Technology and Citizen Participation in the Construction of Democracy
The digest is a compilation of case laws from different jurisdictions that analyze trends in the worldwide interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods (CISG) in a clear, concise and objective manner. This second revision, originally published in 2004, intends to reflect the evolution of the case law on the CISG. The digest makes reference to case law reported in the CLOUT system (Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts) as well as to other sources. It assists in the dissemination of information on the CISG and further promotes its adoption, as well as its uniform interpretation and application. It is a useful tool in technical assistance activities, as well as to support judges, government officials, arbitrators, practitioners and academics.
Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211263367 Pages: 192 Price: $20.00
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211337921 Pages: N/A Price: TBD
UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
Treaty Handbook
Revised and updated, this handbook by the Treaty Section of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs is intended as a contribution to UN efforts to assist States in becoming parties to the international treaty framework. It is written in simple language and, with the aid of diagrams and step-by-step instructions, touches upon many aspects of treaty law and practice. This handbook is designed for use by States, international organizations and other relevant entities. In particular, it is intended to provide some degree of assistance to States that may have scarce resources and limited technical proficiency in treaty law and practice to participate fully in the multilateral treaty framework.
This publication contains a presentation of case laws rendered in jurisdictions having enacted the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. In light of the large number of cases collected, the Commission requested a tool specifically designed to present selected information on the interpretation and application of the Model Law in a clear, concise and objective manner. This request originated the UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. The purpose of the digest is to assist in the dissemination of information on the Model Law and further promote its adoption as well as its uniform interpretation and application. In addition, the digest is meant to help judges, government officials, arbitrators, practitioners and academics use more efficiently the case law relating to the UNCITRAL text.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211337181 Pages: 80 Price: $17.00
IN T ER NAT IO NA L L AW/G OV E R N A N C E
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211337938 Pages: 270 Price: TBD
United Nations e-Government Survey 2012: e-Government for the People
European Union Enlargement and Turkish Labour Migration
The survey was prepared in a context of multiple challenges to achieving sustainable development goals and a call for responsive and collaborative government. It explores the institutional framework for e-government and finds that the existence of a chief information officer acting as a national coordinating authority can help overcome internal barriers and focus minds on integrated responses to citizen concerns. The survey argues that e-government provides administrators with powerful tools for grappling with social equity and digital divide issues. Governments must find effective channels of communication that fit national circumstances while also taking steps to increase usage of online and mobile services to benefit citizens. The survey explores global e-government development and how best to move ahead.
United Nations
E-Government Survey 2012 E-Government for Sustainable Development
This book provides an accessible and comprehensive evaluation of labour migration in general and Turkish labour migration to the European Union (EU) in particular. It introduces the link between the European integration process and Turkish labour migration, and focuses on critical issues and policies relating to economic, demographic, political and social implications of the EU Eastern enlargement.
Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789280812060 Pages: 240 Price: $34.00
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211231908 Pages: 233 Price: $52.00 www.unpan.org/e-government
Reports of International Arbitral Awards, Vol.XXIX
Intellectual Property Commercialization: Policy Options and Practical Instruments
Innovation is the key driver of economic growth and development. A well-balanced, affordable and reliable system of intellectual property rights is needed to protect the — often large and highly risky — investments of innovative and creative companies against potential imitators and thereby provide key incentives to undertake such investments in the first place. Countries with economies in transition face particular challenges to integrate into global production networks and to find their own niche in the increasingly global value chains. This book discusses intellectual property management and focuses on the challenges that research organizations and small/medium enterprises face in using the intellectual property system, particularly in transition countries, and on the policy options available to support them.
International Arbitral Awards are of considerable importance, for they are a “subsidiary means for the determination of the rules of law” as provided in Article 38 of the Statue of the International Court of Justice. They are also important from the point of view of the progressive development of international law. The present volume of the United Nations Reports of International Arbitral Awards consists of a collection of awards and similar decisions relating to a particular field of international law, namely the delimitation and demarcation of international boundaries. It contains awards handed down in 34 different dispute-settlement procedures over a period of more than 150 years, from the late 18th century to mid-20th century.
Service Sector Reforms: Asia-Pacific Perspectives
Compendium of ICT Applications on Electronic Government, Volume 3: Mobile Applications on Citizen Engagement
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: January 2012 ISBN: 9789211337136 Pages: 564 Price: $70.00
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211170535 Pages: 126 Price: $22.00
SERVICE SECTOR REFORMS: ASIA-PACIFIC PERSPECTIVES
This is a collection of studies on services, most of which were presented at the conference on “Reforming services for inclusive and sustainable development of Asia and the Pacific” held in Bali, Indonesia in October 2010. The collection provides an agenda for future empirical research and must be perceived as a start. Its aim is to pinpoint key research questions and policy challenges, for which more focused analytical scrutiny, better data and more fine-tuned modelling efforts can hope to produce findings to improve public policies. Work of this nature may underpin the formulation, conducting and implementation of trade and investment policies, both within the remit of domestic reforms and of international cooperation and preferential and multilateral negotiations.
This compendium is comprised of various case studies that focus on advancing citizen engagement by using information and communication technology (ICT) applications. Through mobile technology, ICT applications are working to deliver essential services in many parts of the world. ICT applications compliment and work together with government bodies to help deliver services in education, health, agriculture and financial empowerment – just to name a few. Mobile technology also allows information to become increasingly accessible to many different populations. ICT’s advancements through mobile technology are engaging people of all ages and are quickly gaining popularity in the developing parts of the world.
Publisher: United Nations and ARTNet Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211206388 Pages: 250 Price: $28.00
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: January 2012 ISBN: 9789211231915 Pages: 110 Price: $35.00
ISBN 978-92-1-120638-8
Bangkok er 2011 – 300
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I N TE R N ATI O N A L L AW/GOV E R N A N C E
UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods, 2010 revision (CD-ROM)
This book addresses the electoral actors and people interested in the study of the value technologies and their impact in democracies. It aims to address both the benefits and limitations of information and communication technologies (ICT’s) on electoral projects as well as on citizen participation. The book is based on the study of specific cases and also relies on the input from different professional perspectives such as electoral authorities, UNDP officials, academics, representatives of civil society and electoral experts.
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