European Union Health Law. Treaties and Legislation. (Reeks Maklu Wetteksten België & Nederland)
This volume includes relevant treaty law provisions, and secondary legislation (abridged) on health or health related norms, clustered as: EU treaty law, human rights and health, public health, patient safety, consumer protection, patient mobility, mobility of health professionals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, data protection, insurance and competition law.
André den Exter is lecturer in Health Law at the Institute of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Tamara K. Hervey is Jean Monnet Professor of EU law and Director of the LLM (European Health Law and Policy) at the School of Law, University of Sheffield, UK.
European Union Health Law. Treaties and Legislation. (Reeks Maklu Wetteksten België & Nederland)
This volume includes relevant treaty law provisions, and secondary legislation (abridged) on health or health related norms, clustered as: EU treaty law, human rights and health, public health, patient safety, consumer protection, patient mobility, mobility of health professionals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, data protection, insurance and competition law.
André den Exter is lecturer in Health Law at the Institute of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Tamara K. Hervey is Jean Monnet Professor of EU law and Director of the LLM (European Health Law and Policy) at the School of Law, University of Sheffield, UK.
De politierol bekeken door de bril van de burger. Een caleidoscoop van verwachtingen en betekenissen (Reeks Politiestudies, nr. 4)
De studie van de politierol in onze samenleving wordt gekenmerkt door discussies die één van de meest fundamentele actoren vergeet, namelijk de burger. Verschillende onderzoeken tonen echter aan dat het de burger is die de politie in belangrijke mate aanstuurt. In dit boek, het resultaat van doctoraatsonderzoek, wordt de rol gedefinieerd als een bundel van verwachtingen die burgers hebben over de politie. Deze sociologische roldefiniëring impliceert dat verwachtingen erg verweven zijn met betekenissen die burgers geven aan de politie.
De auteur hanteert een multi-methodologisch design. Ter voorbereiding
voerde zij gedurende acht maanden een participerende observatie uit in
twee lokale politiekorpsen. Niet minder dan 120 burgers van verschillende
leeftijden die wonen in een ruraal of urbaan gebied, werden uitgebreid
geïnterviewd. Op basis van de analyse van de onderzoeksresultaten blijkt
dat het bestuderen van de politierol een caleidoscoop van verwachtingen en
betekenissen genereert.
Isabel Verwee is doctor in de criminologie. Zij is als vrijwillig academisch
medewerker verbonden aan de vakgroep criminologie van de Vrije
Universiteit Brussel.
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De politierol bekeken door de bril van de burger. Een caleidoscoop van verwachtingen en betekenissen (Reeks Politiestudies, nr. 4)
De studie van de politierol in onze samenleving wordt gekenmerkt door discussies die één van de meest fundamentele actoren vergeet, namelijk de burger. Verschillende onderzoeken tonen echter aan dat het de burger is die de politie in belangrijke mate aanstuurt. In dit boek, het resultaat van doctoraatsonderzoek, wordt de rol gedefinieerd als een bundel van verwachtingen die burgers hebben over de politie. Deze sociologische roldefiniëring impliceert dat verwachtingen erg verweven zijn met betekenissen die burgers geven aan de politie.
De auteur hanteert een multi-methodologisch design. Ter voorbereiding
voerde zij gedurende acht maanden een participerende observatie uit in
twee lokale politiekorpsen. Niet minder dan 120 burgers van verschillende
leeftijden die wonen in een ruraal of urbaan gebied, werden uitgebreid
geïnterviewd. Op basis van de analyse van de onderzoeksresultaten blijkt
dat het bestuderen van de politierol een caleidoscoop van verwachtingen en
betekenissen genereert.
Isabel Verwee is doctor in de criminologie. Zij is als vrijwillig academisch
medewerker verbonden aan de vakgroep criminologie van de Vrije
Universiteit Brussel.
Meer info over Reeks Politiestudies
European criminal justice and policy ((GofS) – Governance of Security Research Paper Series, Vol. 7)
Volume 6 focuses on Social conflicts, citizens and policing. Its table of contents is provided below the brief description of the papers comprised in the current book, which constitutes Volume 7, dealing with European criminal justice and policy. Reviewing the policy (background) with respect to different phases in the criminal justice chain, the contributions range from looking into the extension of criminalization in the sphere of trafficking in human beings and labour exploitation to the operability of cross-border execution of sentences involving deprivation of liberty.
