing Robot Gestures by Design and Agency: An Exploration with Dennett’s Stances -- 7. The Philosophy of Gesture and Technological Artefacts -- 8. The Orchestration of Bodies and Artifacts in French Family Dinners -- 9. Towards an Ecology of Gesture: A Review (and some Promising Paths) -- 10. Petrified Practice: Is there a Vernacular Choreography of Neanderthal Movements? -- 11. The logos of techné — A Case for Technology as Interdisciplinary Anthropology.
    Abstract: This book investigates the relationships between gestures and artefacts theoretically and historically, by analyzing different phenomena stemming from a variety of fields such as robotics, archaeology, gesture studies, anthropology, philosophy, and gestural practices like choreography, music performance, and composition. It underlines how embodiment and technology change the interplay between maker and artefact over time and appeals to students and researchers in these fields. Its goal is to enable the reader to understand that the recurring topics and questions as well as multi-level similarities are by no means accidental, but can best be understood if one pays attention to the intertwinements of materiality and cognition, praxis and techne.
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  • 43
    ISBN: 9783031493829
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 271 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: International Law and the Global South, Perspectives from the Rest of the World
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    Keywords: International law. ; Trade regulation. ; Mediation. ; Dispute resolution (Law). ; Arbitration (Administrative law). ; Economic history.
    Abstract: Introduction - Legal protection offered to foreign investment in Latin America: context and general trends -- PART I- International Investment Law in Latin America: Where do we Stand? -- Brazilian CFIA - Evolution towards the traditional? -- INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW IN CHILE: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TIMES OF REFORM -- International Investment Law and its scope in Argentina -- Venezuelan investment arbitration experience: from unilateral termination of Dutch treaty, the denunciation of ICSID Convention to its continued participation as respondent State in investment arbitration -- Philip Morris v. Uruguay through the lens of the ISDS trilemma -- PART II - Trends in dispute governance and settlement -- Dispute Prevention Methods in the Brazilian Agreements on Cooperation and Facilitation of Investments (CFIAs) -- THE BRAZILIAN BRANCHES IN THE ARBITRATION BENCH: CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES IN FACE OF THE “PRECATÓRIO” SYSTEM AND CONSENSUALITY -- PART III - Trends in connecting investment law toHuman Rights -- The 2017 BIT Model of Colombia: A Human Rights Assessment from Investment Disputes against the State -- Peru and International Investment Agreements: Legal and Institutional challenges under a Business and Human Rights Perspective -- PART IV - Trends in Regionalization -- Mexico in International Investment Law: From NAFTA to USMCA.
    Abstract: The book brings to light how Latin American states have traditionally stood before the field of International Investment Law and Arbitration. It delves into their posture of resistance to critically examine how their perspective has gradually changed and how they have adapted and molded their investment agreements so as not to leave their position as players in the field of International Investment Law. Many Latin American states have appeared as defendants before international investment tribunals and some of these, like Venezuela, Bolivia or Ecuador, have denounced their international investment agreements. Deeming the law field as imbalanced, they have looked for alternatives to continue providing legal protection to foreign investors while protecting their right to regulate in the name of public interest. Some interesting investment agreements models, sometimes of a different ilk, have consequently flourished and have arrested the attention of those studying or working with international investment law. The main objective of this book is to critically discuss how Latin American states have accepted, resisted, or adapted themselves to international investment law and arbitration. Accordingly, the general connection between these states and international investment law are explained in an introduction which examines the general trends as per which Latin American states have offered a legal protection to foreign investments. The first part enters the merits of where international investment law and arbitration stand in some Latin American states whereby the experience of Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, and Uruguay are discussed. The following parts explain the trends in international investment law and arbitration in Latin America. These trends are namely related to dispute settlement and governance, to the connection between investment law and human rights and finally to regionalization. In these parts, the experience of states like Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico are perused.
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    ISBN: 9783031476020
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VI, 404 p. 8 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation 9
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Environmental Law. ; Law ; Contracts. ; Common law. ; Commercial law. ; Environmental law, International.
    Abstract: Law and environment. Prevention, control, responsibility -- Global Governance of the Environment and implications for the Insurance Industry -- Environmental liabilities and Insurance Law in the EU -- Environmental Liabilities and Insurance Law in the United Kingdom -- Managing Environmental Risk through Insurance: China -- Environmental Liabilities and Insurance Law in the United States -- Environmental Civil Liability In The Mercosur Region South America -- Environmental insurance product -- Prevention in environmental insurance -- Loss adjustment in the environmental insurance and the role of the loss adjuster -- Waste insurance -- Underwriting Environmental Risks for Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) Coverage: Challenges and Best Practices Forward -- Liability for environmental damage in aviation -- Liability for environmental damage in outer space and its insurance -- Liability for pollution damage to the marine environment.
    Abstract: This book identifies the role of insurance in a comprehensive system for managing environmental risks at the local, regional and global level. National and international legal instruments regulating environmental protection, especially aspects like pollution, are not precisely reflected in insurance concepts intended to cover environmental risks. As such, there is a need to identify environmental risks and to propose a taxonomy of environmental risks for various types of insurance coverage. The authors refer to the issues of liability in environmental protection, the scope of insurance coverage and comment on specific issues the importance of which has been noticed by the legislator or insurance practice. The book examines these issues horizontally and vertically from various standpoints, focusing on insurance as a means of managing environmental risks. In this regard, it mainly concentrates on (1) identifying and analyzing environmental risks and methods for managing them via private and public instruments, and (2) insuring these risks. The book is intended for all those interested in the field of insurance and environmental risk regimes, including lawyers, academics and legal professionals.
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  • 45
    ISBN: 9783031526855
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 257 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Civil rights. ; European communities. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Constitutional law.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Charter of Fundamental Rights in the case law of the ECJ The significance and decisive advantages of a functional approach -- 3. National Courts and the CJEU: A Common Judicial System -- 4. The Austrian Constitutional Court’s Charter decision: European fundamental rights in addition to (other) constitutionally guaranteed rights -- 5.Avoiding the rain or learning to dance in it: The hesitations of the Spanish Constitutional Court -- 6. On the Realignment of the German Fundamental Rights Review: Implications of the “Right to be Forgotten” Decisions for the Application of the EU CFR as a Relevant Standard -- 7. The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in constitutional adjudication. The Italian perspective -- 8. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union at the Portuguese Constitutional Court: The Data Retention Cases -- 9. Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the Courts of Lithuania. -- 10. Sweden, F undamental R ights and the EU Charter -- Poking the Bear or Waking the Sleeping Beauty? The Potential of Fundamental Rights Complaint Procedures Before the CJEU.
    Abstract: The sometimes complex and controversial relation between the fundamental rights of the European Union, as enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFR), and national fundamental rights in the context of constitutional review is reflected in a series of landmark decisions in the multilateral cooperation of European courts, which have reshaped the fundamental rights architecture in the multilevel system in recent decades. This book aims to contribute to a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the EU and constitutional law issues involved, thus serving as a reference point for scholars and practitioners dealing with this emerging topic in depth. Following this approach, it sheds light on the broader Union legal context of these developments, examines the role of the CFR for Constitutional Courts, the relationship between constitutional and ordinary courts, and assesses the key decisions concerning the application of the CFR as a standard of constitutional review. It also draws some initial conclusions on the development of the European fundamental rights architecture, its prospects and possible implications for the Union’s legal order. The book contains several contributions by European legal experts from academia and the judiciary, who examine the different methods of constitutional application of the CFR from a comparative law perspective. These contributions deal with the following aspects: first, the role of the CFR for the respective Constitutional Court with regard to the application of EU law as well as national law falling within the scope of the CFR; second, the relationship between the respective Constitutional Court and the ordinary courts with regard to the application of the CFR; third, the relevant facts and legal reasoning of the most important Constitutional Court decisions on the application of the CFR as a relevant standard of constitutional review; fourth, the relevant case law of the CJEU on the relationship between Union and national fundamental rights, as well as its broader implications for the multilateral cooperation of European courts. The individual chapters examine, inter alia, the following decisions: Verfassungsgerichtshof (Austria), March 14, 2012, U 466/11 et al.; Corte Constituzionale (Italy), January 23, 2019, Sentenza 20/2019; Bundesverfassungsgericht (Germany), November 6, 2019, 1 BvR 276/17; Tribunal Constitucional (Portugal), June 3, 2022, Acórdão 268/2022; Tribunal Constitucional (Spain), June 29, 2022, Sentencia Decision 89/2022.
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  • 46
    ISBN: 9783031592577
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 659 p. 333 illus., 298 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Mechanisms and Machine Science 157
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    Keywords: Robotics. ; Human-machine systems. ; Mechatronics.
    Abstract: Part I: Perception and Learning -- Determining Sample Quantity for Robot Vision-to-Motion Cloth Flattening -- Outliers - Do Image and Feature Domain Outliers Coincide in Robotic Applications? -- An algorithm for determining the coordinates of a test tube by a robotic aliquoting system based on a combination of the Hough method and a result filtering algorithm -- Deployment of Algorithms for Autonomous Drone Racing in a Real Environment -- Contactless Assembly of a Pi and a Plug Micropart with Electrostatic Force Fields -- Modern Quality Control: Integrating Computer Vision in Inspection of PCB Elements -- Cost-Effective Robot Arm Teleoperation via Human Pose Tracking with Monocular Camera -- Revolutionizing Speech Emotion Recognition: A Novel Hilbert Curve Approach for Two-Dimensional Representation and Convolutional Neural Network Classification -- Positioning of a Surgical Parallel Robot using Artificial Intelligence -- Effects of Increased Entropy on Robustness of Reinforcement Learning for Robot Box-Pushing -- Part II: Medical Robotics and Biomechanics -- Exploring the effects of different schemes of hallux valgus osteotomy on the stress based on computer digital simulation -- Dynamic Analysis of an Exoskeleton Robotic System for Stair Walking Assistance -- A Compact Low-Frequencies Vibrational Bioreactor to Induce Cellular Response -- Design of wearable prostheses: a new approach -- Workspace Analysis for Laparoscopic Rectal Surgery : A Preliminary Study -- An Analysis of Virtual Reality Applications in Rehabilitation Engineering -- Low-Cost Functional Infrared Spectroscopy Based System as a Brain-Computer Interface -- Phenomenological modelling of the flexion-extension movement of human lower limb joints -- Continuous-Time Robust Control for Cancer Treatment Robots -- Accuracy and repeatability of a parallel robot for personalised minimally invasive surgery -- A Concise Review of Upper Limb Prostheses -- Analysis Study of Working Modes Within a Redundant Architecture for a Spherical Parallel Manipulator (SPM) -- MEDROVER: Medical Assistant Robot for patient monitoring and treatment management -- Mixed-Reality-Guided Teleoperation of a Collaborative Robot for Surgical Procedures -- Task Oriented Collaborative Robots: Intervention in Repetitive Task for Worker Well-Being -- Part III: Industrial Robots and Education -- Industry needs in Robotics Education -- Unimate and Beyond: Exploring the Genesis of Industrial Robotics -- Beyond the Horizon: Anticipating Future Challenges in the Field of Robotics -- A Short Overview on Terrestrial Hybrid Locomotion Mobile Robots -- Augmented Reality Guided 3D Printed Robotic Arm Assembly: A Comprehensive Framework for Interactive Learning -- Part IV: Kinematics and Dynamics -- Geometric Robot Calibration Using a Calibration Plate -- Algorithm for obtaining balanced specific sliding coefficients at the points where the meshing stars and ends for external spur gears -- A Novel Approach Exploiting Contact Points on Robot Structures for Enhanced End-Effector Accuracy -- Multi-axis AM: slicer and toolpath for 2.5D/3D/5D printing -- Comparative study of the kinematic performance indices for the 3-U(RPRGR)RU and the 3-URU parallel robots -- Kinematic Analysis of the Seven-Bar Linkage 7-PR(RRRR)RP used for Medical Disinfection Robot -- Experimental evaluation of a collision avoidance control for redundant manipulators -- Automatic Differentiation of Serial Manipulator Jacobians Using Multidual Algebra -- Mathematical and mechanical model of a tamping rammer for making rammed earth walls -- Establishing of Dynamic Control Functions for a Hybrid Robot based on Analytical Mechanics Principles -- Part V: Motion Planning and Control -- Time-Optimal Transport of Loosely Placed Liquid Filled Cups along Prescribed Paths -- Constrained Online Motion Generation from Unfiltered User Commands -- Orientation trajectory planning based on unit quaternions for spray painting robots -- RobotBlockSet (RBS) - A comprehensive robotics framework -- AI-based multi-criteria path planning of Cartesian robot with telescopic arm for tree fruit picking -- Design of a data collection system for robot digital twins -- Physical Interaction Interpretation in Industrial Robotics using Dynamic Time Warping Principles -- Electromagnetic Simulation of Robotic Dynamic Scenes for Novel Sensor Developments -- Challenges in Polystyrene Mold Making for Clay Panels Using Industrial Hotwire Carving -- Robotic platform for position control of a ball -- Part VI: Service Robotics and Applications -- Embracing the Gentle Touch: Design and Simulation of an Intelligent Soft Fingertip for Adaptive Agricultural Harvesting -- Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Robotic Workplaces -- Design of an under-actuated mechanism for collecting and cutting crop samples in precision agriculture -- An exoskeleton for overhead work support equipped with pneumatic artificial muscles: an insight on transmission design -- A Literature Review and Design Considerations Towards a Gripper for Tomato Harvesting -- Evaluating the Potential of Passive Exoskeletons in Modern Industries: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Impact on User Well-being and Efficiency -- Technological analysis of types of milking systems and robots: A Review -- Part VII: Mobile Robots and Innovative Robot Design -- Mobile exploration robot with hybrid locomotion system -- 3D Printed Harmonic Drive for Legged Mobile Robots -- Modeling, parameter estimation and control design of 4WIS4WID mobile robot: Simulation and experimental validation -- Autonomous mobile robotic system for measuring the electrical conductivity of soil -- Design and test validation of humanoid tripod-based limbs -- Soft Grasping Delicate Parts by Robotic Effectors -- A 3D Printed Reconfigurable Multi-fingered Gripper.
