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  • History of Law

    by Blake Carson ...
    Series series History of Education and Communication
    From Hammurabi’s Code to modern justice systems—how has law evolved over time? Law has been the backbone of civilization, shaping societies through rules, governance, and justice. Ancient legal codes, like Hammurabi’s Code and Roman law, laid the foundation for modern legal systems. The Magna Carta introduced principles of democracy, while the U.S. Constitution set precedents for human rights and ... Read more

    $7.75 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bicycle Accident Guidebook

    A Step-by-Step Process for Injured Bicyclists

    by Jonathan Rosenfeld ...
    It is unfortunate, however, that busy city streets are not always safe for bicyclists— regardless of the laws and protections that are put in place to safeguard them. Bicyclists are often treated with contempt by the motorists who must share the road with them are these drivers fail to see how their attitudes and actions can permanently negatively impact the lives of others. I founded Rosenfeld ... Read more

    $23.41 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • HOW TO BUILD NEW COUNTRIES

    by Julien Andrew Starr ...
    Can a brand-new sovereign state be lawfully built from scratch on dry land, through a negotiated treaty, upon territory with no pre-existing population? This study argues that it can. How to Build New Countries is a comprehensive legal analysis of de novo state creation through the mechanism of a 999-year sovereign lease of jurisdictional authority from a willing grantor state, combined with a ... Read more

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  • Community-Based Reconstruction of Society

    University Involvement and Lessons from East Japan Compared with Those from Kobe, Aceh, and Sichuan

    Edited by Akihiko Hokugo, Yuka Kaneko ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This volume presents an academic proposal, developed by a joint research group of leading scholars in the social and natural sciences from universities affected by global-scale mega disasters occurring in Asia in recent decades. These include Kobe University, which experienced the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake; Tohoku University and Iwate University, both at the center of post-disaster ... Read more

    $410.49 HKD

  • Code de l'éducation

    Code intégral (droit français)

    by Various ...
    Découvrez le Code de l'éducation, un ouvrage incontournable pour tous les professionnels du droit. Ce recueil exhaustif regroupe l'intégralité des dispositions réglementaires et des textes officiels relatifs à l'éducation en France. Conçu pour répondre aux besoins des juristes, avocats, enseignants et décideurs, cet ouvrage vous offre une vision claire et précise des normes qui régissent le ... Read more

    $683.17 HKD

  • Unlocking Constitutional and Administrative Law

    by Mark Ryan, Steve Foster ...
    Series series Unlocking the Law
    Unlocking Constitutional and Administrative Law provides an indispensable foundation in this core law curriculum subject, ensuring that you grasp the main concepts with ease. Containing accessible explanations in clear and precise terms that are easy to understand, it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising Constitutional and Administrative Law.The information is clearly ... Read more

    $477.60 HKD

  • From Chasing Violations to Managing Risks

    Origins, Challenges and Evolutions in Regulatory Inspections

    by Florentin Blanc ...
    Series series Elgar Studies in Law and Regulation
    Government rules and inspectors can be an important tool to ensure trust in markets, and to protect citizens against hazards. There is, however, a perception that businesses and individuals only comply with rules because of the threat of punishment. From Chasing Violations to Managing Risks examines what actually makes people change their behaviour and how to effectively achieve the objectives of ... Read more

    $266.69 HKD

  • Guide de la protection du patrimoine

    Monuments historiques - Urbanisme - Contrôle - Contentieux

    by Théodore Catry ...
    Préserver le patrimoine, c’est sauvegarder la mémoire collective par celle des lieux et paysages qui l’incar nent. À la croisée de la culture, du droit et de l’aménagement, cette ambition mobilise un ensemble de règles dont la cohérence conditionne l’efficacité de toute politique patrimoniale.Ce livre propose une approche claire et pratique du droit applicable à la protection du patrimoine bâti et ... Read more

    $246.69 HKD

  • Islamophobia in Cyberspace

    Hate Crimes Go Viral

    by Imran Awan ...
    Cyber hate can take many different forms from online material which can lead to actual offline abuse and violence, cyber violence; cyber stalking, and online harassment with the use of visual images, videos, chat rooms, text and social media which are intended to cause harm.This book examines the case for current guidelines dealing with online anti-Muslim abuse and concludes that we require a new ... Read more

    $493.26 HKD

  • Human Rights-Based Change

    The Institutionalisation of Economic and Social Rights

    Edited by Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, Hans-Otto Sano ...
    This book provides different analytical perspectives into how human rights-based approaches to development (HRBADs) contribute to change. Based on the understanding that HRBADs are increasingly integrated into development and governance discourse and processes in many societies and organisations, it explores how the reinforcement of human rights principles and norms has impacted the practices and ... Read more

    $540.25 HKD

  • Fundamental Rights and Private Law in Europe

    The Case of Tort Law and Children

    by Nuno Ferreira ...
    The book explores, from a comparative and inter-disciplinary perspective, the relationship between fundamental rights and private law in Europe, a debate usually referred to as Drittwirkung or ‘horizontal effect of fundamental rights’. It discusses the different models of ‘horizontal effect’ and the impact that fundamental rights may have in shaping tort law, especially the position of child ... Read more

    $540.25 HKD

  • The Indian Yearbook of Law and Interdisciplinary Studies

    Pluralistic Discourse

    Edited by Ranita Nagar, Hiteshkumar Thakkar ...
    This yearbook focuses on law and its interdisciplinarity in India. It brings together scholars of law, economics, and policy to foster multidisciplinary thinking and analysis across subject areas. The contributors to this volume embody an interdisciplinary spirit through their academic experience and aim to bring to the fore unique suggestions for a better understanding of the law.The volume ... Read more

