International Review of Law: المرسلات الحديثة
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Searching for purpose: Critical assessment of teleological interpretation of treaties in investment arbitration
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)This article explores the tendency of investment tribunals to resort to teleological interpretation and to the protection and promotion of foreign investments as a standard goal of investment treaties. It further explores ... -
An elusive safeguard with loopholes: sovereign debt and its “negotiated restructuring” in international investment agreements in the age of global financial crisis
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Financial crises often compel indebted countries to restructure their external public debt in order to ease their economic burden. Since this is usually quite disadvantageous to the creditors, they consequently sometimes ... -
In defense of the codification of the Islamic Law of Hudud into the law of Pakistan
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Islamic Law has three types of punishments for criminal offences: fixed punishment, which is called Hudud; retaliation, which is called Qisas; and discretionary punishment, which is called Tazir. Hudud, fixed, punishments, ... -
حمایة حقوق المؤلف في القانون الإماراتي في ضوء التطورات التكنولوجیة الحدیثة
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)يحظى قانون حقوق المؤلف والحقوق المجاورة في دولة الإمارات العربیة المتحدة بأھمیة خاصة لتحقیق الآمال المعقودة على "رؤیة الإمارات لعام ٢٠٢١ " التي تتطلع إلى جعل الدولة من أفضل دول العالم بحلول الیوبیل الذھبي للاتحاد الإماراتي. ... -
The push for practical legal skills education in Qatar: Results from an externship program
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)For decades, educators across the world have been advocating for educational reform that would increase the number of practical skills courses included in traditional legal education. In 2011, Qatar University College ... -
Establishment of specialist commercial courts in the State of Qatar: A comparative study
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)The social and economic progress witnessed in Qatar, similar to other countries in the world, has led to the emergence of commercial transactions that were not previously known, thus the need for establishing specialist ... -
حوكمة الشركات بين القانون واللائحة
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)تعاظم الاهتمام في الآونة الأخيرة بمفهوم حوكمة الشركات في العديد من الاقتصاديات الناشئة والمتقدمة، وعلى الرغم من حداثة هذا الموضوع لا سيما من الناحية القانونية، إلا أن معظم الدول بادرت إلى سن تشريعات تنظم العمل بقواعد ... -
الالتزام بتبصير المريض: دراسة تحليلية
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)تتناول هذه الدراسة ماهية وطبيعة الالتزام بتبصير المريض باعتباره واجباً قانونيا على الطبيب بمناسبة عقد العلاج الطبي. وتهدف الدراسة إلى تحديد المركز القانوني لكل من الطبيب والمريض باعتبارهما الطرفين الأساسيين في عقد العلاج ... -
الميراث الرقمي: المفهوم والتحديات القانونية
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)إذا كان لنا أن نصف هذا العصر، فإنَّ أكثرَ الأوصافِ انطباقًا عليه أنه العصر الرقمي، حيث يسبح الإنسان فيه في عوالم من الأجهزة والتطبيقات الرقمية التي غيّرت مفهوم الزمان والمكان، وفرضت أنماطًا جديدة من السلوك والثقافة ... -
الحقوق العينية الإدارية: دراسة مقارنة
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)إن القاعدة المستقرة في الدول العربية وفرنسا أنه لا يجوز التصرف بالمال العام بأي شكل كان، ومن ثَم تقع باطلة كل الحقوق العينية التي يمكن أن تثقل الأموال العامة. إلا أن هذا الحظر بدأ يزول في فرنسا في السنوات الأخيرة، حيث ... -
Incipient activism of Sovereign Wealth Funds and the need to update United States securities laws
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) lie at the cutting edge of a tectonic transformation in global business and international law embodying the sweeping changes in the global order. Illustrating the new financial and legal ... -
Assessing the relevance of multilateral trade law to sovereign investments: Sovereign Wealth Funds as “investors” under the General Agreement on Trade in Services
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)The variety of investments made by powerful Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) is often directed to the globally booming service sector which is regulated by the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). This paper ... -
Maladministration and life beyond legality: The European Ombudsman's paradigm
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)The ambition of this article is to illustrate the attractions of thinking beyond legality and the ability of the concept of maladministration to modify established administrative dogma when utilised in a creative and ... -
The politics of constitutional amendments in Bangladesh: The case of the non-political caretaker government
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)The Fifteenth Amendment to the Bangladesh Constitution removed the provision for elections under a non-political caretaker government, which allowed for three successful elections in the country. The removal of the ... -
Convergence and divergence: the treatment of certain aspects of real property under the Civil Codes of Qatar and California
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)This paper compares and contrasts the treatment of certain aspects of real property under the civil codes of Qatar and California, two jurisdictions with very different histories and cultures but somewhat less different ... -
Sovereign Wealth Funds: Problems of international law between possessing and recipient States
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)As the influence of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) is increasing in the world economy, the legal problems between the possessing States and recipient States become very important. The famous Santiago Principles are self-pledges ... -
Admissibility conditions of a constitutional suit in the Islamic judicial system
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)A constitutional Suit, like any other Suit, must satisfy certain conditions, and while there are common and general conditions applicable to all types of Suits, there are special conditions that are only relevant to a ... -
تحديات تطبيق القانون الدولي الإنساني أثناء النزاعات غير المتماثلة
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)صمم القانون الدولي الإنساني ليتعامل مع الكيانات التقليدية (ونقصد بها الدول)، التي تنخرط في نزاعات تقليدية فيما بينها (الحروب)، مستخدمة وسائل وأساليب قتال تقليدية أيضا. ولكن نشهد اليوم صعود كيانات جديدة فاعلة على المستوى ... -
International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) as instruments to combat corruption and enhance fiscal discipline in Developing States
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)Especially since the start of the second decade of the twenty-first century, once more we have seen more focused interest in the use of SWFs by home states—less as a means of projecting sovereign financial power outwards ... -
CFIUS post-Ralls: Ramifications for Sovereign Wealth Funds
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)Global capital is on the move and sovereign wealth funds, with significant assets, are uniquely positioned to take advantage of the increase in mergers and acquisitions activity, especially in the United States. At the ...
