Comparative law

Despite the growth in international criminal courts and tribunals, the majority of cases concerning international criminal law are prosecuted at the domestic level.

The book provides readers with an overview of the unique features of German business and enterprise law and an in-depth analysis of the organs of governance of German public limited companies (general meeting, management board, supervisory board).

What does Israel's definition as a 'Jewish and democratic' state mean?

A comparative analysis ''from below'' of attempts to constitutionalise socio-economic rights in Ireland from 1848 rebellions to present day protests.

Critically examines moral-promissory, economic and socio-legal perspectives on contract law, arguing that it should be formal and minimalistic by design.

All institutions concerned with the process of judging - whether it be deciding between alternative courses of action, determining a judge's professional integrity, assigning culpability for an alleged crime, or ruling on the credibility of an asylum claimant - are necessarily directly concerned with the question of doubt.

Comparative study has emerged as the new frontier of constitutional law scholarship as well as an important aspect of constitutional adjudication.

This book is dedicated to a fundamental conflict in modern states: those persons holding public office are no more than ordinary citizens.

If Nigeria fails to prosecute the crimes recognised under the Rome Statute, then the International Criminal Court (ICC) will intervene.

This book is devoted to the studyof the interplaybetween religious rules and State law.

The vast majority of all international judicial decisions have been issued since 1990.

A critical overview of the application of the precautionary principle.

Constitutionalising Secession proceeds from the question, 'What, if anything, does the law have to say about a secession crisis?

Today, a California resident can incorporate her shipping business in Delaware, register her ships in Panama, hire her employees from Hong Kong, place her earnings in an asset-protection trust formed in the Cayman Islands, and enter into a same-sex marriage in Massachusetts or Canada--all the while enjoying the California sunshine and potentially avoiding many facets of the state's laws.

This book studies the international investment law regime in Africa and provides a comprehensive analysis of the current treaty practices in Africa from global, regional and domestic perspectives.

State regulation of civil society is expanding yet widely contested, often portrayed as illegitimate intrusion.

This book offers a clear, accessible account of the American litigation over the restitution of works of art taken from Jewish families during the Holocaust.

This book offers a multi-discursive analysis of the constitutional foundations for peaceful coexistence, the constitutional background for discontent and the impact of discontent, and the consequences of conflict and revolution on the constitutional order of a democratic society which may lead to its implosion.

The world's only annual publication devoted to the study of the laws of armed conflict, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this highly topical branch of international law.

This book carries out a comprehensive analysis of the Maria Luz incident, a truly significant episode in Japanese and world history, from a legal perspective.

This book uses the philosophy of Thomas Kuhn to provide a new vision of the development of European comparative law that will challenge and inspire scholars in the field.

Die Regionalorganisationen Afrikas sind regelmaig Gegenstand volkerrechtlicher Forschung.

This book presents an important discussion on the implementation of sustainable soil management in Africa from a range of governance perspectives.

This book addresses the legal and contractual obligations of sea carriers regarding due care for the cargo under a contract of carriage.

In response to the general crisis in law and society in contemporary western and communist nations alike, and to the need for new relations between man and the state, Professor McWhinney presents a comparative study of constitutions and constitution-making.

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A new analysis of the importance of promise to contract law, from theoretical, historical and comparative contemporary perspectives.

Bernard H.

Angesichts der aktuellen geopolitischen Bedrohungslage ist eine vertiefte deutsch-franzosische und europaische Rustungskooperation unerlasslich.

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This book addresses the regulation of the State/Enterprise relationship in the framework of international economic context.

This book presents findings from a process evaluation carried out at a problem-solving court located in England: Manchester Review Court.

This book offers the first theoretical approach to rules of evidence and the practice of judicial proof in China written in English by a Chinese professor.

The book provides an overview of the right to counsel and the attorney-client privilege in the following 12 jurisdictions: China, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and USA.

This book examines legal language as a language for special purposes, evaluating the functions and characteristics of legal language and the terminology of law.

The book analyzes in depth selected contemporary U.

The presence of migrant workers has become a central feature of labour markets in highly developed countries.

This book explores the way domestic courts contribute to the maintenance of theinternational of law by providing judicial control over the exercises of public powers that may conflict with international law.

In recent years, the wearing of the full-face veil or burqa/niqab has proved a controversial issue in many multi-cultural European societies.

One of the most ambitious legacies of the 20th century was the universal commitment to ensure freedom from want as a human right.

This book examines the constitutional treatment of national security in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Analyzes whether China''s thirty years of legal reform have taken root in Chinese society by examining how ordinary citizens are using the legal system.

This book is concerned with the vulnerability of suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings and the extent to which the vulnerable accused can effectively participate in the criminal process.