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  • Religious Offences in Common Law Asia

    Colonial Legacies, Constitutional Rights and Contemporary Practice

    Series series Constitutionalism in Asia
    This book provides in-depth comparative analysis of how religious penal clauses have been developed and employed within Asian common law states, and the impact of such developments on constitutional rights. By examining the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of religious offences as well as interrogating the nature and impact of religious penal clauses within the region, it contributes to ... Read more

    S$ 61.25 SGD

  • Gifts

    A Study in Comparative Law

    Gifts: A Study in Comparative Law is the first broad-based study of the law governing the giving and revocation of gifts ever attempted. Gift-giving is everywhere governed by social and customary norms before it encounters the law and the giving of gifts takes place largely outside of the marketplace. As a result of these two characteristics, the law of gifts provides an optimal lens through which ... Read more

    S$ 79.23 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 52.31 SGD

  • Courting Constitutionalism

    The Politics of Public Law and Judicial Review in Pakistan

    by Moeen Cheema ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law
    Over the last decade, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has emerged as a powerful and overtly political institution. While the strong form of judicial review adopted by the Supreme Court has fostered the perception of a sudden and ahistorical judicialisation of politics, the judiciary's prominent role in adjudicating issues of governance and statecraft was long in the making. This book presents a ... Read more

    S$ 50.78 SGD

  • The Basic Structure Doctrine in Malaysia

    Themes and Perspectives

    Edited by Dr Kevin YL Tan, HP Lee ...
    Series series Constitutionalism in Asia
    This book presents an in-depth interrogation of the theory and application of the Basic Structure Doctrine in the Federation of Malaysia.The Basic Structure Doctrine, famously introduced in the 1973 Indian Supreme decision of Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala AIR – which held that certain core or fundamental features in the Constitution of India could not be amended by Parliament even if it ... Read more

    S$ 144.85 SGD

  • Law and Revolution

    Past Experiences, Future Challenges

    The last one hundred years have seen a number of events that could be perceived as disruptive challenges to the normal operation of the legal order. Some have been disruptive innovations of technologies or business practices, others social changes or constitutional transformations, further buttressed by the impact of globalisation and interdependence affecting the development of international, ... Read more

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  • Socialism and Legal History

    The Histories and Historians of Law in Socialist East Central Europe

    Series series Routledge Research in Legal History
    This book focuses on the way in which legal historians and legal scientists used the past to legitimize, challenge, explain and familiarize the socialist legal orders, which were backed by dictatorial governments.The volume studies legal historians and legal histories written in Eastern European countries during the socialist era after the Second World War. The book investigates whether there was ... Read more

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  • Constitutional Change and Transformation in Latin America

    Over the past 30 years, Latin America has lived through an intense period of constitutional change. Some reforms have been limited in their design and impact, while others have been far-reaching transformations to basic structural features and fundamental rights. Scholars interested in the law and politics of constitutional change in Latin America are turning increasingly to comparative ... Read more

    S$ 64.63 SGD

  • Arbitration and Human Rights

    Approaches to Excluding the Annulment of Arbitral Awards and Their Compatibility with the ECHR

    This book presents a creative synthesis of two ostensibly disparate fields of law – arbitration and human rights. More specifically, it focuses on various legislative approaches to excluding the annulment of arbitral awards (setting-aside proceedings) at the seat of arbitration and evaluates the compatibility of such approaches with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), in particular the ... Read more

    S$ 205.89 SGD

  • The Abuse of Constitutional Identity in the European Union

    Series series Oxford Studies in European Law
    The idea of constitutional identity has been central to the negotiation of authority between EU and national constitutional orders. Many national constitutional courts have declared that the reach of EU law is limited by certain core elements of the national constitution, often labelled 'constitutional identity'. With the rise of illiberal democracies within the EU, the idea of constitutional ... Read more

    S$ 134.93 SGD

  • Civil Courts and the European Polity

    The Constitutional Role of Private Law Adjudication in Europe

    The chapters collected in this book explore the place and role of judge-made private law in an emerging European polity.Examining case-law from the perspective of different theories and viewpoints, scholars and judges assess and reflect on the role of judges in civil cases for polity-building in Europe. The chapters thus present a kaleidoscopic view on the dynamics of private law adjudication ... Read more

    S$ 67.90 SGD

  • Pandemocracy in Latin America

    Revisiting the Political and Constitutional Dimension of the Pandemic

    Edited by Pablo Riberi ...
    This book addresses two questions: firstly, how has the fight against COVID-19, especially the individual and collective responses of Latin American nation-states, influenced the relationship between power, people, and statebodies? And secondly, has democracy taken a step back and allowed pandemocracy to replace its long-term legitimising function?Adopting a Global South perspective, the book ... Read more

