Rozprawy doktorskie na temat „Proceedings”

The research question central to the thesis is stated as follows: what are the implications of new technological phenomena in South African law to the existing legal frameworks in relation to (i) investigatory powers of law enforcement and security and intelligence agencies to obtain electronic evidence, and (ii) its subsequent admissibility in criminal proceedings? Written with an emphasis on South African law, but also taking into account aspects of foreign and international law, the thesis seeks to investigate how our existing legal frameworks which regulate the use of and access to electronic evidence in criminal proceedings, including its admissibility, integrate and adapt to challenges raised by new and rapidly changing technological developments. The thesis provides a critical analysis of the existing legal framework regulating certain key investigative powers of law enforcement and security and intelligence agencies in the current modern environment of the information age in which they operate. Key among them is the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act 70 of 2002. New technology has not only increased opportunities for criminal activity, it has also created opportunities for law enforcement and security and intelligence agencies to have access to more sophisticated and new capabilities. The range of intrusive capabilities now available to law enforcement and security and intelligence agencies triggers a range of issues and challenges for individual rights, including how those capabilities are used in investigation activities, the scale of their use, the extent to which such capabilities intrude on privacy rights, legislative authority for their use and safeguards that constrain and regulate such new technological capabilities. The challenges of regulating investigative powers in an era of new and fastpaced technological developments is explored in relation to (i) interception of communications (ii) acquisition and retention of communications data, and (iii) access to encrypted information. The introduction of electronic evidence in criminal legal proceedings raises unique challenges in the South African law on evidence. The most interesting perhaps is the extent to which the nature of the evidence presented, in this instance electronic evidence, impacts on admissibility in criminal proceedings. Potential anomalies arise as the relevant legislation, the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002, is based on an electronic commerce model law concerned with commercial activities. In this regard, two separate issues are the focus of research interest. The thesis offers a rethinking of (a) admissibility of electronic evidence and (b) its weight. The meaning and application of certain statutory provisions, insofar as it applies to electronic evidence as hearsay or real evidence, or both, are key and controversial issues. Another relates to the business records exceptions, which directly translated for electronic records appears to have created a problematic presumption. On matters of evidential weight, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all' approach that will work. While a robust consideration of authentication is required in the court's assessment of evidential weight of electronic evidence, it should not be subject to inflexible tests that make it difficult for authentic electronic evidence to be admitted into evidence. A central premise of the thesis is that evolving technological phenomena can and do present challenges to existing legal concepts on evidence and the investigatory powers of law enforcement and the security and intelligence agencies to obtain electronic evidence and for its admissibility in criminal proceedings. This is done in the context of understanding whether South African law has developed appropriately in response to advancements in technology. In the final analysis, the thesis considers appropriate and meaningful reform towards a modern and transparent legal framework in South African law.

Der 5. Leipziger Tierärztekongress steht ganz im Zeichen der Tradition der vorangegangenen Kongresse – dem fachlichen Austausch mit nahezu allen veterinärmedizinischen und fachverwandten Disziplinen. Unterstützt werden soll dieser interdisziplinäre Austausch mit den vorliegenden Kongressbänden und ihren Supplementen. Der erste Kongressband beinhaltet thematisch alle Schwerpunktthemen zu Pferd, Hund, Katze und den Heimtieren sowie Beiträge zu alternativen Heilmethoden, während der zweite Kongressband den Bogen über die landwirtschaftlichen Nutztiere (Schwein, Wiederkäuer und Nutzgeflügel) zu Lebensmittelsicherheit, Tierseuchenbekämpfung und Arzneimittel schlägt. Die beiden Supplemente zu den Kongressbänden umfassen zum einen die Workshops zu verschiedenen Themenkomplexen wie u. a. Forensik, Verhaltenstherapie, aber auch berufpolitische Aspekte.

The diploma thesis deals with several areas of issues related to valuing companies in bankruptcy proceedings. These spheres are interconnected. First and foremost it deals with the reasons for company valuation and perspectives of different subjects on this valuation. The second sphere of the thesis is the analysis of valuation approaches that are based on legal regulations of the Czech Republic. The last part of the paper is application of the valuation on a specific business company with subsequent confrontation with the actual realization of the company. Valuation is of crucial importance to creditors because it is determining in relation to their subsequent meeting the submitted claims.

The Munich Compliance Talk entitled "Legal Privilege – What is its use actually about?" took place on April 26th, 2016 at the Literaturhaus Munich. At this event, which has been organized together by the Deutschen AnwaltSpiegel – Gruppe and Recommind, compliance professionals, namely lawyers, employees of in-house legal departments, compliance officers and compliance managers have been present. The conference program included impulsive lectures by the experts Dr. Burkhard Schmitt1 (Vice President, Head of EMEIA Compliance at Fujitsu, Munich) and Patrick Späth2, LL.M. (Counsel of WilmerHale in Berlin). Emphasis was – among other things - placed on the legal framework of legal privilege. Moreover the focus was on the company's point of view, thus the question, how to deal with legal privilege in the company.

La thèse intitulée « Les actions qui découlent directement de la procédure d'insolvabilité et qui y sont étroitement liées dans le cadre du règlement UE 2015/848 sur les procédures d'insolvabilité » se concentre sur les critères de détermination des juridictions compétentes en matière de litiges découlant de la procédure d'insolvabilité dans le contexte de procédures transfrontalières. Selon son Article 1(1)(b), les procédures d'insolvabilité sont exclues du champ d'application du règlement (UE) n° 1215/2012 (« Règlement Bruxelles ») et devraient être couvertes par le règlement (UE) n° 848/2015 ('Règlement Insolvabilité'). Pour cette raison, en principe, l'interprétation de deux règlements devrait, autant que possible, combler les lacunes réglementaires entre les deux instruments. Le texte du nouvel article 6 Règlement Insolvabilité prévoit désormais que les juridictions compétentes en vertu de l'article 3 du Règlement Insolvabilité soient compétentes dans le cadre de toutes les actions qui découlent directement de la procédure d'insolvabilité et y sont étroitement liées. Toutefois, ce principe (appelé la vis attractiva concursus « réduite » ), malgré quelques clarifications ont été fournies par la Cour de Justice, ne résoudra pas la question et l'interprétation du champ d'application du Règlement Insolvabilité par rapport au Règlement Bruxelles est encore douteuse, car il y a encore beaucoup de zones grises dans l'interprétation de cette règle. Le but de la thèse est d'analyser ce qui est attendu en matière de litiges découlant de la procédure d'insolvabilité et d'analyser les cas où il est controversé qu'elles entrent dans le champ d'application du règlement (UE) n° 848/2015 plutôt que dans celui du règlement n° 1215/2012
The thesis, entitled "Actions deriving directly from insolvency proceedings and closely linked with them under regulation EU 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings", focuses on the criteria for determining the courts having jurisdiction for disputes arising in the context of cross-border Insolvency proceedings. According to its Article l(l)(b), insolvency proceedings are excluded from the scope of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 ('Brussels Regulation') and should be covered by Regulation (EU) No 848/2015 ('EIR). For this reason, in principle, the interpretation of the two regulations should, as far as possible, fill in the regulatory gaps between the two instruments. The text of the new Article 6 EIR now provides that any action with cross-border elements that prove to be 'directly deriving from Insolvency proceedings and closely linked with them' must be attracted to the jurisdiction of the Member State opening the insolvency procedure under Article 3 EIR. Nevertheless, this principle (referred to as the 'reduced' vis attractiva concursus), despite some clarifications provided by the European Court of Justice, does not resolve the issue, and the interpretation of the scope of application of the Insolvency Regulation and the Brussels Regulation's remains questionable, as there are still many grey zones in the interpretation of this rule. The aim of the thesis is to analyse what kind of actions should be regarded as 'directly deriving from' and 'closely linked with' insolvency proceedings, and to analyse those cases where it is controversial whether the action should fall within the scope of the EIR rather than the Brussels Regulation

