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  • Law and Social Policy in the Global South

    Brazil, China, India, South Africa

    Edited by Ulrike Davy, Albert H.Y. Chen ...
    The book is an in-depth study of the origins and the trajectories of the law governing social policies in Brazil, China, India, and South Africa, four middle-income countries in the global South with a history in social policy making that starts in the 1920s.The policies of these countries affect almost half of the world’s population. The book takes the legal framework of the policies as a ... Read more

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  • Constitutionalism and the Economy in Africa

    Series series Stellenbosch Handbooks in African Constitutional Law
    Despite expectations that the celebrated second wave of constitutional democracy in the 1990s would facilitate economic development, Africa remains the continent with the highest level of poverty in the world. The fight against poverty hinges on a vibrant economy that creates jobs and income by generating enough revenue to enable the state to take pro-development measures. However, instead of the ... Read more

    R2 630,15

  • Cases, Materials and Text on Contract Law

    Series series Ius Commune Casebooks for the Common Law of Europe
    This is the third edition of the widely acclaimed and successful casebook on contract in the IusCommune series, developed to be used throughout Europe and beyond by anyone who teaches, learns or practises law with a comparative or European perspective. The book contains leading cases, legislation and other materials from English, French and German law as the main representatives of the legal ... Read more

    R1 446,69

  • Contract Law

    A Comparative Introduction, Second Edition

    by Jan M. Smits ...
    This innovative and accessible text offers a straightforward and clear introduction to the law of contract suitable for use across geographical boundaries. It introduces the key principles of contract law by comparing solutions from different jurisdictions and has an innovative design with text boxes, colour and graphics, making it a highly attractive tool for studying. This revised second edition ... Read more

    R730,61

  • Borders, Legal Spaces and Territories in Contemporary International Law

    Within and Beyond

    This book examines the challenges posed to contemporary international law by the shifting role of the border, which has recently re-emerged as a central issue in international relations. It posits that borders do not merely correspond to States’ boundaries: indeed, while remaining a fundamental tool for asserting States’ power, they are in fact a collection of constantly changing spatial limits. ... Read more

    R2 604,16

  • Private International Law in Commonwealth Africa

    This book provides a comprehensive and comparative examination of private international law in Commonwealth Africa. It offers an unrivalled breadth of coverage in its examination of the law in Botswana, the Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The book is clearly and logically structured - it is ... Read more

    R1 086,85

  • The Constitutional Protection of Private Property in China

    Historical Evolution and Comparative Research

    by Chuanhui Wang ...
    This timely book reviews the changes in legal reform around the constitutional protection of private property in China since 1949. Using a comparative approach, it analyses the development of property theories and the various constitutionalisation models and practices of private property in representative countries including the United States, Canada, Germany, India and China. It also explores the ... Read more

    R760,83

  • 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

    R1 121,66

  • 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

    R2 777,81

  • Homicide in Criminal Law

    A Research Companion

    Edited by Alan Reed, Michael Bohlander ...
    Series series Substantive Issues in Criminal Law
    This volume presents a leading contribution to the substantive arena relating to homicide in the criminal law. In broad terms, the ambit of homicide standardisations in extant law is contestable and opaque. This book provides a logical template to focus the debate. The overall concept addresses three specific elements within this arena, embracing an overarching synergy between them. This edifice ... Read more

    R1 121,66

  • Treatment of Foreign Law - Dynamics towards Convergence?

    Edited by Yuko Nishitani ...
    Series Book 26 - Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law
    This work presents a thorough investigation of existing rules and features of the treatment of foreign law in various jurisdictions. Private international law (conflict of laws) and civil procedure rules concerning the application and ascertainment of foreign law differ significantly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Combining general and individual national reports, this volume demonstrates when ... Read more

    R3 802,35

  • Implementation of Digital Law as a Legal Tool in the Current Digital Era

    by Jamil Afzal ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book provides a deep dive into the important issue of digital law. Researchers, students, and policymakers interested in digital law will find this book invaluable for its exploration of the nuances of a modern scenario of law. In the first part of the book, the author explains the basics of digital law and why they are so important in today's world. Next, it delves into the promise of ... Read more

    R2 777,81

  • Vulnerable Consumers and the Law

    Consumer Protection and Access to Justice

    Series series Markets and the Law
    This book charts the difficulties encountered by vulnerable consumers in their access to justice, through the contributions of prominent authors (academic, practitioners and consultants) in the field of consumer law and access to justice.It demonstrates that despite the development of ADR, access to justice is still severely lacking for the vulnerable consumer. The book highlights that a broad ... Read more

    R1 046,86

  • The Constitution of Ireland

    A Contextual Analysis

    by Dr Oran Doyle ...
    Series series Constitutional Systems of the World
    This book provides a contextual analysis of constitutional governance in Ireland. It presents the 1937 Constitution as a seminal moment in an ongoing constitutional evolution, rather than a foundational event. The book demonstrates how the Irish constitutional order revolves around a bipartite separation of powers. The Government is dominant but is legally constrained by the courts, particularly ... Read more

    R485,86

  • The Democratic Rule of Law on Trial

    First Amendment Cases of the Trump Era

    by Sonja Grover ...
    This book examines selected high-profile U.S. First Amendment cases occurring during the Trump era as a vehicle for exploring a possible fundamental commonality in understanding the democratic rule of law globally. In each of these cases, the adjudicating body’s analytical legal strategy is discussed in terms of how it reinforces or detracts from the democratic rule of law. It was and continues to ... Read more

    R1 121,66

  • State and Legal Practice in the Caucasus

    Anthropological Perspectives on Law and Politics

    Series series Cultural Diversity and Law
    Legal pluralism and the experience of the state in the Caucasus are at the centre of this edited volume. This is a region affected by a multitude of legal orders and the book describes social action and governance in the light of this, and considers how conceptions of order are enforced, used, followed and staged in social networks and legal practice. Principally, how is the state perceived and ... Read more

    R1 121,66

  • Disaster Law

    Disasters and their management are today central to public and political agendas. Rather than being understood as exclusively acts of God and Nature, natural disasters are increasingly analysed as social vulnerability exposed by natural hazards. A disaster following an earthquake is no longer seen as caused exclusively by tremors, but by poor building standards, ineffective response systems, or ... Read more

    R1 370,97

  • Energy Law in Australia

    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 Australia. 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

    R1 396,20

  • Small State Referendums

    Lessons from New Zealand

    This book explores the unusual and unique experience of direct democracy in the small state of New Zealand, where referendums have been a persistent feature of the political landscape for over a century. Referendums have been the site of renewed interest from scholars, seeking to respond to what they term the "democratic deficit" in otherwise stable and functional Western democracies. They have ... Read more

    R598,10

  • Criminal Theory and International Human Rights Law

    by Steven Malby ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
    The development of an international human rights jurisprudence on criminalization is in its relative infancy. Nonetheless, systematic examination of international decisions on acts engaging the criminal law reveals an emerging human rights approach to the acceptability, or not, of criminalization. This book provides an in-depth characterization of the reasoning and principles that underpin those ... Read more

    R1 121,66

  • 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

    R2 430,63

  • 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

    R3 472,30

  • 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

    R1 046,86

  • 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

    R715,86