Signalling the beginning of a new era to international civil aviation, the concept of the CNS/ATM systems came into being as the result of joint efforts of the international community, under the aegis of ICAO, in search for a solution to the limitations of the ground-based air navigation systems, which would otherwise inhibit further development of air transport on a global scale. Employing digital and satellite technologies in support of a seamless air traffic management system, it will bring improvements upon the present levels of safety, efficiency and accuracy, as well as increased capacity and economic benefits. / An analysis of the existing legal tools hereby confirms the need for the development of an appropriate legal framework for the GNSS. In considering the fundamental principles to be contained therein, this thesis examines the adequacy of an international convention as the long-term means to provide for the legal guarantees which will inspire world-wide confidence in the integrity of the system. Finally, it provides detailed examination of the relevant legal issues, such as liability, certification, administration, financing and cost recovery, as well as future operating structures. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

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This thesis is as an attempt to overview the forms of trade secret protection presently in place in the United States, Canada, the European Union and Romania. These jurisdictions were selected because they present a diversity of legal background and a variety of forms of trade secret protection. / The introductory chapter deals with the historical and economic backgrounds of the trade secret protection. An overview of trade secret protection at international scale is also provided. The thesis compares the forms of trade secret protection available in each jurisdiction. Based on the survey, the thesis comes to an answer of the question of "What is the most appropriate form of trade secrets protection?". / The final chapter provides a number of conclusions and recommendations.

The opening of telecommunications to competition since the beginning of the 1980's has several explanations. Governments have acknowledged that the regulatory preservation of national monopolies had become impossible as well as economically inefficient, notably because of certain technological revolutions. Liberalization of telecommunications must also be seen in the context of a global opening of markets, of which the most obvious manifestation is the creation of the WTO. At the European level, liberalization is the logical consequence of the Treaty of Rome principles and objectives. / Introducing competition to the telecommunication sector proves to be extremely difficult in practice, especially in a context where telecommunication, media an information technologies industries converge. The new regulation must find, through the definition of interconnection conditions between operators and the preservation of universal service, an equilibrium between the conflicting interests of incumbent and new operators, and those of professional and residential customers.

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This thesis has been written to provide the reader with a general understanding of a securitization transaction. It should be considered constructive reading for persons engaged in the practice of Canadian corporate, banking and securities law, the financial services industry as well as corporate officers who wish to expand their knowledge on the topic of structured finance. The following describes the primary participants and basic components involved in a securitization transaction and discusses how each comes together to result in the issuance of asset-backed securities. Further, this thesis provides an analysis of each step and aspect that is necessary to structure a securitization transaction. Securitization involves a multitude of legal, accounting and tax issues, and this thesis concentrates on the most central of such issues. Lastly, this thesis concludes with some insight into what the future holds for the securitization market.

The granting of a range of discretionary powers to the franchisor shows the hierarchical face, besides the market or contractual face, of franchising and similar networks. Dealing with power-related contractual problems within these arrangements is particularly challenging, since they occupy a little explored niche in legal reasoning. In this thesis, I develop an interdisciplinary inquiry on the network concept to assess to which extent it reveals the rationalities underlying the granting of such powers. I study the typical contract law categories of control of the exercise of individual prerogatives available both in civil law and in common law tradition. I discuss to which extent those categories are capable of controlling the exercise of discretionary powers in franchise disputes. I finally turn to public law reasoning on control of power and propose a prudent transplant of some elements of this reasoning into contract law discourse.

This paper has critically investigated the nature of risk posed by regulatory authorities in OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-ordination and Development)countries in inhibiting the flourishing growth in the market for the outsourcing of e-commerce services in certain developing countries. In order to illustrate the extent of the benefits contained in the e-commerce outsourcing trade, specific attention was paid to the dramatic trade growth experienced in India, with outsourcing contracts representing a sizeable percentage of the Gross Domestic Product of that country and with all the prospects for continued future growth.

<p>This paper investigated how the law of industrial action is shaped in South Africa and in Germany, which specific problems occur in South Africa and Germany, and how the different legal systems solve these problems. It also compared the different legal approaches of these two countries.</p>