Most jurisdictions have over the past two decades experienced reforms with regard to arbitration law. These include England, America, France, Germany and the Netherlands. These reforms were necessary as the trend in the modern era shows that businessmen situated in different countries usually prefer to have their disputes resolved by arbitration as opposed to court litigation. To have disputes resolved effectively, it is surely a desirable thing to have laws that would promote the use of arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution. This would also ensure progressive international trade which is an important aspect of development in the South African constitutional state. One aspect of the law that would ensure a speedy and effective resolution of dispute by means of arbitration is the incorporation of the doctrine of separability in a country's law. The doctrine of separability provides that an arbitration agreement is a separate and independent contract from the main contract in which it is incorporated. In light of the above, the primary purpose of this study is to compare and analyse the English legal system with that of South Africa with specific focus on the doctrine of separability. / LLM (Import and Export Law), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

失能為所有現代國家主要的社會風險之一，但其原因不僅因職業災害而來，普通傷害所導致的失能問題亦使勞工及其家庭陷入經濟不安全的困境之中。由於失能期間沒有工作所得又需支付額外的醫療、設備等花費，故各國所發展出的相關保障制度同時注重該期間的現金給付、實物給付以及助其早日重回生產性工作之醫療照顧、就業促進與職業重建等福利服務。 以當前世界主要國家美國為例，於1935年通過社會安全法案，並在1956年通過失能給付，將絕大多數的勞工納入的老年、遺屬與遺屬保險（Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance；OASDI）體系之中，1983年更將公務員納入其中。除給予失能勞工及其依附者失能現金給付與所需之醫療給付外，並透過就業促進與職業訓練等相關制度，促使獲給付者早日重回生產性工作，為一生生不息的制度。儘管其制度不若德國實施百餘年之制度來得完善與全面，但已具有相當之規模，且符合世界之公約數。 我國則依照公務人員、軍人、勞工與農民等四群體制訂各自之相關保險給付制度及其退休撫卹制度中，而勞工與農民所享有的保障則極度不平等；目前交付三讀中的國民年金法草案將涵蓋其他國民之相關社會風險。我國目前在一次給付、失能之定義、失能之判定機制、職業重建服務、就業促進等眾多機制上皆顯不足或欠缺，在在背離了各國社會保險制度之公約數，無法給予勞工所需之保護，應立即進行改革。 本研究主要採歷史制度比較法，先對美國之歷史、制度與問題進行瞭解後，再依其經驗找尋我國制度改革上所應依循之方向與應避免之問題。期望未來所建立的制度，除能給予失能勞工足夠的現金、實物給付以及福利服務外，並促進其重回職場，為整體社會之再生產繼續貢獻。 / Disability or invalidity is one of the main social risks in modern countries and has been recognized by almost all the countries since 1880’s. This kind of risk was paid much attention from the inclining of cases that labor got job-related impairments and made their families fall into miserable situations. Those bad conditions are not only caused by job-related impairments, but also ordinary ills and impairments in everyday life. For instance, a person who is hit by a car may be unable to work, and it makes his or her family in danger. Accordingly, this dissertation intend to deal with the issue concerning about the proper measurements of disability determining and protecting. For those people who are physically or psychologically impaired and unable to work temporarily or permanently, almost all the countries will provide all kinds of benefits they need through their Social Insurance programs, such as monthly cash benefits, medical care, vocational rehabilitation, job placement, job training programs and so on, and U.S. is one of thos e countries. Related schemes have been practiced in Taiwan since 1950, but there are many problems waiting for us to amend. For example, the unequal treatment between public servants and other people needs to be reformed. Furthermore, the definition of disability remains at the stage of compensations of impairments, the determination of disability is too loose, and the procedure of determination is too simple etc. The purpose of this dissertation is to get closer understanding of the OASDI of U.S., especially DI. Besides, it is expected to learn something from the case reviewed above and to establish a sound Social Security system in Taiwan, thus to prevent the problems that may occur in advance. In this sense, only to pursue the norms that are internationally share, we can make our society more adequate, equal, and safer than before.