Most contributions look into the need to develop a conceptual framework to support future policy making, pointing to the lack thereof with respect to liability of legal persons, ne bis in idem as an EU principle, cross-border effect of disqualifications and cooperation with private security actors.
One contribution looks into the public expenditure in different phases of the criminal justice chain, based on a case study on the public expenditure of Belgian drug policy. Finally, one contribution analyses the specific European and Chinese interrogation rules from a historical and comparative perspective to provide a solid context for the current situation and support future legal reforms.
European criminal justice and policy ((GofS) – Governance of Security Research Paper Series, Vol. 7)
Volume 6 focuses on Social conflicts, citizens and policing. Its table of contents is provided below the brief description of the papers comprised in the current book, which constitutes Volume 7, dealing with European criminal justice and policy. Reviewing the policy (background) with respect to different phases in the criminal justice chain, the contributions range from looking into the extension of criminalization in the sphere of trafficking in human beings and labour exploitation to the operability of cross-border execution of sentences involving deprivation of liberty.
Most contributions look into the need to develop a conceptual framework to support future policy making, pointing to the lack thereof with respect to liability of legal persons, ne bis in idem as an EU principle, cross-border effect of disqualifications and cooperation with private security actors.
One contribution looks into the public expenditure in different phases of the criminal justice chain, based on a case study on the public expenditure of Belgian drug policy. Finally, one contribution analyses the specific European and Chinese interrogation rules from a historical and comparative perspective to provide a solid context for the current situation and support future legal reforms.
Social conflicts, citizens and policing ((GofS) – Governance of Security Research Paper Series, Vol. 6)
After no less than five entirely double blind peer reviewed volumes in the GofS Research Paper Series have been released in 2009, 2010 and 2011 the editorial board is proud to issue again a set of two more volumes comprising original and new research papers that have been proofed by international peers
Volume 6, providing new empirical data, theories and analyses on Social Conflicts, Citizens and Policing.
Some articles in Volume 6 focus on the current manifestation of specific socially and/or legally criminalised social conflicts as being radicalisation and informal economy. Some other articles discuss new actors that are involved in governance of security in order to support the conventional actors. The authors refer specifically to citizens and private companies. A last set of articles presents the results of perception studies on trust, punitiveness and the electronic monitoring at home. The participation of students or convicts to scientific research enables a critical reflection on governance of security.
Volume 7 focuses on topical issues in European criminal justice and policy.
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Social conflicts, citizens and policing ((GofS) – Governance of Security Research Paper Series, Vol. 6)
After no less than five entirely double blind peer reviewed volumes in the GofS Research Paper Series have been released in 2009, 2010 and 2011 the editorial board is proud to issue again a set of two more volumes comprising original and new research papers that have been proofed by international peers
Volume 6, providing new empirical data, theories and analyses on Social Conflicts, Citizens and Policing.
Some articles in Volume 6 focus on the current manifestation of specific socially and/or legally criminalised social conflicts as being radicalisation and informal economy. Some other articles discuss new actors that are involved in governance of security in order to support the conventional actors. The authors refer specifically to citizens and private companies. A last set of articles presents the results of perception studies on trust, punitiveness and the electronic monitoring at home. The participation of students or convicts to scientific research enables a critical reflection on governance of security.
Volume 7 focuses on topical issues in European criminal justice and policy.
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Aansprakelijkheid, ziekte en WIA (Reeks Integraal Ambtenarenrecht, deel 4) (Nederlands Recht)
In dit vierde deel van de reeks worden aspecten besproken, waarmee het bevoegd gezag en een ambtenaar tijdens ziekte van laatstgenoemde te maken krijgen. Het gaat dan om ziekte, of beter eigenlijk nog: arbeidsongeschiktheid in relatie tot de rechtspositie van de ambtenaar.
Naast deze meer praktische onderwerpen wordt uitgebreid stilgestaan bij de Wet WIA en onderwerpen die daarmee samenhangen zoals het eigenrisicodragerschap (ERD), rechtsbescherming bij besluitvorming van het UWV, de relatie met de rechtspositionele reglementen en reintegratieverplichtingen.
Aansprakelijkheid, ziekte en WIA (Reeks Integraal Ambtenarenrecht, deel 4) (Nederlands Recht)
In dit vierde deel van de reeks worden aspecten besproken, waarmee het bevoegd gezag en een ambtenaar tijdens ziekte van laatstgenoemde te maken krijgen. Het gaat dan om ziekte, of beter eigenlijk nog: arbeidsongeschiktheid in relatie tot de rechtspositie van de ambtenaar.
