RGSL Law Library

⚪️ Exciting news! To celebrate their recent merger, Brill and De Gruyter have made Brill’s extensive collection of eBooks and eJournals (https://brill.com/) available for free until November 30th, 2024, as part of a special trial.

Reminder: You must be connected to the RGSL IP/VPN to access the content.

🔵 Curious about the latest developments in European patent law? Ever wondered how tax havens operate or why they matter?

We have you covered with our latest acquisitions from De Gruyter:

* An anatomy of tax havens : Europe, the Caribbean and the United States of America / Paul R. Beckett. De Gruyter, 2023.
* European Patent Law : The unified Patent Court and the European Patent Convention / edited by Duncan Matthews and Paul Torremans. De Gruyter, 2023.

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🟢 We are happy to share the latest addition to the RGSL Library: "Handbook Industry 4.0: Law, Technology, Society," edited by Walter Frenz. This book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary look at how the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, is shaping law, technology, and society.

More about the book: "The handbook presents an overview of Industry 4.0 and offers solutions for important practical questions. The law and its current challenges regarding data assignment (who owns the data? / EU guidelines), data security, data protection (General Data Protection Regulation), cyberattacks, competition law (right to access vs. monopolists, permissible and prohibited exchanges of information, possible collaborations) is the point of departure. In turn, the book explores peculiarities in specific areas of Industry 4.0 (Internet of Production, mechanical engineering, artificial intelligence, electromobility, autonomous driving, traffic, medical science, construction, energy industry, etc.). The book’s closing section addresses general developments in management, the digital transformation of companies and the world of work, and ethical questions."

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-64448-5

Starting today, we are extending the Law Library opening hours!

📆Weekdays: from 9:00 to 20:00
📆Saturdays: from 10:00 to 17:00

We look forward to seeing you at the library!😊

🟡Take a look at our May acquisitions from Cambridge University Press with new editions of well-known publications:

* International Human Rights Law and Practice / Ilias Bantekas, Lutz Oette. Fourth edition. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
* European Union Law: Text and Materials / Damian Chalmers, Gareth Davies, Giorgio Monti, Veerle Heyvaert. Fifth edition. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
* International Commercial Contracts / Giuditta Cordero-Moss. Second edition. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
* The Use of Force and International Law / Christian Henderson. Second edition. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
* International Law / Jan Klabbers. Fourth edition. Cambridge University Press, 2024.

🟢The latest acquisitions from Wolters Kluwer:

* UNIDROIT principles of international commercial contracts :an article-by-article commentary /Eckart Brödermann. Kluwer Law International, 2023.
* Incoterms 2020 Handbook :Effecting deliveries in challenging times /Lauri Railas. Kluwer Law International, 2023.
* Arbitration beyond borders :essays in memory of Guillermo Aguilar Álvarez /edited by Nigel Blackaby KC, W. Michael Reisman. Kluwer Law International, 2023.
* Corporate acquisitions and mergers in Latvia /Valters Kronbergs ; general editor Peter Begg. Wolters Kluwer, 2023.
* International cybersecurity and privacy law in practice /Charlotte A. Tschider. Kluwer Law International, 2023.
*Public law in a troubled era :a tribute to professor Patrick Birkinshaw /edited by Katarzyna Gromek-Broc. Kluwer Law International, 2023.

A full list of February acquisitions available here: https://kopkatalogs.lv/F/?func=find-c&base=lnc04&ccl_term=wjb=(j202401*)%20or%20wjb=(r202401*)%20or%20wjb=(j202402*)%20or%20wjb=(r202402*)

Happy to share that the Baltic Yearbook of International Law has been added to one of the biggest bibliographic and citation databases of multidisciplinary scientific publications, Scopus.
It will give a broader audience to the existing and future authors published in the Yearbook, as their articles are already and will be searchable among entries for more than 21,000 journals, 86,000 e-books, 6.8 million conference proceedings, and 27 million patents.
The Yearbook joined the family of legal publications in 2001 as an annual publication containing contributions on topical issues in international law and related fields that are relevant to Baltic affairs and beyond and serving as an essential source of information not available elsewhere on the practices of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the field of international law. The Yearbook is published in cooperation between the Riga Graduate School of Law and Brill/Nijhoff Publishers under the auspices of the Baltic editorial board.
More here: https://bit.ly/RGSL_Scopus

We are pleased to inform that the trial to access De Gruyter and UPL (Publisher Partner) All eBooks Spring 24 on degruyter.com is granted to 30 April 2024. The publisher offers an impressive collection of full texts of books in Law, Diplomacy and other Social Science subjects.

