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  • Hitler's American Model

    The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law

    How American race law provided a blueprint for Nazi GermanyNazism triumphed in Germany during the high era of Jim Crow laws in the United States. Did the American regime of racial oppression in any way inspire the Nazis? The unsettling answer is yes. In Hitler's American Model, James Whitman presents a detailed investigation of the American impact on the notorious Nuremberg Laws, the centerpiece ... Read more

    11,44 €

  • The Governance of Insurance Undertakings

    Corporate Law and Insurance Regulation

    Series Book 6 - AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation
    This open access volume of the AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation brings together contributions from authors with different legal cultures. It aims to identify the legal issues that arise from the intersection of two disciplines: insurance law and corporate/company law. These legal issues are examined mainly from the perspective of European Union (EU) law. However, there ... Read more

    Free

  • Blockchain Regulation and Governance in Europe

    In Blockchain Regulation and Governance in Europe, Michèle Finck examines the relationship between blockchain technology and EU law and introduces the theme of blockchain governance. The book provides a general introduction to blockchains as both a regulatable and a regulatory technology and outlines the interaction between distributed ledger technology and specific areas of EU law, such as the ... Read more

    45,68 €

  • Two

    The Machine of Political Theology and the Place of Thought

    Translated by Zakiya Hanafi ...
    Series series Commonalities
    The debate on “political theology” that ran throughout the twentieth century has reached its end, but the ultimate meaning of the notion continues to evade us. Despite all the attempts to resolve the issue, we still speak its language—we remain in its horizon.The reason for this, says Roberto Esposito, lies in the fact that political theology is neither a concept nor an event; rather, it is the ... Read more

    26,49 €

  • Insurance Distribution Directive

    A Legal Analysis

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This open access volume of the AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation offers the first comprehensive legal and regulatory analysis of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). The IDD came into force on 1 October 2018 and regulates the distribution of insurance products in the EU. The book examines the main changes accompanying the IDD and analyses its impact on insurance ... Read more

    Free

  • Foundations of Property Law

    Things as Objects of Property Rights

    Translated by Jason Grant Allen ...
    Foundations of Property Law: Things as Objects of Property Rights is an abridged translation of the first volume of Christian von Bar's Gemeineuropäisches Sachenrecht -a milestone in European private law theory, and in comparative property law more broadly. Radical in content and scope, the English version examines the dynamics of interaction between the objects, contents, and holders of property. ... Read more

    137,37 €

  • People’s Tribunals, Human Rights and the Law

    Searching for Justice

    Edited by Regina Menachery Paulose ...
    People’s Tribunals are independent, peaceful, grassroots movements, created by members of civil society, to address impunity that is associated with ongoing or past atrocities. As such, they offer society an alternative history and create a space for healing and reconciliation to take place that may otherwise be stifled by political agendas and legal technicalities. Since the 1960’s, People’s ... Read more

    54,78 €

  • Improving the Tax System amid the Rule-of-Law China

    This book discusses China’s tax system, presenting a comprehensive and systematic research based on a multidisciplinary approach involving economics, finance, political science, sociology, law, public administration, history, and econometrics.With China moving toward the rule of law, this book proposes reforms to the tax laws and the stratified governance with a view to achieving tax neutrality, ... Read more

    114,47 €

  • Constitutional Remedies in Asia

    Edited by Po Jen Yap ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Asian Law
    Many jurisdictions in Asia have vested their courts with the power of constitutional review. Traditionally, these courts would invalidate an impugned law to the extent of its inconsistency with the constitution. In common law systems, such an invalidation operates immediately and retrospectively; and courts in both common law and civil law systems would leave it to the legislature to introduce ... Read more

    54,78 €

  • Do Exclusionary Rules Ensure a Fair Trial?

    A Comparative Perspective on Evidentiary Rules

    Edited by Sabine Gless, Thomas Richter ...
    Series Book 74 - Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice
    This open access publication discusses exclusionary rules in different criminal justice systems. It is based on the findings of a research project in comparative law with a focus on the question of whether or not a fair trial can be secured through evidence exclusion.Part I explains the legal framework in which exclusionary rules function in six legal systems: Germany, Switzerland, People’s ... Read more

    Free

  • The Constitution of the Russian Federation

    A Contextual Analysis

    Series series Constitutional Systems of the World
    This book provides a critical and contextual understanding of the current Russian Constitution. It comprises seven chapters: an introduction followed by substantive chapters covering specific aspects of Russia's constitutional history, structure and practice: the history and nature of the constitution; an overview of the current 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation and the background to its ... Read more

    24,05 €

  • Gain-based Remedies for Breach of Contract

    A Comparative Analysis of English and Polish Law

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book focuses on an emerging problem in English contract law: what should be done when a party has been unjustly enriched as the result of a breach of contract but there is no measurable loss suffered by said party? Two rulings are at the heart of the book: Wrotham Park Estate v Parkside Homes and Attorney-General v Blake. These two cases can be said to have established gain-based remedies in ... Read more