La questione delle azioni individuali che derivano direttamente dal fallimento e ad esso ineriscono (nel seguito, c.d. “azioni ancillari”) nel contesto europeo è stata storicamente affrontata con riferimento all’ambito di applicazione della Convenzione di Bruxelles del 1968 sulla competenza giurisdizionale, il riconoscimento e l’esecuzione delle decisioni in materia civile e commerciale (la “Convenzione di Bruxelles”). In mancanza (all’epoca) di una disciplina comunitaria sull’insolvenza transfrontaliera, con la nota sentenza Gourdain, la CGE ha interpretato la nozione di azione ancillare sotto il prisma dell’esclusione relativa a “i fallimenti, i concordati e le procedure affini”, prevista dall’articolo 1(2)(2) della Convenzione di Bruxelles. È stato in quell’occasione che la Corte ha ritenuto che le azioni in qualche modo riferibili al fallimento sono escluse dal campo di applicazione della Convenzione di Bruxelles (oggi Regolamento Bruxelles Ibis) a condizione che esse derivino direttamente dal fallimento e si inseriscano stretta¬mente nell'ambito del procedimento concorsuale (così coniando quella che, negli anni, è stata definita la “Formula Gourdain”). Le incertezze interpretative derivanti da una formulazione così ambigua, allora riferita al solo ambito di applicazione della Convenzione di Bruxelles, non venivano rimosse (e, anzi, forse erano acuite) dall’introduzione di una specifica disciplina relativa alle procedure di insolvenza. Ed infatti, il successivo Regolamento (CE) 1346/2000 (il “Regolamento Insolvenza”), da un lato conteneva una grave lacuna normativa, poiché nulla diceva in tema di giurisdizione sulle azioni ancillari e, dall’altro lato, anche laddove le menzionava (per fini diversi dalla giurisdizione), si limitava a riprodurre la Formula Gourdain. Il nebuloso quadro normativo appena descritto è stato in parte chiarito dal Regolamento (UE) 2015/848 (il “Regolamento Recast”), che ha provveduto a rimediare alla predetta omissione, prevedendo espressamente la vis attractiva (dimezzata) europea, ai sensi della quale la competenza giurisdizionale sulle azioni ancillari spetta ai giudici dello Stato membro in cui è aperta la procedura. Se è stato così chiarito l’aspetto “dinamico”, relativo alla giurisdizione, resta, invece, parzialmente immutato il problema di una definizione autonoma di azione ancillare, i cui confini, anche nel Regolamento Recast, continuano ad essere delineati dalla Formula Gourdain. Indicazioni solo parziali possono trarsi dal Considerando 35 Regolamento Recast e, soprattutto, dalle pronunce della CGE, che pur consentendo, in parte, di avanzare una più definita sistematizzazione della nozione di azioni ancillari, rivelano sostanzialmente un orientamento ondivago, che non consente di rintracciare (ancora) un criterio generale, certo e condiviso sul punto. Si può allora ipotizzare che, ai fini della normativa europea, ancillari siano quelle azioni che sottendono una pretesa che sorge ex novo dal fallimento, il cui DNA, potremmo dire, è ontologicamente legato all’insolvenza. Si tratta di un numero assai ridotto di azioni quali (prevedibilmente) la revocatoria; le azioni di responsabilità nei confronti di organi della procedura, e le azioni che derivano dallo scioglimento dei contratti esercitato dal curatore per un’espressa previsione della legge concorsuale. Per contro, non sarebbero ancillari tutte le altre azioni rispetto a cui il fallimento si pone quale evento neutro (es. quelle che presentano con il fallimento un legame solo occasionale e quelle che preesistevano nel patrimonio del fallito). Permangono, tuttavia, notevoli dubbi rispetto a quelle azioni, collocabili in un’incerta twilght-zone, al confine tra il diritto civile, commerciale e il diritto fallimentare che, preesistenti al fallimento, sono in qualche misura influenzate dall’apertura di una procedura concorsuale. Nel solco di queste preliminari osservazioni, la tesi si ripropone di analizzare specificatamente il tema delle azioni ancillari nella disciplina europea, non solo indagandone gli aspetti processuali (in particolare, della giurisdizione), ma valutando anche una possibile individuazione di una nozione autonoma di azione ancillare e l’elaborazione di un catalogo di azioni che, pur nelle differenze proprie di ogni ordinamento nazionale, rivelino uno jus commune europaeum che consenta di inquadrarle nell’ambito di applicazione del Regolamento Recast.
Historically, the topic of individual actions directly deriving from and closely linked with insolvency proceedings (hereinafter referred to as “Annex Actions”) has been addressed in the European scenario with reference to the scope ratione materiae of the Brussels Convention dated 1968 on the jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (the “Brussels Convention”). In the absence (at that time) of Community rules on cross-border insolvencies, in the Gourdain judgment the ECJ interpreted the notion of Annex Actions under the prism of the exception relating to “bankruptcy, proceedings relating to the winding-up of insolvent companies or other legal persons, judicial arrangements, compositions and analogous proceedings”, set forth by Article 1(2)(2) Brussels Convention. It was on that occasion that the Court held that actions which are related to insolvency proceedings are excluded from the scope of the Brussels Convention (now the Brussels 1a Regulation), with the proviso that they derive directly from insolvency proceedings and are closely linked with them (thus coining what has been called, over the years, the “Gourdain Formula”). The interpretative uncertainties arising from such an ambiguous wording - at the time referring only to the scope of application of the Brussels Convention - were not removed (and possibly were even exacerbated) by the introduction of the European regime on insolvency proceedings. Indeed, the Regulation (EC) 1346/2000 (the “Insolvency Regulation”), on the one hand, revealed a serious regulatory gap, since it did not provide for a rule on the jurisdiction of Annex Actions and, on the other hand, even where it mentioned them (for purposes other than jurisdiction), it laconically restated the Gourdain Formula, with no further clarifications. The nebulous legislative framework described above has been partly clarified by Regulation (EU) 2015/848 (the “Recast Regulation”), which has remedied the aforementioned omission, expressly providing for the (halved) European vis attractiva concursus. According to that principle, the courts of the Member State in the territory of which insolvency proceedings are opened, are vested with the jurisdiction to hear and determine Annex Actions. The impact of the reform over the “dynamic” profile of the vis attractiva concursus must be positively assessed since it has dispelled many of the doubts concerning the allocation of jurisdiction on Annex Actions. Yet, the problem of the autonomous definition of Annex Actions remains partially unsolved, because also under the Recast Regulation, the contours of that concept continue to be defined by the vague Gourdain Formula. Only partial indications can be drawn from Recital 35 Recast Regulation and, above all, from the extensive case-law of the ECJ. The latter, however, allows only to some extent to draw a systematic notion of Annex Actions, as it substantially reveals a wavering orientation, which does not permit to trace (yet) a general criterion, certain and shared on this point. It is suggested that, for the purposes of the European legislation, Annex Actions are those actions underpinning a right or obligation which stems from the opening of insolvency proceedings, whose DNA, we might say, is ontologically linked to insolvency proceedings. They would count a very small number of actions such as (predictably) avoidance actions, liability actions against the trustee and other bodies of the procedure, and actions arising from the termination of contracts exercised by the trustee by virtue of the express powers conferred upon him by insolvency law. On the contrary, all other actions in respect of which the procedure is a neutral (legal) event should not be characterised as Annex Actions (e.g. actions that have only an occasional link with insolvency proceedings and those that existed in the legal sphere of the insolvent debtor prior to the opening of the procedure). However, considerable doubts remain with respect to the characterisation of some actions, which can be placed in an uncertain twilight-zone at the crossline between civil, commercial law and bankruptcy law. Although the legal foundation of those action exists even before insolvency proceedings, they prove to be affected by the opening of the procedure to such an extent that they may be considered as different actions. In the wake of these preliminary observations, the thesis aims to specifically analyse the topic of Annex Actions under the European regime of cross-border insolvencies. Not only it investigates the procedural aspects of the issue (in particular, the jurisdiction), but it also assesses whether it is possible to draw an autonomous notion of Annex Action and elaborate a catalogue of actions, which, despite the differences inherent in each national system, reveal a jus commune europaeum that allows to trace them back under the umbrella of the Recast Regulation.
La thèse intitulé « les actions qui découlent directement de la procédure d’insolvabilité et qui y sont étroitement liées dans le cadre du Règlement UE 2015/848 sur les procédures d'insolvabilité » se concentre sur les critères de détermination des juridictions compétentes en matière de litiges découlant de la procédure d’insolvabilité dans le contexte de procédures transfrontalières. Selon son Article 1(1)(b), les procédures d’insolvabilité sont exclues du Règlement (UE) n° 1215/2012 concernant la compétence judiciaire, la reconnaissance et l’exécution des décisions en matière civile et commerciale (« Règlement Bruxelles ») et devraient relever du champ d’application du Règlement (UE) n° 848/2015 relatif aux procédures d’insolvabilité (« Règlement Refondu »). Pour cette raison, en principe, l’interprétation de deux susmentionnés Règlements devrait, autant que possible, combler les lacunes entre les deux instruments. Le texte du nouvel article 6 du Règlement Refondu prévoit désormais que les juridictions compétentes en vertu de son article 3 soient compétentes également pour toutes les actions qui découlent directement de la procédure d’insolvabilité et y sont étroitement liées. Toutefois, ce principe (appelé la vis attractiva concursus européenne), malgré quelques clarifications ont été fournies par la Cour de Justice, ne résoudre pas la question et l’interprétation du champ d’application du Règlement Refondu par rapport au Règlement Bruxelles est encore douteuse, car il y a encore beaucoup de zones grises dans l’interprétation de cette règle. L'objectif de la thèse est d'analyser quel type d'actions doit être considéré comme « découlant directement » et « étroitement lié » aux procédures d'insolvabilité, et d'analyser les cas où il est controversé de savoir si l'action doit entrer dans le champ d'application du Règlement Refondu plutôt que dans celui du Règlement Bruxelles.

