Interpretation of Law in the Global World: From Particularism to a Universal Approach

Abstract

Capturing the Change: Universalising Tendencies in Legal Interpretation.- Capturing the Change: Universalising Tendencies in Legal Interpretation.- Legal Theory.- Transformations in Law Interpretation: Towards a Universal Approach - The Phenomenon, Causes and Symptoms.- Discourse Ethics as a Basis of the Application of Law.- Judicial Interpretation of Bilingual and Multilingual Laws: A European and Hong Kong Comparison.- The European Dual Nature: Unity/Fragmentation.- European Law.- The Universalisation of Legal Interpretation.- The Power of National Courts in Interpreting Domestic and EU Law: The Indeterminacy of Choice.- Implementation of European Regulation of the Financial Sector: Consequences for the Consumer Protection.- Joint Competence of the EC and Its Member States as a Source of Divergent Interpretations of the TRIPS Agreement at Community and National Levels.- Some Idealism About Realism. Judging Under Certainty and the Standardization of Adjudication in the EC Law.- European Criminal Law.- Pro-European Interpretation of Criminal Law Vis-a-vis the Constitutional Standards of the European Union Member States.- Linguistic Pluralism and Interpretation of European Law in the Third Pillar, Discussed with Reference to the Example of Article 54 of the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement.- Introducing Hermeneutic Methods in Criminal Law Interpretation in Europe.- Private Law.- Fifty Years in Five? The Brazilian Approach to the New York Convention.- Explaining Transnational Rules: Discourses and Material Conditions When Implementing the Swedish Corporate Code of Conduct.- The Translation of Transplanted Rules: The Case of the Swedish Nomination Committee.- Transnational Law, Between Ius Mercatorum and Ius Civile.