More Equal than Others? Perspectives on the Principle of Equality from International and EU Law

This book analyses the principle of equality from three perspectives: public international law, private international law and EU law. It is the first book in English providing a comprehensive overview of this principle in these areas of law and showing the current trends and issues concerning its ap...

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Other Authors: Amoroso, Daniele (Editor), Marotti, Loris (Editor), Rossi, Pierfrancesco (Editor), Spagnolo, Andrea (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: The Hague T.M.C. Asser Press 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. General/Theoretical Aspects
  • Chapter 1. Variations on the Principle of Equality in International and EU Law
  • Chapter 2. Sovereign Inequality and Struggles for Equality
  • Chapter 3. Equality of States and Mutual Membership in European Union Law: Contemporary Reflections
  • Part II. Equality of States and International Organizations in International and EU Law
  • Chapter 4. Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) and Inequality in International Criminal Justice: A Critical Assessment
  • Chapter 5. The Recognition of the Formal Equality of International Organizations by the Means of an International Rule of Incorporation
  • Chapter 6. The “Institutionalized Inequality” of the ESM Voting System: Doubts and Perspectives after the Reform
  • Part III. Inter-Individual Equality: Human Rights and Conflict of Laws Issues
  • Chapter 7. The Status of Workers in EU Free Movement Law: A Difficult Balance Between Equality and Economic Integration
  • Chapter 8. Equality and Heteronormativity: Heterosexual Majority and Homosexual Minority in the European Convention on Human Rights
  • Chapter 9. Equality, Conflict of Laws and Human Rights
  • Chapter 10. Equality in the Application of “Imperative Norms”: A “More Equal than Others” Principle in EU Conflict of Laws in Contractual Matters?
  • Part IV. Procedural Aspects of Equality
  • Chapter 11. Equality before Courts and Tribunals – The Case for a Comparative Approach
  • Chapter 12. Equality in the Access to the ECtHR - Filling Procedural Gaps Concerning Locus Standi and Representation of Extremely Vulnerable Individuals
  • Chapter 13. Residual Jurisdiction in Civil and Commercial Matters through the Lens of Non-Discrimination and Reciprocity
  • Chapter 14. Equality and Asymmetry in Treaty-Based Investment Arbitration: Counterclaims by Host States
  • Part V Epilogue
  • Chapter 15. Epilogue - Animal Farm, International Law - Lorenzo Gradoni
  • Chapter 16. General Conclusions: (In)Equalities and International Law: Between Oldand New Forms