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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) entered into force in 1994. By now, it has been ratified by 168 parties, including all Member States of the EU and the EU itself. The convention defines the rights and duties of states with regard to the use and protection of the ocean. UNCLOS consolidates customary international law and various conventions previously adopted by the international community. As a framework agreement, this treaty, the most comprehensive one ever concluded, is often referred to as the constitution for the seas.

The commentary employs a systematic methodology, whereby each provision is examined and analysed element by element. The issue of the suitability of the convention to deal with the challenges facing the modern law of the sea, such as the exploration and exploitation of non-mineral resources or the protection of the marine environment in general, occupies a central focus of this work.

This new handbook comprehensively analyses the current and future states of digital transformation in the legal market and its implications from a global perspective. It provides a multi-faceted overview of the use of legal tech in law firms and legal departments in different parts of the world (including Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Russia, and the United States) and formulates clear-cut strategic advice for a successful digital transformation. With concrete examples, best practices and first-hand experience reports, more than 50 renowned international experts explain how and to what extent legal tech - through automation and technology - will change the way legal services are delivered. The reader learns what strategic decisions and steps are necessary to equip the legal industry for the changes to come. Future developments (e.g. smart contracts, blockchain, artificial intelligence) are also explained and analysed in this unique book.
Markus Hartung is an attorney-at-law and a mediator as well as director of the Bucerius Centre of the Legal Profession (CLP) at the Bucerius Law School, Hamburg. Dr Micha-Manuel Bues is co-founder and managing director at BRYTER, vice president of ELTA, as well as member of the Executive Faculty of the Bucerius CLP. Dr Gernot Halbleib is a legal professional, entrepreneur and consultant for law firms, corporate legal departments and legal tech start-ups in the fields of Legal Tech and business development. He is also a member of the Executive Faculty of the Bucerius CLP.

The Community design is well-established in modern commercial life. More than 900,000 Community designs have meanwhile been registered and a sheer immeasurable number of unregistered Community designs have come into being. Unlike in the field of EU trade mark law, there have been no reforms or fundamental changes in the realm of Community design law in recent years. Nonetheless, it is safe to say that it was high time for a comprehensive update, as there has been a deluge of decisions handed down by the EUIPO, the GC, the CJ and the Community design courts since the release of the first edition in spring 2015. Furthermore, the Office's guidelines have been significantly revised. In addition, various amendments were recommended as a result of the design study published in June 2016. All of these aspects are commented in detail in the respective context of this profoundly revised second edition.
The benefits at one glance:

• systematic article-by-article commentary on the CDR
• commentary on measures and remedies under the Enforcement Directive (2004/48/EC)
• analysis of the assertion of Community design rights out of court as well as in litigation in summary and main proceedings in all EU Member States

This commentary is written by practitioners for practitioners "deserving a place on the bookshelf of any professional or student interested in the EU design and trade mark system."
(António Campinos, Executive Director EUIPO, Foreword second edition, June 2018)
Dr Gordian N. Hasselblatt is a partner at CMS Hasche Sigle, Cologne, adjunct professor for international intellectual property law at McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento/California and visiting professor for international design law at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The authors are renowned experts from the EUIPO, universities and law firms from all over the EU.

Since the release of the first edition of this commentary, quite a few important changes have taken place in the realm of EU trade mark law. Most of the reforms proposed in 2013 have now matured into law. By way of Regulation 2015/2424 of 16 December 2015, the CTMR was comprehensively amended and the regulation on the fees payable to the Office repealed. All in all, the reform of the former framework brought about more than 145 amendments. These changes have been codified by Regulation 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017. Needless to say, all changes of a material, procedural or mere terminological nature are commented in detail in the respective context of this profoundly revised second edition.
The benefits at one glance:

• systematic article-by-article commentary on the EUTMR
• commentary on measures and remedies under the Enforcement Directive (2004/48/EC)
• analysis of the assertion of EUTM rights out of court as well as in litigation in summary and main proceedings in all EU Member States

This commentary is written by practitioners for practitioners "deserving a place on the bookshelf of any professional or student interested in the EU trade mark and design system." António Campinos, Executive Director EUIPO Foreword 2nd ed, June 2018)
About the editor and the authors:
Dr Gordian N Hasselblatt is a partner at CMS Hasche Sigle, Cologne, adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento/California for International Intellectual Property Law and visiting Professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law for International Design Law. The authors are renowned experts from the EUIPO, universities and law firms from all over the EU.

Kahl/Weller
Climate Change Litigation This handbook investigates and discusses the respective issues arising in the current discourse on climate protection from different legal perspectives (including international law, European law and national public and civil law). In particular, it addresses the issue of climate protection by courts. It gives an overview about important jurisdictions in the field of Climate Change Litigation, including inter alia the US, Canada, Australia, UK, France, The Netherlands, Italy, Brazil and Germany. The book aims to pave the way for research in the field of climate change litigation, which up to this point has surprisingly remained untrodden ground in Germany or Europe. Furthermore, it is guaranteed to provide an overview of the latest news in cases and progress in the field of climate change litigation.