專利權人在權利保護期間享有法律保障之排他性，而智慧財產權之制度設置，必須兼顧個人權利與社會公益，藉由保護權利人進而促進社會公益，但專利權制度中，專利權濫用之現象，對於專利發展中國家而言，尤其是外國專利強權企業利用專利奪取私益已達浮濫程度，造成私益與公益之間的矛盾與衝突，因此專利公益訴訟是平衡兩者之利益的一個手段。而因專利要件審查難以完善，造成許多具有無效事由的專利被授予專利權，這些專利權的存在侵害公眾利益甚鉅，中國大陸的對策為：提起專利公益訴訟使瑕疵專利無效，鼓勵任意第三人對專利之有效性提出挑戰，請求專利管理機關重新進行專利有效性的審查，維護公眾的合法利益；本文比較我國目前具有瑕疵之專利權，仍由民間企業基於非公共利益之商業利益考量而提出專利舉發，分析兩岸的制度及案例，檢視我國專利公益訴訟提出之可能，期使舉發專利無效之制度得以更臻健全。 / The purpose of the study was to analyze the public interest with regards to patent litigation cases in China. Public interest litigation is litigation for the protection of the public interest. Patentees have the exclusive right to prevent others from exploiting the invention without the patentees' consent during the legal protection. However, intellectual property rights are set up to protect not only rights of patentee but also that of social welfare. To reconcile the contradictions between private interest and public welfare, the study focuses on the phenomenon of abuse of patents discussed in the patent systems and the merits of public interest in patent litigation. Furthermore, the study examines China public interest patent litigation to invalidate defected patent system and encourage any third party to challenge the validity of the patent. Under the comparative legal study approach, the study can provide different perspective for our legal system to improve more beneficially our Patent law system.

L’invalidité attribuable à la douleur représente un problème important en raison de ses coûts personnels, financiers et sociétaux. L’effort scientifique mène à l’identification des facteurs de risque pour l’évolution de la douleur vers un état qui mine la capacité de la personne affligée à vaquer à ses occupations fondamentales. Cet effort met en relief le rôle déterminant que jouent les facteurs psychosociaux à chaque stade de l’évolution vers l’invalidité en raison de la douleur. Parmi les facteurs mis en cause, se trouvent les difficultés psychologiques (dépression, anxiété, somatisation, trouble de la personnalité, catastrophisme et évitement de l’activité), l’insatisfaction au travail et le contexte de réclamation. Forts de cette connaissance, les pays industrialisés se dotent de lignes directrices pour la prise en charge de la douleur aiguë dans le but de réduire les coûts, tant pour la personne que pour la société. Vingt ans après la parution des premiers guides de pratique, et la publication subséquente de dizaines d’autres guides véhiculant essentiellement les mêmes informations, les médecins peinent toujours à appliquer les recommandations. À partir des données probantes issues de la littérature scientifique, le présent ouvrage propose une synthèse critique des résultats pour pousser la réflexion et faire avancer la démarche dans le sens d’une réduction des coûts personnels, financiers et sociétaux. / Disability due to pain is a significant problem owing to its personal, financial and societal costs. Scientific efforts are aimed towards the identification of the risk factors for the development of pain leading to a state which undermines the afflicted person’s ability to attend to his/her basic functions. These efforts highlight the key role that psycho-social factors play in each stage of the progression towards disability due to pain. Among the influencing factors are psychological difficulties (depression, anxiety, somatization, personality disorder, catastrophization and activity avoidance), dissatisfaction at work and the compensation context. In light of this awareness, industrialized countries have instituted policies for the management of acute pain with the aim of reducing costs, both for the patient and for society. Twenty years after the appearance of the first clinical practice guidelines and the subsequent publication of numerous other guides propounding essentially the same information, physicians are still struggling to apply the recommendations. Relying on the evidence from the scientific literature, this study proposes a critical synthesis of the results to provoke thought and to advance the process towards a reduction in the personal, financial and societal costs of pain.