    114,47 €

  • Sub National Constitutional Law in South Africa

    Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this very useful analysis of Sub- National constitutional law in South Africa provides essential information on the country's sources of constitutional law, its form of government, and its administrative structure. Lawyers who handle transnational matters will appreciate the clarifications of particular terminology and its ... Read more

    86,59 €

  • The Future of Contract Law in Latin America

    The Principles of Latin American Contract Law

    Series series Studies of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law
    This book presents, analyses and evaluates the Principles of Latin American Contract Law (PLACL), a recent set of provisions aiming at the harmonisation of contract law at a regional level. As such, the PLACL are the most recent exponent of the many proposals for transnational sets of 'principles of contract law' that were drafted or published over the past 20 years, either at the global or the ... Read more

    45,99 €

  • The Rights of Women in Comparative Constitutional Law

    Through a comparative analysis involving 13 countries from Africa, America, Asia and Europe, this book provides an invaluable assessment of women’s equality at the global level.The work focuses on formal constitutional provisions as well as the substantial level of protection women’s equality has achieved in the systems analysed. The investigations look at the relevant gender-related legislation, ... Read more

    54,78 €

  • Ethics, Ethnocentrism and Social Science Research

    by Divya Sharma ...
    This book addresses the ethical and methodological issues that researchers face while conducting cross-cultural social research.With globalization and advanced means of communication and transportation, many researchers conduct research in cross-cultural, multicultural, and transnational settings. Through a range of case studies, and drawing on a range of disciplinary expertise, this book ... Read more

    54,78 €

  • Tax Evasion and the Law

    A Comparative Analysis of the UK and USA

    by Sam Bourton ...
    Series series The Law of Financial Crime
    This book provides a critical and contemporary evaluation of the laws and enforcement policies pertaining to tax evasion in the United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US). Since the inception of taxes, revenue collection authorities around the world have attempted to address the seemingly perennial problem of individuals evading their tax liabilities. The financial crisis has shone a new light on ... Read more

    56,00 €

  • Mentoring Comparative Lawyers: Methods, Times, and Places

    Liber Discipulorum Mauro Bussani

    Series Book 77 - Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice
    This volume features papers written in honor of Mauro Bussani, and celebrates the work and contributions of this renowned scholar of comparative law. The content reflects the various theoretical and practical areas in which he has already left a lasting mark.The essays explore the theory and practice of comparative law in different areas and contexts, and highlight innovative approaches to a large ... Read more

    162,17 €

  • Comparative Law and Multicultural Legal Classes: Challenge or Opportunity?

    Edited by Csaba Varga ...
    Series Book 46 - Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law
    This book discusses legal education in multicultural classes. Comparative law education is now widespread throughout the world, and there is a growing trend in developed countries toward teaching global law. Providing theoretical answers on how to describe each legal culture and tradition side-by-side, it also explores educational methodological options to address these aspects without causing ... Read more

    133,55 €

  • Religious Rights within the Family

    From Coerced Manifestation to Dispute Resolution in France, England and Hong Kong

    Series series ICLARS Series on Law and Religion
    It is often asserted that ‘A family that prays together, stays together’. But what if a child no longer wishes to pray? This book analyses the law in relation to situations where parents force their children to manifest the parental religion. From thorough examination of international law it argues that, unlike what is generally believed, the human rights regime does not grant parents a right to ... Read more

    57,22 €

  • Hedge Funds

    A Practical Global Handbook to the Law and Regulation, Second Edition

    Wherever they are established, the reach, influence and impact of hedge funds on companies and economies are global in nature. Understanding the interaction of the legal and regulatory frameworks that impact on hedge fund operations has become critical for hedge fund sponsors and managers, service providers and stakeholders. In its first edition, this practical handbook outlined for the first time ... Read more

    314,81 €

  • Why the Russian Constitution Matters

    The Constitutional Dark Arts

    This book challenges the common view that the Russian Constitution is a sham or a reflection of Russia's authoritarian past.It instead shows that the Russian Constitution was a product of the constitutional 'dark arts', an increasingly common constitutional practice that seeks to guarantee liberal democracy and individual rights in a system of highly centralised power.Over time in Russia, the ... Read more

    27,34 €

  • Corruption and Constitutionalism in Africa

    Series series Stellenbosch Handbooks in African Constitutional Law
    This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. This collection of essays to focuses on the critical issue of corruption that lies at the heart of the crisis of constitutionalism in Africa. Most anti-corruption measures over the years have been inadequate, serving ... Read more

    169,48 €

  • The Canadian Contribution to a Comparative Law of Secession

    Legacies of the Quebec Secession Reference

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This edited collection gathers together Canadian and non-Canadian scholars to reflect on and celebrate the 20thanniversary of the Quebec Secession Reference, delivered by the Canadian Supreme Court in 1998. It opens withtwo Canadian scholars exchanging thoughts on the legacy of the reference from a domestic perspective as one ofthe most questioned decisions of the Canadian Supreme Court. To follow ... Read more

    124,01 €