Fair trial in the criminal process of Ghana has been violated, constrained and compromised because procedural rights of the accused remain unenforceable. The current legal instruments within the liberal framework for protection are misguided, and the existing instruments do not guarantee the right here in ques-tion. The dissertation discusses procedural rights that interrelate with the prin-ciple of equality of arms. I advocate that the system fails to put the criminally accused on equal balance and relative equality with the state prosecution. For interest of justice, I suggest that legal aid lawyers should be assigned to repre-sent the unrepresented accused at the state expense where the accused has no means to pay. This remains dormant, basic and in superficial application in Ghana. How imperative customary law proceedings as a complement to the English system has been unfolded; and the distinguishing features between Ghana and England/Wales criminal law procedure; impact of the African Char-ter and European Convention over the domestic criminal proceedings of Ghana and England/Wales has been analysed.
Juicio justo en el proceso penal de Ghana ha sido violada, constreñido y comprometida debido a los derechos procesales o de procedimiento de los acusados sigue siendo inaplicable. Los instrumentos legales actuales dentro del marco liberal para la protección son equivocados, y los instrumentos existentes no garantizan la cuestión en el presente documento derecha. Se analizan los derechos de procedimiento que se interrelacionan con el principio de igualdad de armas. Abogo por que el sistema no puede poner el acusado penalmente en igualdad de equilibrio y la igualdad en relación con la fiscalía estatal. Por el interés de la justicia, sugiero que abogados de oficio deben ser asignados para representar al acusado sin representación a expensas del estado en el que el imputado no tiene que pagar. Este permanece latente, básico y en aplicación superficial en Ghana. La necesidad imperiosa de un procedimiento de derecho consuetudinario como complemento al sistema de Inglés ha sido desplegada; y las características distintivas entre Ghana e Inglaterra / Gales del procedimiento penal; impacto de la Carta Africana y el Convenio Europeo sobre el proceso penal interno de Ghana e Inglaterra / Gales ha sido analizado.