    Abstract: This book presents the proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region (RAAD), held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, June 12-14, 2024. It gathers contributions by researchers from several countries on all major areas of robotic research, development and innovation, as well as new applications and current trends. The topics covered include: novel designs and applications of robotic systems, intelligent cooperating and service robots, advanced robot control, human-robot interfaces, robot vision systems, mobile robots, humanoid and walking robots, bio-inspired and swarm robotic systems, aerial, underwater and spatial robots, robots for ambient assisted living, medical robots and bionic prostheses, cognitive robots, cloud robotics, ethical and social issues in robotics, etc. Given its scope, the book offers a source of information and inspiration for researchers seeking to improve their work and gather new ideas for future developments.
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    ISBN: 9783031479342
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXII, 181 p. 155 illus., 92 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics 158
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Fundamentals -- 3. Transparency Enhancement in Teleoperation -- 4. Multi-Agent Adaptive Shared Control -- 5. Stable and Transparent Shared Control Framework.
    Abstract: Robotic research and developments in computing technologies including artificial intelligence have led to significant improvements in autonomous capabilities of robots. Yet, human supervision is advisable and, in many cases, necessary when robots interact with real-world, outside-lab environments. This is due to the fact that complete autonomy in robots has not yet been achieved. When robots encounter challenges beyond their capabilities, a viable solution is to include human operators in the loop, who can support robots through teleoperation, taking complete control or shared control. This monograph focuses on a special form of shared control, namely mixed-initiative, where the final command to the robot is a weighted sum of the commands from the operator and the autonomous controller. The weights (fixed or adaptive), called authority allocation (AA) factors, decide who has more control authority over the robot. Several research groups use different methods to adapt the AA factors online and the benefits of adaptive mixed-initiative shared control have been well established in terms of task completion success and operator usability. However, stability of the overall shared control framework, with communication time-delays between the operator and the robot, is a field that has not been examined extensively. This monograph presents methods to improve performance and stability in shared control so that the possibilities of its applications can be widened. Firstly, methods to improve the haptic feedback performance of teleoperation are developed. Secondly, methods to stabilize adaptive shared control systems, while still ensuring high teleoperation performance, are proposed. The methods are validated on multiple robotic systems and they were applied in several projects, both in space and terrestrial domains. With the aforementioned contributions, this monograph provides an overarching framework to improve synergy between humans and robots. The flexibility of the framework allows integration of existent teleoperation and shared control approaches, which further promotes synergy within the robotics community.
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  • 48
    ISBN: 9783031523885
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 478 p. 198 illus., 147 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 904
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    Keywords: Computational intelligence. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Environmental sciences
    Abstract: This book encapsulates the innovative discussions held during the International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD'2023), which took place at Mohammed 6 University of Sciences and Health Casablanca, Morocco. This book delves into the multifaceted realm of advanced intelligent systems, specifically focusing on digital health technology. The book offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge research and breakthroughs in this dynamic field, providing a holistic perspective on the latest advancements. Within these pages, you will find papers covering an array of captivating topics, including AI-driven diagnostics, wearable health devices, predictive analytics in health care, and much more. Each contribution delves into the synergy of intelligent systems and digital health, showcasing how these technologies intertwine to shape the future of healthcare. Designed for researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts alike, this book serves as an invaluable resource for staying updated on the latest trends and developments in the intersection of advanced intelligent systems and digital health technology. Whether you are seeking to broaden your knowledge or seeking practical insights, this book caters to a diverse readership eager to harness the potential of these innovative domains.
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  • 49
    ISBN: 9783031511950
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 479 p. 146 illus., 105 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Signals and Communication Technology
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Agriculture. ; Telecommunication.
    Abstract: Introduction -- Intelligent computing with drones and robotics for Precision Agriculture -- Smart Farming and Precision Agriculture and Its Need in Today’s World -- Role of Machine Learning in Smart Farming and Its Applications -- Types of Soil Classification for the Identification of the Right Crop to be Cultivated -- Convergence of IoT, Big Data and Machine Learning for better yield Prediction in Smart Farming -- Soil Classification and Crop Prediction using Machine Learning Techniques -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) – enabled Drone Technology for Smart Farming -- Connected Drones for Smart Farming: The Use Cases and Challenges -- Drones and Robots in Smart Agriculture -- IoT-based Precision Agriculture and Crop Management using Machine Learning Approaches -- Smart Organic Agriculture in Traditional South Indian Based Farming System -- Crop and Fertilizer Recommendation System for Sustainable Agricultural Development -- The Role of Robotics and Drones in Precision Farming using Artificial Intelligence with an Automatic Learning Approach -- Applications of UAV-AD (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Agricultural Drones) in Precision Farming -- Machine Learning (ML) Algorithms on IoT and Drone Data for Smart Farming -- Recent improvements and major challenges in Digitized farming: A review -- A Comprehensive Review on the Internet of Things, 5G network, Drone Technologies for Smart Agriculture -- Internet of Things based Smart Agriculture Advisory System -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book provides extensive information about smart farming, precision agriculture and the technologies that make them succeed. The authors provide detailed machine learning and deep learning models and algorithms that can be implemented effectively to improve smart farming methods. The authors also give elaborate information about the various IoT devices and types of drones that are used vastly in smart farming culture. The authors show specifically how methods and techniques used to improve the crop yield can be executed to help the farmers to improve the agricultural process and cultivation methods using a rule-based methodology. The purpose of this book is to articulate the need for processes, platforms, practices, patterns, and rules to be followed for the better yield of crop production and how IoT, robotics and drones can be used to improve the economy of the countries in the field of agriculture. In a nutshell, the book shows how the combination of multiple cutting-edge technologies leads to the realization of state-of-the-art infrastructures for next-generation agriculture. Provides insight on collecting and analyzing data using machine learning and deep learning methods for smart farming; Includes detail on how to use AI, IoT, drone technology and robotics effectively in smart farming; Details irrigation methods, soil classification, and prominent cultivation tools that can be improved using technology.
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    ISBN: 9783031523854
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 428 p. 169 illus., 50 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 905
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    Keywords: Computational intelligence. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Environmental sciences
    Abstract: This book encapsulates the innovative discussions held during the International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD'2023), which took place at Mohammed 6 University of Sciences and Health Casablanca, Morocco. This book delves into the multifaceted realm of advanced intelligent systems, specifically focusing on digital health technology. The book offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge research and breakthroughs in this dynamic field, providing a holistic perspective on the latest advancements. Within these pages, you will find papers covering an array of captivating topics, including AI-driven diagnostics, wearable health devices, predictive analytics in health care, and much more. Each contribution delves into the synergy of intelligent systems and digital health, showcasing how these technologies intertwine to shape the future of healthcare. Designed for researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts alike, this book serves as an invaluable resource for staying updated on the latest trends and developments in the intersection of advanced intelligent systems and digital health technology. Whether you are seeking to broaden your knowledge or seeking practical insights, this book caters to a diverse readership eager to harness the potential of these innovative domains.
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    ISBN: 9783031510854
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 266 p. 150 illus., 117 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Mechanisms and Machine Science 154
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    Keywords: Robotics. ; Measurement. ; Measuring instruments. ; Manufactures.
    Abstract: Gathering the proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics (ISMCR), held in Iasi, Romania, on September 21-22, 2023, this volume covers topics in the broad range of topics related to robotics and human robot systems, such as robot design innovations, sensors/smart sensors their integration/fusion, advanced controls and actuators, methods of AI in robotics, humanoid, climbing/walking, and autonomous robots; anthropomorphic robots, augmented/mixed/virtual reality (VR), intelligent CAD and IMS, visual/auditory/tactile/force displays, tools and techniques for modelling VR systems, software architectures for VR, VR interaction and navigation techniques, distributed VR Systems, motion tracking, VR input and output devices, human factors in VR. The proceedings extend this platform to all researchers, scientists, industry experts, and students interested in these fields.
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  • 52
    ISBN: 9783031381805
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 347 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law.
    Abstract: Introduction: Convergence and divergence in times of crisis -- Part I: Conceptual and theoretical perspectives -- Terminology -- The concept of legal convergence -- Resisting legal convergence -- Part II: Thematic and jurisdictional case studies 1: private law -- Bankruptcy law in the United States -- Labour law in the United Kingdom -- Consumer law in Ghana -- Family and child law in Chile -- Contract law in Germany -- Part III: Thematic and jurisdictional case studies 2: public law -- Environmental law in China -- Healthcare law in Denmark -- Immigration law in Russia -- Social rights in Australia -- Part IV: Convergence and divergence in context -- Harmonisation and European integration in times of crisis -- International judicial cooperation in times of crisis -- The influence of binding international instruments on domestic laws in times of crisis -- The role of soft law in times of crisis -- Part V: Concluding comments -- Conclusion: Are legal systems converging or diverging?.
    Abstract: This book focuses on two main aspects: legal convergence and crises. Despite the abundance of literature on legal convergence over the years, the question of whether legal systems are converging or diverging remains unanswered. This book provides a valuable contribution to questions concerning comparative law, legal convergence, and legal transplants by examining them through the lens of crises. Crises challenge countries’ legal systems and prompt institutional responses to tackle perceived shortcomings in the law. The crises witnessed by the world over the last two decades have highlighted two seemingly contradictory tendencies: (i) increased cooperation and a natural phenomenon of legal convergence as states find common solutions to common problems; (ii) a preference for state-centric solutions, which prioritise domestic interests; rejection of supranational standards and harmonisation efforts; and protection of domestic sovereignty. This book aims to determine whether, in times of crisis, foreign laws, rules, and concepts can transcend countries’ domestic legal systems, or whether states’ responses to crises lead to legal divergence and disintegration. Unlike traditional studies on convergence, this edited volume takes an international and cross-thematic approach, with chapters focusing on how legislation in selected jurisdictions has responded to crises. Therefore, the book’s originality lies in its truly global nature, with chapters and authors surveying jurisdictions in Africa, North and South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The breadth of legal areas covered, with a mix of private and public law, also add to its uniqueness. From Russia to Germany and from bankruptcy law to environmental law, the book examines whether, as a result of crises, policy and legal responses have adopted, copied, or implemented features, policies, principles and/or rules from other legal systems (convergence), or have departed from existing legal norms, adopting policies and rules that differ from those of other countries (divergence).
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    ISBN: 9783031477188
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 905 p. 448 illus., 340 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 825
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    Keywords: Computational intelligence. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Artificial intelligence.
    Abstract: The book is a unique collection of studies involving intelligent systems and applications of artificial intelligence in the real world to provide solutions to most vexing problems. IntelliSys received an overwhelming 605 papers which were put under strict double-blind peer-review for their novelty, originality and exhaustive research. Finally, 227 papers were sieved and chosen to be published in the proceedings. This book is a valuable collection of all the latest research in the field of artificial intelligence and smart systems. It provides a ready-made resource to all the readers keen on gaining information regarding the latest trends in intelligent systems. It also renders a sneak peek into the future world governed by artificial intelligence.
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    ISBN: 9783031477249
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 879 p. 380 illus., 339 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 823
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    Keywords: Computational intelligence. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Artificial intelligence.
    Abstract: The book is a unique collection of studies involving intelligent systems and applications of artificial intelligence in the real world to provide solutions to most vexing problems. IntelliSys received an overwhelming 605 papers which were put under strict double-blind peer-review for their novelty, originality and exhaustive research. Finally, 227 papers were sieved and chosen to be published in the proceedings. This book is a valuable collection of all the latest research in the field of artificial intelligence and smart systems. It provides a ready-made resource to all the readers keen on gaining information regarding the latest trends in intelligent systems. It also renders a sneak peek into the future world governed by artificial intelligence.
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    ISBN: 9783031560422
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (V, 80 p. 34 illus. in color.)
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Economics
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    Keywords: Industrial organization. ; Business logistics. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Labor economics. ; International trade. ; Industries. ; Offshoring ; Deindustrialisation ; Global value chains ; Nearshoring ; Reshoring ; Employment ; Value added ; Global markets ; Manufacturing ; Regionalization ; Automotive industry ; Europe ; North America ; Industrial renaissance ; Automation ; Globalization ; Pandemic ; Geopolitics
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Deindustrialisation in the New Millennium -- Chapter 3. Empirical Analysis of Global Value Chains -- Chapter 4. Regionalisation of Global Value Chains in Manufacturing -- Chapter 5. Deindustrialisation Over Time -- Chapter 6. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book analyses the possible regionalization of global value chains, particularly in manufacturing. Amidst calls for an industrial renaissance in Europe and a resurgence of manufacturing jobs in the United States, the dynamics of global value chains have been reshaped by global pandemics, geopolitical tensions, and increased automation. Employing a multi-regional input–output model, the book scrutinizes the decline in offshoring afer the mid-2010s. It sheds light on regionalization as a pivotal force redefining global markets, and focuses on Europe and North America, revealing the strengthening of regional ties. Discussing future challenges, the book will appeal to scholars, students, and researchers, as well as practitioners and policy-makers interested in a better understanding of (de)globalization nuances connected to the evolving role of manufacturing in global value chains.
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    ISBN: 9783031519758
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 65 p. 25 illus., 24 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Law of the sea. ; International law. ; Aeronautics ; Aerospace engineering. ; Astronautics. ; Geotechnical engineering.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction: Yvonne Karimi-Schmidt -- 2. keynotes -- 3. laudation -- 4. Thanks -- 5. Selected relevant literature on the topic -- 6. authors.