Naast deze meer praktische onderwerpen wordt uitgebreid stilgestaan bij de Wet WIA en onderwerpen die daarmee samenhangen zoals het eigenrisicodragerschap (ERD), rechtsbescherming bij besluitvorming van het UWV, de relatie met de rechtspositionele reglementen en reintegratieverplichtingen.
Nederlands – Arabisch juridisch glossarium
Dr. Abied Alsulaiman doceert sinds 1994 Arabisch, juridisch vertalen, literair vertalen en algemeen tolken Arabisch aan de Subfaculteit Taal en Communicatie van de Lessius/KU Leuven. Hij staat sinds 2000 in voor het examineren van kandidaten juridisch vertalers en juridisch tolken in de opleiding gerechtsvertalen en -tolken, die door de Subfaculteit Taal en Communicatie van de Lessius/KU Leuven en de Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg te Antwerpen wordt georganiseerd. Tevens is hij een jurylid bij het examineren van Vlaamse sociaal tolken.
Nederlands – Arabisch juridisch glossarium
Dr. Abied Alsulaiman doceert sinds 1994 Arabisch, juridisch vertalen, literair vertalen en algemeen tolken Arabisch aan de Subfaculteit Taal en Communicatie van de Lessius/KU Leuven. Hij staat sinds 2000 in voor het examineren van kandidaten juridisch vertalers en juridisch tolken in de opleiding gerechtsvertalen en -tolken, die door de Subfaculteit Taal en Communicatie van de Lessius/KU Leuven en de Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg te Antwerpen wordt georganiseerd. Tevens is hij een jurylid bij het examineren van Vlaamse sociaal tolken.
Need for and feasibility of an EU offence policy
Starting from the observation that criminal law is different in each of the member states as a result of which
(1) what constitutes an offence in one member state does not necessarily constitute an offence in another member state,
(2) even where offences are equally criminalised in all member states, the sanction levels may still vary and
(3) more generally, the position of the offences in the entirety of the justice system may vary,
the question arises to what extent those so-called offence diversities are an obstacle for EU policy making and to what extent it is feasible to overcome those obstacles.
The author underpins the need for the development of an EU offence policy, using the common criminalisation acquis as a centre piece. She argues that the common criminalisation acquis can help
(1) to ensure comparability of crime statistics,
(2) to avoid redundant double criminality testing,
(3) to overcome evidence gathering difficulties,
(4) to clarify the mandates of the EU level actors,
(5) to identify the equivalent national sentence and
(6) to scope the taking account of prior convictions.
The only condition: the development of a comprehensive, consistent and well-balanced EU offence policy.
This book contains the conclusions of her publication based doctoral thesis defended at Ghent University on 22 June 2012. It is essential reading for policy makers both at national and European level in any policy field that is linked to offences.
Wendy De Bondt holds a master’s degree in law (2006) and criminology (2007) and a PhD in law (2012). She has been a member of the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy affiliated to the Department of Penal Law and Criminology of Ghent University since 2007.
Need for and feasibility of an EU offence policy
Starting from the observation that criminal law is different in each of the member states as a result of which
(1) what constitutes an offence in one member state does not necessarily constitute an offence in another member state,
(2) even where offences are equally criminalised in all member states, the sanction levels may still vary and
(3) more generally, the position of the offences in the entirety of the justice system may vary,
the question arises to what extent those so-called offence diversities are an obstacle for EU policy making and to what extent it is feasible to overcome those obstacles.
The author underpins the need for the development of an EU offence policy, using the common criminalisation acquis as a centre piece. She argues that the common criminalisation acquis can help
(1) to ensure comparability of crime statistics,
(2) to avoid redundant double criminality testing,
(3) to overcome evidence gathering difficulties,
(4) to clarify the mandates of the EU level actors,
(5) to identify the equivalent national sentence and
(6) to scope the taking account of prior convictions.
The only condition: the development of a comprehensive, consistent and well-balanced EU offence policy.
This book contains the conclusions of her publication based doctoral thesis defended at Ghent University on 22 June 2012. It is essential reading for policy makers both at national and European level in any policy field that is linked to offences.
