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In defense of the codification of the Islamic Law of Hudud into the law of Pakistan
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
Islamic Law has three types of punishments for criminal offences: fixed punishment, which is called Hudud; retaliation, which is called Qisas; and discretionary punishment, which is called Tazir. Hudud, fixed, punishments, ...
The push for practical legal skills education in Qatar: Results from an externship program
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
For decades, educators across the world have been advocating for educational reform that
would increase the number of practical skills courses included in traditional legal
education. In 2011, Qatar University College ...
An elusive safeguard with loopholes: sovereign debt and its “negotiated restructuring” in international investment agreements in the age of global financial crisis
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
Financial crises often compel indebted countries to restructure their external public debt in order to
ease their economic burden. Since this is usually quite disadvantageous to the creditors, they
consequently sometimes ...
Searching for purpose: Critical assessment of teleological interpretation of treaties in investment arbitration
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
This article explores the tendency of investment tribunals to resort to teleological interpretation and
to the protection and promotion of foreign investments as a standard goal of investment treaties.
It further explores ...
الحقوق العينية الإدارية: دراسة مقارنة
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
إن القاعدة المستقرة في الدول العربية وفرنسا أنه لا يجوز التصرف بالمال العام بأي شكل كان، ومن ثَم
تقع باطلة كل الحقوق العينية التي يمكن أن تثقل الأموال العامة. إلا أن هذا الحظر بدأ يزول في فرنسا
في السنوات الأخيرة، حيث ...
Champions of protection? A Text-as-data analysis of the bilateral investment treaties of GCC countries
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
Through the lens of state-of-the-art text-as-data techniques, this article examines the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) practice of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The analysis unveils two critical ...
حوكمة الشركات بين القانون واللائحة
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
تعاظم الاهتمام في الآونة الأخيرة بمفهوم حوكمة الشركات في العديد من الاقتصاديات الناشئة
والمتقدمة، وعلى الرغم من حداثة هذا الموضوع لا سيما من الناحية القانونية، إلا أن معظم الدول بادرت
إلى سن تشريعات تنظم العمل بقواعد ...
الالتزام بتبصير المريض: دراسة تحليلية
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
تتناول هذه الدراسة ماهية وطبيعة الالتزام بتبصير المريض باعتباره واجباً قانونيا على الطبيب بمناسبة عقد العلاج الطبي. وتهدف الدراسة إلى تحديد المركز القانوني لكل من الطبيب والمريض باعتبارهما الطرفين الأساسيين في عقد العلاج ...
The power of transparency norms in the WTO legal framework: Impacts beyond the trade context
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
Beyond trade facilitation, transparency norms in the WTO legal context are, implicitly and explicitly,
aimed at addressing problems in the domestic administrative laws of its members. Through the
lens of global governance, ...
Frustration through futility: Least developed countries and the WTO’s settlement of disputes
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
The lack of participation and engagement by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the WTO in general and in their use of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) in particular has ...