    Abstract: This book provides insight into the significance of the law of outer space in promoting order, cooperation, and peaceful activities in space. It emphasizes the advantages of having a legal framework in place to govern space exploration and utilization, rather than relying on power and force. .
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    ISBN: 9783031284977
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXVII, 1100 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: LCF Studies in Commercial and Financial Law 2
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Law ; Information technology ; Mass media ; Mediation. ; Dispute resolution (Law). ; Arbitration (Administrative law).
    Abstract: Transformations: An Introduction to this volume and reflections on uniform law conventions as public and private law -- Part One – European framework – the world we live in -- Six Very Strange Years -- Brave New World: Dispute resolution under the EU – UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement -- Brexit and Arbitration Agreements -- Transnational commercial litigation. Discussing the 2020 Model Rules and the 2019 Hague and 2018 Singapore Conventions -- Style and Form of Judgments in France : enter the Rapporteur public -- The Norwegian Concept of “Room for Manoeuvre”: A Nail in the EEA’s Coffin -- The Reach of Free Movement: The Right to Export Sickness Benefits Within the European Union and the European Economic Area -- Part Two– Transformations in public international law -- General Principles of Law in International Law and Common Law -- The Chorzow Factory Case and the Protection of Industrial Property under International Law -- Settlement of disputes by the International Court of Justice: twosouls in the Court’s breast -- A Developing Field of Activity: Reparation for Breaches of Human Rights in the Case Law of the International Court of Justice -- The jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice between utilitas publica and utilitas singulorum (1947-1962) -- The Factory of Chorzów case: a bridge between international law and private law -- Part Three – Transformations in private law – method and public policy -- Fundamental rights, freedoms and contract law. Comparing legal systems -- Poverty in the capitalistic legal order -- Hayek in Brussels. Uniform Private Law and neo-liberal orthodoxy -- Another Europe after the pandemic? Reflections on solidarity and the nature of private rights -- Ruling economic contractual relations: the predictability of pandemics and of their implications -- Part Four – Transformations in contract law -- The developing role of good faith and the emerging concept of a relational contract -- Trust and the (EU) Capital Market. Theory and Case Studieson a New Mesotes in Business Law -- The fiduciary entrustment contract -- Spunti di riflessione in tema di diligenza e autonomia privata nel diritto privato italiano -- La prudenza come paradigma conoscitivo nei sistemi di civil law: l’influsso sulla formazione del giurista -- Europe needs a true business law. What does that mean? -- Some Reflections on the Nature of Decentralized (Autonomous) Organizations -- Contract automation from telematic agreement to smart contracts -- Some considerations for research on the sale of movable goods -- The French Model and the Development of Authors’ Rights -- The control of contract power and standard terms in Italy and Canada: a comparative overview -- Part Five – Transformations in tort law -- Forty Years of travels in the province of the law of tort. A memoir -- Damages and Benefits: new rules for the Compensatio Lucri cum Damno doctrine -- A Flower Never Blossomed: The Overshadowed Silhouette of Privacy in the Realm of the English Law of Tort -- Artificialintelligence and liability: the strategy of the European Union -- Damages liability caused by robot and artificial intelligence: a question of safety -- Artificial Intelligence And Tort Liability -- Part Six – Transformations in EU law – tort, remedies and interventions -- The EU, the Member States and Damages Liability -- Supervisory liability for surveillance failure in the EU financial system -- EU Financial Regulation and Private Law: Towards a Holistic Approach -- The remedies of retail clients of investment firms in the light of the decisions of the Italian Financial Ombudsman -- Consumer protection extended to commonholds in the view of the Court of Justice of the European Union -- Financial resilience issues in agriculture -- Part Seven – Digitalised world – assets, privacy and party autonomy -- International Regulatory Competition in Crypto Finance and Comparative Discussions -- The role of the EU Court of Justice in relation to the European law on eCommerce and liability of Internet Service Providers -- Smart contracts in the financial sector: Fintech's prospects and risks -- Legal protection of the human personality and the emergence of digital identity. The case of Italy -- A Multifaceted Issue Called “Big Data”: Different views on Privacy, Consumer Protection and Free Trade in Search for a Synthesis -- Data and Territory. The impact of the “local” in the regulation of digital technologies and algorithmic decision-making -- Informed Consent in Italian Digitalized Insurance Contracts. From the Privacy Shield to Schrems II.
    Abstract: Eminent lawyers from academia, international judiciary and legal practice join up to honour Professor Mads Andenas KC (Hon). Contributions form a cutting edge volume across legal disciplines led by an advisory editorial committee including Prof. Guido Alpa, Prof. Carl Baudenbacher, Prof. Eirik Bjorge, Prof. Giuseppe Conte and Prof. Duncan Fairgrieve. The general private law of tort and delict is subject to a transformation where the traditional national framework is becoming gradually less relevant. Much of the modernisation of private law takes place not at the domestic level but at a European or international level such as in international commercial conventions or EU consumer protection legislation. Remedies in regulatory law are becoming ever more important. The role of the European Court of Justice in developing general principles of contract and tort is ever increasing. Tort liability is an important subject of international conventions with the case law of the International Court of Justice developing general principles of tort liability in public international law.
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    ISBN: 9783031568220
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 316 p. 7 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Economic Analysis of Law in European Legal Scholarship 17
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    Keywords: Commercial law. ; European Economic Community. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Law and economics.
    Abstract: While previous volumes have examined specific issues and developments such as the coronavirus crisis or digital transformation from a law and economics perspective, the anniversary edition returns to the methodological and philosophical fundament of the discipline of law and economics. The present book aims to examine these foundations in general and, in particular, efficiency, reciprocity and meritocracy, and their relation to law and justice from an interdisciplinary perspective. Efficiency: Traditionally, the economic analysis of law has been guided by the goal of efficiency. Economists usually define efficiency as Pareto or Kaldor–Hicks efficiency. Any change that makes one member of society better off without anyone else being worse off is a Pareto improvement. A change is a Kaldor–Hicks improvement if the gainers value their gains more than the losers value their losses, with only hypothetical compensation required. Reciprocity: Economists have traditionally based their models on the self-interest hypothesis of homo oeconomicus. In this model, an individual maximises his own utility without being altruistic or jealous. Behavioural economics challenges the self-interest hypothesis. In fact, many people deviate from purely self-interested behaviour. There are also signs that considerations of fairness and mutual benefit are important in bilateral negotiations and in the functioning of markets. Meritocracy: The concept of meritocracy refers to a system, organisation, or society in which people are selected and promoted to positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their abilities and merits. This means that an individual is able to climb the social ladder through hard work. Moreover, meritocracy directs the most talented people into the most functionally important positions, thereby increasing a society's efficiency. However, the equalising function of meritocracy has been criticised. Rather than reducing inequality, meritocracy is seen as the cause of racial, economic and social inequality.
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    ISBN: 9783031546143
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 152 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Gender, Justice and Legal Feminism 4
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    Keywords: Human rights. ; Law ; Law ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Religion and law.
    Abstract: Introduction and Background -- Theoretically Contextualising the Project -- Contextualising Legal Pluralism -- South Africa’s History of Colonialism and Apartheid -- Locating Islam in South Africa: History of Mosques and Muslim Organisations -- Compromising Legislation – Upholding the Patriarchy -- Social Context of Women’s Experiences -- The Collusion of the Patriarchs -- Muslim Personal Law and the State: Legal Pluralism and Its Discontents.
    Abstract: This book presents an in-depth exploration of the intricate negotiations of married Muslim women within Cape Town’s Muslim communities, navigating the complexities of legal pluralism governed by Muslim Personal Law (MPL). Spanning historical epochs from colonialism to the democratic era, it argues that MPL’s informal status perpetuates patriarchal norms, especially in the domain of marriage. It critically examines the consequences of the non-recognition of Muslim marriages within the civil legal framework and underscores the ambiguous intersections of MPL with broader legal systems, which leaves women in a precarious legal state overshadowed by religious doctrines. Adopting a gender perspective and an interdisciplinary approach that combines political science, sociology, and the law, the book reveals the historical roots of legal pluralism, while also shedding light on the political strategies that have perpetuated gender-stratified citizenship. Despite all the democratic promises, legal pluralism persists, contributing to gender disparities, and the book critically examines the government’s reluctance to address the marginalisation of Muslim women, especially through the lens of the proposed Muslim Marriages Bill (MMB). This book is essential reading for scholars in the fields of law, sociology, and gender studies, offering critical insights into the intersections of legal systems, religion, and gender dynamics within Muslim communities in Cape Town.
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    ISBN: 9783031464676
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 129 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice 110
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Law ; Law ; Asia ; Philosophy, Chinese.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Similarities.-4. Differences -- 5. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book explores the historical and legal importance of two principles, Quod Omnes Tangit, and Tianxia Wei Gong, which have played significant roles in European and Chinese political and legal history. While Quod Omnes Tangit has been thoroughly researched, Tianxia Wei Gong has not been systematically examined. This thesis fills this void and connects these two principles for the first time. Quod Omnes Tangit was initially introduced in Justinian's Codex Civil, while Tianxia Wei Gong originated from Liji, one of the books in a key series of works by Confucius. Liji is comparable to the Thora in the Old Testament and is considered as important as law in Chinese legal history. Both principles have undergone comparable developmental processes, with scholars contributing to their reinterpretation. This book thoroughly examines the interpretations of individual scholars, with particular attention given to Liang Qichao, who is the only one to have mentioned both Tianxia Wei Gong and Quod Omnes Tangit. The book also provides an explanation for the original discrepancies in their concepts, particularly their methodologies in distributing and legitimizing rights. This research will be of interest to legal philosophers and historians in both the Western and Eastern worlds, legal practitioners and policymakers, and researchers seeking to explain current events and explore fundamental differences between the East and West.
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    ISBN: 9783031408014
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 303 Seite)
    Series Statement: European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World Volume 10
    Series Statement: European Union and its neighbours in a globalized world
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Modernising European Legal Education (MELE)
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    Keywords: Law ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Teaching.
    Abstract: This open access book presents innovative strategies to address cross-cutting topics and foster transversal competences. The modernization of European legal education presents a compelling challenge that calls for enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration among academic disciplines and innovative teaching methods. The volume introduces venues towards education innovation and engages with complex and emerging topics such as datafication, climate change, gender, and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The insights presented not only emphasize the importance of preserving traditional approaches to legal disciplines and passing them on to future generations, but also underscore the need to critically reassess and revolutionize existing structures. As our societies become more diverse and our understanding of legitimacy, justice, and values undergoes transformations, it is imperative to reconsider the role of traditional values while exploring promising alternative approaches.
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    ISBN: 9783031201905
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 91 p. 3 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Law
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    Keywords: Law—Europe. ; Law—Philosophy. ; Law—History. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; International law. ; Political science. ; Law ; Europe ; Law ; Law
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction. Democracy and judicial governance in Europe -- Chapter 2: The trade-offs of judicial governance -- Chapter 3: Modernization, democracy and judicial governance -- Chapter 4: Independent judicial councils and democratic quality: a set-theoretical approach -- Chapter 5: Conclusions and some policy reflections -- Appendix 1. Classification and justification of models of judicial governance -- Appendix 2. Database for replication of statistical analyses -- Appendix 3. QCA data matrix for replication of analyses.
    Abstract: Amid the growing debate about models of judicial governance and their relationship to democratic quality, this book offers a systematic and empirical study of this relationship. The book thereby contributes to filling in this gap for the European continent. Taking an interdisciplinary politics and law perspective, and combining empirical and theoretical considerations, the book addresses the important link between democracy and judicial governance. In particular, it provides for three interconnected contributions. First, the book provides for a comprehensive classification of European countries into different models of judicial governance. Second, the book analyses empirically the relationship between the design of judicial governance and the quality of democracy. Third, building on those findings, the book presents policy reflections for the reform and improvement of mechanisms for judicial governance in European countries. The book seeks to refine our knowledge about the relationship between judicial governance and democracy, making an important academic and social contribution. In an era in which many democracies backslide and deconsolidate, it assesses to what extent existing mechanisms for judicial governance have contributed to the stability and quality of democratic systems in which they are implemented. Furthermore, the book puts forward reflections to improve the role of organs for judicial governance in fostering the quality of democracy. Since the book introduces in an accessible form key concepts of Judicial Governance, it will be of interest for the general public as well as academics and students in the fields of Law and Political Science. The book also addresses policy makers, as based on our empirical knowledge about the interaction judicial governance and democracy it puts forward ideas for a design of judicial governance that is more capable of protecting democratic systems of government.
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    ISBN: 9783031143601
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 709 Seiten) , 1 Karte
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Springer textbooks in law
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    Keywords: Human rights. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Sex. ; Identity politics.