🟠New Year, new books at RGSL Library!
Explore our latest additions covering topics like environmental law, animal rights, and European Convention on Human Rights.

Stop by and find something valuable for your interests or research topics.

*Animal rights law / Raffael N Fasel and Sean C Butler. Hart Publishing, an Imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
* Extraterritoriality and climate change jurisdiction : exploring EU climate protection under international law / Natalie L. Dobson. Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.
*General principles of the European Convention on Human Rights / Janneke Gerards, Utrecht University. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
* Renewable energy law / Olivia Woolley. Hart Publishing, an Imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
* Migration and the European convention on human rights / edited by Başak Çali, Ledi Bianku, Iulia Motoc. Oxford University Press, 2021.

The full list of acquisitions available here: https://kopkatalogs.lv/F/?func=find-c&base=lnc04&ccl_term=wjb=(j202312*)%20or%20wjb=(r202312*)

December is a good month for reading law books. You are welcome to visit us and we guarantee you a nice winter view from the balcony!

🟠New acquisitions in the library!

Explore these new additions to our collection and enhance your knowledge in the fields of EU law, private international law, international arbitration, and more:

*Commentary on the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) 5th edition / edited by Ingeborg Schwenzer and Ulrich G. Schroeter. Oxford University Press, 2022.
* Redfern and Hunter on international arbitration 7th edition / Nigel Blackaby KC, Constantine Partasides KC with Alan Redfern. Oxford University Press, 2022.
* The substantive law of the EU : the four freedoms 7th edition / Catherine Barnard. Oxford University Press, 2022.
*The preservation of art and culture in times of war / edited by Claire Finkelstein, Derek Gillman and Frederik Rosén. Oxford University Press, 2022.
*Constitutional public reason / Wojciech Sadurski. Oxford University Press, 2023.
*Shocking the conscience of humanity : gravity and the legitimacy of international criminal law / Margaret M. deGuzman. Oxford University Press, 2022.

For a full list of acquisitions in September, visit: https://kopkatalogs.lv/F/?func=find-c&base=lnc04&ccl_term=wjb=(j202309*)%20or%20wjb=(r202309*)

❗Great news: starting today, we are extending the Law Library opening hours!
The library will be open on weekdays from 9.00 to 20.00 and on Saturdays from 10.00 to 17.00.

🟡 Explore our latest acquisitions on international law, international criminal law, and EU law from Cambridge University Press.

* Aust’s modern treaty law and practice 4th ed. / Jeremy Hill. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
* The Cambridge companion to European criminal law / edited by Kai Ambos and Peter Rackow. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
* The crime of aggression under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court / Carrie McDougall. Cambridge University Press, 2021.
* Great judgments of the European Court of Justice : rethinking the landmark decisions of the foundational period / William Phelan. Cambridge University Press, 2021.
*Cyber operations and international law / François Delerue. Cambridge University Press, 2021.
* An introduction to the International Criminal Court 6th ed. / William A. Schabas. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Full list of May acquisitions available here:
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🔴Great news for RGSL students!
Until 31 May, RGSL students and faculty members have access to the full texts of all books from the Bloomsbury Collections (which includes Hart Publishing): https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/

❗️Please note that access to the full text of the books requires RGSL VPN connection or RGSL network.

⚫️ Our latest acquisition “COVID-19 law & regulation: rights, freedoms, and obligations in a pandemic” analyses major legal and regulatory responses internationally to COVID-19, and the impact the pandemic has had on human rights and freedoms, governance, the obligations of states and individuals, as well the role of the World Health Organization and other international bodies during this time.

More information about the book:

COVID-19, Law & Regulation COVID-19 is the most severe pandemic the world has experienced in a century.

🔴The most recent acquisitions in the RGSL library cover topics like data protection law, internet law, freedom of speech, cross-border litigation, agricultural law, and others.

If you are interested in any of these topics, be sure to visit the RGSL library and check out the new acquisitions.

* Internet law: a concise guide to regulation around the world / Edward J. Swan. Kluwer Law International, 2022.
* Social media, freedom of speech and the future of our democracy / edited by Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone. Oxford University Press, 2022.
* Data protection implementation guide: a legal, risk and technology framework for the GDPR / Brendan Quinn. Kluwer Law International, 2021.
* The agricultural law of the EU / René Barents. Kluwer Law International, 2022.

