Book reviews

Ennio Di Nolfo (ed.), Power in Europe?II. Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy and the Origins of the EEC, 1952-1957. (Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1992), DM238.

Simon J. Nuttall, European Political Cooperation (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992), 343pp. £30, ISBN 0 19 827318 5.

Michael Smith and Stephen Woolcock, The United States and the European Community in a Transformed World (London: Pinter publishers for Royal Institute for International Affairs, 1993), 120 pp., £22.50 hb, £9.95 pb. ISBN 086187 0972/086187 0980.

Richard H. Ullman, Securing Europe (London: Adamantine Press, 1991), 175pp., £12.95. ISBN 0 7449 0036 0.

Cornelia Navari (ed.), The Condition of States: A Study in International Political Theory (Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1991), 238pp.

Francine Friedman, (comp. and ed.) Yugoslavia: A Comprehensive English-Language Bibliography (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 1993), xv + 547 pp., indices, US$ 120.

Richard Dean Burns (ed.), Encyclopedia of Arms Control and Disarmament (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993), three vols., 1692 pp. inch index, US$280, ISBN 0 684 19281 0.     

Jacob LJ untangles the web of unopposed patent appeals and decides the patentee should pick up the bill

In this recent decision of the Court of Appeal, Lord JusticeJacob has clarified the previously unsatisfactory law on unopposedpatent appeals. The practice of restoring to the register patentsthat had been found invalid at first instance, where on appealtheir validity was not contested, has been criticized. In futuresuch restoration will not occur without a full considerationof the merits by the Court of Appeal.     

Private equity: fashion cult or new religion? A challenge for the trust investment advisor

Trustees, in considering their investment policy, need to considerall types of investment. The balance between capital growthand income is a matter requiring constant appraisal and thisfrequently requires an examination of alternative investments.A current type of investment, on which there is much attention,is that of private equity. Is this something which should beconsidered as a trustee investment? The author examines thisquestion and places private equity in context.     

One Angry Man? A New Look at an Old Film

In this satire written from the perspective of the fictional defendant in the film 12 Angry Men , the arguments used by the dissenting juror to prove the possibility that the defendant is innocent are explained in ways that actually support his guilt.