    S$ 65.72 SGD

  • Greening the Civil Codes: Comparative Private Law and Environmental Protection

    by Sabrina Lanni ...
    Series series Juris Diversitas
    This book examines the greening of civil codes from a comparative perspective. It takes into account the increasing requirements of supranational rules, which favour measures to reduce global warming and its negative environmental impacts; it discusses the necessity to expand distributive justice given the current ecological emergency; and it reflects on which private law legal tools potentially ... Read more

    S$ 82.51 SGD

  • Transparency in Insurance Contract Law

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This Volume of the AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation focuses on transparency as the guiding principle of modern insurance law. It consists of chapters written by leaders in the respective field, who address transparency in a range of civil and common law jurisdictions, along with overview chapters. Each chapter reviews the transparency principles applicable in the ... Read more

    S$ 250.04 SGD

  • Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration 2018–2020

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    The Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration is the first academic publication aiming to offer comprehensive coverage, on a yearly basis, of the most recent and salient developments regarding international sports arbitration, through a combination of general articles and case notes. The present volume covers decisions rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and national courts ... Read more

    S$ 191.28 SGD

  • Illicit Finance and the Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean

    The Myth of Paradise

    Series series The Law of Financial Crime
    This book provokes fresh ways of thinking about small developing States within the transnational legal order for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation (TAMLO).From the global wars on drugs and terror to journalistic exposés such as the ‘Paradise’, ‘Panama’ and ‘Pandora’ Papers, the Commonwealth Caribbean has been discursively stigmatised as a mythical island ... Read more

    S$ 79.76 SGD

  • The Right to Information Act 2005

    A Handbook

    by Sudhir Naib ...
    The Indian state till recently denied information about its functioning and decision-making to its citizens, ironically, using laws made during the colonial period. Apart from being an anomaly in a democratic set-up, it created an adverse impact on the quality of governance, accountability, and transparency. It was only in 2005, after a prolonged freedom of information movement, that this ... Read more

    S$ 123.81 SGD

  • Locating Legal Certainty in Patent Licensing

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This open access book presents global perspectives and developments within the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, and discusses the bearing they have on policy initiatives that are relevant to the larger digital technology and communications industry. Drawing on key developments in India, the USA, UK, EU, and China, it explores whether key jurisdictions need to adopt a ... Read more

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  • Constitutionalism 2030

    Edited by Dr Christoph Bezemek ...
    Constitutionalism is in crisis. And the crisis unfolds not only on a national or a regional level. It is a global phenomenon: Democracy is no longer on the rise, the Rule of Law appears weakened, political cohesion seems to erode. Human Rights Protection finds itself questioned, International Criminal Law struggles for broad recognition, international trade may have lost some of its appeal. ... Read more

    S$ 75.74 SGD

  • Public Funding of Religions in Europe

    Edited by Francis Messner ...
    Series series Cultural Diversity and Law in Association with RELIGARE
    This collection brings together legal scholars, canonists and political scientists to focus on the issue of public funding in support of religious activities and institutions in Europe. The study begins by revolving around the various mechanisms put in place by the domestic legal systems, as well as those resulting from the European law of human rights and the law of the European Union. It then ... Read more

    S$ 82.51 SGD

  • Transnationalisation and Legal Actors

    Legitimacy in Question

    Series series Globalization: Law and Policy
    Transnational tendencies have led to a pluralistic legal environment in which emerging and established legal actors, regulatory levels and types of legal norms co-exist, compete and interact in complex ways. This challenges and changes not only how legal norms are created, applied and enforced but also when these actors, norms and processes are considered legitimate. The book investigates how ... Read more

    S$ 82.51 SGD

  • Energy Law in Finland

    by Laura Huomo ...
    Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides a systematic approach to legislation and legal practice concerning energy resources and production in Finland. The book describes the administrative organization, regulatory framework, and relevant case law pertaining to the development, application, and use of such forms of energy as electricity, gas, ... Read more

    S$ 104.85 SGD

  • Financial Crime, Law and Governance

    Navigating Challenges in Different Contexts

    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Embark on a journey through the dynamic landscape of global financial crime combating with our latest collection, meticulously curated by leading researchers. At the intersection of finance, technology, law, governance, and international cooperation, this multidisciplinary exploration offers profound insights into the nuanced world of financial crime across diverse jurisdictions, including ... Read more

    S$ 235.32 SGD

  • Making Decisions Judicially

    A Guide for Decision-Makers

    Are you involved in making decisions in court, a tribunal, or another formal decision-making environment? This book gives guidance in the skills required to reach and deliver well-structured judicial decisions.The authors (all of whom have extensive judicial and quasi-judicial experience) instruct the readers on the skills required at each stage of a hearing, including:- ensuring there is a fair ... Read more

    S$ 40.10 SGD