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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

    Was 24,48 € Now 11,44 €

  • The Governance of Insurance Undertakings

    Corporate Law and Insurance Regulation

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    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 €

  • 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

    140,02 €

  • 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

  • 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

    30,52 €

  • The Crimes of Wildlife Trafficking

    Issues of Justice, Legality and Morality

    Series series Green Criminology
    This book examines trade and trafficking in endangered animal species and how the trade increasingly puts large numbers of nonhuman species at risk. Focusing on illegal trafficking, the book also discusses the harmful aspects of the trade and trafficking which is taking place in concordance with laws and regulations. Drawing on the findings of empirical research from Norway and Colombia, the study ... Read more

    57,39 €

  • Routledge Handbook of Religious Laws

    Much has been written on specific religious legal systems, yet substantial comparative studies that strive to compare systems, identifying their analogies and differences, have been relatively few. This absence undermines the capacity to understand religions and becomes particularly serious when the faithful of these religions live together in the same geographical space, as happens today with ... Read more

    62,27 €

  • EU Criminal Justice

    Fundamental Rights, Transnational Proceedings and the European Public Prosecutor's Office

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This volume discusses EU criminal justice from three perspectives. The first concerns fundamental rights following the adoption of the directives that have progressively reinforced the cornerstone of procedural rights of suspects and defendants in national criminal proceedings in the EU member states so as to facilitate judicial cooperation. The second perspective relates to transnational criminal ... Read more

    143,09 €

  • Critique of Hong Kong Nativism

    From a Legal Perspective

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book focuses on the separatist trend in Hong Kong, which it approaches by drawing on historical studies, political analysis, social studies and legal analysis. It offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary guide to the topic, addressing the historical evolution of “Hong Kong Nativism,” the theoretical connotations and fallacies of “Hong Kong Independence,” and the legal measures taken to ... Read more

    95,39 €

  • Personal Participation in Criminal Proceedings

    A Comparative Study of Participatory Safeguards and in absentia Trials in Europe

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book presents a comprehensive analysis of personal participation in criminal proceedings and in absentia trials. Going beyond the accused-centred perspective of default proceedings, it not only examines the consequences of absence in various types of criminal proceedings, but also the fair trial safeguards allowing personal contributions during trials, as well as in pre-trial inquiries, ... Read more

    162,17 €

  • Religion and Law in the Czech Republic

    Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this convenient resource provides systematic information on how Czech republic deals with the role religion plays or can play in society, the legal status of religious communities and institutions, and the legal interaction among religion, culture, education, and media.After a general introduction describing the social and ... Read more

    64,86 €

  • Biological Diversity and International Law

    Challenges for the Post 2020 Scenario

    The book focuses on the interactions between international legal regimes related to biodiversity governance. It addresses the systemic challenges by analyzing the legal interactions between international biodiversity law and related international law applicable to economic activities, as well as issues related to the governance of biodiversity based on functional, normative, and geographic ... Read more

    143,09 €

  • Honour-Based Violence and Forced Marriages

    Community and Restorative Practices in Europe

    by Clara Rigoni ...
    Series series Law, Crime and Culture
    In the last 20 years, the related phenomena of honour-based violence and forced marriages have received increasing attention at the international and European level. Punitive responses towards this type of violence have been adopted, including ad hoc criminalisation and legislation containing direct references to the concepts of honour, culture, and tradition. However, criminal law-based responses ... Read more

    51,28 €

  • Modern China and International Rules

    Reconstruction and Innovation

    by Longyue Zhao ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book is the final study report of the key project of the National Social Science Foundation of China, “China and the Reconstruction and Innovation of International Rules in the New Era of Global Value Chain”. On the basis of a comprehensive analysis of the complex situation of international rule reconstruction and innovation in the new era of the global value chain, this book makes an in ... Read more

    143,09 €

  • Handbook of Global Legal Policy

    Edited by Stuart Nagel ...
    Series series Public Administration and Public Policy
    Featuring a pragmatic approach to coping with the legal complications surrounding pretrial release, drug-related crime, and freedom of religion, among other issues, this timely reference presents a host of legal policy problems in diverse political and cultural settings throughout the world. Contributors bridge the academic gulf between worldwide and public policy studies, as well as the ... Read more

