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  • The Brussels Effect

    How the European Union Rules the World

    by Anu Bradford ...
    For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis. Between sluggish growth; political turmoil following a decade of austerity politics; Brexit; and the rise of Asian influence, the EU is seen as a declining power on the world stage. Columbia Law professor Anu Bradford argues the opposite in her important new book The Brussels Effect: the EU remains an influential superpower that ... Read more

    €17.67

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

    €11.99

  • Italienisches, europäisches und internationales Immaterialgüterrecht

    Series series Social Science and Law (German Language)
    Dieser Open Access Band bietet sowohl deutsch- als auch italienischsprachige Beiträge zu wesentlichen Bereichen des gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes und des Urheberrechts aus der Sicht des deutschen, italienischen und österreichischen Rechts sowie zum TRIPS-Abkommen samt einem Blick auf das vorläufig in Kraft getretene Handelsabkommen zwischen Kanada und der Europäischen Union (CETA). Ein Schwerpunkt ... Read more

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  • Ethics and Professionalism in Healthcare

    Transition and Challenges

    Recent social developments, such as demographic change, skill shortages and new medical technologies, have necessitated a transition in the traditional roles of health-care professions. New forms of division of labour and inter-professional health-care education are emerging while at the same time ethical challenges, such as corruption and conflicts of interest, have to be mastered. This book ... Read more

    €51.68

  • International Human Rights Law and Crimes Against Women in Turkey

    Legislation on So-Called Honour Killings

    by Ayşe Güneş ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
    This book evaluates the effectiveness of current international human rights law, and in particular the recent Istanbul Convention, in eradicating so-called honour killings in Turkey.So-called ‘honour killings’ have become an issue of concern for the international community. In Turkey, in particular, the practice still exists despite the adoption of the relevant human rights instruments. The book ... Read more

    €51.68

  • The Fight Against Poverty and the Right to Development

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book conducts a comparative legal study from two analytical points of view. First, it accounts for the legal dimensions of the fight against poverty and the right to development as seen from the perspective of domestic legal law. It examines the domestic legal tools, such as constitutional law, that aim to contribute to the fight against poverty and the right to development. Second, the book ... Read more

    €199.99

  • Nationalism and Private Law in Europe

    Series series Modern Studies in European Law
    While the internationalisation of society has stimulated the emergence of common legal frameworks to coordinate transnational social relations, private law itself is firmly rooted in national law. European integration processes have altered this state of affairs to a limited degree with a few, albeit groundbreaking, interventions that have tended to engender resistance from various actors within ... Read more

    €41.82

  • Defendant Participation in the Criminal Process

    Requirements for the defendant to actively participate in the English criminal process have been increasing in recent years such that the defendant can now be penalised for their non-cooperation. This book explores the changes to the defendant’s role as a participant in the criminal process and the ramifications of penalising a defendant’s non-cooperation, particularly its effect on the ... Read more

    €56.28

  • A Historical and Legal Comparison between Tianxia Wei Gong and Quod Omnes Tangit

    by Yifan Shang ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book explores the historical and legal importance of two principles, Quod Omnes Tangit, and Tianxia Wei Gong, which have played significant roles in European and Chinese political and legal history. While Quod Omnes Tangit has been thoroughly researched, Tianxia Wei Gong has not been systematically examined. This thesis fills this void and connects these two principles for the first time.Quod ... Read more

    €129.99

  • Jurisprudence and Practical Logic of Civil Code

    by Xianzhong Sun ...
    This book is a collection of articles that the author has pondered for a long time on the legal theory and practice of China's civil law. It mainly discusses the systematic, scientific and practical issues of Chinese civil law. At the macro level, it covers the relationship between the general provisions and the specific provisions of the Civil Code, the introduction, decline and revival of the ... Read more

