Comparative law

Small jurisdictions have become significant players in cross-border corporate and financial services.

Small jurisdictions have become significant players in cross-border corporate and financial services.

Our constitutional freedom to speak out against government and corporate power is always fragile, but today it faces unprecedented hazards.

Our constitutional freedom to speak out against government and corporate power is always fragile, but today it faces unprecedented hazards.

Judicial decision-making may ideally be impartial, but in reality it is influenced by many different factors, including institutional context, ideological commitment, fellow justices on a panel, and personal preference.

This book provides an introduction to the American legal system for a broad readership.

In a world that is increasingly unstable, intelligence services like the American CIA and the United Kingdom's MI6 exist to deliver security.

In a world that is increasingly unstable, intelligence services like the American CIA and the United Kingdom's MI6 exist to deliver security.

Human reason is limited.

Gifts: A Study in Comparative Law is the first broad-based study of the law governing the giving and revocation of gifts ever attempted.

This is the definitive book on the legal and fiscal framework for civil society organizations (CSOs) in China from earliest times to the present day.

In 1986, the Supreme Court's leading conservative, William H.

The Purse and the Sword presents a critical analysis of Israel's legal system in the context of its politics, history, and the forces that shape its society.

The Purse and the Sword presents a critical analysis of Israel's legal system in the context of its politics, history, and the forces that shape its society.

Italian Constitutional Justice in Global Context is the first book ever published in English to provide an international examination of the Italian Constitutional Court (ItCC), offering a comprehensive analysis of its principal lines of jurisprudence, historical origins, organization, procedures, and its current engagement with transnational European law.

Rapid technological change, the advent of Big Data, and the creation of society-wide government surveillance programs have transformed the accessibility of highly personal information; these developments have highlighted the ambiguous treatment of privacy and personal intimacy.

Rapid technological change, the advent of Big Data, and the creation of society-wide government surveillance programs have transformed the accessibility of highly personal information; these developments have highlighted the ambiguous treatment of privacy and personal intimacy.

The economic and geopolitical implications of China's rise have been the subject of vast commentary.

The economic and geopolitical implications of China's rise have been the subject of vast commentary.

North American law has been transformed in ways unimaginable before 9/11.

North American law has been transformed in ways unimaginable before 9/11.

In this second edition of his well-received introductory overview of the Model Penal Code, Markus Dubber retains the book's original aim to serve as an accessible companion to the Code.

In this second edition of his well-received introductory overview of the Model Penal Code, Markus Dubber retains the book's original aim to serve as an accessible companion to the Code.

Contract as Promise is a study of the philosophical foundations of contract law in which Professor Fried effectively answers some of the most common assumptions about contract law and strongly proposes a moral basis for it while defending the classical theory of contract.

Contract as Promise is a study of the philosophical foundations of contract law in which Professor Fried effectively answers some of the most common assumptions about contract law and strongly proposes a moral basis for it while defending the classical theory of contract.

Fact-finding is at the heart of human rights advocacy, and is often at the center of international controversies about alleged government abuses.

Fact-finding is at the heart of human rights advocacy, and is often at the center of international controversies about alleged government abuses.

A myth exists that Jews can embrace the cultural components of Judaism without appreciating the legal aspects of the Jewish tradition.

For all the attention paid to the Founder Fathers in contemporary American debates, it has almost been wholly forgotten how deeply they embraced an ambitious and intellectually profound valuation of foreign legal experience.

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

Italian Constitutional Justice in Global Context is the first book ever published in English to provide an international examination of the Italian Constitutional Court (ItCC), offering a comprehensive analysis of its principal lines of jurisprudence, historical origins, organization, procedures, and its current engagement with transnational European law.

In Legal Interpretation, Kent Greenawalt focuses on the complex and multi-faceted topic of textual interpretation of the law.

In The Metamorphosis of Criminal Justice, Jacqueline S.

This book is the first study of late Hanafism in the early modern Ottoman Empire.

This book is the first study of late Hanafism in the early modern Ottoman Empire.

For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis.

For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis.

The rise of China signals a new chapter in international relations.

The rise of China signals a new chapter in international relations.

International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice surveys and analyzes the legal doctrines affecting copyright practice around the world, in both transactional and litigation settings.

International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice surveys and analyzes the legal doctrines affecting copyright practice around the world, in both transactional and litigation settings.

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a peer-review mechanism, reviewing all 193 UN Member States' protection and promotion of human rights.

This book formulates a human right to research in Africa based on an in-depth examination of the available international and regional human rights instruments as well as those relevant to the national contexts of African countries.

This book focuses on the decision of the Tribunal in the South China Sea Arbitration that China had operated its law enforcement vessels in ways that created risks of collision with Philippine official vessels at Scarborough Shoal in April and May 2012.

This is the first book published that focuses on competition law and policy in the Japanese pharmaceutical sector.

This book analyses the current legal situation and protection of vulnerable groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland.

This book examines the ways in which law can be used to structure the return of indigenous sacred cultural heritage to indigenous communities, referred to as repatriation in this volume.

This book takes a unique approach to mitigate the problem of massive online copyright infringement and justify fan activities.

This book highlights the importance of optional choice of court agreements, and the need for future research and legal development in this area.

On 22 to 28 July 2018 the International Academy of Comparative Law organized its 20th General Congress in Fukuoka Japan.