    256,48 €

  • Drug Legalization in Federalist Constitutional Democracies

    The Canadian Cannabis Case Study in Comparative Context

    by Daniel Alati ...
    This book uses the Canadian cannabis legalization experiment, analyzed in the historical context of wider drug criminalization in Canada and placed in an international perspective, to examine important lessons about the differential implementation of federal law in jurisdictions within federalist constitutional democracies. Utilizing a socio-legal, interdisciplinary methodology, the work provides ... Read more

    53,73 €

  • Ehevertraege als effektives Gestaltungsinstrument

    Die Grenzen der Privatautonomie im englischen und deutschen Sachrecht sowie im europaeischen Zivilverfahrens- und Kollisionsrecht

    Series Book 21 - Studien zum deutschen und internationalen Familien- und Erbrecht
    Eheverträge unterliegen nicht nur materiell-rechtlich, sondern auch hinsichtlich der internationalen Zuständigkeit und des Kollisionsrechts Grenzen, die die Privatautonomie tangieren. Mit dieser Thematik befasst sich die Autorin und analysiert sie im internationalen Vergleich. Sie gelangt zu dem Ergebnis, dass zwischen dem englischen und deutschen Sachrecht trotz diametraler Grundhaltung eine ... Read more

    79,49 €

  • Annexverfahren im Europaeischen Insolvenzrecht

    Series Book 53 - Schriften zum Verfahrensrecht
    Dieses Buch analysiert die Streitgegenstände und deren Lösungsmöglichkeiten im Rahmen insolvenzrechtlicher Annexverfahren auf dem Weg zu einer einheitlichen Normierung und Anwendung. Besondere Berücksichtigung finden hierbei Vorschläge für künftige Regelungen und deren Umsetzung auf europäischer Ebene. Problempunkte bei der Anwendung der europäischen Vorschriften auf nationaler Ebene werden ... Read more

    70,16 €

  • International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2019

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book presents an important discussion on the implementation of sustainable soil management in Africa from a range of governance perspectives. It addresses aspects such as the general challenges in Africa with regard to soil management; the structural deficiencies in legal, organizational and institutional terms; and specific policies at the national level, including land cover policies and ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Law and Food

    Regulatory Recipes of Culinary Issues

    Edited by Salvatore Mancuso ...
    Series series Juris Diversitas
    This book presents a range of insights on the relationship between food and law.Over time, religions have multiplied food prohibitions and prescriptions, customs have redistributed land, shared its occupancy in creative ways, or favoured communal property so that everyone could have access to food. In turn, laws have multiplied to facilitate food trade, security, safety, traceability, and also to ... Read more

    53,73 €

  • Organized Crime Legislation in the European Union

    Harmonization and Approximation of Criminal Law, National Legislations and the EU Framework Decision on the Fight Against Organized Crime

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    Just a few months after the entry into force of the EU Framework Decision on the fight against organized crime, this book provides an unprecedented analysis of the national and European legislation on organized crime.The book provides a critical examination of the European policies and legal instruments to promote the harmonization and approximation of criminal law in this field (including the ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • A Short History of Copyright

    The Genie of Information

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book tells the story of how, over centuries, people, society and culture created laws affecting supply of information. In the 21 century, uniform global copyright laws are claimed to be indispensable to the success of entertainment, internet and other information industries. Do copyright laws encourage information flow? Many say that copyright laws limit dissemination, harming society. In the ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Aspects of Law Reform

    An Insider's Perspective

    by Jack Straw ...
    Series series The Hamlyn Lectures
    The British justice system is an ancient one that has continually evolved to meet modern needs. In this set of three essays, originally presented as the Hamlyn lectures in 2012, Jack Straw reviews some of the most important recent reforms to the system of British justice and suggests key areas in need of further reform. He focuses in particular on the criminal courts, human rights, judicial ... Read more

    29,46 €