    Abstract: Introduction by Mareike Fröhlich, Thomas Giegerich and Dragica Vujadinovic -- Part I Gender in a General Context: Gender Issues in Comparative Legal History by Una Divac, Maurilio Felici, Pietro Lo Iacono, Nina Kršljanin and Vojislav Stanimirović -- Feminist Political and Legal Theories by Antonio Álvarez del Cuvillo, Fabio Macioce and Sofia Strid -- Gender and Structural Inequalities from a Socio-legal Perspective by Eva Bermúdez Figueroa, Valerija Dabetić , Raquel Pastor Yuste and Zara Saeidzadeh -- Feminist Judgments by Marco Evola, Ivana Krstic and Fuensanta Rabadán Sánchez-Lafuente -- Gender Research and Feminist Methodologies by Zara Saeidzadeh -- Part II Gender in a Public Context: Human Rights Law through the Lens of the Gender Perspective by Marco Evola, Julia Jungfleisch and Tanasije Marinkovic -- The Evolving Recognition of Gender in International and European Law by Rigmor Argren, Marco Evola, Thomas Giegerich and Ivana Krstic -- Gender Equality Aspects on Public Law by Marko Davinic, Eleonor Kristoffersson and Tanasije Marinkovic -- Gender Perspective of Social Security Law by MªAngustias Benito and Carmen Jover Ramírez -- Gender Equitable Taxation by Marco Cedro, Eleonor Kristoffersson, Teresa Ponton Aricha and Lidija Živković -- Public Policies on Gender Equality by Vanesa Hervías Parejo and Branko Radulović -- Gender Competent Criminal Law by María Acale Sánchez, Ivana Marković and Susanne Strand -- Gender Perspective of Victimization, Crime and Penal Policy by Beatriz Cruz, Natalija Lukić and Susanne Strand -- Part III Gender in a Private Context: Gender Equality in the Different Fields of Private Law by Amalia Blandino, Letizia Coppo, Gabriele Carapezza Figlia, Snežana Dabic and Katarina Dolovic -- Gender Competent Family Law by Ivana Barac, Amalia Blandino, Letizia Coppo, Giampaolo Frezza, Uros Novakovic, Fuensanta Rabadán and Zara Saeidzadeh -- Labour Law and Gender by Thais Guerrero Padrón, Ljubinka Kovačević and Mª Isabel Ribes Moreno -- Integrating Gender Equality in Economics and Management by Lydia Bares Lopez, Francesca Costanza, Manuela Ortega Gil and Sofia Strid -- Gender, Business and the Law by Mareike Fröhlich, Tatjana Jevremović Petrović and Jelena Lepetić.
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    ISBN: 9783031152269
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXXI, 619 p. 336 illus., 309 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 530
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Computational intelligence.
    Abstract: This book includes recent research on climbing and walking robots. CLAWAR 2022 is the twenty-fifth International Conference Series on Climbing and Walking Robots and Mobile Machine Support Technologies. The conference is organized by CLAWAR Association in collaboration with the University of the Azores, S. Miguel, Portugal, during September 12-14, 2022. CLAWAR 2022 provides an updated state of the art on robotics and its use in a diversity of applications and/or simulation scenarios, within the framework “Robotics in Natural Settings”. The topics covered include Bio-Inspired Robotics, Biped Locomotion, Educational Robotics, Human-Machine/Human-Robot Interaction, Innovative Actuators, Inspection, Legged Locomotion, Modeling and Simulation of CLAWAR, Outdoor and Field Robotics, Planning and Control, Wearable Devices and Assistive Robotics, and the Use of A.I. in Robotics. The intended readership includes participants of CLAWAR 2022 conference, international robotic researchers, scientists, and professors of related topics worldwide, and professors and students of postgraduate courses in Robotics and Automation, Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Mechatronics.
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    ISBN: 9783031111280
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 269 p. 149 illus., 113 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Mechanisms and Machine Science 123
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    Keywords: Robotics. ; Engineering design. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Historical backgrounds on robot mechanism design -- Chapter 2: Path planning for special robotic operations -- Chapter 3: Towards Human Activity Recognition Enhanced Robot Assisted Surgery -- Chapter 4: Metamorphic Manipulators.
    Abstract: This book is an attempt to address this wide topic with a multi-disciplinary approach. Nowadays, robotics is developing at a much faster pace than ever in the past, both inside and outside industrial environments. While other publications focus on describing the theoretical basis of robot motion, this book pays special attention to explain the fundamentals through real applications. Thus, it represents a perfect combination for studying this topic along with other theoretical books. Each chapter has been authored by experts in specific areas spanning from the mechanics of machinery to control theory, informatics, mechatronics. Chapters have been divided into two sections. The first one is aiming to give a theoretical background. The second section is focused on applications. This book project can be foreseen as a reference for young professionals/researchers to overview the most significant aspects in robotics.
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    ISBN: 9783031183447
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 817 p. 316 illus., 227 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 561
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    Keywords: Computational intelligence. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Artificial intelligence.
    Abstract: The seventh Future Technologies Conference 2022 was organized in a hybrid mode. It received a total of 511 submissions from learned scholars, academicians, engineers, scientists and students across many countries. The papers included the wide arena of studies like Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Vision, Ambient Intelligence and Security and their jaw- breaking application to the real world. After a double-blind peer review process 177 submissions have been selected to be included in these proceedings. One of the prominent contributions of this conference is the confluence of distinguished researchers who not only enthralled us by their priceless studies but also paved way for future area of research. The papers provide amicable solutions to many vexing problems across diverse fields. They also are a window to the future world which is completely governed by technology and its multiple applications. We hope that the readers find this volume interesting and inspiring and render their enthusiastic support towards it.
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    ISBN: 9783031169083
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 104 p. 37 illus., 36 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics 152
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Cooperating objects (Computer systems).
    Abstract: Introduction to Cloud Robotics -- Offloading Robots’ Processing to the Cloud -- Connectivity for Mobile Robots -- Cloud-Robot Communication -- A Common Methodology for Cloud Robotics Experimentation -- Conclusions and Future Directions.
    Abstract: This book explores cloud robotics by casting a light on key issues and proposing a novel approach towards implementation and practical aspects to allow for the widespread adoption of cloud-based functionality. The advent of cloud robotics can to unleash a new generation of smart robotic devices by allowing robots to explore cloud computing capabilities to share data and to offload heavy processing applications. Cloud robotics is investigated as an enabler to a series of applications and devices, questioning how the insertion of network and cloud technologies into such systems might affect the interaction between a robot and the human operating it, and what are the limiting requirements for cloud-based solutions. Aiming at researchers and practitioners, this book also presents a methodology based on open-source software and commercial off-the-shelf devices to provide a common standard for reproducing and benchmarking different cloud robotics systems.
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    ISBN: 9783031140846
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VI, 228 p. 142 illus., 139 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Studies in Art, Heritage, Law and the Market 6
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Art crime in context
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Criminal law. ; Criminology. ; Cultural property. ; Archaeology. ; Organized crime. ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Kunst ; Kulturgut ; Kunstdiebstahl ; Kunstfälschung ; Schmuggel
    Abstract: Introduction -- Assay-ssination: Reflections on the Cost of Jewellery and Gem Crime -- Design crime in context: Mass-manufactured design, design-as-art, and Chandigarh’s modernist furniture -- The Evolution of the Belgian Art and Antiques Unit -- Fossil trafficking, fraud, and fakery -- Illicit Excavations and Trade in Antiquities -- New Security Challenges at Museums and Historic Sites: The Case of Spain -- Revisiting the Looting of Site Q through Lidar: A Case Study of Illicit Digging in La Corona, Guatemala -- Securing Borders and Restraining the Illegal Movement of Cultural Property to, from, and within, the Island of Ireland -- Stealing Heritage in Canada -- The Theft of Your Soulmate: Motivations for the Theft of Rare Violins -- UNESCO Emergency Response “First-Aid” Heritage Interventions in Syria during Armed Conflict -- Yellow Journalism: Neutralisation techniques, media validation, and the Rothko vandal.
    Abstract: This book brings together empirical and theoretical case-study research on art and heritage crime. Drawn from a diverse group of researchers and professionals, the work presented explores contemporary conceptualisations of art crime within broader contexts. In this volume, we see ‘art’ in its usual forms for art crime scholarship: in paintings and antiquities. However, we also see art in fossils and in violins, chairs and jewellery, holes in the ground and even in the institutions meant to protect any, or all, of the above. And where there is art, there is crime. Chapters in this volume, alternatively, zoom in on specific objects, on specific locations, and on specific institutions, considering how each interact with the various conceptions of crime that exist in those contexts. This volume challenges the boundaries of what we understand as “art and heritage crimes” and displays that both art, and criminality related to art, is creative and unpredictable.
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    ISBN: 9783031090622
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VI, 240 p. 144 illus., 125 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Studies in Computational Intelligence 1051
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Operating systems (Computers). ; Artificial intelligence. ; Computational intelligence.
    Abstract: micro-ROS- Lab-scale Smart Factory Implementation Using ROS -- High Fidelity IMU and Wheel Encoder Models for ROS based AGV Simulations -- Autonomous Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy System for Chemical and Mineralogical Designation of Interplanetary.
    Abstract: This book is the seventh volume of the successful book series on Robot Operating System: The Complete Reference, which started in 2016. The book's objective is to provide the reader with comprehensive coverage on the Robot Operating Systems (ROS) and the latest trends and contributed systems. ROS has been considered as the primary development framework for robotics applications. There are seven chapters organized into three parts. Part I presents one chapter dealing with ROS2 and presents a tutorial on using the MediaPipe framework with ROS2. In Part II, three chapters present new contributions of ROS frameworks and applications, including micro-ROS, Autonomous 3D Thermal Mapping of Disaster Environments, and Lab-scale Smart Factory Implementation Using ROS. Part III provides contributions on how to use ROS for cooperative robotics behaviors, particularly in platoon applications, in addition to developing new perception and control algorithms with sensing technologies. This book will be a valuable companion for ROS users and developers to learn more about ROS capabilities and features. .
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  • 70
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    ISBN: 9783031135248
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XX, 216 p. 23 illus., 20 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Springer Texts in Political Science and International Relations
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    Keywords: Diplomacy. ; International organization. ; International law. ; Teaching. ; Economic development. ; Communication in politics. ; Internationale Organisation ; Simulation ; Studium ; Lehrveranstaltung ; Politische Bildung ; Lehrbuch
    Abstract: Introduction to Model United Nations -- Model United Nations Conferences: Organisational Peculiarities -- Model United Nations Conferences: Roles and Responsibilities of Actors -- Model United Nations: (Didactic) Module Content -- Implementing a Model United Nations Program at your Institution -- Example of Model United Nations lecture schedule and some words on preparing lectures and engaging students successfully -- Model United Nations – beneficial/positive impact on students.
    Abstract: This textbook presents a detailed insight into the structures and processes of preparing students for Model United Nations (MUN) conferences and for attending Model United Nations conferences, subsequently. It serves as a handbook and practical guide for the implementation of MUN into courses and classes in educational institutions. Written by a Faculty Advisor, and offering additional insights from an experienced award-winning MUN delegate, the book provides a particularly exceptional insightful, and well-rounded approach. The author explains how a MUN course can be taught, presents exercises to prepare students for the conference, and discusses how the MUN delegation and trip to the conference can be organized. This comprehensive guide offers insights into a broad range of topics, including debates with peers, diplomacy to solve international crises, and learning about the system of the United Nations (UN) organization through simulation. Further, it covers the development of soft skills and communication at the conferences and building international friendships, while it additionally allows learning more about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the process. With tips, tricks, and bonus material this book will serve as an anchor throughout the students' first MUN experience, as well as provide valuable help for more advanced participants. The book, therefore, is a must-read for both academic staff teaching MUN, as well as students attending MUN courses and planning to attend MUN conferences.
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  • 71
    ISBN: 9783031141058
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 314 p. 142 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: LCF Studies in Commercial and Financial Law 1
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Trade regulation. ; Commercial law.
    Abstract: Preface -- Supply chain laws update – Ethics in global commerce through contract and regulation. An introduction -- Part 1: Law and technology -- The role of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the interpretation of platform operators and business users contracts -- Freedom to contract and democracy in the age of blockchain and smart contract -- Part 2: sustainability in commercial contracts -- Eco-reasonableness. Possibilities of incorporating green principles into general private law Clauses -- Right to cure – the odd one out? The CISG's remedial scheme and the circular economy -- From “green bond principles” to “green bond clauses”: mitigating greenwashing through contract law -- Part 3 : Supervening events and contractual ethics -- The Consequences of Brexit for Regulatory Competition and the Approximation of Commercial Law -- A new approach to contracts breached by COVID-19 -- Hong Kong Insurance Industry in Response to COVID-19 -- Uniformity or Diversity of the Concept of Good Faith under the CISG and UAE Law -- The Erosion of Contractual Freedom in Commercial Contracts. A Belgian case-study -- Inequality of Bargaining Power and Arbitration: The Tale of Uber.
    Abstract: This proceedings volume combines chapters derived from papers presented at the 4th and 5th Annual Conferences on the Future of the Commercial Contract in Scholarship and Law Reform. This ongoing research project brings together scholars from all over the world at an annual international conference in London. The book focusses on technology in commercial contract law as well as on sustainability in commercial contracts. The latter theme was inspired by the United Nations' climate conference that was to take place in Glasgow in the United Kingdom that same year. The book combines topical current issues in commercial contract law and practice organized in three parts. The first part contains contributions to the area of law and technology. The second part of the book expands on aspects of sustainability understood as environmental reasonableness in the context of commercial contracts. The third part includes several chapters on the topics of supervening events and contractual ethics. This book is therefore part of a coherent line of contributions to the furthering of modern contract theory. The choice of topics is closely following current issues of legal policy and contract practice.
