Comparative law

This edited collection gathers together Canadian and non-Canadian scholars to reflect on and celebrate the 20thanniversary of the Quebec Secession Reference, delivered by the Canadian Supreme Court in 1998.

This book explores how non-governmental organizations (NGOs), with their sphere of influence within the State and beyond, enrich the international community by working on critical areas affecting people's lives and expectations, to facilitate a more humanising international law.

Compares the modern legal instruments of Jewish, Christian and Muslim organisations in light of their historical religious laws.

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.

This book provides a distinctive and critical analysis of the anti-money laundering (AML) measures that have been put in place in Turkiye and the United Kingdom.

Cesare Beccaria's slim 1764 volume On Crimes and Punishments influenced policy developments worldwide and over decades, if not centuries, after its publication.

The book aims to depict the whole picture of China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) in the digital sector and reveals the three key factors that shape AML enforcement.

El uso del Derecho extranjero y la comparación jurídica son fenómenos cada vez con mayor relevancia, lo cual requiere cuestionarse: ¿Cómo se define el parámetro para delimitar qué es lo igual y lo diferente al momento de comparar?

The ability to shape one's own destiny-to make decisions on the basis of one's own ideals and goals-is a uniquely human characteristic.

This book systematically discusses the contents of the administrative right to know, the right to information, the right to gene, euthanasia and other emerging rights.

With international attention focused on Hong Kong, many forget that Macau also exists in a delicate "e;one country, two systems"e; (OCTS) balance with mainland China.

This book explores the use of the doctrine of good faith in the common law when interpreting contracts and resolving disputes.

This book aims to analyse the legal tools that the legislatures of France, Germany and Italy adopted in order to regulate medical malpractice.

This timely volume discusses the much debated and controversial subject of the presence of religion in the public sphere.

This book identifies institutional mechanisms that can be used to promote consumer confidence in direct online sales with businesses (B2C e-commerce).

An historical and comparative explanation of some puzzling differences between the administrative law of England, the USA and Australia.

More than half of the world's population lives in cities; by 2050, it will be more than three quarters.

Maps the roles in governance that courts are undertaking and how they matter in the political life of these nations.

The American prosecutor plays a powerful role in the judicial system, wielding the authority to accept or decline a case, choose which crimes to allege, and decide the number of counts to charge.

Covers the Member States who have adopted the European Company Regulation between 2005 and 2006.

In recent years the Chinese legal system has undergone many reforms and this book brings the literature up to date, offering a contemporary account of the law and administration in China.

This book addresses women's rights to work and motherhood in Libya from a legal and international human rights perspective.

This book is a very useful reference guide on how de jure and de facto standards are being developed and how these standards compete against each other.

This book expands on established doctrine in legal history and sets out a challenge for legal philosophers.

This book examines the law and its practice in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Globalization has had a sharp impact on the definition of 'national security,' as the interconnectedness of many threats calls for them to be addressed at the national and global level simultaneously.

This book offers a comparative review of the ultra vires doctrine in corporate law.

This book is the latest work on the reform of supervisory system by Qin Qianhong.

This book delivers a comprehensive, insightful, and updated analytic description of contemporary Chinese legal system.

This edited volume looks at supreme courts in China and the West.

This book demonstrates creative ways law can regulate corporate social responsibility and address governance challenges in national and transnational contexts.

Constitutional Statecraft in Asian Courts explores how courts engage in constitutional state-building in aspiring, yet deeply fragile, democracies in Asia.

The book deals with the regulation of GMOs within the context of multiple principles and interests, including food security, sustainable development, and biodiversity.

A proposal for reform of civil liability law based on redesigning negligence and introducing stricter forms of liability.

Analyses access to justice in Asia and other non-Western jurisdictions, including programmes of mandatory public interest activities.

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

In this book, the protection of personal data is compared for eight EU member states,namely France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Italy, Sweden andthe Netherlands.