Approximately every tenth citizen in the Czech Republic suffers from a disability. Persons with disabilities form a vulnerable group in the labour market, which is caused mainly by a lower level of their education. Therefore, it is important that legislation protects the disabled persons and encourages employers to their employment. Employing of disabled people is in the interest of entire society and also has an integrative dimension. The main objective of this thesis is to assess comprehensively the legal regulation of the employment of persons with disabilities in the Czech Republic, to reflect recent amendments to applicable legislation and simultaneously to verify the premise that these regulations are satisfactory and feasible in practice. The thesis consists of four parts. The first part focuses on the basic definitions and states in which aspects some similar terms are identical or different. Special attention is paid to the definition of a "disabled person" in all its major forms. The second part deals with international and European regulation, by which the Czech Republic is bound and with which the national legislation must be in accordance. The chapter focuses on a wide range of legal documents that give direction to Czech legislation and grant certain rights to disabled persons. The...

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:27:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vania Wongtschowski.pdf: 1219651 bytes, checksum: fffdb173e199394f0de7ebad5e5ff21c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-05-26 / This is a master s dissertation with the objective of analyzing the conversion of legal transactions, as regulated by section 170 of the Civil Code, as follows: section 170. If however a null legal transaction contains the requirements of another, the latter shall survive if the purpose intended by the parties allows the assumption that they would have wanted it had they foreseen nullity . This section was inspired by paragraph 140 of the German Civil Code, section 393 of the Portuguese Civil Code and section 1424 of the Italian Civil Code, and is based upon the principle of maintenance of legal values, thus seeking to safeguard the relevance of transactional declarations and ensure that legal transactions may achieve their social function. Throughout the work, the author defends the idea that the purpose of the conversion of legal transactions should be perceived through a social and objective perspective, therefore removing the need to seek the internal will of the agents of the legal relationship in order to seek the practical effects that would arise out of the legal transaction were it not invalid or ineffective in an objective manner and on the basis of the transactional declaration. As such, based upon the analysis of the effects that would be achieved by such transaction, it is possible to conceive its conversion, causing the invalid or ineffective legal transaction to be perceived under a new label by means of an act of legal characterization so that effect can be given to such legal transaction. The conversion of legal transactions is consistent with the evolvement of civil law and the so-called socialization and functions of private law to the extent that it seeks to cause legal transactions achieve their social function, thus not frustrating the trust or the fair expectation of the other party or society / Trata-se de dissertação de mestrado que visa à análise do instituto da conversão do negócio jurídico, disciplinado no artigo 170 do Código Civil, com o seguinte teor: art. 170. Se, porém, o negócio jurídico nulo contiver os requisitos de outro, subsistirá este quando o fim a que visavam as partes permitir supor que o teriam querido, se tivessem previsto a nulidade . Este artigo foi inspirado no parágrafo 140 do Código Civil alemão, nos artigos 393 do Código Civil português e 1424 do Código Civil italiano, e tem como fundamento o princípio da conservação dos valores jurídicos, procurando salvaguardar a relevância da declaração negocial e garantir que o negócio jurídico possa atingir a sua função social. Sustentamos, ao longo do trabalho, que o instituto da conversão do negócio jurídico deve ser encarado sob uma perspectiva social e objetiva, eliminando-se a necessidade de se buscar a vontade interna dos sujeitos da relação jurídica, para se buscar, em uma base objetiva e tomando por base a declaração negocial, os efeitos práticos que adviriam do negócio jurídico, não fosse a sua invalidade ou ineficácia. Com base, assim, na análise dos efeitos que seriam alcançados por tal negócio, é possível se falar em sua conversão, o que fará com que o negócio inválido ou ineficaz seja encarado com uma outra roupagem, por meio de um ato de qualificação jurídica, a fim de que sejam atribuídos efeitos a tal negócio jurídico. O instituto da conversão do negócio jurídico está em consonância com a evolução do direito civil e com a chamada socialização e funcionalização do direito privado, na medida em que busca fazer com que o negócio possa atingir sua função social, não frustrando a confiança ou a justa expectativa da outra parte ou mesmo da sociedade