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  • 72
    ISBN: 9783031238635
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 374 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice 106
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    Keywords: Finance—Law and legislation. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Commercial law. ; Finance
    Abstract: Financial Inclusion as an Enabler of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the 21ST Century: An Introduction -- Towards an International Financial Inclusion Strategy, Institutional Frameworks and Enforcement: Setting Regulatory Benchmarks for the SADC Countries -- Facilitating Financial Inclusion Through the Development of a Decentralised Cryptocurrencies’ Regulatory Regime in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana -- The Role of Corporate Directorship in Financial Inclusion within Selected SADC Countries -- Financial Inclusion and Persons Living with Disabilities in Zambia: Reality versus Rhetoric -- The Prospects and Challenges for Mobile Money Regulation and the Promotion of Financial Inclusion in Zimbabwe -- Land Reform and Financial Inclusion Challenges in South Africa -- Exploring Digital Financial Inclusion Strategies for Urban and Rural Communities in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe -- A ‘Social Justice’ Movement in the Banking Industry? Banking, Competition and Financial Inclusion in South Africa with Insights from Zimbabwe -- Intra-African Trade and the AFCFTA: A Law and Economics Perspective -- Retirement Funding and Financial Inclusion in South Africa: A Contrary Policy Approach -- Mobile Fin-Tech Ecosystem Shaping Financial Inclusion in Zimbabwean Banking and Financial Services Markets -- Financial Inclusion Challenges and Prospects during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe -- Financial Inclusion and the Small-Scale Fisheries Sector in Namibia: A Contemporary Legal Perspective -- Barriers to Integrating Financial Inclusion for Coastal Small-Scale Fishermen into Namibian Fisheries Policies and Regulatory Frameworks -- Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Financial Inclusion in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
    Abstract: This book investigates the regulation and promotion of financial inclusion and provides a comparative analysis of the regulation, promotion and enforcement of the relevant laws in the SADC (in particular, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe), as well as the challenges of financial inclusion. In turn, it evaluates financial inclusion in the context of specific challenges faced by unbanked and underbanked customers, who are easy targets for cyber criminals because they tend to have lower levels of digital literacy. The book presents novel discussions that identify the challenges and flaws associated with the enforcement of financial inclusion laws and related measures intended to promote financial inclusion in the SADC region. This is primarily done in order to reveal the current strengths and weaknesses of financial inclusion laws in relation to certain aspects of the companies, securities and financial markets in the region. For example, there is no common financial inclusion instrument/law that is effectively and uniformly applied throughout the SADC. This has impeded the enforcement authorities’ efforts to effectively combat financial exclusion across the region. The book is likely the most comprehensive study to date on the regulation and promotion of financial inclusion in the SADC region and fills a major gap in SADC and African legal jurisprudence. As such, it offers a valuable asset for policymakers, attorneys, bankers, securities (share) holders, and other market participants who deal with financial inclusion, as well as undergraduate and graduate students interested in the topic.
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  • 73
    ISBN: 9783031196676
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 237 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Data Science, Machine Intelligence, and Law 2
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    Keywords: Information technology—Law and legislation. ; Mass media—Law and legislation. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Administrative law. ; Information technology ; Mass media
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Promise and Perils of AI and ML in Public Administration -- 3.The Regulatory Framework in Overview -- 4. Privacy Issues: Processing Personal Data, Monitoring, and Profiling Citizens -- 5. Delegation of Administrative Powers to AI Systems -- 6. Due Process, Fair Trial, Transparency, and Explainability -- 7. Fairness and Equal Treatment -- 8. Safety and Security -- 9. Accountability and Liability -- 10. Intellectual Property Rights and Data Ownership -- 11. Final Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book gives a comprehensive overview of the state of Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially machine learning (ML) applications in public service delivery in Estonia, discussing the manifold ethical and legal issues that arise under both European and Estonian law. Final conclusions and recommendations set out and analyze various policy options for the public sector, taking into account recent developments at the European level – such as the AIA proposal – as well as the experience of countries that have issued principles and guidelines or even laws for the use of ML in the public sector. “For two reasons, this study is relevant not only for an audience which is interested in Estonian administrative law. First, the authors base their legal analysis primarily on EU law and provide a state of the art-analysis of the relevant secondary legislation. This makes the book a reference text for the European debate on public sector AI governance. Second, this study is part of a larger research project in which four specific use cases of public sector AI have been developed and tested. The practical insights gained in these projects have provided the authors with an excellent understanding of the opportunities and risks of the technology, which distinguishes this legal analysis from similar enterprises.” Excerpt from the foreword by Professor Thomas Wischmeyer (University of Bielefeld) .
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    ISBN: 9783031137532
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 343 p. 2 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation 7
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Commercial law. ; European Economic Community. ; Civil rights. ; European communities. ; Medical laws and legislation. ; Public health.
    Abstract: .-Insurance Developments in the Light of the Occurrence of the COVID-19 Pandemic.-Understanding Parametric Insurance: A Potential Tool to Help Manage Pandemic -- Business Interruption Insurance and COVID-19: A Critical Analysis of the Jurisprudence and the Response of the Spanish Insurance Sector -- COVID-19 and Business Interruption Coverage in the U.S.: an Example of Judicial Regulation -- American Exceptionalism: The COVID-19 Insurance Experience -- Business as (Un-) Usual. The Evolution of German Insurance Law and Especially Insurance Supervisory Law in the Time of COVID-19 -- Impact of COVID-19 on the Latin American Insurance and Reinsurance Market -- COVID-19 Treatment Refusal: Medical Liability Insurance in Greece in light of the Oviedo Convention -- The Influence of COVID-19 on Life insurance. Polish Market Perspective -- Impact of COVID-19 on Travel and Health Insurance -- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Sports Industry and Sports Insurance. Case of Novak Djokovic and Australian Open Tennis Tournament 2022 -- Directors & Officers Insurance and COVID-19: Future Exclusions with Retroactive Application.
    Abstract: This book offers a novel study on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on insurance from an international and comparative perspective. It assesses how insurance has to adapt to a new landscape, the effects of which will last over time and cut across all areas of the field. To avoid physical contact, digitalisation has accelerated dramatically, affecting insurance in all its phases: risk selection, underwriting, pricing and claims settlement. However, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic go far beyond that. The extent to which a claim caused directly or indirectly by the virus is or is not covered by a given policy has been the subject of debate in many insurance branches. The most litigated cases worldwide are those that concern damages resulting from business interruption due to restrictions enforced by the authorities in virtually every country. This book analyses the rulings (for and against the insured) that have already been handed down by courts in various jurisdictions (for example in the US, Latin America, Spain and Germany), in order to provide guidance to the parties in future lawsuits and also to guide the courts’ own responses. This analysis extends to the measures that governments have taken in relation to insurance during the pandemic, as well as the changes that insurers have introduced in their general conditions to exclude coverage for the pandemic. This response is unsatisfactory, as the big question is how pandemic-related risks can be covered if private insurers simply refuse to do so. Solutions based on risk sharing with public entities or the use of contractual modalities such as parametric insurance are among those outlined by the authors. The book was written by experts from academia and lawyers specialising in this field, and written for all those interested in the field of insurance: lawyers, judges, academics and legal professionals.
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  • 75
    ISBN: 9783031284472
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 193 p. 125 illus., 87 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Mechanisms and Machine Science 130
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    Keywords: Robotics. ; Aerospace engineering. ; Astronautics. ; Human-machine systems. ; Machinery.
    Abstract: TORVEASTRO project: plans and achievements -- Orbiting space station robots: issues, challenges and requirements for a novel design -- Dimensional design of Torveastro, a space orbital station service robot -- Assembly and testing of a new joint mechanism for TORVEASTRO -- Kinematics equations for the control system of the TORVEastro robot -- Arm control design in TORVEastro prototype -- Performance analysis of Torveastro, an outer space service robot -- Materials for Space Astronaut Service Robots -- Additive manufacturing of light alloys for aerospace: an overview -- Continuum robots for space applications -- Design and performance of a berthing space manipulator -- How swarm robot dynamic can describe mechanical systems -- Mechanism Design Optimization of a Portable Scanner for Measuring Atmosphere Light Pollution -- Repetitive Path Planning with Experience-based Bidirectional Rapidly-exploring Random Trees.
    Abstract: This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of space robots as presented at the International Conference on Robots for Space Applications in Orbital Stations (TORVEASTRO), held in Rome, Italy on April 20-21, 2023. Topics addressed include history of space and robotics, bio-inspired space robotics, grasping, handling and intelligent manipulation, kinematics and dynamics, navigation & motion planning, robot vision and control, human-machine interfaces, new designs and prototypes, humanoid astronaut robots, and service space robots. .
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  • 76
    ISBN: 9789462655874
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 347 p. 3 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 52
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    Keywords: International law. ; Environmental law, International. ; International criminal law.
    Abstract: Part I. The Greening Phenomenon in International Law -- Chapter 1. A Greener International Law: International Legal Responses to the Global Environmental Crisis -- Chapter 2. Remedies for Climate Change–A Decisive Push Towards Paris? -- Chapter 3. The Rights of Nature as a Legal Response to the Global Environmental Crisis? A Critical Review of International Law’s ‘Greening’ Agenda -- Chapter 4. Greening the Law of Environmental Protection in Armed Conflicts -- Chapter 5. From Anthropos to Oikos in International Criminal Law: Acritical-theoretical Exploration of Ecocide as an ‘Ecocentric’ Amendment to the Rome Statute -- Chapter 6. Greening International Investment Agreements -- Chapter 7. Climate Justice and The Greening of Investment Arbitration -- Chapter 8. The International Regulation and Coordination of Sustainable Finance -- Chapter 9. A Coalition of the Committed’: The Central Bank Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) from a Perspective of Global Administrative Law -- Part II. Dutch Practice in International Law -- Chapter 10. Ziada vs Gantz and Eschel: A Civilian Claimant between Ship and Shore in The Netherlands -- Chapter 11. Reimagining the Energy Corporation: Milieudefensie and Others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc -- Chapter 12. Syrian War Crimes Trials in The Netherlands: Claiming Universal Jurisdiction over Terrorist Offences and the War Crime of Outrages upon Personal Dignity of the Dead -- Table of Cases -- Index.
    Abstract: This book engages with international legal responses to the global environmental crisis. Humanity faces a triple planetary crisis, consisting of the interlinked problems of climate change, depletion of biological diversity and pollution.The chapters in this volume of the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law address important questions of how and to what extent these environmental concerns have been integrated into international law, who or what drives these developments, and what all of this tells us about international law’s ability to tackle the challenges that a deteriorating environment brings for the future of life on Earth. The strength of the volume is that it brings together a wide range of perspectives on the ‘greening’ phenomenon in international law. It includes perspectives from international environmental law, human rights law, investment law, financial law, humanitarian law and criminal law. Moreover, it raises important questions regarding the validity of the predominant approach in international law to (the protection of) nature. By providing such a wide range of perspectives on international legal responses (or lack thereof) to the environmental crisis, the volume seeks to engage scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines. It invites readers to compare the state-of-the-art across disciplines and to reflect on ways to strengthen international law’s responses to the environmental crisis. Furthermore, as has become standard for the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law, the second part consists of a section on Dutch practice in international law. The Netherlands Yearbook of International Law was first published in 1970. It offers a forum for the publication of scholarly articles in a varying thematic area of public international law. Chapter 3 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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  • 77
    ISBN: 9783031279720
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VII, 133 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Political Science
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    Keywords: Asia—Politics and government. ; Human rights. ; International law. ; Asia
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Human Rights in Central Asia - Between Internationalization and Nation-Building (Hien) -- Chapter 2. Human Rights in Central Asia: Challenges and Perspectives (Sayapin) -- Chapter 3. Human Rights Education and Human Rights in Central Asia (Mihr) -- Chapter 4. Human Rights as a Concept of Public Law: Challenges for Central Asian Higher Education Systems (Atadjamov) -- Chapter 5. Transnational Higher Education in Central Asia: The Case of Kazakhstan (Varpahovskis) -- Chapter 6. Redesigning the Law Curriculum in Uzbekistan (Ismatov) -- Chapter 7. Inclusive Human Rights Education in Tajikistan (Husnidinzoda) -- Chapter 8. Awareness in Central Asian States of Discrimination Against Labor Migrants Abroad (Ysamanova) -- Chapter 9. Gender Equality and International Human Rights Law in Kyrgyzstan (Erisheva) -- Part I. Annex -- Chapter 10. Samarkand Declaration.
    Abstract: This open access book explores the field of human rights dissemination in Central Asia. Offering a comparative perspective on five post-Soviet Central Asian states—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, it examines compliance with international human rights standards in these countries. The contributions capture various aspects of human rights dissemination through educational programs, seminars, training, and empowerment programs at Central Asian universities, together with Central Asian NGOs/CSOs and international organizations. The book shows that a change of behavior among state and non-state actors in the region can only happen when both local and international actors, usually international donors, jointly take action to report, train, and empower people in human rights. This book is an invitation to anyone interested in the (troubled) nexus between international human rights norms and standards and their implementation on the local level, as well as in the effective empowerment of citizen in the region.
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  • 78
    ISBN: 9783031268892
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 459 p. 304 illus., 253 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 642
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Computational intelligence.
    Abstract: We are starting to enter a post-COVID-19 life. While this pandemic has made everyone’s life challenging, it also expedited the transition of our everyday lives into a new form, often called “The New Normal.” Although many people often use the terminology, perhaps we still do not have consensus about what it is and what it should be like. However, one thing that is clear namely that robotics and artificial intelligence technologies are playing a critical role in this transition phase of our everyday lives. We saw the emergence of last-mile delivery robots on the street, AI-embedded service robots in restaurants, uninhabited shops, non-face-to-face medical services, conferences and talks in metaverses, and AI-based online education programs. This book is an edition that aims at serving researchers and practitioners in related fields with a timely dissemination of the recent progress in the areas of robotics and artificial intelligence. This book is based on a collection of papers presented at the 10th International Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications (RiTA), held at Griffith University in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The conference was held in a hybrid format on December 7–9, 2022, with the main theme “Artificial, Agile, Acute Robot Intelligence.” For better readability, the total of 41 papers are grouped into five chapters: Chapter I: Motion Planning and Control; Chapter II: Vision and Image Processing; Chapter III: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Autonomous Vehicles; Chapter IV: Learning and Classification; and Chapter V: Environmental and Societal Robotic Applications. The articles were accepted through a rigorous peer-review process and presented at the RiTA 2022 conference. Also, they were updated, and final versions of the manuscripts were produced after in-depth discussions during the conference. We would like to thank all the authors and editors for contributing to this edition.