Ambos, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court The Commentary, founded by the late Otto Triffterer, is the leading commentary on the Rome Statute. The editor and a number of eminent legal practitioners and scholars in the field of international criminal law give a detailed article-by-article analysis of the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The commentary aims at explaining the content of the various articles in a broader sense, including their drafting history, their impact on International Criminal Law, and their relation with other sources of the ICC such as the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, the Regulations of the Court and the Prosecution, etc. The new Edition of the commentary has been thoroughly revised, updated and complemented with some further resources. It contains up-to-date case law (including a Table of Cases), literature and legislative developments at the ICC. Due to the burgeoning body of International Criminal Law, clarity and structure of presentation as well as greater consistency was a major objective of this new edition. It is hoped that the Commentary will continue to provide a useful guide for both practitioners and academics in various capacities.

This new handbook deals with arbitration cases in Germany and cases governed by German law, both ad-hoc and institutional. It covers the following issues:

• Legal framework for international arbitration in Germany
• Considering arbitration for disputes in Germany (advantages of international arbitration; German institutional vs. ad-hoc arbitration; preparing for dispute in Germany)
• The arbitration agreement (formation, scope, effect, amendment, and termination of the arbitration agreement)
• The arbitral tribunal (jurisdiction; party autonomy; constitution of arbitral tribunal; contractual relationship between the arbitrators; rights of arbitrators; challenge of arbitrators; replacement of arbitrators)
• The arbitral procedure (the governing laws; place of arbitration and location of hearings; language of the arbitral proceedings; commencement of the arbitral proceedings; pleadings; oral hearing; default of a party; interim measures; state court assistance of arbitration; termination of arbitral proceedings)
• The arbitral award (applicable substantive law; the making of the award; content and form; delivery; types of awards; legal effect; publication; correction, and interpretation of award)
• Settlement (private settlement without award; award on agreed terms)

Construction projects are highly technical long-term projects in which the structure and the shape of the building, road, bridge, plant, or other works is planned and developed on an ongoing basis. They involve many parties, which although supposedly committed to achieve a common goal all have their own interests. These and other reasons lead to a high technical, organizational, and legal complexity, which increases the risk of disputes and the need for effective dispute resolution. However, not only construction projects, but also construction disputes and their resolution are highly complex.
The book focusses on the nuts and bolts of these complex construction disputes and their resolution. It covers in its chapters dispute avoidance, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, litigation, and evidence in construction disputes as well as future trends, such as the digitalized construction site and legal tech in construction disputes. Legal systems have developed different methodologies to deal with disputes. The obvious divide is between the civil law and the common law worlds. While various legal systems have considerably different approaches to construction disputes, they regularly achieve similar dispute resolution outcomes. The book looks on construction disputes from an international perspective, presents different paths to their resolution, and gives insight on the common issues faced on the way.

The Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch is the very backbone of German civil law. Its legal concepts and principles are essential to understand the law of one of Europes major legal systems. In its first edition, this article-by article com-mentary covers Books 4 and 5 of the German Civil Code.

• Family Law
• Law of Succession

The commentary reflects the law in July 2021; subsequent changes in legis-lation were incorporated until 1 July 2022. The uniform structure of each commentary allows for easy navigation through the complex legal con-cepts and challenging terminology. Concise explanations bring the abstract articles to life and their meaning becomes accessible to lawyers, legislators, students, scholars, and translators.
This commentary is edited by Professor Dr Gerhard Dannemann, Hum-boldt University of Berlin, and Professor Dr Reiner Schulze, University of Münster. The contributors to the commentary are experienced academics and practitioners in the field of civil and comparative law.

The book
The General Data Protection Regulation has established a uniform European data protection law. The member states must directly apply European law standards and question their own interpretation criteria.
The new major commentary on the GDPR is written by leading European lawyers who have extensively analysed the European and transnational academic discourse. The commentaries take into account the existing approaches to interpretation at national level, place them in a European legal environment and thus impress with new arguments that also offer new possibilities in contentious proceedings.
The book focuses on current topics:

• International data transfer and data processing, also in cloud computing
• Right to be forgotten
• One-Stop-Shop
• Sanctions and supervisory measures
• Profiling
• Pseudonymisation and anonymisation
• Consent and other authorisations for personal data processing by companies

The advantages at a glance

• New European law argumentation patterns for national interpretation and application practice
• European law classification of the Member States' scope for action, especially the scope of application of the GDPR

The editors and authors
They are outstanding experts in the field of data protection law well known for their practical as well as structured and thorough approach to data protection issues. They offer suitable solutions and sound arguments especially for international companies, legal councils and corporate lawyers as well as data protection agencies, NGOs and legislators.

The target group
For internal and external data protection officers of companies and public authorities, managing directors of companies with a European focus, legal departments, human resources departments, marketing specialists, lawyers, judges, legal experts.