Full list of acquisitions available here: https://kopkatalogs.lv/F/?func=find-c&base=lnc04&ccl_term=wjb=(j202301*)%20or%20wjb=(r202301*)%20or%20wjb=(j202302*)%20or%20wjb=(r202302*)

In 2023 RGSL Library offers access to the following selection of e-books from the Kluwer Digital Book Platform: https://wkldigitalbooks.integra.co.in/Customer/Home
• Honnold’s Uniform Law for International Sales under the 1980 United Nations Convention, 5th Edition (2021)
• Rome Regulations: Commentary 3rd ed. (2020)
• European tax law, vol. 2: Indirect Taxation - Full 7th Edition (2022)
• Cross-Border Litigation in Central Europe: EU Private International Law Before National Courts by Csongor István Nagy (2022)
• The Singapore Convention on Mediation: A Commentary 2nd Edition (2022)
• The Digital Economy and International Trade: Transnational Data Flows Regulation by Robert Walters. (2022)
• Handbook of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration: Key Issues and Concepts (2022)
• Internet Law: A Concise Guide to Regulation Around the World by Edward J. Swan (2022)
• After the Damages Directive: Policy and Practice in the EU Member States and the United Kingdom (2022), and others.

🔴 What better way to start the new year than by exploring the RGSL library's most recent acquisitions?

* EU diplomatic law / Sanderijn Duquet. Oxford University Press, 2022.
* Intellectual property law 6th edition / L. Bently, B. Sherman, D. Gangjee, and P. Johnson.
* Commentary on the third Geneva Convention: Convention (III) relative to the treatment of prisoners of war. Cambridge University Press, 2021. Oxford University Press, 2022.
* AI in eHealth : human autonomy, data governance and privacy in healthcare / edited by Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci, Michael Lowery Wilson, Mark Fenwick, Nikolaus Forgó, Till Bärnighausen. Cambridge University Press, 2022.
* International legal theory: foundations and frontiers / edited by Jeffrey L. Dunoff, Mark A. Pollack. Cambridge University Press, 2022.
* The Cambridge companion to the rule of law / edited by Jens Meierhenrich. Cambridge University Press, 2021.
The Cambridge companion to international organizations law / edited by Jan Klabbers. Cambridge University Press, 2022.
* Routledge handbook of family law and policy. 2nd edition / edited by John Eekelaar and Rob George. Routledge, 2021.

The full list of acquisitions: https://kopkatalogs.lv/F/2PYBYDIUJ6MV5AC8AYN45J4TXT499L691X4T9T3Y4MR4B1BLR9-28165?func=short-jump&jump=000001

The RGSL library would like to express gratitude for the generous book donation from IBFD - International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation.

IBFD's donated tax law publications will be an excellent addition to our collection and a valuable resource for RGSL students and faculty.

The full list of donated publications:
* Roy Rohatgi on international taxation: Volume 1: Principles / managing editors, Ola Ostaszewska, Belema R. Obuoforibo. IBFD, 2018.
Corporate tax residence and mobility: 2017 EATLP Congress, Łódź, 1-3 June 2017, editor Edoardo Traversa. IBFD, 2018.
* Taxation of international sportsmen / Karolina Tetłak. IBFD, 2014.
* Mastering the IP life cycle from a legal, tax and accounting perspective: grasping the intangible ; editors Isabel Verlinden and Anuschka Bakker. IBFD, 2018.
* Tax avoidance revisited in the EU BEPS context: 2016 EATLP Congress, Munich 2-4 June 2016 / editor Ana Paula Dourado. IBFD, 2017.
* New exchange on information versus tax solutions of equivalent effect: 2014 EATLP Congress, Istanbul 29-31 May 2014 / editor Giuseppe Marino. IBFD, 2015.
* Taxation of charities: 2012 EATLP Congress Rotterdam, 31 May -2 June 2012 / editor Frans Vanistendael. IBFD, 2015.
* The sources of EU law and their relationships: lessons for the field of taxation: primary law, secondary law, fundamental freedoms and state aid rules / Rita Szudoczky. IBFD, 2014.
* The taxing road to sustainable growth: resource productivity and corporate taxation / Mark Bowler Smith. IBFD, 2013.
* Taxation of workers in Europe: 2008 EATLP Congress, Cambridge, 10-12 July 2008 / editor Joerg Manfred Moessner. IBFD, 2010.
* Traditional and alternative routes to European tax integration: primary law, secondary law, soft law, coordination, comitology and their relationship / edited by Dennis Weber. IBFD, 2010.
* The EC interest savings directive: 2006 EATLP Congress, Budapest 1-3 June 2006 / editor Frans Vanistendael. IBFD, 2015.