Rule 31.22 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 provides, as a general rule, that those who receive documents through disclosure during civil proceedings may use them only for the purpose of the proceedings at hand. The general rule is subject to three exceptions, and judges have discretion to authorise subsequent use for other purposes. However, the foundational presupposition underpinning CPR 31.22 is that subsequent use, generally speaking, is improper. The thesis has two primary aims: (1) to demonstrate that the rule governing subsequent use (as developed in the case law) is theoretically and practically flawed, and that maintaining a blanket, general rule against subsequent use is unsound in principle, unjust, and procedurally inefficient; and (2) to generate a normative and procedural framework suitable for reform. Part I outlines the content, origins and operation of CPR 31.22. Through historical analysis, it suggests that presumptively categorising as improper all forms of subsequent use beyond the original litigation contradicts traditional authority. By identifying and examining the three principal rationales said to justify the modern rule, it argues that none affords sound justification. By analysing the exceptions to the rule, including judicial discretion, it seeks to show that such measures are incapable of remedying the defects in the underlying rule. Part II attempts to formulate a theoretically defensible, procedurally viable model for reforming CPR 31.22. It suggests that the presumption against subsequent use should be abolished, and the law reoriented around two central norms: the harm principle and a balancing approach. It tests this theoretical model by applying it to seven paradigmatic categories of subsequent use. Finally, it outlines a possible structure for procedural reform.

Inhomogeneous and changing temperature distributions in machine tools lead to sometimes considerable quality problems in the manufacturing process. In addition, the switching on and off of aggregates, for example, leads to further fluctuations in the temperature field of machine tools. More than 100 specialists discussed these and other topics from the field of thermal research at the 1st Conference on Termal Issues in Machine Tools in Dresden from 22 to 23 March.:Efficient modelling and computation of structure-variable thermal behavior of machine tools S. Schroeder, A. Galant, B. Kauschinger, M. Beitelschmidt Parameter identification software for various thermal model types B. Hensel, S. Schroeder, K. Kabitzsch Minimising thermal error issues on turning centre M. Mareš, O. Horejš, J. Hornych The methods for controlled thermal deformations in machine tools A. P. Kuznetsov, H.-J. Koriath, A.O. Dorozhko Efficient FE-modelling of the thermo-elastic behaviour of a machine tool slide in lightweight design C. Peukert, J. Müller, M. Merx, A. Galant, A. Fickert, B. Zhou, S. Städtler, S. Ihlenfeldt, M. Beitelschmidt Development of a dynamic model for simulation of a thermoelectric self-cooling system for linear direct drives in machine tools E. Uhlmann, L. Prasol, S.Thom, S. Salein, R. Wiese System modelling and control concepts of different cooling system structures for machine tools J. Popken, L. Shabi, J. Weber, J. Weber The electric drive as a thermo-energetic black box S. Winkler, R. Werner Thermal error compensation on linear direct drive based on latent heat storage I. Voigt, S. Winkler, R. Werner, A. Bucht, W.-G. Drossel Industrial relevance and causes of thermal issues in machine tools M. Putz, C. Richter, J. Regel, M. Bräunig Clustering by optimal subsets to describe environment interdependencies J. Glänzel, R. Unger, S. Ihlenfeldt Using meta models for enclosures in machine tools F. Pavliček, D. P. Pamies, J. Mayr, S. Züst, P. Blaser, P. Hernández-Becerro, K. Wegener Model order reduction of thermal models of machine tools with varying boundary conditions P. Hernández-Becerro, J. Mayr, P. Blaser, F. Pavliček, K. Wegener Effectiveness of modelling the thermal behaviour of the ball screw unit with moving heat sources taken into account J. Jedrzejewski, Z. Kowal, W. Kwasny, Z. Winiarski Analyzing and optimizing the fluidic tempering of machine tool frames A. Hellmich, J. Glänzel, A. Pierer Thermo-mechanical interactions in hot stamping L. Penter, N. Pierschel Experimental analysis of the heat flux into the grinding tool in creep feed grinding with CBN abrasives C. Wrobel, D. Trauth, P. Mattfeld, F. Klocke Development of multidimensional characteristic diagrams for the real-time correction of thermally caused TCP-displacements in precise machining M. Putz, C. Oppermann, M. Bräunig Measurement of near cutting edge temperatures in the single point diamond turning process E. Uhlmann, D. Oberschmidt, S. Frenzel, J. Polte Investigation of heat flows during the milling processes through infrared thermography and inverse modelling T. Helmig, T. Augspurger, Y. Frekers, B. Döbbeler, F. Klocke, R. Kneer Thermally induced displacements of machine tool structure, tool and workpiece due to cutting processes O. Horejš, M. Mareš, J. Hornych A new calibration approach for a grey-box model for thermal error compensation of a C-Axis C. Brecher, R. Spierling, M. Fey Investigation of passive torque of oil-air lubricated angular contact ball bearing and its modelling J. Kekula, M. Sulitka, P. Kolář, P. Kohút, J. Shim, C. H. Park, J. Hwang Cooling strategy for motorized spindle based on energy and power criterion to reduce thermal errors S. Grama, A. N. Badhe, A. Mathur Cooling potential of heat pipes and heat exchangers within a machine tool spindleo B. Denkena, B. Bergman, H. Klemme, D. Dahlmann Structure model based correction of machine tools X. Thiem, B. Kauschinger, S. Ihlenfeldt Optimal temperature probe location for the compensation of transient thermal errors G. Aguirre, J. Cilla, J. Otaegi, H. Urreta Adaptive learning control for thermal error compensation on 5-axis machine tools with sudden boundary condition changes P. Blaser, J. Mayr, F. Pavliček, P. Hernández-Becerro, K. Wegener Hybrid correction of thermal errors using temperature and deformation sensors C. Naumann, C. Brecher, C. Baum, F. Tzanetos, S. Ihlenfeldt, M. Putz Optimal sensor placement based on model order reduction P. Benner, R. Herzog, N. Lang, I. Riedel, J. Saak Workpiece temperature measurement and stabilization prior to dimensional measurement N. S. Mian, S. Fletcher, A. P. Longstaff Measurement of test pieces for thermal induced displacements on milling machines H. Höfer, H. Wiemer Model reduction for thermally induced deformation compensation of metrology frames J. v. d. Boom Local heat transfer measurement A. Kuntze, S. Odenbach, W. Uffrecht Thermal error compensation of 5-axis machine tools using a staggered modelling approach J. Mayr, T. Tiberini. P. Blaser, K. Wegener Design of a Photogrammetric Measurement System for Displacement and Deformation on Machine Tools M. Riedel, J. Deutsch, J. Müller. S. Ihlenfeldt Thermography on Machine Tools M. Riedel, J. Deutsch, J. Müller, S. Ihlenfeldt Test piece for thermal investigations of 5-axis machine tolls by on-machine measurement M. Wiesener. P. Blaser, S. Böhl, J. Mayr, K. Wegener

Den 4. Leipziger Tierärztekongress hat die Veterinärmedizinische Fakultät der Universität Leipzig zum Anlass genommen, dem Fortbildungsauftrag eine neue Dimension zu verleihen. Mit der Begründung der Leipziger Blauen Hefte soll der Tierärzteschaft ein festes Forum für postgraduale Fortbildung geschaffen werden. Wo Publikationsvorhaben für Verlage nicht attraktiv genug sind, wo Nischenthemen unterzugehen drohen oder wo einfach nur organisatorische Hilfe bei der Verwirklichung und Verbreitung einer eigenständigen Fachpublikation erforderlich ist, möchten wir mit den Leipziger Blauen Heften in Zukunft zur Seite stehen. Wir sind dabei offen für Autoren und Leser aus der gesamten Tierärzteschaft, einschließlich fachverwandter Disziplinen.

