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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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  • Social and Legal Norms

    Towards a Socio-legal Understanding of Normativity

    Edited by Matthias Baier ...
    In an era where new areas of life and new problems call for normative solutions while the plurality of values in society challenge the very basis for normative solutions, this book looks at a growing field of research on the relations between social and legal norms. New technologies and social media offer new ways to communicate about normative issues and the centrality of formal law and how ... Read more

    S$ 82.51 SGD

  • Competition Law Analysis of Price and Non-price Discrimination & Abusive IP Based Legal Proceedings

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book gathers national and international reports from around the globe on key issues in the field of antitrust and intellectual property. Its first part discusses to what extent competition law should be concerned with differences in prices, terms and conditions, or quality that suppliers offer different purchasers. A detailed international report explores the major trends and challenges in ... Read more

    S$ 235.32 SGD

  • Prosecuting "Hate Speech" in International Criminal Law

    Rethinking the Issues of Criminal Participation and Causation

    by Avitus Agbor ...
    The book explores the prohibition and prosecution of hate speech in international law. Building on the international legal framework, the invaluable jurisprudence of the Trial and Appeal Chambers of the UN ad hoc Tribunals (the ICTY and the ICTR), and views of scholars in the social sciences, the book focuses on two inter-related complexities in prosecuting hate speech in international criminal ... Read more

    S$ 205.89 SGD

  • General Reports of the XVIIIth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law/Rapports Généraux du XVIIIème Congrès de l’Académie Internationale de Droit Comparé

    Series series Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law
    This title presents twenty-nine topics, prepared by leading scholars in more than 20 countries, providing a comparative analysis of cutting-edge legal topics of the 21st century. Considering topics of vital moment to contemporary legal scholars, the title includes pieces on Surrogate Motherhood, The Balance of Copyright in Comparative Perspective, International Law in Domestic Systems, ... Read more

    S$ 294.18 SGD

  • International Law on the Aims of Education

    The Convention on the Rights of the Child as a Legal Framework for School Curriculums

    International Law on the Aims of Education is a practical and tangible guide to the international legal standards on the aim and content of education. Using Article 29 of The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as a reference point, the book provides a detailed legal analysis of international minimum standards on how a child should be educated.The book adopts a traditional legal positivist ... Read more

    S$ 79.76 SGD

  • Uniform Civil Code for India

    Proposed Blueprint for Scholarly Discourse

    Article 44 of The Constitution of India, provides that 'The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India.' Even after more than six decades, this anticipated code has not been developed or implemented. This book provides a blueprint for alternative frameworks and courses of action, drawing on lessons from comparative context to develop a ... Read more

    S$ 60.70 SGD

  • The Right to Privacy in Employment

    A Comparative Analysis

    by Dr Marta Otto ...
    At the beginning of the twenty-first century the term 'privacy' gained new prominence around the world, but in the legal arena it is still a concept in 'disarray'. Enclosing it within legal frameworks seems to be a particularly difficult task in the employment context, where encroachments upon privacy are not only potentially more frequent, but also, and most importantly, qualitatively different ... Read more

    S$ 59.07 SGD

  • Wealth and Poverty in Close Personal Relationships

    Money Matters

    Edited by Susan Millns, Simone Wong ...
    At a time of global and domestic economic crisis, the financial aspects of domestic and familial relationships are more important and more strained than ever before. The focus of this book is on the distribution of wealth and poverty in traditional and non-traditional familial relationships. The volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore the way in which money matters are structured and ... Read more

    S$ 82.51 SGD

  • Federalism and the Courts in Africa

    Design and Impact in Comparative Perspective

    This volume examines the design and impact of courts in African federal systems from a comparative perspective.Recent developments indicate that the previously stymied idea of federalism is now being revived in the constitutional arrangements of several African countries. A number of them jumped on the bandwagon of federalism in the early 1990s because it came to be seen as a means to facilitate ... Read more

    S$ 82.51 SGD

  • Networking the Rule of Law

    How Change Agents Reshape Judicial Governance in the EU

    Series series Studies in Modern Law and Policy
    Judicial networks have proved effective in influencing recent judicial policies enacted by both old and new EU member states. However, this influence has not been standard. This volume seeks to improve our understanding of how networks function, as well as the extent they matter in the governance of a constitutional democracy. The authors examine the judicial function of networks, the way they ... Read more

    S$ 93.51 SGD

  • Legal and Ethical Regulation of Biomedical Research in Developing Countries

    There has been a rapid increase in the pace and scope of international collaborative research in developing countries in recent years. This study argues that whilst ethical regulation of biomedical research in Africa and other developing countries has attracted global attention, legal liability issues, such as the application of common law rules and the development of legally enforceable ... Read more

    S$ 100.39 SGD

  • Policy and Pragmatism in the Conflict of Laws

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2001. After languishing for decades in the domains of rigid doctrinalism and confusing theory, the conflict of laws is increasingly being recognized as an important area of law to a global community. To demonstrate its importance, Michael Whincop and Mary Keyes transcend the divide between the English pragmatic tradition and the circularity of American policy ... Read more

    S$ 67.38 SGD

  • The Making and Re-Making of Public Law

    This volume originates from the fourth Public Law Conference, held in Dublin in 2022.Leading scholars and judges from across the common law world presented papers on the making (and re-making) of public law across country studies, historical studies and studies of contemporary and future issues.The book has three broad categories of contribution: country studies which consider the evolution of ... Read more

    S$ 167.20 SGD

  • Linguistic Diversity and European Democracy

    What role does linguistic diversity play in European democratic and legal processes? Is it an obstacle to deliberative democracy and a hindrance to legal certainty, or a cultural and economic asset and a prerequisite for the free movement of citizens? This book examines the tensions and contradictions of European language laws and policy from a multi-disciplinary perspective. With contributions ... Read more

    S$ 100.39 SGD

  • Legal Anthropology

    An Introduction

    Legal Anthropology: An Introduction offers an initial overview of the challenging debates surrounding the cross-cultural analysis of legal systems. Equal parts review and criticism, James M. Donovan outlines the historical landmarks in the development of the discipline, identifying both strengths and weaknesses of each stage and contribution. Legal Anthropology suggests that future progress can be ... Read more

    S$ 71.17 SGD

  • The Foundations of European Private Law

    There remains an urgent need for a deeper discussion of the theoretical, political and federal dimensions of the European codification project. While much valuable work has already been undertaken, the chapters in this volume take as their starting point the proposition that further reflection and critical thought will enhance the quality and efficacy of the on-going work of the various ... Read more

    S$ 273.03 SGD

  • Mental Health Law in China

    A Socio-legal Analysis

    by Bo Chen ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Health Law
    This book provides an important critique of mental health law and practice in China, with a focus on involuntary detention and treatment. The work explores China’s mental health law reform regarding treatment decision-making in the new era of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It adopts a socio-legal approach, not only by undertaking a comprehensive desk-based ... Read more

    S$ 82.51 SGD