Wendy De Bondt holds a master’s degree in law (2006) and criminology (2007) and a PhD in law (2012). She has been a member of the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy affiliated to the Department of Penal Law and Criminology of Ghent University since 2007.

Burenoverlast. Remedies tegen de overlastgevende huurder (Nederlands Recht – 2de herziene uitgave)
In de juridische literatuur over het huurrecht is meestal een gedeelte aanburenoverlast gewijd. Maar de problematiek wordt dan niet van allekanten belicht. In deze literatuur wordt doorgaans ook geen aandachtbesteed aan de praktische aanpak: welk bewijs telt? Hoe verkrijg je datbewijs? Wanneer een kort geding en wanneer een bodemprocedure?Hoe om te gaan met bange buren die niet durven te getuigen? Welkevormen van hulp zijn er voordat er geprocedeerd wordt? Wat is de gangzaken bij de ontruiming? Welke kosten zijn gemoeid met procederen?
Dit boek behandelt niet alleen alle juridische aspecten van dit fenomeen,maar ook de praktische en vult daarmee een belangrijke lacune op.
Alle betrokken partijen bij burenoverlast hebben hiermee eenuitstekende gids. Het boek richt zich in de eerste plaats tot professionalsdie zich bezighouden met de huur en verhuur van woonruimte:advocaten, rechters, woningcorporatiemedewerkers, makelaars,medewerkers van vastgoedbedrijven en huurdersorganisaties,beheerders, sociaal raadslieden, maatschappelijk werkers endeurwaarders.

Burenoverlast. Remedies tegen de overlastgevende huurder (Nederlands Recht – 2de herziene uitgave)
In de juridische literatuur over het huurrecht is meestal een gedeelte aanburenoverlast gewijd. Maar de problematiek wordt dan niet van allekanten belicht. In deze literatuur wordt doorgaans ook geen aandachtbesteed aan de praktische aanpak: welk bewijs telt? Hoe verkrijg je datbewijs? Wanneer een kort geding en wanneer een bodemprocedure?Hoe om te gaan met bange buren die niet durven te getuigen? Welkevormen van hulp zijn er voordat er geprocedeerd wordt? Wat is de gangzaken bij de ontruiming? Welke kosten zijn gemoeid met procederen?
Dit boek behandelt niet alleen alle juridische aspecten van dit fenomeen,maar ook de praktische en vult daarmee een belangrijke lacune op.
Alle betrokken partijen bij burenoverlast hebben hiermee eenuitstekende gids. Het boek richt zich in de eerste plaats tot professionalsdie zich bezighouden met de huur en verhuur van woonruimte:advocaten, rechters, woningcorporatiemedewerkers, makelaars,medewerkers van vastgoedbedrijven en huurdersorganisaties,beheerders, sociaal raadslieden, maatschappelijk werkers endeurwaarders.
Police Investigative Interviewing. A new Training Approach (Reeks Politiestudies, nr. 3)
Today however we believe that special attention to training and education is obligatory as investigative interviewing is a specialism rather than a general police skill that anyone can easily apply. Police interviewing is a very important and specialised technique that requires efficient training including a great deal of supervised practice in both educational and real-life settings.
Based on an empirical study this book explains how two newly developed training methods, individual coaching and one-day group training, can be used to optimise daily police interview practices by coaching interviewers at work. Coaching police interviewers gives them the opportunity to acquire insight into their personal interview strengths and weaknesses. Consequently developing personal awareness will help to optimise the interview practices of individual police officers by instilling a process of self-reflection and giving the interviewers insight into how to use certain techniques.
Working with interview coaches also has the advantage that police interviewers can not only reflect on their personal practice, but they also can seek advice and guidance when preparing for and conducting complex interviews. On this level coaching is more focused on the content of the case than on interpersonal capacities – which will increase job satisfaction and can prevent tunnel vision when working on a criminal case.
Our main findings are that 52% of individually coached interviewers further developed their personal interview competences significantly, and 17% of the interviewers who received only a one-day group coaching session with their peers, showed progress after seven months on four of the five main interview competences measured by the Police Interview Competency Inventory.Based on the principles of coaching, a new way of policing will be explained when describing the two newly developed training methods, a way that will change the practical organisation of criminal investigations for good and will enhance the quality of investigative interviews.
This book is unique as no previous studies have ever empirically tested the learning effect of applying competency management and coaching as we know it from the world of trade and industry to a police interview training context.