The new Companies Act has recently been introduced in South Africa with specific focus on companies in financial distress and bringing those companies back to their wealth. Prior to the introduction of the new Companies Act, South Africa made use of the judicial management procedure in terms of the Companies Act No. 61 of 1973. This was not a very successful mechanism for distressed companies in South Africa as the Old Act lacked formalised focus on business rescue and mainly focused on terminating the companies through a liquidation process. The fundamental rationality of business rescue proceedings is that a company facing financial difficulty can be rescued which will in the long term result in job preservation, better returns for creditors and higher going concern values for the company, as opposed to simply liquidating the company. This study is thus meaningful in order to ascertain whether or not the introduction of business rescue proceedings will change the culture and/or overall understanding on the effectiveness of rescuing distressed companies in South Africa. Furthermore, this study will also assess and compare South African legislation pertaining to the business rescue regime as provided for in the Companies Act, with similar regimes in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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Als procediments judicials a Califòrnia, les persones que no parlen anglès reben l’ajut d’un intèrpret per a tenir les mateixes oportunitats que aquells que entenen anglès. Aquesta finalitat s’articula en un codi ètic, que també requereix que els intèrprets mantinguin la forma i registre de la llengua de sortida en la llengua d’arribada, i que no intervinguin fins i tot quan sospiten que no s’ha entès el missatge. Aquest intercanvi comunicatiu intercultural involucra oficials judicials que fan servir un registre legal formal; un nadiu de l’espanyol, d’un nivell educatiu i cultura diferent i familiaritzat amb un sistema legal (també diferent); i un intèrpret que s’ha de mantenir tan invisible com sigui possible. Aquest estudi empíric vol determinar i comparar la comprensió del llenguatge legal de registre formal de parlants nadius d’anglès i espanyol, i experimentar amb la simplificació del registre per avaluar els seus efectes en aquesta comprensió. A més a més, aquesta recerca vol compilar dades sobre les opinions dels intèrprets i els seus criteris envers el registre, el canvi de registre, i la intervenció, així com de les opinions dels advocats respecte la intervenció dels intèrprets. En consonància amb el gir sociocultural que ha afectat els Estudis d’Interpretació, aquesta investigació vol incorporar les limitacions educatives, culturals i socials del receptor meta a la interpretació legal moderna a Califòrnia, que encara es guia per principis d’equivalència formal i d’orientació cap a la llengua de sortida. Per tal de tenir en compte aquestes barreres del receptor, s’aplica un enfocament orientat al receptor meta per investigar la instància comunicativa fent servir conceptes de la teoria de l’Skopos i la noció de normes de Toury, dos marcs conceptuals que posen en dubte el paradigma de l’equivalència. La finalitat d’aquesta investigació és recopilar dades que puguin ajudar a una millor comprensió del rol de l’intèrpret i de l’eficàcia comunicativa als procediments judicials amb intèrpret.
En los procedimientos judiciales de California, las personas que no hablan inglés reciben asistencia de un intérprete para que estén en igualdad de condiciones que las personas que hablan inglés. Este propósito se establece en un código de ética, que también dispone que el intérprete conserve la forma y el registro de la lengua de partida en la lengua meta, y que no intervenga incluso cuando sospeche que no hay comprensión. Esta comunicación intercultural se establece entre funcionarios judiciales que usan un registro jurídico formal; un hispanohablante que tiene otra cultura, otro nivel de educación, y otro contacto con (otro) sistema judicial; y un intérprete que debe ser lo más invisible que pueda. Esta investigación empírica se propone determinar y comparar la comprensión del lenguaje judicial formal que demuestran los angloparlantes y los hispanohablantes, y experimentar con simplificación del registro para determinar si esta simplificación afecta dicha comprensión. Asimismo, esta investigación se propone obtener información sobre el criterio de los intérpretes en cuanto al registro, la modificación del registro y la intervención, y el modo en que los abogados perciben dicha intervención. Esta investigación se propone incorporar las limitaciones sociales, culturales y educativas del receptor meta en la interpretación judicial actual de California, que aún se guía por principios de equivalencia formal y orientación hacia el texto de partida. Con el fin de considerar las limitaciones del destinatario, se adoptó un enfoque orientado al receptor para investigar esta interacción comunicativa mediante el uso de conceptos de la teoría del skopos y el concepto de normas aplicado por Toury, dos marcos conceptuales que cuestionan el paradigma de la equivalencia. El objetivo de esta investigación es obtener información que ayude a comprender con mayor profundidad la función del intérprete y la eficacia comunicativa de los procedimientos judiciales asistidos por un intérprete.
In California, non-English speakers involved in judicial proceedings are assisted by a language interpreter so that they are placed on an equal footing with those who understand English. This purpose is articulated in a code of ethics, which also requires interpreters to maintain the source form and register in the target language, and to keep silent even when non-comprehension is suspected. This intercultural communicative event involves judicial officers who use a formal register of legal language; a Spanish speaker from a different culture, education level, and exposure to (a different) legal system; and an interpreter who must be as invisible as humanly possible. This empirical research aims to find out and compare English speakers’ and Spanish speakers’ comprehension of high-register legal language, and experiment with register simplification to assess any effects on said comprehension. Additionally, this research aims to collect data on interpreters' views and awareness of register, register variation, and intervention; and on attorneys' views on interpreters' intervention. In keeping with the sociocultural turn that has made itself felt in Interpreting Studies, this research seeks to bring the social, cultural, and educational constraints of the target-language receiver into the equation of modern-day judicial interpreting in California, which is still guided by principles of formal equivalence and source orientedness. In order to account for these target constraints, a target-oriented approach was applied to investigate this communicative event borrowing concepts from skopos theory and Toury’s notion of norms, two conceptual frameworks that challenged the equivalence paradigm. The aim of this research is to collect data that will help gain a better understanding of the interpreter's role and the communicative effectiveness of interpreter-mediated judicial proceedings.

As a system that deals with social ordering, the law is very much a function of words, i. e. of language. Language is one of the most effective ways of communicating. One of the most cardinal principles of the common law criminal system is constituted in the maxim ignorantia juris non excusat (ignorance of the law is no excuse). In conformity with this principle, Tanzania`s Penal Code, the basic criminal law statute, assumes that everybody knows the law. Knowledge of the law presupposes `legal literacy`, which in turn means that the citizemy (or at least a reasonable portion of it) is capable of understanding what the law says. Hence, the law must speak in a language the people understand. Only then can they reasonably be expected to generally conduct themselves in accordance with the law.