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:29:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Karla Botrel.pdf: 1000966 bytes, checksum: d77a0166cc85c30548ee2dcadda55ada (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-05-22 / The goal of the present work is to study the reflexes of the due process of law on the public administration decisions referring to urban licenses declaration of invalidity. Therefore, the dissertation analyzes the power of the public administration to impose limits to individual property and freedom, the concept and the essential aspects of urban licenses, the due process of law, its historical evolution, its contemporary concept and applicability in the ambits of public administration and administrative processes, comprehending also the declaration of invalidity of the urban licenses and its consequences, such as the possible limits to the juridical duty of the public administration of controlling its own acts legality. The conclusion drawn from this research was that the observation of the due process of law in its two aspects, material and formal, in administrative processes for declaration of invalidity of urban licenses serves as a guideline to the public administration when defining, in the concrete cases, the most adequate behavior in order to achieve public interest and maintain the stability of the juridical system, which can be done through the effective declaration of invalidity of the administrative act or, eventually, through the stabilization of the legal situation and refrain from declarating its invalidity in recognition of other juridical principles concretely present in the case, such as legal certainty and good faith / O presente trabalho tem como objetivo estudar os reflexos do princípio do devido processo legal nas decisões da Administração Pública relativas à invalidação das licenças urbanísticas. Assim, a dissertação aborda o poder da Administração Pública de impor as limitações à propriedade e à liberdade dos indivíduos, o conceito e os aspectos essenciais das licenças urbanísticas, a análise da cláusula do devido processo legal, sua evolução histórica, sua concepção atual e aplicabilidade no âmbito da Administração Pública e dos processos administrativos, abrangendo, ainda, a invalidação das licenças urbanísticas e suas consequências, tais como as possíveis limitações desse dever de autotutela. Ao final do trabalho, conclui-se que a observância do princípio do devido processo legal em suas duas acepções, material e formal, nos processos administrativos para invalidação das licenças urbanísticas, serve como diretriz para que a Administração Pública possa, no caso concreto, definir o comportamento mais adequado à satisfação do interesse público e à manutenção da ordem jurídica, o que poderá se constituir na efetiva invalidação do ato ou, eventualmente, significar o dever de estabilizar a situação ilegal e se abster do dever de invalidar em face de outros princípios jurídicos presentes concretamente, como a segurança jurídica e a boa-fé

Estreia, na Constituição Federal de 1988, de forma expressa, a incidência dos princípios da ampla defesa e do due process no processo administrativo, consagrando, pois, a presença efetiva do modelo Estado de Direito a emoldurar e balizar a atividade desenvolvida pelo Poder Público. Considerando, destarte, que o Estado atua não apenas por intermédio de atos administrativos isolados, mas também por via de processos, cada dia mais complexos, demandando um particular debruçar por parte dos analistas, pareceu-nos oportuno o estudo da incidência da teoria das nulidades em sede de processos administrativos. A perspectiva deste estudo, sem abandonar a teoria da invalidez dos atos administrativos, busca o aprofundamento no domínio da ocorrência de fatores que possam conduzir à nulidade e invalidade do processo administrativo tanto geral, como disciplinar perquirindo as condições necessárias para assegurar aos processos trâmites regulares, afastando os vícios e mantendo-os sempre no campo da legalidade. A perspectiva do trabalho, destarte, busca recolocar tema tão polêmico em debate e, sob a lente da investigação científica, apresentar, de modo sistematizado, as doutrinas, as teses desenvolvidas e a jurisprudência construída de modo a assegurar a evolução do tratamento jurídico oferecido ao processo administrativo para o efetivo atingimento de suas finalidades públicas. Ao administrado, de outro lado, a pesquisa se revela de interesse, porquanto põe à luz, evidenciando, os princípios pelos quais a Administração deve se pautar para que determinado ato seja válido e eficaz. Cuida-se de preservar a supremacia do interesse público, em prol dos objetivos fundamentais do standard do Estado Democrático de Direito, dentre eles, uma sociedade livre, justa e solidária / For the first time, the 1988 Brazilian Federal Constitution expressly provides for the application of the principles of fair hearing and due process of law to administrative procedures, thereby enshrining the tangible presence of the rule of law approach, whose purpose is to frame and limit the activities performed by the Government. Therefore, considering that the Government does not operate only through isolated administrative acts, but also through increasingly complex processes that require particular examination by analysts, it seems fitting to study the application of the theory of nullities in administrative procedures. Although it does not depart from the theory of invalidity of administrative acts, the focus of this study is to inquire into facts that may result in the nullity and invalidity of administrative procedures both of a general and disciplinary nature and establish the necessary conditions to ensure the regular course of procedure, thereby avoiding errors and preserving its legal integrity. Thus, this paper aims to rekindle the discussion on this controversial subject and, based on a scientific analysis, presents a systematized portrayal of the relevant doctrines, theses and case law that were produced with a view to the development of the legal framework that underpins administrative procedure and the fulfillment of its public mission. On the other hand, this research is of interest also to private individuals, as it brings to light the principles the Public Administration must observe for any given act to be considered valid and effective. Particular care is taken to preserve the paramount importance of public interest as a fundamental objective that determines the standards of a state founded on the rule of law, including a free, equal and fair society.

