This article examines whether abuse of rights constitutes a general legal doctrine in Icelandic law, focusing on its application in property law, through doctrinal analysis

and a comparative survey of other Nordic legal systems. Property ownership grants individuals broad authority over their assets, but legal systems impose limits to [...]

This paper considers the doctrine of abuse of rights in the neighbouring jurisdictions of Scotland and England, with a particular focus on property law. As shall be explained,

both jurisdictions afford limited or indeed very limited space to restrict an owner from undertaking an otherwise lawful act that is done out of malice to another. [...]

The article examines the potential of using the Ubuntu principle that is rooted in several African legal traditions (but particularly in South Africa) to legitimize a more

proactive United Nations (UN) role in international taxation. Global taxation systems have historically been predominantly shaped by European principles that prioritize [...]

The purpose of this article is to analyse the interaction between EU primary law and intellectual property (IP) boxes designed according to the modified nexus approach included

in the final report on BEPS Action 5. It does so by analysing the different elements of an IP box in the light of the freedom of establishment and the state aid rules. [...]

Social media platforms treat users’ privacy as an economic good, and users must consequently endure this interference when using these services. This obligation to submit

to continuous measurement in exchange for the ability to use the platform constitutes the consideration that users provide for the supply of a service under European [...]

The EFTA Court is often regarded as a minor adjunct of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). However, it occupies a key role in the institutional architecture of the European

Economic Area (EEA). Despite significant differences in the basic texts (absence of the concepts of direct effect and primacy, the purely advisory character of its [...]

AbstractThis Survey covers materials reflecting Chinese practice in 2022 relating to: treaties, agreements and other documents signed or ratified by the People’s Republic

of China; national legislation; statements made by Chinese representatives at the meetings of the UN and other international organizations, international conferences, [...]

Abstract This article calls a prevailing view—that the oil and gas ties between Russia and China are going to be closer amid the West’s sanctions against Russia’s energy

sector—into question. Empirically, it is observed that the oil and gas cooperation between the two countries lags behind diplomatic wording and external speculations [...]