1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462706903321

Autore

Kreindler Richard H

Titolo

Competence-competence in the face of illegality in contracts and arbitration agreements / / Richard Kreindler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

The Hague, The Netherlands : , : Hague Academy of International Law, , 2013

ISBN

90-04-25755-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (501 pages)

Collana

AIL-pocket

Disciplina

341.522

Soggetti

International commercial arbitration

Competent authority

Illegal contracts

Arbitration agreements, Commercial

Conflict of laws - Contracts

Corruption

Bribery

Conflict of laws

Contracts.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Full text of the lecture published in July 2013 Recueil des cours, Vol. 361."--Preliminary page.

"Printed in France."--[Page 4] of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 472-486).

Sommario/riassunto

Competence-competence and corruption have, for different reasons, been mainstays of international dispute resolution thought and practice for the longest time. In the last few years, their intersection has become increasingly important and problematic. These lectures seek to define the problem and to provide acceptable solutions where possible. They attempt to derive support from both a stringent dogmatic approach and pragmatic attention to real-life expectations and conduct. More so than in other areas of private international law, the intersection between the powers of the arbitrator and the illegality of



the subject matter or the parties’ conduct poses a particular challenge. That challenge is to postulate proper solutions under the law, including principles of transnational or international law, to conduct which can take on a multiplicity of appearances owing to conflicting cultural understandings of what is and is not legal in commercial life. The statement that bribery and corruption offend transnational or international public policy does not relieve the arbitrator from the burden of scrutinizing that statement doctrinally and exploring its consequences in a period of ever-increasing globalization of economic activity and investment.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910825860403321

Autore

Robinson Paul <1966->

Titolo

Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich : Supreme Commander of the Russian Army / / Paul Robinson ; Shaun Allshouse, design

Pubbl/distr/stampa

DeKalb, Illinois : , : NIU Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-60909-163-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (445 p.)

Disciplina

940.4/1247092

Soggetti

Generals - Russia

World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Russia

World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Eastern Front

Nobility - Russia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Romanov family tree -- Introduction -- Education of a soldier, 1856-1873 -- First shots, 1873-1878 -- Hunting and riding, 1878-1895 -- Inspector general : reforming the cavalry, 1895-1904 -- The October Manifesto, 1905 -- Restoring order, 1905-1906 -- The Council of State Defense, 1906-1907 -- Fall from favor, 1907-1908 -- The calm before the storm, 1908-1913 -- Supreme Commander, summer 1914 -- Stavka -- Opening salvoes, August 1914 -- The



Warsaw-Ivangorod Operation, September-October 1914 -- The Battle of Lodz, November 1914 -- Winter, December 1914-January 1915 -- Behind the lines -- The Carpathian Offensive, February-April 1915 -- The Battle of Gorlice-Tarnow, May-June 1915 -- The Great Retreat, July-August 1915 -- Victory in the Caucasus, September 1915-April 1916 -- Governing the Caucasus, May 1916-February 1917 -- Revolution, March 1917 -- Crimea, April 1917-April 1919 -- Exile, May 1919-December 1924 -- The Émigre Congress, January 1925-June 1926 -- Thoughts of god, July 1926-January 1929 -- Epilogue -- Cast of characters.

Sommario/riassunto

"This biography covers the private life and professional career of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, Supreme Commander of the Russian Army during World War I. Discusses his reputation in the Romanov family and his rise in the Russian military"--