The RGSL library invites you to take a look at our most recent EU law acquisitions:

🔴 National constitutions and EU integration / edited by Stefan Griller, Lina Papadopoulou and Roman Puff. Hart Publishing, 2022.
* Written by recognised authorities in each Member State, including Judge of the European Court of Human Rights Mārtiņš Mits.
The book offers an authoritative and rigorous overview of the European Union's constitutional landscape.

🔴 EU external relations law: the cases in context / edited by Graham Butler and Ramses A Wessel. Hart Publishing, 2022.
* The book analyses and contextualises the entire breadth of the jurisprudence of EU external relations law through a systematic, case-by-case account of the field.

🔴 The juridification of individual sanctions and the politics of EU law / Eva Nanopoulos. Hart Publishing, 2021.
* In this book, the author provides a thoughtful discussion of the law, politics, and political economy of sanctions, focusing on their increasingly pronounced role in EU security law and policy.

🔴 Law and judicial dialogue on the return of irregular migrants from the European Union / edited by Madalina Moraru, Galina Cornelisse and Philippe De Bruycker. Hart Publishing, 2022.
* This book addresses the interaction and dialogue between domestic judiciaries and European courts in the implementation of European return policy.

The full list of acquisitions available here: https://kopkatalogs.lv/F/?func=find-c&base=lnc04&ccl_term=wjb=(j202210*)%20or%20wjb=(r202210*)%20

🔴Our newest acquisition, “The Lawyer’s Style Guide”, is a required reading for all those engaged in the practice and study of law, as well as a helpful source of information for writing research papers and thesis.

"The Lawyer's Style Guide" by Peter Butt covers almost everything students and practitioners need to know about legal writing in order to achieve an effective writing style:
abbreviations, acronyms, active and passive voice, brackets, bullet points, citation methods, cross-referencing, fonts, document design, footnotes, gender-neutral language, numbering systems, plain legal language, punctuation, the use of Latin in law, structures for legal advice and documents, and techniques for editing and proofreading.
Other topics include ambiguity, deeds, definitions, provisos, recitals, simplified outlines, terms of art, tone, and the various principles of legal interpretation.

There have been discussions about the UN Security Council’s inability to take action while genocide, crimes against humanity, and/or war crimes are occurring.

In one of our latest acquisitions the author, Jennifer Trahan, presents a new, major thesis – that when permanent members of the UN Security Council threaten or use their veto power to block measures aimed at preventing or punishing genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity, they may be acting contrary to international law. She argues that the use or threat of the veto in such situations can contravene fundamental norms of international law, key international conventions and the 'Purposes and Principles' of the United Nations Charter, and suggests ways to challenge the current state of affairs.

More information about the book:

Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in the Face of Atrocity Crimes Cambridge Core - Public International Law - Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in the Face of Atrocity Crimes

RGSL library acquisitions for those who are interested in human rights:

* The European Union and human rights: analysis, cases, and materials / Jan Wouters and Michal Ovádek. Oxford University Press, 2021.
* A commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: the UN Human Rights Committee’s Monitoring of ICCPR Rights / Paul M. Taylor. Cambridge University Press, 2020.
* National human rights institutions: rules, requirements and practice / David Langtry, Kirsten Roberts Lyer. Oxford University Press, 2021.
* International human rights law 4th ed. / edited by Daniel Moeckli, Sangeeta Shah, Sandesh Sivakumaran. Oxford University Press, 2022.
* Foundations of global health & human rights 3rd ed. / edited by Lawrence O. Gostin and Benjamin Mason Meier. Oxford University Press, 2020.
* Employment law and human rights / Robin Allen QC, Rachel Crasnow QC, Anna Beale, Claire McCann, Rachel Barrett. Oxford University Press, 2018.
* Offensive speech, religion, and the limits of the law / Nicholas Hatzis. Oxford University Press, 2021.

🟢 New acquisitions September 2022!

The latest RGSL library acquisitions include publications about environmental and energy law.
These publications address vital questions about how to achieve energy justice and provide a thorough grounding in the underlying principles of international and environmental law, as the world faces the urgent challenges of climate change:

* Energy justice and energy law / edited by Íñigo del Guayo, Lee Godden, Donald N. Zillman, Milton F. Montoya and José Juan González. Oxford University Press, 2020.
* Birnie, Boyle & Redgwell’s international law and the environment / Alan Boyle, Catherine Redgwell. Oxford University Press, 2021.

The full list of our latest book acquisitions available here :
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We have excellent news - from 26 September we are extending the Law Library opening hours! The Library will be open on weekdays from 9.00 to 20.00 and on Saturdays from 10.00 to 17.00.