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  • 79
    ISBN: 9783031287046
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 155 p. 2 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: EYIEL Monographs - Studies in European and International Economic Law 30
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    Keywords: Mediation. ; Dispute resolution (Law). ; Arbitration (Administrative law). ; Commercial law. ; European Economic Community. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction on Interim Measures and Cross-Border Disputes -- 2. Basis and Jurisdiction to Grant Interim Measures -- 3. Nature, Operation, Types of Interim Measures -- 4. Enforcement of Interim Measures -- 5. Interim Measures in Other Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Bodies -- 6. Assessment -- 7. Summary of results. Conclusion. .
    Abstract: The book focusses on applying a holistic overview of interim measures and associated procedures in the context of cross-border private law (civil and commercial) disputes that are the subject of international litigation and arbitration proceedings. It reexamines key features of said problem and outlines novel findings on interim relief in the area of international dispute resolution. The book analyses the rules of EU law (EU law regulations such as the Regulation Brussels Ibis and the rest of the Brussels regime) as the single system of cross-border jurisdictional rules, as well as the rules of international arbitration (both commercial and investment). In the process, it conducts a complete mapping of interim measures problems and explores the criteria for granting relief under national laws. For this purpose, it includes an extensive comparative law overview of many jurisdictions in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, etc., to reveal common standards for granting interim relief. Interim relief is a salient problem in dispute resolution, and serious international disputes usually require requests for such measures. This makes a more complete understanding all the more important. For scholars and practitioners alike, there are various ways to seek relief; precisely this complexity calls for a more complex and multilayered analysis, which does not (as is usually the case) adopt the perspective of either litigation or arbitration, but instead weighs the pros and cons and considers the viability and reliability of the different options, viewed from all angles.
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    ISBN: 9783031293368
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 290 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice 107
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Human rights.
    Abstract: Introduction -- Introduction to FDL and the Nature of FDL Claims -- Multinational Corporate Groups, Their Position in International Law and Regulating Multinational Corporate Groups -- Comparative Analysis of Substantive Legal Grounds for FDL -- A Comparative Analysis of FDL under Private International Law -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: Multinational corporate groups are important actors in today’s global economy, with the power to impact the masses through their activities. National legal systems, which usually have no extraterritorial authority, remain insufficient to regulate the activities of multinational corporate groups, which operate worldwide, not only in the countries where the parent companies reside (home country), but also in countries where the subsidiaries operate (host countries). The mentioned lack of an effective legislation leads to an unjust imbalance – to the benefit of multinational corporate groups and to the detriment, especially, of involuntary creditors, such as tort victims of corporate activities, which predominantly concern human rights abuses and environmental violations. Against this backdrop, the book firstly assesses the position of multinational corporate groups in international law and then discusses potential reforms to corporate law that would allow for a multi-stakeholder approach. It analyses certain aspects of Turkish tort law that could potentially accommodate liability claims against the parent companies of multinational corporate groups for damage incurred due to their transnational subsidiaries’ activities (referred to as ‘foreign direct liability’ in legal doctrine). To this end, the potential legal grounds of fault liability and strict liability are assessed under Turkish law, with a particular focus on the duty of care, in comparison with the corresponding case law in the UK and the Netherlands. Mandatory human rights due diligence is also analysed with a view to proposing a new regulation in Turkish law. Lastly, the aspects of foreign direct liability claims related to private international law are assessed in order to answer the questions of jurisdiction and applicable law within the scope of a comparative legal study.
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    ISBN: 9783031265266
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 404 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Environmental law, International. ; Environmental Law. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Human rights. ; Environmental policy. ; Environmental management.
    Abstract: Part I EPIL in China: Historical Development and Theoretical Foundations -- Environmental Public Interest Litigation in China - An Overview -- Historical Development of Environmental Public Interest Litigation (EPIL) in China -- Defining Public Interest under the Environmental Public Interest Litigation System -- From Compensation to Prevention: Expanding the Function of EPIL in China -- The Standing to Sue of NGOs in Environmental Public Interest Litigation in China: A Doctrinal Analysis of Laws and Cases -- Environmental Public Interest Litigation and the Application of Civil Code -- Part II Substantive and Procedural Issues about EPIL In China -- Procuratorates at the Crossroad: Performance, Controversies and Prospects of Procuratorial EPIL in China -- Litigation for Ecological and Environmental Damage Compensation in China: EPIL with Typical Chinese Characteristics -- The Role of NGOs in China’s Environmental Public Interest Litigation -- Regulating through Litigation: Regulatory Functions of NGO-Led Civil Environmental Public Interest Litigation in China -- From Advocators to Rule Makers: Exploring the Role of Chinese Lawyers in Environmental Law Making and Public Interest Litigation -- Three-dimensional Model of Expertise-input for EPIL in China -- Judicial Application of Ecological Remediation Liability in EPIL: A Commentary to the Guiding Cases, Gazettes Cases and Model Cases of the SPC in China -- Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards: Environmental Public Interest Litigation in Soil Pollution Law -- Part III Reform the EPIL System in China: Problems and Solutions -- The Erroneous Setting of the Essential Attribute of Environmental Public Interest Liability in China -- From the Ternary Model to the Binary Model - On the Reconstruction of Litigation Systems for Environmental Public Interest -- Drawbacks in the System Design of the Environmental Public Interest Litigation and Ways for Improvement.
    Abstract: This book offers readers an accessible and broad-ranging guide to Environmental Public Interest Litigation (EPIL), which has burgeoned in China over the past decade. The aim of this book is to provide a systematic review of Chinese experiences with EPIL in environmental matters, both with a view to gauging its success to date and well as discussing some more critical aspects. To this end, the book systematically examines the establishment and development of EPIL in China's legal, social, and political contexts. It examines particularly the significant role and functions of EPIL in China's environmental governance, and the far-reaching impacts on Chinese civil society and governments. It also offers readers an insiders' perspective in terms of procedural and substantive issues with respect to EPIL, by reviewing the institutional designs, theoretical underpinnings and specific mechanisms, the roles of various participants and stakeholders involved in this legal process. At the same time, it studies leading EPIL cases raised from environmental pollution, natural resource damage and ecological damage, and the effectiveness of environmental adjudication that sustains EPIL as a new form of judicial instrument. This book is written to remedy the gap between Chinese and English literature in this area of law. The analysis of these issues, through a historic and comparative perspective, reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the current legal regime and serves as a basis for recommendations for bringing about more effective EPIL in China.
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    ISBN: 9783031206757
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VI, 193 p. 76 illus., 64 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Southern Space Studies
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    Keywords: Aeronautics—Law and legislation. ; Outer space—Exploration. ; Latin America—Economic conditions. ; Law of the sea. ; International law. ; Astronautics. ; Outer space ; Aeronautics ; Latin America
    Abstract: Space as a Tool for Development in Brazil: A Law and Development Perspective -- Honduras in Space So Far: A Central American Approach -- Democracy Through Connectivity: How Satellite Telecommunication Can Bridge the Digital Divide in Latin America -- Social Sustainability: A Challenge for the Supply Chain of the Mexican Space Sector -- Bolivian CanSat Contest: Promoting Space Science and Technology -- Dynamic Computational Analysis of a Cubesat Structure to Test a New Material for a Space-Radiation Protection Shield -- Lessons Learned on the Thermal Analysis of a Cubesat Using the Finite Element Method -- K’oto Project a Cubesat Design: Methodology and Development. .
    Abstract: This peer-reviewed book presents a comprehensive overview of the role space is playing in enabling Latin America to fulfil its developmental aspirations. Following on from the highly acclaimed Parts 1 to 3, it explains how space and its applications can be used to support the development of the full range and diversity of Latin America societies, while being driven by Latin American goals. The Latin American space sector is currently undergoing a phase of rapid and dynamic expansion, with new actors entering the field and with space applications increasingly being used to support the continent’s social, economic, and political development. All across Latin America, attention is shifting to space as a fundamental part of the continental development agenda, and the creation of a Latin American space agency is evidence of this. Additionally, while in recent years, significant advances in economic and social development have lifted many of Latin America’s people out of poverty, there is still much that needs to be done to fulfil the basic needs of the population and to afford them the dignity they deserve. To this end, space is already being employed in diverse fields of human endeavour to serve Latin America’s goals for its future, but there is still a need for further incorporation of space systems and data. This book will appeal to researchers, professionals and students in fields such as space studies, international relations, governance, and social and rural development.
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    ISBN: 9783030967291
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(LII, 1536 p. 350 illus., 200 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Springer Handbooks
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Electrical engineering. ; Application software.
    Abstract: Development and Impacts of Automation -- Automation Theory and Sceintific Foundations -- Automation Design: Theory, Elements, and Methods -- Automation Design: Theory and Methods of Integration -- Automation Management -- Industrial Automation -- Infrastructure and Service Automation -- Automation in Medical and Healthcare Systems -- Home, Office, and Enterprise Automation -- Automation Case Studies and Statistics. .
    Abstract: This thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the bestselling Springer Handbook of Automation provides the most advanced, comprehensive, and balanced coverage of the technical and engineering aspects of automation. Starting with a holistic discussion on the history and societal impacts of automation, the book provides the tools to understand, design and implement automation solutions. This includes: the scientific foundations, from traditional control theory to the latest developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning; the technical aspects of automation design, from hardware such as mechatronics and sensors to cyber-physical systems and human-machine interaction, to collaborative automation; the methods of automation integration in products, processes and services; and finally, the technical, economic and ethical management of automation. Readers will find the most complete and state-of-the-art overview on the implementation, effects and examples of automation in industrial contexts, as well as infrastructure, service, medical and healthcare, home, office and enterprise automation. The book concludes with up-to-date case studies from industrial forerunners. Edited by an internationally renowned and experienced expert and supported by a distinguished advisory board, this Springer Handbook offers a wealth of information for industry practitioners, aspiring engineers and automation experts alike. .
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    ISBN: 9783031343223
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 277 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Law—Philosophy. ; Law—History. ; International law. ; Human rights. ; Law ; Law
    Abstract: Introduction -- PART I SELF-DETERMINATION OF PEOPLES -- Phases and developments of the concept of the self- determination of the peoples -- The right holders of self-determination -- Practicing the right to self-determination.-Ways and modalities for realization of the self – determination -- PART II SECESSION -- The phenomenon of secession -- The dynamics of secession -- The legitimacy of the secession claims -- The emergence of a secessionist entity -- PART THREE: INTERNAL SELF-DETERMINATION -- The internal aspect of the right to self-determination -- The social base for realization of internal self-determination -- Tools and forms for the realization of internal self-determination -- Systems of power sharing -- Part IV CONCLUSIONS -- Self – determination revisited.
    Abstract: This book offers a comprehensive summary of extant international law scholarship on the topics of self-determination and secession and positions the concepts among present-day theory and relevant practice, illustrated through various ongoing cases and historical examples. The right to self-determination is among the least understood rights within international law. Theoretical dilemmas – as to whether there is a link between self-determination and secession – are nothing new. In essence, self-determination is a much broader concept than secession and obtaining independent statehood. Unilateral secession is not prohibited by international law, but neither is it per se welcomed or accepted in practice. Beyond the context of decolonization, secession claims have long been viewed with disapproval in international law, and lawyers have been extremely skeptical about the issue. Although this is still the case, there are also new trends and opportunities to explore situations in which secession can be accepted, legitimized, or even legally permissible. The yardstick for this is the diplomatic response to secessionism and the growing involvement of the international community in mediation and conflict resolution. Though finding solutions can be difficult, within the existing frame, the ongoing tension between the duty of every society to recognize pluralism and diversity on the one hand, and the inherent desire of every culture – whether majority, minority or indigenous – to protect its values and ensure conformity on the other, must be resolved. The practices and modalities that envisage the internal dimension of the right to self-determination as a right that is exercised within the state borders can offer such opportunities. The appropriate role of the state and the international community is to serve as mediators between competing forces and to set parameters that can transform destructive conflicts into productive political models.
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    ISBN: 9783031100710
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 380 p. 194 illus., 152 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Robotics. ; Control engineering. ; Automation. ; Machine learning.
    Abstract: Artificial Intelligence -- Resource Allocation -- Augmented Reality -- Digital Twin -- Modeling -- Ergonomics -- Path Planning 1 -- Path Planning 2 -- Vacuum Gripper -- Gripping Technology and Industry 4.0.
    Abstract: This Open Access proceedings presents a good overview of the current research landscape of assembly, handling and industrial robotics. The objective of MHI Colloquium is the successful networking at both academic and management level. Thereby, the colloquium focuses an academic exchange at a high level in order to distribute the obtained research results, to determine synergy effects and trends, to connect the actors in person and in conclusion, to strengthen the research field as well as the MHI community. In addition, there is the possibility to become acquatined with the organizing institute. Primary audience is formed by members of the scientific society for assembly, handling and industrial robotics (WGMHI). The Editors Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Schüppstuhl is head of the Institute of Aircraft Production Technology (IFPT) at the Hamburg University of Technology. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kirsten Tracht is head of the Bremen Institute for Mechanical Engineering (bime) at the University of Bremen. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Fleischer is head of the Institute of Production Science (wbk) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
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  • 86
    ISBN: 9783031323225
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 456 p. 273 illus., 243 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Mechanisms and Machine Science 132
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Machinery. ; Multibody systems. ; Vibration. ; Mechanics, Applied.
    Abstract: This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations and applications in the field of cable robots, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the 6th International Conference on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots (CableCon), held in Nantes, France on June 25-28, 2023. It covers the theory and applications of cable-driven parallel robots, including their classification, kinematics and singularity analysis, workspace, statics and dynamics, cable modeling and technologies, control and calibration, design methodologies, hardware development, experimental evaluation and prototypes, as well as application reports and new application concepts. The contributions, which were selected through a rigorous international peer-review process, share exciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster new multidisciplinary collaborations.
