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The Joint Contracts Tribunal are publishing a completely new standard form of contract for large clients on major construction projects. The main purpose of the form is to meet the particular needs of large commercial clients who do not themselves intend to occupy the premises, as well as property owners and developers (such as hoteliers and supermarkets) who regularly build. The Major Project Form is the first JCT form specifically to provide for third party rights. It caters for various levels...

The texts of the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and the European Agreement Supplementing the Convention on Road Traffic have been periodically amended, in order to keep pace with technological advances and a growing demand from society in the areas of road safety and protection of the environment. This publication includes the 2006 consolidated versions of the Convention and the Agreement.

The study of operations research arose during World War II to enhance the effectiveness of weapons and equipment used on the battlefield. Since then, operations research techniques have also been used to solve several sophisticated and complex defense-related problems. Operations Research for Military Organizations is a critical scholarly resource that examines the issues that have an impact on aspects of contemporary quantitative applications of operations research methods in the military. It a...

This book explores the concept of beneficial ownership in equity law, the domestic tax laws of the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, as well as its varied and increasing uses in international tax law. By analysing the evolution of beneficiary rights in equity and the use of beneficial ownership wording in tax law, the book draws a roadmap for dealing with beneficial ownership in both national and international tax law. This approach highlights those common misconceptions that can be...

The shocking, true story of a soldier gone rogue, and the court martial case that divided America. This is the full story of Eddie Gallagher, a US recruit who was inspired to serve his nation, who became addicted to combat, and whose need to prove himself among his fellow soldiers pushed him to extremes. His actions during a combat deployment to Mosul would divide his platoon, then the SEALs, the Navy, the armed forces, the government, and even the American public, when the President intervened...

Die Arbeit untersucht den seitens der UNESCO initiierten Technologietransfer. Nach der Einordnung des Technologietransfers in die verschiedenen Tatigkeitsbereiche der UNESCO und der Erarbeitung wichtiger thematischer Grundlagen und Zusammenhange kommt der Analyse der von der UNESCO verabschiedeten Normen ein Schwerpunkt zu. Neben weiteren voelkerrechtlichen Instrumenten mit Bezug zum Technologietransfer wird sodann auf relevante Institutionen im Kontext des Technologietransfers eingegangen und d...