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3 Save up to 20% at e-elgar.com I For our electronic content, visit: elgaronline.com LAW TITLES PUBLISHED OCT – DEC 2022 Understanding the EU as a Good Global Actor Ambitions, Values and Metrics Edited by Elaine Fahey, City, University of London and Isabella Mancini, Brunel University London, UK This timely book investigates the EU’s multi-faceted development as a global actor, unpacking its legal mission to be a ‘good’ actor as well as exploring the complexities of fulfilling this objective. It elicits critical reflections on the question of ‘goodness’ in EU external relations from descriptive, analytical and normative perspectives, and examines which metrics of actorness are useful in tackling this subject. Oct 2022 314 pp Hardback 978 1 80220 297 7 £105.00 / $155.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Studies in European Law and Policy Intellectual Property Objectives in International Investment Agreements Pratyush Nath Upreti, Queen’s University Belfast, UK and Stanford Law School, US ‘This timely and thought-provoking book greatly enhances our understanding and appreciation of the relationship between intellectual property and investment law. Informed by treaty texts, WTO panel reports and investment arbitration decisions, the book explains why we need to pay greater attention to the objectives of intellectual property rights while avoiding the shortsighted view that treats intellectual property as mere investments. A must-read for anybody interested in intellectual property law or investment arbitration!’ – Peter K. Yu, Texas A&M University, US Oct 2022 c 296 pp Hardback 978 1 80220 420 9 £95.00 / $140.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Intellectual Property and Global Development series NEW IN PAPERBACK Research Handbook on Law, Governance and Planetary Boundaries Edited by Duncan French, University of Lincoln, UK and Louis J. Kotzé, North-West University, South Africa ‘The planetary boundaries concept provides an ideal framework for connecting science with law at the global level. This book explores this connection in great detail, from our undeniable need for limits and the fundamental concepts of ethics, justice and governance to the comprehensive assessment of the legal implications of each of the individual boundaries.’ – Will Steffen, The Australian National University, Australia 2021 416 pp Hardback 978 1 78990 273 0 £180.00 / $260.00 Oct 2022 Paperback 978 1 0353 0812 5 £42.00 / $60.00 eBook • Elgaronline Research Handbooks in Environmental Law series A Research Agenda for Tax Law Edited by Leopoldo Parada, University of Leeds School of Law, UK ‘Proving that tax profoundly influences all aspects of society, this volume includes reflections by the world’s leading academics on essential facets of taxation — from age-old questions about redistribution to cutting-edge questions about how tax can mitigate climate change. Touching on race, inequality, morality, technology, rights, and more, this book truly supplies a research agenda for tax law.’ – Ruth Mason, University of Virginia, US Oct 2022 232 pp Hardback 978 1 80088 583 7 £90.00 / $135.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Research Agendas Autonomous Vehicles Tracing the Locus of Regulation and Liability Atilla Kasap, Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey ‘An incisive book addressing issues of liability arising from the use of autonomous vehicles as well as the appropriate timing and scope of regulation in this area. Kasap offers an original and insightful analysis of the current legal and regulatory framework in the US that is up to date with the latest relevant technological developments and scholarly contributions.’ – Apostolos Chronopoulos, Queen Mary University of London, UK Oct 2022 214 pp Hardback 978 1 80392 442 7 £85.00 / $120.00 eBook • Elgaronline Research Handbook on International Law and Human Security Edited by Gerd Oberleitner, University of Graz, Austria ‘The principles and values of human security are as relevant as they ever were to the challenges faced by the world, but the obstacles to human security remain formidable in an inhospitable political environment. This collection, bringing together scholars from across the globe, presents original and insightful perspectives on a range of themes related to human security, with an emphasis upon international law. It genuinely takes the human security debate forward, and it is an excellent resource for researchers, students and policy analysts.’ – Edward Newman, University of Leeds, UK and Former UN official, United Nations University Oct 2022 450 pp Hardback 978 1 80037 696 0 £195.00 / $285.00 eBook • Elgaronline Research Handbooks in International Law series

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