philosophies of law in conflict

• Tensions on the rise: rarely is there a church without a bell tower in Switzerland. Now other religious communities are demanding the same privilege: Muslims are fighting for the right to build minarets on top of mosques. This has been the cause of a heated debate, due to peak on November 29 when Swiss voters will decide how far freedom of religion should go.

... peace and is against the core philosophies of the Swiss constitution". The matter is delicate... as the example that started the whole conflict. The local Turkish Culture Group planned to extend...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2009, Janvier 2009

• Observations On the Intellectual Property Component of the European Commission's New Trade Policy

This paper describes and analyse the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) elements in the recently announced EU new trade policy, which seeks to be more assertive in global trade. The policy's focus on IPR covers pushing for greater global harmonisation, the implementation of stronger standards in bilateral FTAs, and enhanced enforcement efforts in key developing countries. This policy is largely similar to the IPR emphasis in US global and bilateral trade policy, which has had a record of mixed success. Lessons are drawn from that record to illuminate the potential gains and problems that might arise in the new EU trade policy.

... patent regimes arise from different philosophies and legal systems and strike different balances be...This problem lies in conflict with the working paper's stated goals of choosing ...

• Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen
• Vol. 61 Num. 4, Décembre 2006