The case of Baby MB (An NHS Trust v MB (A child represented by the CAFCASS as Guardian ad Litem) [2006] EWHC 507 (Fam) [2006] 2FLR 319 reveals some of the difficulties faced by persons of faith when they are involved in legal proceedings in the English law courts. It raises the question of whether faith is relevant when decisions are taken in court, and if so how it is relevant. What high profile healthcare cases like this also illustrate is that there are legal cases that involve not just legal issues, but also ethical and faith issues. However, when these cases come to court they are framed as though they are primarily legal disputes that require a purely legal solution. While judges address the legal issues, they are reluctant to address the ethical and faith issues, and if they do address the ethical and faith issues, they address them in strictly legal terms. These difficulties are not restricted to one faith but encompass all faiths, and they are not restricted to litigants but also include representatives of Christian churches who make submissions to court. Although the difficulties are often revealed in healthcare cases they are not restricted to these cases but include other types of legal case and extend to employment tribunals. These cases raise important questions about how courts and tribunals deal with persons of faith, how we understand conflict and resolve disputes, the nature and aim of law, the relationship between law, ethics and religion, the role of judges, and how we perceive and deal procedurally with cases that involve issues of faith. This thesis will explore these issues, and discuss whether room can be made for faith in English Dispute Resolution proceedings, and if so, how this might be accomplished.

Sexual assault among college students in the US has prompted debate about how to prevent and punish such crimes. Under Title IX and the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter from the Office for Civil Rights, universities are required to undertake the prevention, investigation, and punishment of sexually violent offenses on college campuses. However, the vast majority of victims do not report their assaults, whether on campus or to the police. The current study investigated the effect of victim reporting on perceptions of sexual assault. Two undergraduate samples, one from a small liberal arts college (n = 197) and another recruited using Amazon Mechanical Turk (n = 56), were randomly assigned to read a vignette of an alleged sexual assault including one of four reporting conditions: no reporting, reporting to on-campus administrators, reporting to law enforcement, or reporting both on campus and to law enforcement. Outcome measures included whether the participant believed an assault had taken place, measures of victim and perpetrator culpability, and scales measuring the extent to which the participant accepts rape myths (RMA) and believes in a just world (JWB). Results failed to demonstrate an effect of victim reporting type, but did find a significant effect of gender such that males blamed the victim more and were less likely to believe an assault had taken place than females. RMA also mediated this relationship, such that the effect of gender on perceptions was accounted for by differences in RMA. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

This thesis is a study of the conduct of local authority possession proceedings and the relationships of the parties involved in them: the courts, local authority housing departments and their tenants. On a more general level the thesis is concerned \\ ith the process of change and barriers to change in legal proceedings. The issue underlying these relationships is the nature of the security of tenure given to council tenants by the Housing Act 1980 (consolidated by the Housing Act 1985). On the face of it, discretion as to recovering possession of their properties was removed from local authorities and given to the courts through that legislation. Under the 1985 Act. local authorities are required to show that it is reasonable for a possession order to be made each time they make an application for possession on the ground of rent arrears. Various studies have been carried out about what happens in practice in possession proceedings, both independently and for the Civil Justice Review in 1986, which reported that the courts were more or less "rubber-stamping" local authorities' applications. As a result, the Lord Chancellor's Department instituted some procedural reforms in 1993 which were intended to ensure that courts properly exercise their discretion. This thesis looks at whether the procedural reforms have been effective in changing practice, and having found that they were not, then addresses the question of why that is the case. In seeking to answer the latter point, the author uses Giddens' theory of structuration to analyse the research data. Layder's 'realist' approach to social research is adopted, and provides a framework for discussion of the material by considering it in its micro, macro and historical contexts. The relationships between the agents and the structures pertinent to possession proceedings are analysed, and consideration is gi\en to where power is held and how it is used. By adopting such an approach, it is intended to make a contribution to the social theory oflaw

This work provides several policy proposals capable to strengthen the private enforcement of EU competition law in arbitration. It focuses on the procedural law aspects that are permeated by legal uncertainty and that have not yet fallen under the scrutiny of the law and economics debate. The policy proposals described herein are based on the functional approach to law and economics and aim to promote a more qualified decision making process by: adjudicators, private parties and lawmakers. The resulting framework of procedural rules would be a cost-effective policy tool that could sustain the European Commission’s effort to guarantee a workable level of competition in the EU internal market. This project aims to answer the following broad research question: which procedural rules can improve the efficiency of antitrust arbitration by decreasing litigation costs for private parties on the one hand, and by increasing private parties’ compliance with competition law on the other hand?Throughout this research project, such broad question has been developed into research sub-questions revolving around several key legal issues. The chosen sub-research questions result from a vacuum in the European enforcement system that leaves several key legal issues in antitrust arbitration unresolved. The legal framework proposed in this research project could prevent such a blurry scenario from impairing the EU private enforcement of competition law in arbitration. Therefore, our attention was triggered by those legal issues whose proposed solutions lead to relevant uncertainties and that are most suitable for a law and economics analysis.

This work provides several policy proposals capable to strengthen the private enforcement of EU competition law in arbitration. It focuses on the procedural law aspects that are permeated by legal uncertainty and that have not yet fallen under the scrutiny of the law and economics debate. The policy proposals described herein are based on the functional approach to law and economics and aim to promote a more qualified decision making process by: adjudicators, private parties and lawmakers. The resulting framework of procedural rules would be a cost-effective policy tool that could sustain the European Commission’s effort to guarantee a workable level of competition in the EU internal market. This project aims to answer the following broad research question: which procedural rules can improve the efficiency of antitrust arbitration by decreasing litigation costs for private parties on the one hand, and by increasing private parties’ compliance with competition law on the other hand?Throughout this research project, such broad question has been developed into research sub-questions revolving around several key legal issues. The chosen sub-research questions result from a vacuum in the European enforcement system that leaves several key legal issues in antitrust arbitration unresolved. The legal framework proposed in this research project could prevent such a blurry scenario from impairing the EU private enforcement of competition law in arbitration. Therefore, our attention was triggered by those legal issues whose proposed solutions lead to relevant uncertainties and that are most suitable for a law and economics analysis.

To know your law and not to understand it is like a legal barbarian lost in the battlefield of legal theory. A proper and thorough understanding of the law of evidence and hearsay evidence in particular, is of paramount importance not only for lawyers but also for persons who regard themselves as labour law experts. It takes a great deal of experience before a lawyer truly becomes confident with the law of evidence and its application. The only way one becomes good at it is firstly to know the law. (Where does it come from and why is it there?) Then one must get to understand it by looking at examples and apply it in practice. Only then will a person gain practical experience. The aim of this treatise is not to try and educate experienced lawyers. This article is aimed at those that need some motivation to pursue their journey in the labour law process. Remember we all assume that lawyers know and understand their subject until they proof the contrary. In this work I shall try to highlight the importance of the law of evidence in labour law proceedings. Firstly the meaning of the law of evidence and hearsay evidence is considered. Further emphasis will be on the approach and application of the law of evidence, and in particular the hearsay rule, in labour law proceedings.

