Infrastructure Innovation in India: What can be inferred from EU Regulation?

This article assesses the innovation policy objectives underlying the proposed EU Telecom Single Market (TSM) regulation considering disruptive technological developments and asks what the regulator in India can infer from such regulation. The paper explores the network operator’s dilemma of how to deal with investments in a time where fundamental innovation comes from outside, and the regulator’s dilemma of how to improve the conditions for access to the operators’ networks and safeguard a level playing field. The measures with respect to two technological developments: the deployment of 5G and the goal to ensure very high-speed broadband access in the EU have been analysed. Thought is given to the effectiveness of imposing active and passive infrastructure arrangements. Should private law prevail over market regulation? A mix of regulatory measures is considered

Regulation of takeover bids in the EC and the US : the case of national interests as defensive tactics against unfriendly cross-border takeover bids

Award date: 31 December 1989Supervisor: G. TeubnerFirst made available online: 24 September 201

Directive 2015/1535/EU: Information provision on technical regulations directive

Detailed commentary on EU Directive 2015/1535/E

European private law

Lawyers around the world roughly agree on the meaning of private law. Whatever their national origins, they will point to contract and tort and identify their roots in the national private law order. Understanding European private law requires clarification of each of the three composite elements which includes Europe is not a state but a quasi-state with a multilevel governance structure, the law is not only private but also has a strong regulatory (public) dimension and law cannot be equated with codified law but has a multifaceted character-ranging from private regulation within a public regulatory frame to contract governance and self-regulation. Constitutionalization of private law through the increasing use of fundamental rights and human rights ranks high on the political, judicial, and academic agendas. The Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) is designed to operate in a framework based on conventional actors: individual private parties, judges, and the legislator