    €159.99

  • Banking and Debt Recovery in Emerging Markets

    The Law Reform Context

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2001. A developing country that is pursuing free market economic policies requires a modern commercial law infrastructure, which enables the emerging economy to have in place properly functioning credit and other financial systems which stimulate domestic and foreign investment. This book provides a comparative analysis of the law and practice of debt recovery in ... Read more

    €29.86

  • Environmental Crime and its Victims

    Perspectives within Green Criminology

    Series series Green Criminology
    Environmental crime is one of the most profitable and fastest growing areas of international criminal activity. These types of crime, however, do not always produce an immediate consequence, and the harm may be diffused. As such, the complexity of victimization - in terms of time, space, impact, and who or what is victimized - is one of the reasons why governments and the enforcement community ... Read more

    €67.77

  • Colonial Policing and the Transnational Legacy

    The Global Dynamics of Policing Across the Lusophone Community

    Edited by Conor O'Reilly ...
    This compilation represents the first study to examine the historical evolution and shifting global dynamics of policing across the Lusophone community. With contributions from a multi-disciplinary range of experts, it traces the role of policing within and across settings that are connected by the shared legacy of Portuguese colonialism. Previously neglected within studies of the globalisation of ... Read more

    €51.68

  • Renewable Energy Law

    This is the first textbook to provide a clear understanding of law's role in promoting the global growth of renewable energy production and consumption.The book introduces readers to the main legal frameworks shaping the rise of renewables at international, regional and national levels, including those which set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing renewable energy ... Read more

    €42.13

  • Law, politics, and the Security Council

    by Tae Jin Kahng ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    One respect in which the United Nations has departed most widely from the League of Nations in its practice has been the method adopted by the Security Coundl for handling legal questions that arise in connection with its work. While the League Coundl followed the practice of re ferring to the Permanent Court of International J ustice many questions of a legal nature arising in connection with its ... Read more

    €76.99

  • Organising the Firm

    Theories of Commercial Law, Corporate Governance and Corporate Law

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    The theoretical basis of commercial law, corporate governance law, and corporate law is still unsatisfactory. There essentially is no theory of commercial law, and existing theories of corporate governance and corporate law cannot explain the behaviour of firms or the contents of existing regulation. This book proposes a coordinated solution for all three areas. The starting point is that all ... Read more

    €89.99

  • Gender Stereotypes

    Case Studies, Policies and Theoretical Approaches

    Edited by Angela Condello, Anne Wagner ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    The edited volume aims at presenting the various forms of stereotyping. As a matter of fact, such logical inclination is not only perpetrated through common sense and public discourse, but also through regulation and various ethical practices. Law and politics, indeed, can have a relevant function in preventing the diffusion of bad and wrong gender stereotypes."Stereotypes have been and remain a ... Read more

    €199.99

  • General Principles of Law - The Role of the Judiciary

    Edited by Laura Pineschi ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book examines the role played by domestic and international judges in the “flexibilization” of legal systems through general principles. It features revised papers that were presented at the Annual Conference of the European-American Consortium for Legal Education, held at the University of Parma, Italy, May 2014.This volume is organized in four sections, where the topic is mainly explored ... Read more

    €89.99

  • Free Movement of Legal Ideas

    Towards a Dynamic Europeanisation of Private Law

    Series series The Future of Private Law
    This seminal book develops a new perspective on the debate concerning the Europeanisation of private law.The theory is both realistic, building on existing experience, and normative as it focuses on the future. It outlines 'good' Europeanisation in which legal sources can be used across borders; hence the free movement of legal ideas. At its core, is the analysis of the legal consequences of ... Read more

    €56.85

  • International Investment Law

    An Analysis of the Major Decisions

    Series series Studies in International Trade and Investment Law
    Written by leading experts in the field, this collection offers a critical and comparative analysis of the existing case law on international investment law.The book makes a topical contribution to the existing literature, showing most notably that:(1) international investment law has a longer history than that generally considered and that this history is fundamental to understanding its ... Read more

    €88.24