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Background/Aims This article investigates the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic staff in NHS disciplinary proceedings. Methods The study involved an in-depth knowledge review and analysis of literature on the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic staff in NHS disciplinary proceedings from 2008 to 2017, as well as semi-structured interviews with 15 key stakeholders. Participants were stakeholders from both primary and secondary care and included equality and diversity leads, human resource professionals, NHS service managers, representatives of trade unions and health professional regulatory council representatives. Findings The knowledge review indicates that to date, black, Asian and minority ethnic staff are disproportionately represented in NHS disciplinary proceedings. Evidence gathered demonstrates the continuation of inappropriate individual disciplinary action and failure to address organisational shortcomings against black, Asian and minority ethnic members of staff. Conclusions Overall, six factors were identified as underpinning the disproportionate representation of black minority ethnic staff in disciplinaries: closed culture and climate; subjective attitudes and behaviour; inconclusive disciplinary data; unfair decision making; poor disciplinary support; and disciplinary policy misapplication.

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An in-depth knowledge review and analysis of literature on the involvement of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff in NHS disciplinary proceedings from 2008 to 2017 as did 15 semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders. The research findings indicate that BME staff are disproportionately represented in NHS disciplinary proceedings, there is a continuation of inappropriate individual disciplinary action and a failure to address organisational shortcomings. Six factors emerged: closed culture and climate; subjective attitudes and behaviour; inconclusive disciplinary data; unfair decision making; poor disciplinary support and disciplinary policy mis-application were all identified as underpinning the disproportionate representation of BME staff in disciplinary procedures. Disciplinary policy needs streamlining and greater clarity needs to be achieved regarding the difference between disciplinary, capability and performance issues and to this respect we make several recommendations.

Together with industrial partners Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPI) is currently establishing a “HPI Future SOC Lab,” which will provide a complete infrastructure for research on on-demand systems. The lab utilizes the latest, multi/many-core hardware and its practical implementation and testing as well as further development. The necessary components for such a highly ambitious project are provided by renowned companies: Fujitsu and Hewlett Packard provide their latest 4 and 8-way servers with 1-2 TB RAM, SAP will make available its latest Business byDesign (ByD) system in its most complete version. EMC² provides high performance storage systems and VMware offers virtualization solutions. The lab will operate on the basis of real data from large enterprises. The HPI Future SOC Lab, which will be open for use by interested researchers also from other universities, will provide an opportunity to study real-life complex systems and follow new ideas all the way to their practical implementation and testing. This technical report presents results of research projects executed in 2011. Selected projects have presented their results on June 15th and October 26th 2011 at the Future SOC Lab Day events.
In Kooperation mit Partnern aus der Industrie etabliert das Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPI) ein “HPI Future SOC Lab”, das eine komplette Infrastruktur von hochkomplexen on-demand Systemen auf neuester, am Markt noch nicht verfügbarer, massiv paralleler (multi-/many-core) Hardware mit enormen Hauptspeicherkapazitäten und dafür konzipierte Software bereitstellt. Das HPI Future SOC Lab verfügt über prototypische 4- und 8-way Intel 64-Bit Serversysteme von Fujitsu und Hewlett-Packard mit 32- bzw. 64-Cores und 1 - 2 TB Hauptspeicher. Es kommen weiterhin hochperformante Speichersysteme von EMC². SAP stellt ihre neueste Business by Design (ByD) Software zur Verfügung und auch komplexe reale Unternehmensdaten stehen zur Verfügung, auf die für Forschungszwecke zugegriffen werden kann. Interessierte Wissenschaftler aus universitären und außeruniversitären Forschungsinstitutionen können im HPI Future SOC Lab zukünftige hoch-komplexe IT-Systeme untersuchen, neue Ideen / Datenstrukturen / Algorithmen entwickeln und bis hin zur praktischen Erprobung verfolgen. In diesem Technischen Bericht werden die Ergebnisse der Forschungsprojekte des Jahres 2011 vorgestellt. Ausgewählte Projekte stellten ihre Ergebnisse am 15. Juni 2011 und 26. Oktober 2011 im Rahmen der Future SOC Lab Tag Veranstaltungen vor.

The “HPI Future SOC Lab” is a cooperation of the Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPI) and industrial partners. Its mission is to enable and promote exchange and interaction between the research community and the industrial partners. The HPI Future SOC Lab provides researchers with free of charge access to a complete infrastructure of state of the art hard- and software. This infrastructure includes components, which might be too expensive for an ordinary research environment, such as servers with up to 64 cores. The offerings address researchers particularly from but not limited to the areas of computer science and business information systems. Main areas of research include cloud computing, parallelization, and In-Memory technologies. This technical report presents results of research projects executed in 2013. Selected projects have presented their results on April 10th and September 24th 2013 at the Future SOC Lab Day events.
Das Future SOC Lab am HPI ist eine Kooperation des Hasso-Plattner-Instituts mit verschiedenen Industriepartnern. Seine Aufgabe ist die Ermöglichung und Förderung des Austausches zwischen Forschungsgemeinschaft und Industrie. Am Lab wird interessierten Wissenschaftlern eine Infrastruktur von neuester Hard- und Software kostenfrei für Forschungszwecke zur Verfügung gestellt. Dazu zählen teilweise noch nicht am Markt verfügbare Technologien, die im normalen Hochschulbereich in der Regel nicht zu finanzieren wären, bspw. Server mit bis zu 64 Cores und 2 TB Hauptspeicher. Diese Angebote richten sich insbesondere an Wissenschaftler in den Gebieten Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik. Einige der Schwerpunkte sind Cloud Computing, Parallelisierung und In-Memory Technologien. In diesem Technischen Bericht werden die Ergebnisse der Forschungsprojekte des Jahres 2013 vorgestellt. Ausgewählte Projekte stellten ihre Ergebnisse am 10. April 2013 und 24. September 2013 im Rahmen der Future SOC Lab Tag Veranstaltungen vor.