This thesis analyzes the institution of marriage in the legal order of the Czech Republic in comparison with the canon law of the Catholic Church. The first part specifies legal adjustments of marriage in the Civil Code and the Code of Canon Law. Moreover, attributes and purpose of marriage and the rights and responsibilities of spouses are described. The second part discusses the origin of marriage, and also the relationship between civil and religious marriages. Following sections examine invalid and void marriage. In conclusion, case studies of termination of marriages are compared. Canon law does not compete with secular law; in the Czech Republic, canonical matrimonial law is legally irrelevant to the secular law. Secular law is legally binding for all citizens of the Czech Republic, canon law is legally binding for Catholics.

Estreia, na Constituição Federal de 1988, de forma expressa, a incidência dos princípios da ampla defesa e do due process no processo administrativo, consagrando, pois, a presença efetiva do modelo Estado de Direito a emoldurar e balizar a atividade desenvolvida pelo Poder Público. Considerando, destarte, que o Estado atua não apenas por intermédio de atos administrativos isolados, mas também por via de processos, cada dia mais complexos, demandando um particular debruçar por parte dos analistas, pareceu-nos oportuno o estudo da incidência da teoria das nulidades em sede de processos administrativos. A perspectiva deste estudo, sem abandonar a teoria da invalidez dos atos administrativos, busca o aprofundamento no domínio da ocorrência de fatores que possam conduzir à nulidade e invalidade do processo administrativo tanto geral, como disciplinar perquirindo as condições necessárias para assegurar aos processos trâmites regulares, afastando os vícios e mantendo-os sempre no campo da legalidade. A perspectiva do trabalho, destarte, busca recolocar tema tão polêmico em debate e, sob a lente da investigação científica, apresentar, de modo sistematizado, as doutrinas, as teses desenvolvidas e a jurisprudência construída de modo a assegurar a evolução do tratamento jurídico oferecido ao processo administrativo para o efetivo atingimento de suas finalidades públicas. Ao administrado, de outro lado, a pesquisa se revela de interesse, porquanto põe à luz, evidenciando, os princípios pelos quais a Administração deve se pautar para que determinado ato seja válido e eficaz. Cuida-se de preservar a supremacia do interesse público, em prol dos objetivos fundamentais do standard do Estado Democrático de Direito, dentre eles, uma sociedade livre, justa e solidária / For the first time, the 1988 Brazilian Federal Constitution expressly provides for the application of the principles of fair hearing and due process of law to administrative procedures, thereby enshrining the tangible presence of the rule of law approach, whose purpose is to frame and limit the activities performed by the Government. Therefore, considering that the Government does not operate only through isolated administrative acts, but also through increasingly complex processes that require particular examination by analysts, it seems fitting to study the application of the theory of nullities in administrative procedures. Although it does not depart from the theory of invalidity of administrative acts, the focus of this study is to inquire into facts that may result in the nullity and invalidity of administrative procedures both of a general and disciplinary nature and establish the necessary conditions to ensure the regular course of procedure, thereby avoiding errors and preserving its legal integrity. Thus, this paper aims to rekindle the discussion on this controversial subject and, based on a scientific analysis, presents a systematized portrayal of the relevant doctrines, theses and case law that were produced with a view to the development of the legal framework that underpins administrative procedure and the fulfillment of its public mission. On the other hand, this research is of interest also to private individuals, as it brings to light the principles the Public Administration must observe for any given act to be considered valid and effective. Particular care is taken to preserve the paramount importance of public interest as a fundamental objective that determines the standards of a state founded on the rule of law, including a free, equal and fair society.