The book
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is an ex ante regulation of large digital platforms that act as gatekeepers. It not only contains many new rules for gatekeepers but also has a direct impact on all users of these platforms.
The Practitioner's Guide is an easyto-use introduction to this highly complex subject. It makes the new law accessible and offers answers to the most important questions, including:

• How are gatekeepers identified?
• What are the specific duties of conduct imposed on gatekeepers?
• What powers do the EU Commission and national authorities have over gatekeepers?
• To what extent do business users (especially in manufacturing, retail, advertising, publishing and software or app development) benefit from the new rules?
• How can users enforce their new rights?
• What rights do third parties have before public authorities and national courts?
• What procedural issues need to be considered?

Questions on private enforcement of the DMA are answered from the perspective of different EU jurisdictions.

The target group
Inhouse counsel, companies, lawyers, competition authorities, supervisory authorities, business and consumer associations, research institutions, non-governmental organisations, European institutions.

TAMS/BERSTER/SCHIFFBAUER
The 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide is the first universal human rights treaty of the United Nations era, the cornerstone of the international legal regime against the crime of genocide and a key influence on developments in many other areas of international law. In this article-by-article commentary each of the Genocide Conventions 19 provisions is are analysed comprehensively. Drawing on case-law of the International Court of Justice, international criminal courts and tribunals, regional human rights courts and national, as well as domestic jurisprudence of many States, this commentary provides authoritative guidance on the Genocide Convention, including key matters such as the definition of genocide, the duty of States to prevent and punish it, and on the Conventions implementation regime.

Cross-border threats have increased the importance of internal and external security for the EU Member States. In this respect, the 2020 EU Security Union Strategy provides a coherent regulatory framework for numerous concepts, strategies and action plans in the field of EU security measures concerning, e.g.

• Critical infrastructure and network information systems


• Counter-terrorism


• Institutional intelligence cooperation

The contributions discuss these and numerous other security issues, providing clarification and insights into the extent and limits of European security cooperation and the degree to which Member States remain solely responsible for their own national security.

Jan-Hendrik Dietrich is professor at the Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences; Arne Pilniok is professor at the University of Bielefeld. The authors are distinguished experts from academia and stakeholder institutions.

The Book
Energy is one the largest and most important sectors in the global economy. At European level, various EU laws have shaped the energy market towards the creation of a European energy union. The process has given rise to a complex legal landscape that covers environmental law, tax law, commercial law, competition law, investment law, at both supranational and international level.
This handbook provides indispensable and concise explanations of European energy law. Its content covers not only the public but also the private law aspects of the energy industry and energy environment law, casting light on the development and legal issues surrounding the regulatory aspects in the trade and supply energy.

The Advantages at a Glance

• Concise and comprehensive
• For novices and experts alike

The Target Group
For legal practitioners, in-house council, students and academics.

The Book
The importance of international and European employment law is not to be underestimated. Crossborder employment relationships, including deployments abroad, are commonplace in today's global economy. New technological, social and economic developments also impact on employment laws by requiring corresponding legislation. The legal framework is therefore often complex and involves rules from various national, supranational and international sources.
Written in English, this Article-by-Article Commentary covers all relevant international and European employment laws. Each provision is analysed and clearly explained to give comprehensive insights into the international and European employment law framework. Key topics include

• Fundamental rights
• Freedom of movement for workers
• Equal treatment
• Collective labour law
• Dispute resolution

The Advantages at a Glance

• Comprehensive
• Up-to-date
• Clear structure

The New Edition
In addition to updates on case law, this second edition includes Article-by-Article Commentaries on new legislation, including the

• EU Platform Work Directive 2024/2831
• EU Corporate Sustainability Directive 2024/1760
• EU Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970
• EU Minimum Wage Directive 2022/2024

The Target Group
For judges, legal practitioners, inhouse counsel, employer and employee organisations, human resource departments, works councils.

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The BookThe Representative Actions Directive 2020/1828 (RAD) marks a new era of collective redress in Europe, requiring the 27 EU Member States to introduce representative actions, both for injunctive measures and for redress measures. Despite the aim of the RAD to create a level playing field for businesses and ensure a high level of consumer protection throughout the EU, national rules on collective redress will continue to take many different forms. The handbook provides clarity on the applicable rules of collective redress in the 27 Member States as well as England & Wales. The 28 country reports contain short overviews and detailed descriptions of the different instruments of collective redress available in each jurisdiction, accompanied by a comparative overview and analysis that offers a concise outline of what to expect from collective actions and collective redress in Europe after the transposition of the RAD.The Advantages at a Glanceup-to-date overview of collective redress rules in 27 EU Member States, and England & Walescomprehensible overviews and detailed descriptions of all relevant measures of collective redress in Europe after the transposition of Representative Actions Directive 2020/1828, including relevant statutes in Englishcomprehensible comparative overview and analysisThe Target GroupFor inhouse counsel, lawyers, judges, companies, business and consumer associations, research institutions, European institutions, non-governmental organisations.