Police Investigative Interviewing. A new Training Approach (Reeks Politiestudies, nr. 3)
Today however we believe that special attention to training and education is obligatory as investigative interviewing is a specialism rather than a general police skill that anyone can easily apply. Police interviewing is a very important and specialised technique that requires efficient training including a great deal of supervised practice in both educational and real-life settings.
Based on an empirical study this book explains how two newly developed training methods, individual coaching and one-day group training, can be used to optimise daily police interview practices by coaching interviewers at work. Coaching police interviewers gives them the opportunity to acquire insight into their personal interview strengths and weaknesses. Consequently developing personal awareness will help to optimise the interview practices of individual police officers by instilling a process of self-reflection and giving the interviewers insight into how to use certain techniques.
Working with interview coaches also has the advantage that police interviewers can not only reflect on their personal practice, but they also can seek advice and guidance when preparing for and conducting complex interviews. On this level coaching is more focused on the content of the case than on interpersonal capacities – which will increase job satisfaction and can prevent tunnel vision when working on a criminal case.
Our main findings are that 52% of individually coached interviewers further developed their personal interview competences significantly, and 17% of the interviewers who received only a one-day group coaching session with their peers, showed progress after seven months on four of the five main interview competences measured by the Police Interview Competency Inventory.Based on the principles of coaching, a new way of policing will be explained when describing the two newly developed training methods, a way that will change the practical organisation of criminal investigations for good and will enhance the quality of investigative interviews.
This book is unique as no previous studies have ever empirically tested the learning effect of applying competency management and coaching as we know it from the world of trade and industry to a police interview training context.
Toezicht op detentie: tekst en context (IRCP-series, vol. 46)
Hoe functioneren die organen in de praktijk en op welke wijze verhouden ze zich tot elkaar?
Is het huidige toezicht in Europa toereikend of moet de controle nog opgevoerd worden?
Welke rol speelt de EU in dit ganse verhaal?
Toezicht op detentie biedt de lezer een up-to-date overzicht van het hedendaagse toezichtlandschap en bediscussieert een aantal van de hete hangijzers waarmee actoren op dit terrein heden ten dage worden geconfronteerd.
Toezicht op detentie: tekst en context (IRCP-series, vol. 46)
Hoe functioneren die organen in de praktijk en op welke wijze verhouden ze zich tot elkaar?
Is het huidige toezicht in Europa toereikend of moet de controle nog opgevoerd worden?
Welke rol speelt de EU in dit ganse verhaal?
Toezicht op detentie biedt de lezer een up-to-date overzicht van het hedendaagse toezichtlandschap en bediscussieert een aantal van de hete hangijzers waarmee actoren op dit terrein heden ten dage worden geconfronteerd.

Europol, Quo Vadis? Critical Analysis and Evaluation of the Development of the European Police Office
The establishment of Europol was in essence a political decision and to a large extent the agency has remained a political construct. Every political decision represents choices embodying the development of Europol. Choices also have to be made in the legal translation of policy decisions. In her doctoral thesis Alexandra De Moor traces these choices, as they are materialised in legal and policy documents, and makes them subject of analysis and evaluation. The research model she develops for this purpose consists of eras (the pre-Convention, Convention and post-Convention era), clusters (legal basis, objective, competence, tasks, governance and control) and criteria (necessity, consistency, balance and transparency). The three-dimensional model is perfectly suited for a doctoral thesis based on a compilation of peer-reviewed publications (seven in total). This booklet presents the main conclusions, as well as the policy epilogue.
Europol, Quo Vadis? reads like a ‘Bildungsroman’, a coming of age story with lots of ups and downs, and a story with an open ending, as the identity of Europol is still under debate today. The preparations of the new Europol Regulation (after 2013) have started under Danish Presidency (first half of 2012). De Moor wants to fuel the debate on the future of Europol by signaling key concerns and providing useful recommendations. She doubts whether a European Police Office with operational-executive powers (modeled after the FBI) should by definition be the terminus of the development of Europol.
Alexandra De Moor has been affiliated (2006-2012) with the Department of Penal Law and Criminology, Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Ghent University (Belgium). Although she is a legal scholar, this publication has a hybrid character, in view of the criminological, political and policy relevance of the subject.