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    ISBN: 9783031352454
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXV, 563 p. 369 illus., 316 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 714
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences—Social aspects. ; Computational intelligence. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Environmental sciences
    Abstract: This book describes the potential contributions of emerging technologies in different fields as well as the opportunities and challenges related to the integration of these technologies in the socio-economic sector. In this book, many latest technologies are addressed, particularly in the fields of computer science and engineering. The expected scientific papers covered state-of-the-art technologies, theoretical concepts, standards, product implementation, ongoing research projects, and innovative applications of Sustainable Development. This new technology highlights, the guiding principle of innovation for harnessing frontier technologies and taking full profit from the current technological revolution to reduce gaps that hold back truly inclusive and sustainable development. The fundamental and specific topics are Big Data Analytics, Wireless sensors, IoT, Geospatial technology, Engineering and Mechanization, Modeling Tools, Risk analytics, and preventive systems.
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    ISBN: 9783031267864
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 501 p. 6 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Munich Studies on Innovation and Competition 19
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    Keywords: Information technology—Law and legislation. ; Mass media—Law and legislation. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Commercial law. ; Mass media ; Information technology
    Abstract: Part I: Trade Secrets Legal Protection in the US and in the UE: AnAarea of Law in Search of Coherence -- Introduction to Part 1 -- Premise – Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition: Two Regulatory Paradigms With Different Purposes and Apparatus -- Trade Secrets Subject Matter: A Broad and Blurred International Consensus -- Trade Secrets Legal Apprehension: An Uncertain Normative Framework -- Part II: Redefining Trade Secrets Law by Differentiating Between Two Different Legal Objects: The Secret Sphere and the Secret Pieces of Information -- Introduction to Part 2 -- Premise – The Absence of Clear Theoretical Foundations -- The Legal Protection of Undertaking's Secret Sphere as a Necessity For The Functioning of the Market Economy -- The Legal Apprehension of Secret Pieces of Information as Immaterial Goods Regulation -- Conclusion – The Distinction between the Secret Sphere and Secret Pieces of Information: The Need of a New Conceptual Model for Trade Secrets Law -- Part 3 - Conclusion -- General Conclusion -- Part 4 Summaries -- German Summary -- French Summary -- Bibliography.
    Abstract: Despite the economic relevance of trade secrets, their legal protection is not based on a robust theoretical corpus, and a large uncertainty remains regarding how they should be legally apprehended. The present book investigates the foundations of their legal protection by assessing its justifications and aims to define how this legal apprehension should be organized. The book starts with a comparative analysis of the US and the EU legal frameworks. It demonstrates the parentship existing between the two systems of protection and highlights that the incremental structuring of trade secrets protection has led to legal systems lacking broad-based conceptual foundations. In both legal orders, trade secrets rely on blurred protection, formally anchored in unfair competition, the strength of which, however, comes closer to that offered by intellectual property law. In this convoluted architecture, the judiciary is required to play a decisive role, especially at the enforcement stage. However, the absence of clarity concerning the telos of trade secrets protection leads to legal uncertainty, potentially incoherent enforcement, and, all in all, to inefficient outcomes from a welfare perspective. The book then explores a theoretical framework based on a distinction between two legal objects: the undertakings’ secret sphere and secret pieces of information. Securing the undertakings’ secret sphere appears as a condition for the competition process to happen in an economy working under structural uncertainty. It requires objective regulations enforced by public authorities. On the other hand, the legal apprehension of secret pieces of information should be considered as falling within the realm of immaterial goods regulation aiming to solve the deficit of marketability of this type of good. This might call – after conducting a careful policy trade-off – for the establishment of relative (i.e. inter partes) subjective rights.
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    ISBN: 9783031265648
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 670 p. 363 illus., 278 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Studies in Computational Intelligence 1090
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    Keywords: Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Computational intelligence.
    Abstract: Leader-Follower Formation Control of Mobile Robots Based on Simplified Super-Twisting Algorithm -- Deep Reinforcement Learning Applied to Multiagent Path Planning for Information Gathering in Environmental Missions -- Analysis of Computer Vision-Based Techniques for the Recognition of Landing Platforms for UAVs -- Monitoring Peak Pollution Points of Water Resources with Autonomous Surface Vehicles using a PSO-based Informative Path Planner -- Robots in Medicine: Mobile Robots Versus Mobile Decision, Necessity Versus Possibility and Future Challenges -- Event-based Robust Control Techniques for Wheel-Based Robots Under Cyber-attack and Dynamic Quantizer -- Path Optimization and Multi-Level Path Planning for The Steam Field Navigation Algorithm -- Modeling and Simulation of Quadcopter using Self-Tuning Fuzzy-PI Controller -- Using an Interactive Theorem Prover for Formally Analyzing the Dynamics of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles -- Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Control Design for Multi-Linked Two-Wheel Drive Mobile Robots -- Design and Implementation of a Robust 6-DOF Quadrotor Controller Based on Kalman Filter for Position Control -- Wireless Sensor Network Based Mobile Robot Applications -- Fault Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Control for linked Two Wheel Drive Mobile Robots -- Fractional Order Extended State Observer Enhances the Performance of Controlled Tri-copter UAV Based on Active Disturbance Rejection Control -- Robust Adaptive Sliding Mode Controllers Design for a Non-holonomic Mobile Robot.
    Abstract: This book presents the recent research advances in linear and nonlinear control techniques. From both a theoretical and practical standpoint, motion planning and related control challenges are key parts of robotics. Indeed, the literature on the planning of geometric paths and the generation of time-based trajectories, while accounting for the compatibility of such paths and trajectories with the kinematic and dynamic constraints of a manipulator or a mobile vehicle, is extensive and rich in historical references. Path planning is vital and critical for many different types of robotics, including autonomous vehicles, multiple robots, and robot arms. In the case of multiple robot route planning, it is critical to produce a safe path that avoids colliding with objects or other robots. When designing a safe path for an aerial or underwater robot, the 3D environment must be considered. As the number of degrees of freedom on a robot arm increases, so does the difficulty of path planning. As a result, safe pathways for high-dimensional systems must be developed in a timely manner. Nonetheless, modern robotic applications, particularly those requiring one or more robots to operate in a dynamic environment (e.g., human–robot collaboration and physical interaction, surveillance, or exploration of unknown spaces with mobile agents, etc.), pose new and exciting challenges to researchers and practitioners. For instance, planning a robot's motion in a dynamic environment necessitates the real-time and online execution of difficult computational operations. The development of efficient solutions for such real-time computations, which could be offered by specially designed computational architectures, optimized algorithms, and other unique contributions, is thus a critical step in the advancement of present and future-oriented robotics. .
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    ISBN: 9783031398049
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 269 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Constitutional law. ; Human rights.
    Abstract: Introduction -- PART I: The Rule of Law – General reflections -- Estado de Derecho y Democracia -- The Rule of Law and Democracy in Latin America -- Rule of Law, Democracy and the digital sector -- Preconditions to avoid constitutional crisis: some reflections on appointment procedure of constitutional justices -- Rule of law as a universal “value” -- Rule of Law Concept and its Development by the EU Constitutional Justice -- PART II: Rule of Law and Pandemic -- The Main Trends in Constitutional Jurisprudence Developed by Constitutional Courts during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Emergencia y Jurisdicción Constitucional -- Common courts' right to constitutional review in the face of the threat to the rule of law – the case of Poland -- Pandemic and the Rule of Law -- The emergency in Estonia, fundamental rights and the rule of law -- Limitations of civil rights during a period of introduction of extraordinary measures in Poland vis-à-vis the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus -- Limiting fundamental rights by governmental regulations – An illiberal response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland -- Constitutional Restrictions of Human Rights under the State of Emergency -- Health State of Emergency and Management of the Pandemic – The Italian Experience -- The Covid 19 pandemic and Italian constitutional law. Some reflections on the sources of law -- Estado de Derecho y Restricción de Derechos Fundamentales durante la Pandemia en Brasil: La Actuación del Supremo Tribunal -- Protecting the Rule of Law: Once again about the Legitimacy and Competences of the Constitutional Courts -- El Constitucionalismo ante la pandemia del Covid-19 en el Perú -- Rule of Law and the Pandemic – The Experience of the Republic of Moldova -- Estado de Derecho y lesiones de los Derechos Fundamentales en el estado de alarma o emergencia por el COVID-19 -- PART III: Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks.
    Abstract: The rule of law represents the heart of constitutionalism. Public power can only be legitimately exercised if it is based on and complies with the law. The Constitution and its fundamental values – human dignity, freedom and equality – are the ultimate sources of orientation for the rule of law. Domestic rule of law is complemented by its external dimension, the duty to respect international law and, for EU member states, supranational law. For the World Jurist Association, the realization of the Rule of Law has been the central concern since its founding more than 60 years ago. Its biennial world congresses, which bring together leading figures from politics, the judiciary and academia under the presidency of Javier Cremades, focus on the universal importance of the rule of law, which experts from numerous countries discuss on the basis of current problem areas. At the 2021 World Law Congress in Barranquilla, Colombia, one central topic was the tension between combating pandemics and the rule of law. The contributions gathered here examine how this challenge was met in political-legal practice, and the role of constitutional jurisdiction in the process. They analyze and evaluate the legal situation in numerous countries in Europe and Latin America. In addition, they reflect on fundamental issues, such as the concept of the rule of law, its relationship to democracy, its universal character and its implementation via jurisprudence.
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  • 91
    ISBN: 9783031310508
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 230 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Asian Yearbook of International Economic Law 2023
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    Keywords: International law. ; Trade regulation. ; Mediation. ; Dispute resolution (Law). ; Arbitration (Administrative law). ; Asia ; International relations.
    Abstract: Difficult Times in Investment Relations between China and Germany: The Cases of Siltronic/GlobalWafers and COSCO/HHLA -- China’s Dilemma in Renewing its Belt and Road Initiative -- Conflicts over Industrial and Trade Policy: Europe between China and the United States -- Investment Screening in India -- National Security Exceptions in the New Generation Investment Treaties -- Future Unready: Does the WTO need to bolster its Security Exceptions?.-Environmental Regulation and International Investment Law in South Asia -- Balancing Substantive Fairness and Procedural Efficiency: An Analysis of the ISDS Appeal Mechanism under the Rules of Beijing International Arbitration Center -- IPEF, CPTPP and RCEP – The State of Play in ASEAN -- Potential Economic Collaboration Models for the South China Sea Natural Resources -- ASEAN Political Security Community and the Ukraine War, the State of ASEAN Centrality -- Tashkent International Arbitration Centre at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan: Taking Stock on its Fourth Anniversary -- Uzbekistan Investment law and policy: challenges and opportunities -- Henry Gao and Weihuan Zhou, Between Market Economy and State Capitalism China's State-Owned Enterprises and the World Trading System, Cambridge University Press, 2022, ISBN: 978-1-108-90879-5 -- Sergio Puig, At the Margins of Globalization: Indigenous Peoples and International Economic Law, Cambridge University Press, 2021, ISBN: 978-1-108-49764-0.
    Abstract: The Asian Yearbook of International Economic Law (AYIEL) 2023 addresses the rapidly evolving field of international economic law with a special focus on Asia and the Pacific. This region has long been and remains a major engine of the world economy; at the same time, it is characterized by a host of economies with varying developmental levels, economic policies and legal jurisdictions. The AYIEL 2023 therefore focuses on international economic law, especially on security and industrial policy.
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    ISBN: 9783031374999
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVIII, 235 p. 64 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Computational intelligence. ; Natural language processing (Computer science). ; Artificial intelligence. ; Robotics. ; Computational linguistics.
    Abstract: Preface -- Part I. Semantics -- 1. Ontology -- 2. Algorithm -- 3. Content Resonating in Memory -- 4. Logical Reasoning -- 5. Common Sense Reasoning -- Part II. Pragmatics -- 6. STAR-0 Content: Origin -- 7. STAR-1 Content: Speaker’s Perspective -- 8. STAR-2 Content: Hearer’s Perspective -- 9. Pragmatics of Figurative Use -- 10. Nonstandard Variants of Pragmatics -- Part III. Data-Driven Behavior Control -- 11. Interface Component -- 12. Memory Component -- 13. Operation Component -- 14. Degrees of Abstraction.-15. Conclusion: the Fundamental Alternatives -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
    Abstract: Modern science is divided into three parts: natural sciences, engineering sciences and humanities. Over the last millennia, natural and engineering sciences evolved a symbiotic relationship, but humanities still stand apart. Today, however, designing and building a talking robot is a comparatively new challenge for which all three branches are needed. Starting from the idea that designing a theory of computational cognition should be as complete as possible, and trying to answer questions such as “Which ontology is required for building a computational cognition?”, the current book integrates interfaces, components, functional flows, data structure, database schema, and algorithms into a coherent system with an extensive range of cognitive functions, and constitutes the background to the book “Ontology of Communication” recently published by the author (Springer, 2023). Part I discusses ontological distinctions between a sign-based and an agent-based approach, and continues with explanations of the data structure, the content-addressable database schema; the time-linear derivations of the speak and the hear mode; resonating content; induction, deduction, and abduction in inferencing, and concludes with a reconstruction of eight classical syllogisms as a test suite for DBS inferencing in the think mode. Part II complements the literal use of language in the speak and hear mode with a reconstruction of syntactic mood adaptations and figurative use. The database schema of DBS is shown to lend itself not only to the tasks of traditional storage and retrieval, but also of reference, coreference, shadowing, coactivation of resonating content, and selective activation. Part III complements the treatment of individual topics in linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive psychology with an overall software structure in the form of three interacting main components, called the interface, the memory, and the production component.
