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  • The Veiled Sceptre

    Reserve Powers of Heads of State in Westminster Systems

    by Anne Twomey ...
    Series Book 20 - Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law
    This book is a comprehensive review and analysis of the reserve powers and their exercise by heads of state in countries that have Westminster systems. It addresses the powers of the Queen in the United Kingdom, those of her vice-regal representatives, and those of heads of state in the less studied realms and former colonies that are now republics. Drawing on a vast range of previously ... Read more

    €35.49

  • The Regulation of the Legal Profession in Ireland

    by Maeve Hosier ...
    'The Regulation of the Legal Profession in Ireland' is a new and insightful exploration of history, controversy and reform relating to the Irish legal system. During recent legislative debate over a professional reform bill, Alan Shatter--then the Minister of Justice in Ireland--publicly called this study, in its earlier form as a PhD dissertation, "marvellous" and stated that it "should be ... Read more

    €9.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    €25.59

  • Frameworks for Water Law Reform

    by Sarah Hendry ...
    Series series International Hydrology Series
    The world is currently experiencing unprecedented global change, with population increase, urbanisation, climate change and environmental degradation combining to make management of freshwater resources a critical policy focus of the twenty-first century. This timely book designs and develops an original, analytical framework for water law reform processes, using case studies across four ... Read more

    €37.39

  • In the Common Defense

    National Security Law for Perilous Times

    The United States faces the realistic and indefinite threat of terrorist attack with nuclear weapons. Whether the United States is successful in preventing such an attack will depend on whether we effectively wield the instruments of security. It will also depend on whether we effectively manage national security processes and apply the law in a manner that both enhances security and upholds our ... Read more

    €31.79

  • Art, Cultural Heritage and the Market

    Ethical and Legal Issues

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    In the age of economic globalisation, do art and heritage matter? Once the domain of elitist practitioners and scholars, the governance of cultural heritage and the destiny of iconic artefacts have emerged as the new frontier of international law, making headlines and attracting the varied interests of academics and policy-makers, museum curators and collectors, human rights activists and ... Read more

    €149.99

  • Law in the Time of Oxymora

    A Synaesthesia of Language, Logic and Law

    Series series Juris Diversitas
    What do different concepts like true lie, bad luck, honest thief, old news, spacetime, glocalization, symplexity, sustainable development, constant change, soft law, substantive due process, pure law, bureaucratic efficiency and global justice have in common? What connections do they share with innumerable paradoxes, like the ones of happiness, time, globalization, sex, and of free will and fate ... Read more

    €51.68

  • WTO Dispute Settlement at Twenty

    Insiders’ Reflections on India’s Participation

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book focuses on India’s participation in the WTO dispute settlement system, at a time when India has emerged as one of the most successful and prominent users of WTO dispute settlement among the developing countries. It offers a unique collection of perspectives from insiders – legal practitioners, policymakers, industry representatives and academics – on India’s participation in the system ... Read more

    €89.99

  • Impact of Organized Crime on Murder of Law Enforcement Personnel at the U.S.-Mexican Border

    by Sara Schatz ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This brief fills a gap in the studies of organized crime in Mexico (Kan 2012, Ríos 2011, Dell 2011) by documenting and mapping the post-2008 assassination of Mexican border police chiefs. It traces out a “systematic” of law-enforcement assassination in Northern Tier Mexico, showing how the selective, often sequential, hits by cartels on chiefs in border towns and along key drug-trafficking ... Read more

    €49.99

  • Forensic Epidemiology in the Global Context

    Edited by Sana Loue ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    As globalization causes profound changes in business, industry, and trade,it can also have significant effects on populations, environments, and individuals.These effects may be harmful, resulting in injury or illness, prompting the critical question: How best to correct wrongs caused to individuals, communities, and/or the environment of one country by the actions of individuals or corporations ... Read more

    €139.99

  • European Yearbook of Constitutional Law 2021

    Constitutional Advice

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    The European Yearbook of Constitutional Law (EYCL) is an annual publication devoted to the study of constitutional law. It aims to provide a forum for in-depth analysis and discussion of new developments in the field, both in Europe and beyond.This third volume of the EYCL focuses on constitutional advice, an underexplored topic of legal scholarship today, and addresses this situation by looking ... Read more

    €139.99

  • Theories of International Responsibility Law

    Edited by Samantha Besson ...
    Series series ASIL Studies in International Legal Theory
    There is no issue more central to a legal order than responsibility, and yet the dearth of contemporary theorizing on international responsibility law is worrying for the state of international law. The volume brings philosophers of the law of responsibility into dialogue with international responsibility law specialists. Its tripartite structure corresponds to the three main theoretical ... Read more