Europol, Quo Vadis? Critical Analysis and Evaluation of the Development of the European Police Office
The establishment of Europol was in essence a political decision and to a large extent the agency has remained a political construct. Every political decision represents choices embodying the development of Europol. Choices also have to be made in the legal translation of policy decisions. In her doctoral thesis Alexandra De Moor traces these choices, as they are materialised in legal and policy documents, and makes them subject of analysis and evaluation. The research model she develops for this purpose consists of eras (the pre-Convention, Convention and post-Convention era), clusters (legal basis, objective, competence, tasks, governance and control) and criteria (necessity, consistency, balance and transparency). The three-dimensional model is perfectly suited for a doctoral thesis based on a compilation of peer-reviewed publications (seven in total). This booklet presents the main conclusions, as well as the policy epilogue.
Europol, Quo Vadis? reads like a ‘Bildungsroman’, a coming of age story with lots of ups and downs, and a story with an open ending, as the identity of Europol is still under debate today. The preparations of the new Europol Regulation (after 2013) have started under Danish Presidency (first half of 2012). De Moor wants to fuel the debate on the future of Europol by signaling key concerns and providing useful recommendations. She doubts whether a European Police Office with operational-executive powers (modeled after the FBI) should by definition be the terminus of the development of Europol.
Alexandra De Moor has been affiliated (2006-2012) with the Department of Penal Law and Criminology, Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Ghent University (Belgium). Although she is a legal scholar, this publication has a hybrid character, in view of the criminological, political and policy relevance of the subject.
Private Antitrust Litigation in the European Union and Japan. A Comparative Perspective.
Companies in Europe and Japan are increasingly the target of private antitrust litigation. These lawsuits are being facilitated by favorable case law, legislative changes and a growing awareness of antitrust remedies in all layers of society.
This book analyzes and compares this burgeoning
area of litigation in the European Union and Japan. It
analyzes the legal framework for these lawsuits and
takes stock of the hundreds of cases that have been
brought in Japan and the EU in recent years. It also
examines the novel contexts in which private litigants
are invoking antitrust violations, such as in derivative
suits and in actions to challenge arbitral awards. Finally,
it assesses the impact of private litigation on the
enforcement of antitrust law and shows how Japan’s
experience can be useful for Europe and vice versa in
shaping future reforms.
Simon Vande Walle is a research fellow of the Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science at the University
of Tokyo. He holds law degrees from Kyushu University
(LL.D.), Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.) and
the University of Leuven (Master of Laws). Previously,
he worked as a lawyer at Linklaters in Brussels, where
he specialized in litigation and was closely involved in
several major private antitrust cases.
Christopher Heath in Journal of Japanese Law:
„Bemerkenswert an der vorliegenden Arbeit sind die profunde Auseinandersetzung mit japanischen Quellen, der klare Aufbau, die gute Lesbarkeit und analytische Prägnanz. Wer ein Vorbild für die Abfassung einer Dissertation zum japanischen Recht sucht, sollte das Buch von Vande Walle zur Hand nehmen“.
Private Antitrust Litigation in the European Union and Japan. A Comparative Perspective.
Companies in Europe and Japan are increasingly the target of private antitrust litigation. These lawsuits are being facilitated by favorable case law, legislative changes and a growing awareness of antitrust remedies in all layers of society.
This book analyzes and compares this burgeoning
area of litigation in the European Union and Japan. It
analyzes the legal framework for these lawsuits and
takes stock of the hundreds of cases that have been
brought in Japan and the EU in recent years. It also
examines the novel contexts in which private litigants
are invoking antitrust violations, such as in derivative
suits and in actions to challenge arbitral awards. Finally,
it assesses the impact of private litigation on the
enforcement of antitrust law and shows how Japan’s
experience can be useful for Europe and vice versa in
shaping future reforms.
Simon Vande Walle is a research fellow of the Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science at the University
of Tokyo. He holds law degrees from Kyushu University
(LL.D.), Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.) and
the University of Leuven (Master of Laws). Previously,
he worked as a lawyer at Linklaters in Brussels, where
he specialized in litigation and was closely involved in
several major private antitrust cases.
Christopher Heath in Journal of Japanese Law:
„Bemerkenswert an der vorliegenden Arbeit sind die profunde Auseinandersetzung mit japanischen Quellen, der klare Aufbau, die gute Lesbarkeit und analytische Prägnanz. Wer ein Vorbild für die Abfassung einer Dissertation zum japanischen Recht sucht, sollte das Buch von Vande Walle zur Hand nehmen“.