The “HPI Future SOC Lab” is a cooperation of the Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPI) and industrial partners. Its mission is to enable and promote exchange and interaction between the research community and the industrial partners. The HPI Future SOC Lab provides researchers with free of charge access to a complete infrastructure of state of the art hard- and software. This infrastructure includes components, which might be too expensive for an ordinary research environment, such as servers with up to 64 cores. The offerings address researchers particularly from but not limited to the areas of computer science and business information systems. Main areas of research include cloud computing, parallelization, and In-Memory technologies. This technical report presents results of research projects executed in 2012. Selected projects have presented their results on June 18th and November 26th 2012 at the Future SOC Lab Day events.
Das Future SOC Lab am HPI ist eine Kooperation des Hasso-Plattner-Instituts mit verschiedenen Industriepartnern. Seine Aufgabe ist die Ermöglichung und Förderung des Austausches zwischen Forschungsgemeinschaft und Industrie. Am Lab wird interessierten Wissenschaftlern eine Infrastruktur von neuester Hard- und Software kostenfrei für Forschungszwecke zur Verfügung gestellt. Dazu zählen teilweise noch nicht am Markt verfügbare Technologien, die im normalen Hochschulbereich in der Regel nicht zu finanzieren wären, bspw. Server mit bis zu 64 Cores und 2 TB Hauptspeicher. Diese Angebote richten sich insbesondere an Wissenschaftler in den Gebieten Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik. Einige der Schwerpunkte sind Cloud Computing, Parallelisierung und In-Memory Technologien. In diesem Technischen Bericht werden die Ergebnisse der Forschungsprojekte des Jahres 2012 vorgestellt. Ausgewählte Projekte stellten ihre Ergebnisse am 18. April 2012 und 14. November 2012 im Rahmen der Future SOC Lab Tag Veranstaltungen vor.

博士
輔仁大學
法律學系
102
This dissertation examines the asset forfeiture systems and legal practices in Taiwan. By addressing the deficiency of the current statutes and the difficulties encountered in legal practices, this dissertation discusses the insufficiency of the mechanism of the preserve process regarding the proceeds of crime, the lack of protection of third party’s rights, and the vacuum of the non-conviction based forfeiture regime. Following the trend of international treaties, this dissertation outlines the spirit and the purpose of the confiscation and the preserve of the proceeds of crime through a comparative legal prospective. From the perspective of constitutional law, this dissertation further examines the procedural safeguards of substantive fundamental rights. Under the current structure of criminal procedure law, this dissertation proposes a new system regarding the preserve of the proceeds of crime and the protection mechanism of third party’s legitimate rights, and the adoption of the non-conviction based forfeiture system. In conclusion, this dissertation provides a legislative reform proposal in reply to the insufficiency of the current asset forfeiture system in Taiwan.

Defence date: 20 June 2000
Examining Board: Prof. Philip Alston; Prof. Antonio Cassese; Prof. Andrew Clapham; Prof. Luigi Condorelli
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This thesis deals with the protection of human rights in international criminal proceedings. The basic assumption of the study is that hum an rig h ts form the y a rd stick against which to measure the conformity of in te rn a tio n a l crim inai p roceed in gs with the rule of law,; The main purpose of this dissertation is to make an assessment of the implementation of human rights safeguards in international criminal trials. The study takes a procedural approach to human rights guarantees in international criminal proceedings and covers the systems of both the a d hoc T ribu n als an d the International Criminal Court (the ICC). It analyzes the rights conferred on individuals involved in international criminal trials from the commencement of investigations to the sentencing stage, as well as the procedural rights of victims and witnesses. The analysis has been carried out taking into account the influence of differing models of criminal procedure (adversarial and inquisitorial) in shaping the rules of international criminal procedure, while regularly referring to the jurisprudence of the ad hoc Tribunals. The introductory chapter sketches the structure of the study and outlines the main problems with which it deals. Starting with the relatively minor importance of human rights safeguards at the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials, the focus shifts to the elaboration of human rights standards in international law. This is the turning point of the second half of the XXth century. The influence of these standards on national laws of criminal procedure and the problem of the extension of such standards to international criminal trials are also dealt with.

In dealing with the problem of parallel proceedings, the research starts, in Chapter 1, with a description of the taxonomy of parallel proceedings (Paragraph 1.1) and with an analysis of the most likely reasons behind the growth of this phenomenon (Paragraph 1.2). Chapter 1 deeply analyses the already mentioned policy considerations at the basis of the research (Paragraph 1.3). The following structure of the research follows the temporal sequence of the various phases of arbitration where the problem may emerge, namely jurisdiction, admissibility and post-award. The analysis starts – at Chapter 2 – by examining the jurisdictional stage, where, as it is demonstrated, there are no solutions to the problem of parallel proceedings. Indeed, this phase is based on the grundnorm of consent and there are no available legal tools that allow arbitrators to decline jurisdiction disregarding party autonomy (Paragraph 2.1). Similarly, remedies based on a sole exercise of discretion (such as comity) are not reliable in order to find a predictable solution to the problem of parallel proceedings (Paragraph 2.2). The research then moves to the analysis of the remedies available at the stage of admissibility. This methodologically imposes to preliminary deal with several other questions, such as the legal foundation of the distinction between jurisdiction and admissibility (Paragraph 3.1), the analysis of the inherent powers (if any) of arbitrators to safeguard the interests of justice while administering their proceedings, and the law applicable in international investment arbitration (with a particular focus on the applicability of general principles of international law) (Paragraph 3.2). We first of all demonstrate that international law provides us with some instruments in order to avoid parallel proceedings (not including lis pendens, as demonstrated in Paragraph 3.3), namely the principles of good faith and finality (Paragraph 3.4). These principles respectively furnish the grounds for the doctrine of abuse of process, on the one side, and res judicata and collateral estoppel, on the other side. It is then necessary to understand how and whether these tools may be applied in investment arbitration (Paragraphs 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7). This requires, firstly, an analysis of these doctrines in international law and, secondly, a comparative analysis of how they have been applied in different municipal systems (with a particular focus on the distinction between civil law and common law systems). It finally emerges that such doctrines have been applied also in a flexible and substance-oriented way, which would be very helpful in order to limit parallel proceedings. This approach is, indeed, highly desirable. Chapter 3 also demonstrates how these doctrines may operate in concrete (Paragraph 3.8) and put forward a proposal of amendment of rules of international arbitration in order to limit parallel proceedings and, at the same time, ensure the respect of due process (Paragraph 3.9). Finally, remedies available at post-award stage will be examined in Chapter 4. These remedies are different with regard to ICSID awards – being ICSID a self-contained regime – and with regard to non-ICSID awards, which shall be enforced according to the provisions of the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. In the former case, we try to understand whether the remedy of annulment provided by the ICSID Convention may be useful in order to avoid the existence of two duplicative awards (Paragraph 4.1). In the latter case the only available means to preclude the enforcement of a duplicative award is the public policy exception set forth in Art. V(2)(b) of the New York Convention. The analysis of the public policy exception involves several difficulties due to the involvement of municipal laws and courts and will require an examination of the national rules of private international law regulating the problem of conflicting judgments (Paragraph 4.2). Finally, Paragraph 4.3 tries to understand whether the existence of duplicative awards may be a ground for annulment at the place of the seat of arbitration.

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