    €97.19

  • Multinationalitaet der SE-Mitbestimmungsordnung

    Series Book 84 - Schriften zum Arbeitsrecht und Wirtschaftsrecht
    Die Arbeitnehmerbeteiligung in einer Europäischen Gesellschaft (SE) ist nicht einheitlich geregelt. Die Richtlinie 2001/86/EG enthält zahlreiche Gestaltungsspielräume. In Deutschland wurde die Richtlinie 2001/86/EG durch das SEBG umgesetzt. Dieses sieht für eine SE mit Sitz in Deutschland partielle Rückverweisungen in die Rechtsordnungen anderer EU-Mitgliedstaaten vor. Für die Akteure in einer SE ... Read more

    €64.90

  • Emergencies in Public Law

    The Legal Politics of Containment

    by Karin Loevy ...
    Debates about emergency powers traditionally focus on whether law can or should constrain officials in emergencies. Emergencies in Public Law moves beyond this narrow lens, focusing instead on how law structures the response to emergencies and what kind of legal and political dynamics this relation gives rise to. Drawing on empirical studies from a variety of emergencies, institutional actors, and ... Read more

    €31.79

  • Responsible Government and the Australian Constitution

    A Government for a Sovereign People

    Series series Hart Studies in Comparative Public Law
    This book looks at responsible government under the Australian Constitution. It undertakes a detailed examination of the history leading to the incorporation of responsible government into the Constitution, examining the political history and constitutional ideas which informed the framers' views. It draws on this history to develop a theory of responsible government and explore its implications ... Read more

    €54.89

  • Patents, Human Rights, and Access to Medicines

    Patent rights on pharmaceutical products are one of the factors responsible for the lack of access to affordable medicines in developing countries. In this work, Emmanuel Kolawole Oke provides a systematic analysis of the tension between patent rights and human rights law, contending that, in order to preserve their patent policy space and secure access to affordable medicines for their citizens, ... Read more

    €38.29

  • Alternatives to Imprisonment in England and Wales, Germany and Turkey

    A Comparative Study

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    The book focuses on one of the most problematic areas of Turkish penal justice: the overreliance on custodial measures and a corresponding growth in the prison population, and compares Turkey with two major European countries in this respect: England and Wales and Germany. The underlying question throughout the study is the extent to which prison alternatives can be seen as genuine alternatives to ... Read more

    €139.99

  • Comparative Law as Critique

    Series series Elgar Studies in Legal Theory
    'A leading figure in critical legal studies and renowned scholar of comparative constitutionalism, Frankenberg urges us forward, offering a new taxonomy for critical work. He illustrates its potential in terrific chapters on recent transnational legal movements: to regulate the veil, provide access to justice and reinvigorate human rights as a language of justification. A methodological tour de ... Read more

    €32.00

  • Reconstructing Restorative Justice Philosophy

    This book takes bold steps in forming much-needed philosophical foundations for restorative justice through deconstructing and reconstructing various models of thinking. It challenges current debates through the consideration and integration of various disciplines such as law, criminology, philosophy and human rights into restorative justice theory, resulting in the development of new and ... Read more

    €67.77

  • Whistleblowing - A Comparative Study

    Edited by Gregor Thüsing, Gerrit Forst ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This volume takes a look at the status quo of whistleblowing in several jurisdictions from around the world. Covering a topic that draws the attention of a broad public and is gaining importance amongst legislators, practitioners and scholars all over the globe, the book examines the various aspects of whistleblowing. It looks at what kind of legal protection of whistleblowers is in force, who is ... Read more

    €109.99

  • Literacy and the Politics of Writing

    With the growth of modern information technology, it is time to re-examine the concept and purpose of writing, and question the long cherished idea that the alphabet stands at the apex of a hierarchy towards which all 'proper' forms of writing must necessarily progress. This beautifully illustrated book shows that the primary purpose of writing is the ability to store and transmit information, ... Read more

    €30.95

  • Biodiversity Laws, Policies and Science in Europe, the United States and China

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book offers an in-depth analysis of and multidisciplinary insights into the latest trends in biodiversity laws, policies and science in Europe, the United States, and China. The loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems continues at an alarming rate, harming people, the economy, and the climate. As biodiversity cannot be meaningfully addressed by any single field, a multidisciplinary ... Read more

    €169.99

  • Information Politics, Protests, and Human Rights in the Digital Age

    Edited by Mahmood Monshipouri ...
    We live in a highly complex and evolving world that requires a fuller and deeper understanding of how modern technological tools, ideas, practices, and institutions interact, and how different societies adjust themselves to emerging realities of the digital age. This book conveys such issues with a fresh perspective and in a systematic and coherent way. While many studies have explained in depth ... Read more

    €31.79

  • Human Rights in the Prevention and Punishment of Terrorism

    Commonwealth Approaches: The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand

    by Alex Conte ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    The objective of this work is to provide an analysis of the legislative approaches to counter-terrorism and human rights in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The text is aimed at lawyers and practitioners within and outside common law nations. Although the text analyses the subject within the four jurisdictions named, many parts of the book will be of interest and relevance to ... Read more

    €199.99