    $454.11 HKD

  • Innovative Entwicklungen in den deutschen Staatsanwaltschaften

    Aufgaben und Zukunft der Staatsanwaltschaft im gesellschaftlichen Wandel

    Edited by Ralf Peter Anders, Kirsten Graalmann-Scheerer, Jan Henrik Schady ...
    Series series Social Science and Law (German Language)
    In diesem Band setzen sich Autorinnen und Autoren aus der Wissenschaft und/oder staatsanwaltschaftlichen Praxis aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln mit der Entwicklung, der Rolle, dem aktuellen Zustand und den Anforderungen an eine moderne Staatsanwaltschaft im hierarchischen Gefüge auseinander und versuchen, Wege für eine künftige Ausrichtung sowie eine Absicherung der Staatsanwaltschaft in ... Read more

    $613.89 HKD

  • The Transformation of Human Rights Fact-Finding

    Edited by Philip Alston, Sarah Knuckey ...
    Fact-finding is at the heart of human rights advocacy, and is often at the center of international controversies about alleged government abuses. In recent years, human rights fact-finding has greatly proliferated and become more sophisticated and complex, while also being subjected to stronger scrutiny from governments. Nevertheless, despite the prominence of fact-finding, it remains strikingly ... Read more

    $634.29 HKD

  • Immigration Judicial Reviews

    An Empirical Study

    by Robert Thomas, Joe Tomlinson ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book analyses how the system of immigration judicial reviews works in practice, as an area which has, for decades, constituted the majority of judicial review cases and is politically controversial. Drawing upon extensive empirical research and unprecedented research access, it explores who brings judicial review challenges against immigration decisions and why, the type of immigration ... Read more

    $903.19 HKD

  • Staatsrecht II: Grundrechte für Dummies

    by Thomas Heinicke ...
    Series series Für Dummies
    Thomas Heinicke behandelt in seinem zweiten Buch zum Staatsrecht die wichtigsten Grundrechte für Prüfung und Praxis. Er führt zunächst in die allgemeine Grundrechtslehre ein und stellt den Prüfungsaufbau von Grundrechten und das Recht der Verfassungsbeschwerde dar. Im Hauptteil behandelt der Autor die einzelnen Grundrechte. Fallbearbeitungen runden das Buch ab. ... Read more

    $196.00 HKD

  • Les contre-annales du droit public

    Les 66 erreurs que vous ne commettrez plus jamais

    by Anne-Laure Chaumette, Raphaël Maurel ...
    Vous étudiez le droit et vous aimez comprendre vos erreurs, apprendre d’elles et surtout trouver des moyens de ne plus les commettre ? Vous trouvez les annales d’épreuves et les manuels utiles, mais vous auriez aimé trouver en complément un livre qui prévoit les erreurs les plus courantes et explique comment les éviter avant même de les commettre ? Les auteurs de cet ouvrage aussi ! C’est la ... Read more

    $189.11 HKD

  • Statelessness in Public Law

    by Barbara Janusz-Pohl, Dorota Pudzianowska ...
    Series Book 26 - Ius, Lex et Res Publica
    This book discusses the fundamental issues of public law in the area of statelessness from the perspectives of comparative law and international law standards. The author proposes an approach in which statelessness is not a homogeneous concept but is best analysed and responded to through the lens of different categories of statelessness. This accounts not only for the existence of different ... Read more

    $478.89 HKD

  • From Origin to Opportunity

    Unlocking U.S. Immigration Law

    by Michael Wildes ...
    From Origin to Opportunity provides a comprehensive study of immigration law in the USA, exploring its historical context, the motivations underlying its policies, and the consequences of those policies. It is an invaluable resource for law students, new lawyers, and anyone involved in immigration. ... Read more

    $508.39 HKD

  • General Theory of Law

    New Challenges, Current Issues and Innovative Approaches

    Edited by Eduardo C. B. Bittar ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book contains contributions relating to the role of the General Theory of Law in our times. It is the result of the reflections of four Co-Authors, all dedicated to the field of Philosophy and General Theory of Law, who came together with the task of bringing the discussion on the subject up to date, which justifies the title of the work (General Theory of Law: new challenges, current issues ... Read more

    $1,395.89 HKD

  • The UK Constitution after Miller

    Brexit and Beyond

    Edited by Mark Elliott, Mr Jack Williams, Dr Alison L Young ...
    The judgment of the UK Supreme Court in R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union is of fundamental legal, constitutional and political significance. The Supreme Court's judgment discussed the relative powers of Parliament and the Government, the relationship between Westminster and the devolved legislatures, and the extent to which the UK's membership of the EU had changed ... Read more

    $430.99 HKD

  • Ley de la Industria Eléctrica

    DOF 09/03/2021

    by Congreso de la Unión, Guillermo Solis Sansores ...
    Disposición legal aplicable a los recursos energéticos mediante su industria ... Read more

    $7.91 HKD

  • Políticas públicas

    Conformação e efetivação de direitos

    by Vládia Pompeu Silva ...
    Acreditando que o processo de conformação de políticas públicas pode incentivar a participação política, promover a formação de uma cidadania ativa e fortalecer a democracia, a ideia central sustenta-se no fato de que as políticas públicas podem ser o instituto responsável chamar a atenção dos cidadãos e dar início ao processo de empoderamento. O objetivo primordial do processo de empoderamento e ... Read more

    $63.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Constitutional Foundings in Southeast Asia

    Edited by Dr Kevin YL Tan, Dr Ngoc Son Bui ...
    Series series Constitutionalism in Asia
    This volume focuses on the making, nature, and role of the first modern constitutions at the founding of the modern nation-states in Southeast Asia. These historical essays add richly to our understanding and appreciation of the founding moments and to the theory and practice of constitutionalism in these states. This volume makes three significant contributions. First, it helps plug the wide ... Read more

    $348.59 HKD