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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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  • 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

  • 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

  • The Legal Power to Launch War

    Who Decides?

    The issue of who has the power to declare war or authorise military action in a democracy has become a major legal and political issue, internationally, and is set to become even more pertinent in the immediate future, particularly in the wake of military action in Syria, ongoing wars in the Middle East, and tense discussions between the United States and its allies, and Russia and China.This book ... Read more

    R1 202,07

  • Comparing and Classifying Legislatures

    Edited by David Arter ...
    Series series Library of Legislative Studies
    Recent years have witnessed substantial work in the legislative studies field. But what do we know about legislatures today and are there clear criteria for comparing and classifying them?This is a new review of the state of our knowledge of parliament and tackles key questions: Do legislatures matter in legislative terms, and, if so, how much? What is the extent of the legislature’s control of ... Read more

    R1 221,38

  • Foundations of Indian Contract Law

    This new volume analyses the central doctrines and concepts of Indian contract law and provides guidance on the interpretation of the Indian Contract Act 1872 by examining its historical, philosophical, and comparative foundations. Featuring contributions from practitioners and academics from around the world, the book follows a methodology carefully calibrated to address the shortcomings in ... Read more

    R3 360,75

  • Quo vadis Commercial Contract?

    Reflections on Sustainability, Ethics and Technology in the Emerging Law and Practice of Global Commerce

    Edited by Mads Andenas, Maren Heidemann ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This proceedings volume combines chapters derived from papers presented at the 4th and 5th Annual Conferences on the Future of the Commercial Contract in Scholarship and Law Reform. This ongoing research project brings together scholars from all over the world at an annual international conference in London. The book focusses on technology in commercial contract law as well as on sustainability in ... Read more

    R3 298,65

  • Carter v Boehm and Pre-Contractual Duties in Insurance Law

    A Global Perspective after 250 Years

    Revisiting Carter v Boehm, the collected papers in this book are intended as a catalyst for rethinking the pre-contractual duties in insurance law and the related principle of utmost good faith at a critical time for insurance law. In so doing, it endeavours to provide insurance law students, academics, practitioners and judges with new perspectives for a keen understanding of this fundamental ... Read more

    R3 024,83

  • Subsidiaritätsgrundsatz und Tatsachenfeststellung unter der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention

    Analyse der Rechtsprechung zu Art. 3 EMRK

    Series Book 283 - Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht
    Dieses Buch ist eine Open-Access-Publikation unter einer CC BY 4.0 Lizenz.Subsidiarität ist zu einem Schlüsselbegriff des Diskurses um die Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention (EMRK) geworden. Neben seiner vielbeachteten materiell-rechtlichen Funktion kommt dem Begriff auch eine verfahrensrechtliche Tragweite zu. Das vorliegende Buch widmet sich dieser prozessualen Dimension des ... Read more

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  • In a Time of Total War

    The Federal Judiciary and the National Defense - 1940-1954

    Series series Justice, International Law and Global Security
    This book is a judicial, military and political history of the period 1941 to 1954. As such, it is also a United States legal history of both World War II and the early Cold War. Civil liberties, mass conscription, expanded military jurisdiction, property rights, labor relations, and war crimes arising from the conflict were all issues to come before the federal judiciary during this period and ... Read more

    R1 121,66

  • Judging International Human Rights

    Courts of General Jurisdiction as Human Rights Courts

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book attempts to establish how courts of general jurisdiction differ from specialized human rights courts in their approach to the implementation and development of international human rights. Why do courts of general jurisdiction face particular problems in relation to the application of international human rights law and why, in other cases, are they better placed than specialized human ... Read more

    R2 951,46

  • Introduction to Business Law in Russia

    This volume provides a comprehensive overview of business law in Russia. It presents an introduction to the Russian legal system in general before going on to provide a thorough analysis of the key aspects such as regulation, taxation, competition, contracts, intellectual property law, among many others. Where appropriate, cases and international comparisons are included to help illustrate the ... Read more

    R1 370,97

  • Pathways to Judicial Power in Transitional States

    Perspectives from African Courts

    by Rachel Ellett ...
    This book examines the complex relationship that exists between the construction of judicial power, and the institutional characteristics of the courts and their regime setting. It examines the intriguing connection between the construction of judicial power on the one hand, and the institutional characteristics of the courts and regime setting on the other. The book asks whether courts are ... Read more

    R1 321,11

  • Human Rights and America's War on Terror

    Edited by Satvinder S. Juss ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
    This volume examines the success of the 9/11 attacks in undermining the cherished principles of Western democracy, free speech and tolerance, which were central to US values. It is argued that this has led to the USA fighting disastrous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and to sanctioning the use of torture and imprisonment without trial in Guantánamo Bay, extraordinary rendition, surveillance and ... Read more

    R1 121,66

  • Defending the Undefendable III

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book probes the depths of libertarian philosophy and highlights the need for laws that protect all individuals in society. This book defines libertarianism as a theory of what is just law, it is predicated upon the non-aggression principle (NAP). This legal foundation of the libertarian philosophy states that it should be illicit to threaten or engage in initiatory violence against innocent ... Read more

    R2 083,33

  • International Perspectives on Education, Religion and Law

    Edited by Charles Russo ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Religion and Education
    This volume examines the legal status of religion in education, both public and non-public, in the United States and seven other nations. It will stimulate further interest, research, and debate on comparative analyses on the role of religion in schools at a time when the place of religion is of vital interest in most parts of the world. This interdisciplinary volume includes chapters by leading ... Read more

    R997,00

  • Globalisation of Corporate Social Responsibility and its Impact on Corporate Governance

    This book addresses the increasing overlap between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and law with a particular focus on company law and corporate governance. What is the impact of CSR on company law and corporate governance and, vice versa? How do these systems impact on CSR? Do they enable, require or prevent the socially responsible conduct of companies, for example, through corporate theory ... Read more

    R2 430,63

  • Political and Constitutional Transitions in North Africa

    Actors and Factors

    Series series Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government
    The transformations which are taking place in the Arab world are dynamic processes characterised by a number of variables that one can refer to as actors and factors.The implications of the Arab uprisings are important for the world at large; the Arab world’s successes, and failures, at this crucial moment may well serve as a model for other nations. Political and Constitutional Transitions in ... Read more

    R1 321,11

  • The Criminalisation of Fantasy Material

    Law and Sexually Explicit Representations of Fictional Children

    This book addresses the criminalisation of sexually explicit material depicting or describing fictitious characters who appear to be children. It is the first book of its kind to specifically examine the expansion of the law to include fictional representations of children, focusing on the law in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.The author explores the potential ... Read more

    R1 121,66

  • Principled International Criminal Justice

    Lessons from Tort Law

    Series series International and Comparative Criminal Justice
    Commencing its search for a principled international criminal justice, this book argues that the Preamble to the Rome Statute requires a very different notion of justice than that which would be expected in domestic jurisdictions. This thinking necessitates theorising what international criminal justice requires in terms of its legitimacy much more than normative invocations, which in their ... Read more

    R1 121,66