OECD Economic Surveys: Switzerland 2000

OECD Economic Surveys: Switzerland 2000
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2000-12-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9264177264

This 2000 edition of OECD's periodic review of the Swiss economy includes special features on progress in structural reform and on the challenge of an ageing population.

The Radical Right in Switzerland

The Radical Right in Switzerland
Author: Damir Skenderovic
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2009-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1845459482

There has been a tendency amongst scholars to view Switzerland as a unique case, and comparative scholarship on the radical right has therefore shown little interest in the country. Yet, as the author convincingly argues, there is little justification for maintaining the notion of Swiss exceptionalism, and excluding the Swiss radical right from cross-national research. His book presents the first comprehensive study of the development of the radical right in Switzerland since the end of the Second World War and therefore fills a significant gap in our knowledge. It examines the role that parties and political entrepreneurs of the populist right, intellectuals and publications of the New Right, as well as propagandists and militant groups of the extreme right assume in Swiss politics and society. The author shows that post-war Switzerland has had an electorally and discursively important radical right since the 1960s that has exhibited continuity and persistence in its organizations and activities. Recently, this has resulted in the consolidation of a diverse Swiss radical right that is now established at various levels within the political and public arena.

Switzerland

Switzerland
Author: International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1475560397

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economy of Switzerland withstood relatively well the sharp appreciation that followed the exit from the exchange rate floor. Economic performance has continued to firm in 2016 with support from domestic and external demand. GDP growth is forecast to reach 1.5 percent in 2016, and to stabilize at 1.7 percent over the medium term. Inflation is expected to return to positive territory in 2017 and to continue to rise to the middle of the target band. However, important external and domestic risks could affect this outlook, including resurgence in global financial market volatility, renewed concerns about the financial health of large global banks, and changes in Swiss–European Union economic relations.

Between the Alps and a Hard Place

Between the Alps and a Hard Place
Author: Angelo M. Codevilla
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2000-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 089526238X

Switzerland's "neutrality" is fully examined and challenged in this groundbreaking study of the economics underpinning the political in that country's successful non-alignment policies.

Non-Refoulement under the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention against Torture

Non-Refoulement under the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention against Torture
Author: Fanny De Weck
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2016-09-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004311491

This volume offers a comprehensive analysis and comparison of the case law and practice of the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations Committee against Torture in individual cases concerning the principle of non-refoulement. It covers both procedural and material aspects relevant in expulsion and extradition cases submitted by individuals under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) or Article 3 of the United Nations Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). The book is a particularly helpful tool for asylum lawyers, human rights advocates, and other practitioners. It is also a reference work of significant value to scholars interested in non-refoulement under both conventions and in the context of human rights or refugee law in general.

How to Complain to the Un Human Rights Treaty System

How to Complain to the Un Human Rights Treaty System
Author: Anne Fruma Bayefsky
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2003
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789041119117

With this volume Professor Bayefsky makes the international complaints procedure arising from the UN human rights treaty system available to individuals, lawyers, non-governmental organizations, and human right advocates in many parts of the world. She begins by indentifying the common features of the four complaints procedures under each of the four treaties. Each treaty is then examined in greater detail. Consideration is finally given to questions of overlap and the choise of a forum. The annexes provide the practical tools for filling a complaint.

Protocols for Secure Electronic Commerce

Protocols for Secure Electronic Commerce
Author: Mostafa Hashem Sherif
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 988
Release: 2017-12-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1315356406

Protocols for Secure Electronic Commerce, Third Edition presents a compendium of protocols for securing electronic commerce, or e-commerce, in consumer- and business-to-business applications. Attending to a variety of electronic payment systems currently in use around the globe, this edition: Updates all chapters to reflect the latest technical advances and developments in areas such as mobile commerce Adds a new chapter on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that did not exist at the time of the previous edition's publication Increases the coverage of PayPal in accordance with PayPal’s amplified role for consumers and businesses Expands the discussion of bank cards, dedicating a full chapter to magnetic stripe cards and a full chapter to chip-and-PIN technology Protocols for Secure Electronic Commerce, Third Edition offers a state-of-the-art overview of best practices for the security of e-commerce, complete with end-of-chapter review questions and an extensive bibliography of specialized references. A Solutions Manual and PowerPoint slides are available with qualifying course adoption.

Bias Challenges in International Commercial Arbitration

Bias Challenges in International Commercial Arbitration
Author: Sam Luttrell
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041131914

Shows how 'dirty' challenge tactics are made viable primarily by the prevalence of a judicially derived test for bias which focuses on appearances, rather than facts and He argues that the most commonly used test of bias, the 'reasonable apprehension' test, makes it easy to allege a lack of impartiality and independence.