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  • 93
    ISBN: 9783031414756
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXVIII, 237 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Springer Studies in Law & Geoeconomics 1
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    Keywords: International law. ; Trade regulation. ; Mediation. ; Dispute resolution (Law). ; Arbitration (Administrative law). ; Law ; International economic relations.
    Abstract: Balancing Risks: Investment Screening Mechanisms, Essential Security Definitions, and Standards of Evidence -- The Evolving Landscape of Sovereign Wealth Funds in a Changing World Economy: How Resilient are the Santiago Principles? -- Much Ado about Nothing?: State-Owned Enterprises under Foreign Investment Control in the European Union -- Protection or Protectionism? Assessing the EU’s New Investment Screening Measures Against State-Driven Foreign Investment Risks -- The Concept of Security: Brief Genealogy of an Ambiguous Symbol -- Screening FDI In The EU: A Cornerstone of an Economic Security Agenda -- The National Securitization of Foreign Direct Investment: A Strategic Futures Paradigm -- Economic Perspectives on FDI and Investment Screening -- From Principal Openness Towards Reciprocity: Reorienting the Normative Foundation of the EU Investment Screening Practice in Light of Geoeconomic Competition -- Inward FDI Regulation in the UK: Closing the “Open Door”? -- The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: The Final Piece of the Regulatory Puzzle to Ensure Competitive Neutrality in Cross-Border M&A? -- Fair Play? The Politics of Evaluating Foreign Subsidies in the European Union.
    Abstract: This highly topical volume presents pioneering research for the purpose of developing a common analytical foundation and framework for the emerging interdisciplinary research field of investment control. Long considered as exceptional measures, restrictions on inward foreign direct investments (FDI) have become ever more common and accepted. This book presents different perspectives on how decision-makers go about the tasks of assessing risks and threats to national security that may be posed by FDI and then balancing those risks and threats against economic interests of parties concerned and society at large.
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    ISBN: 9783031406010
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVIII, 357 p. 21 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: EYIEL Monographs - Studies in European and International Economic Law 32
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    Keywords: International law. ; Trade regulation. ; International economic relations.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2 Fragmentation of International Trade Law due to the activity of PTA-DSMs. -3. Revisiting methodological shortcomings for assessing the role of PTA-DSMs for the fragmentation of international trade law -- 4. Developing the Ramifications for the Analysis on the Contribution of Active PTA-DSMs to the Diversity in the Regulation of International Trade -- 5. Putting the revisited methodology to practice -- 6. Results on PTA-DSMs’ role for the fragmentation of international trade law -- 7. General conclusion.8. Annex -- 9. Bibliography.
    Abstract: This book provides innovative and empirically based insights into the ongoing debate on the fragmentation of international trade law. It offers the reader a much-needed doctrinal overview of the different approaches to the issue of fragmentation and reveals their inherent methodological advantages and limitations. On this basis, the book then approaches the issue of fragmentation from an empirical standpoint by applying a novel dataset on Preferential Trade Agreements’ Dispute Settlement Mechanisms (PTA-DSMs), which have been used to adjudicate general exception clauses within the context of the individual PTA Members’ obligation to liberalize trade in goods. Although the results remain limited to the single issue of PTA-DSM adjudication for liberalization of trade in goods, they are indicative of key misconceptions regarding the fragmentation of ITL. As the findings confirm, the PTA-DSMs assessed have ultimately come to equivalent decisions, taking into consideration their overall use, the nature of the legal commitments embedded in the respective PTAs, and the economic wellbeing of the respective PTA partners. The book reveals the influence of specific PTA-DSMs on other PTA-DSMs and thereby paves the way for legal unification, rather than fragmentation.
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    ISBN: 9783031451171
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 278 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Law ; Commercial law. ; Information technology ; Mass media
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Enactment, Scope of Application, and Enforcement of the Cartel Act -- Chapter 2. Agreements -- Chapter 3. Horizontal Agreements -- Chapter 4. Distribution Agreements and Vertical Restraints -- Chapter 5. Abusive Conduct by Dominant Undertakings and Undertakings with Relative Market Power -- Chapter 6. Merger Control -- Chapter 7. Sanctions, Leniency and Amicable Settlements.
    Abstract: This is the first comprehensive English-language overview of competition law enforcement in Switzerland since the introduction of direct sanctions in 2004. It discusses the key issues facing practitioners: horizontal and vertical agreements (with a particular emphasis on distribution agreements), abuse of dominance, and the newly introduced provisions on relative market power and merger control. It also provides an overview of the key procedural provisions, leniency and amicable settlements, and fines. The book subsequently analyses the main differences between Swiss and EU competition law and explains why, to what extent, and how companies should conduct a separate analysis under Swiss law. It offers a comprehensive overview and accessible analysis, based on in-depth research of case law, for practitioners and in-house counsels who need to ensure compliance with competition law on a Swiss, European or international basis. It is also a valuable guide for all practitioners, academics and students interested in understanding Swiss competition law. Enforcement of competition law in Switzerland has intensified and is becoming increasingly important for global companies selling in Switzerland. Moreover, the fines have increased over the last twenty years, and many foreign companies have had to pay substantial fines in recent years. Lastly, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has now extended the extraterritorial application of Swiss competition law to foreign companies where sales to Switzerland are possible.
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    ISBN: 9783031463914
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 319 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: EYIEL Monographs - Studies in European and International Economic Law 34
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    Keywords: Mediation. ; Dispute resolution (Law). ; Arbitration (Administrative law). ; International law. ; Trade regulation. ; Environmental law, International.
    Abstract: Introduction -- The Contextualisation of Environmental Counterclaims – A Comparative Perspective -- Jurisdiction over Environmental Counterclaims – The Puzzle of Consent -- The Assessment of the Connection Requirement for Environmental Counterclaims -- Searching a Cause of Action for Environmental Counterclaims -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book critically analyses the availability of environmental counterclaims in investment arbitration presented by the respondent host state against the claimant investor. It starts from the premise that the conflicting relation between investment law and environmental protection cannot always be avoided. Yet, the instrument of environmental counterclaims in investment arbitration might alleviate such relation. Throughout its chapters, this book addresses the questions about the societal and practical relevance of seeking redress for environmental damage in investment arbitration, the functioning of such instrument both in contract-based and treaty-based investment arbitration, the suitability of arbitral tribunals to rule upon environmental issues, and the kind of environmental damages that could be redressed. Most importantly, by deconstructing the requirements of jurisdiction, connection between main claim and counterclaim, and cause of action, this book provides the tools for the re-conceptualisation of the instrument of counterclaims with the hope of harnessing its utility to achieve appropriate redress for environmental damages caused by foreign investors.
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    ISBN: 9783031467875
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 182 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: EYIEL Monographs - Studies in European and International Economic Law 35
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    Keywords: Mediation. ; Dispute resolution (Law). ; Arbitration (Administrative law). ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; International economic relations.
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Historical And Legal Framework -- Chapter 3. Mediation -- Chapter 4. Mediating Sovereign Debt Disputes -- Chapter 5. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book provides a fresh perspective on resolving sovereign debt disputes within the investor-state mediation framework. In response to the limitations of traditional approaches to adjudicating public debt issues and the resulting gaps in international law concerning sovereign defaults, creditors have increasingly turned to investor-state treaty arbitrations to recover unpaid debts. However, this shift has raised numerous criticisms and concerns. Accordingly, this book explores the uncharted territory of utilizing mediation as a means to settle sovereign debt claims. It sheds light on the distinctive characteristics of mediation as a process, setting it apart from judicial litigation and private arbitration, and emphasizing the unique outcomes it can generate. The central argument of this book is that mediation should be seriously considered as a viable option for resolving sovereign debt disputes. Not only does it offer a more cost-effective and expeditious approach, but it also has the potential to facilitate economic recovery and sustain continued investment.
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  • 98
    ISBN: 9783031461422
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 200 p. 6 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Living Signs of Law 2
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    Keywords: Environmental law, International. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Law ; Law ; Climatology.
    Abstract: Introduction -- Part I Jurisdictional -- The Future of Climate Litigation in Brazil -- Struggle for Eco-Constitutionalism: The Role of the Constitutional Court in Realising the Right to a Good and Healthy Environment in Indonesia -- Part II Thematic -- Rearranging the Geopolitics of Climate Change due to Climate and Carbon Coloniality -- Environmental Justice: From the Bifocal Lens of Restorative Justice and the Feminist Approach -- The Mitu-Bell Case as a Legal North in the Progressive Realisation of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights at a Time of Climate Friction and Land usage Practices in Kenya -- The Intersectionality of the Patriarchal Nature of the Exercise for the Formation of a National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Elusiveness of Climate Justice -- Part III Extra-Jurisdictional Impact -- A Comparative Study on Critical Legal Issues in Korea and EU Countries on Climate Change Litigations: Based on Social Network Analysis (SNA) -- Recent Climate Change Cases in France and Germany through the Lens of Feminist Legal Methods -- Summary and Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book explores how judiciaries in different parts of the world are responding to climate change and how climate change intersects with the law. It offers feminist approaches to the judicial responses to climate change in the Global South, providing both jurisdictional and thematic reviews. Climate change is one of the most pressing global issues facing humankind, and is currently reshaping geopolitics, governance, law, and international relations around the world. The book’s originality lies in its endeavour to highlight judicial perspectives on climate change from prominent female researchers who have been working on this subject professionally and/or academically, bringing both regional and international views to the subject. The main objective is to give a new meaning to the study of climate change by bringing together the most recent aspects, including climate litigation, eco-constitutionalism and the environmental rule of law, climate and environmental justice, climate geopolitics and climate governance. The book will be of interest to students, academics, and scholars of climate law and environmental law around the world.
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    ISBN: 9783031419966
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVIII, 351 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Special Issue
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    Keywords: International law. ; Trade regulation. ; International economic relations.
    Abstract: Part I: New Approaches to International Economic Law -- The Depoliticization of Investment Disputes – How Deep Does the “Rabbit Hole” Go -- The OECD Good Regulatory Practices toolbox and Brazil's reform through transnational lenses -- The Role of Multilateral Institutions in the Perpetuation of Climate Breakdown and Vulnerability -- A TWAIL Approach to Reforming the International Investment Regime -- Part II: Technology and Innovation in International Economic Law -- 3D Printing, Valuation, and Service Inputs: Looking to the Future Rather Than the Past to Design Rules of Origin for Advanced Manufactured Products -- Challenges and Possibilities for Classifying Digital Cultural Products in the WTO: A Case Study of Video Games -- E-Commerce Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements and what they mean for African MSMEs -- Part III: Public Policy and International Economic Law -- Pursuing geo-political interests through investment policies: undesirable and (un)feasible -- The Anti-Coercion Instrument: Is the EU renouncing its ‘Multilateralist’ DNA? -- The Principle of Autonomy of EU Law in the Context of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: A Public Policy Norm? -- MFN Dilemma in India’s DTAAs Post-Concentrix Ruling: A Ticking Time Bomb -- Part IV: Trade Regulation -- Energy Transit under GATT Article V and Energy Transit Dispute Resolution at the WTO -- EU Imported Biodiversity Loss – the Gaps and Overlaps Between Trade Impact and Provisions on Biodiversity in EU Free Trade Agreements -- Multilateral and Bilateral Trade Agreements at the Service of ‘Common Interest.
    Abstract: This volume considers novel emerging issues in international economic law, as well as new methodological approaches to more familiar topics. It brings together a diverse range of contributors from five continents, who share invaluable perspectives on a wide range of issues in international economic governance. In doing so, this volume delves deeply into some of the most challenging emerging areas in international economic law, approaching them from an interdisciplinary perspective that brings together legal, economic, and political analysis. Intended for academics and practitioners at all stages of their careers, many of the areas considered in this volume are either entirely new or are being revisited after periods of dormancy. It is our hope that these contributions will yield fresh insights into these new and “classic” areas of IEL. We consider diversity and inclusivity foundational values in IEL. The wealth of ideas showcased in this volume present us with an opportunity to appreciate different facets of originality and rigour in legal academic writing, further highlighting the range of methodological and stylistic preferences of emerging legal scholars in IEL. In June 2022, forty emerging international economic law scholars were selected to present their papers at PEPA/SIEL, where they received feedback from senior members of the SIEL community and beyond. The discussions were lively, stimulating and enriching, leading the editors of this volume to propose putting a selection of the papers into a published book.
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    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Springer
    ISBN: 9783031412530
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 148 p. 7 illus., 6 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World 11
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    Keywords: Human rights. ; Private international law. ; Conflict of laws. ; International law. ; Comparative law. ; Civil rights. ; European communities.
    Abstract: Introduction -- Human rights in the context of post-conviction preventive detention in Poland -- Execution of a prison sentence. International standards - the local perspective -- Rehabilitation vs. Retribution/Repression: An Introduction to Systemic Contradictions in the Czech Penitentiary System -- Restorative vs punitive approach. Eight fundamental principles of juvenile delinquency prevention -- Human rights in Chilean prisons: advances, setbacks and challenges for prison reform -- Crisis of the penitentiary system in Peru in light of the fight against drugs -- Prisons in Argentina and challenges of human rights -- Penitentiary system and community justice in Mexico -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book examines human rights and penitentiary law in Central Eastern European and Latin American countries from a comparative perspective. How are penitentiary systems and human rights currently being transformed in both regions? This question guides contributors hailing from both Central Eastern Europe and Latin America, filling the gaps at both the international and national level. The book compares Central Eastern European countries with Latin American countries, shedding new light on similarities and differences alike. The main themes of this book are the analysis of penitentiary systems in different countries and a general analysis of criminal and criminological issues. The respective chapters examine how penitentiary laws are changing within different contexts and regulatory regimes. The book seeks to cross boundaries to understand new divisions, fragmentations, and forms of authoritarianism in today’s world, more specifically in Poland, North Macedonia, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Mexico.
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