Comparative law

This book covers the Tax Treaties which The People's Republic of China has signed with various nations of the European Region.

A comparative and collaborative study of the foundational principles and concepts that underpin different domestic systems of criminal law.

Finck examines the emergence of blockchains (and other forms of distributed ledger technologies) and the implications for regulation and governance.

The book focusses on applying a holistic overview of interim measures and associated procedures in the context of cross-border private law (civil and commercial) disputes that are the subject of international litigation and arbitration proceedings.

This publication entitled Encyclopaedia of World Legal, Judicial and Court Systems is truly global in terms of content, scope and coverage.

It has been frequently argued that democracy is protected and realized under constitutions that protect certain rights and establish the conditions for a functioning representative democracy.

Islamic jurisprudence is a much misunderstood system.

This book deals with convergences of legal doctrine despite jurisdictional, cultural, and political barriers, and of divergences due to such barriers, examining topics that are of vital importance to contemporary legal scholars.

This book proposes a regulatory system for ensuring that AI makes fair decisions.

This book considers the ability of island jurisdictions with financial centres to meet the expectations of the international community in addressing the threats posed to themselves and others by their innocent (or otherwise) facilitation of the receipt of suspect wealth.

The object of this book is to describe the institutional modifications of the Italian form of state more than ten years after the review of Title V - Part II of the Italian Constitution - for an audience that goes well beyond the Italian national boundaries.

Human trafficking is a multi-faceted crime.

A subversive approach to economic theory, Rethinking Market Regulation explores the devastating impact of globalisation and a lack of governmental regulation on the US workforce.

This book explores the complex issue of building a common European identity and the factors that contribute to it, with special regard to the role played by the interaction between national Constitutional Courts and European Courts.

This book gathers international and national reports from across the globe on key questions in the field of antitrust and intellectual property.

This publication gives an overview of all key aspects of German labour and employment law as well as adjoining fields.

Increasingly, the modern neo-liberal world marginalises any notion of religion or spirituality, leaving little or no room for the sacred in the public sphere.

This volume provides an essential update on current thinking, practice and research into the use of restorative justice in the area of family violence.

The work considers the international and European obligations of the UK in the realm of challenging the far-right and assesses the extent to which it adheres to them.

From the perspective of institutionalism and theories of clusters, this book provides a concept of organized crime as an institutional cluster in contrast to the concept of multiple offences, associated with organized criminal groups or/and criminal organizations.

This book explores developments in international law regarding the relationship between human rights law and international humanitarian law and their coapplicability in armed conflict situations.

This book contains an in-depth examination of the Islamic headscarf cases of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and places these against the background of the Islamophobia existing across Europe.

Debates surrounding the concept of law are not new.

Mental health law is a rapidly evolving area of practice and research, with growing global dimensions.

There is increasing concern over the possible use of biological weapons.

A comparison of French and American approaches to freedom of expression, with reference to the historical, social and philosophical contexts.

This book focuses on recent developments in consumer law, specifically addressing mandatory disclosures and the topical problem of information overload.

Local government affects us all.

This book provides in English the case law of the Colombian Constitutional Court, which has become one of the most creative and important courts of the global south and the world since its creation in 1991.

The book provides a comprehensive analysis of local government in federations.

The development, production, stockpiling and use in war of biological and toxin weapons are prohibited by international law.

This book employs an innovative approach to explore the topic of flexicurity and related changes in the working world, the importance of which for the overall economic and social development is gradually being recognised.

Your Next Government?

This book examines the structure of the rule on restrictive agreements in the context of vertical intra-brand price and territorial restraints, analysing, comparing and evaluating their treatment in US antitrust and EU competition law.

What are the requirements for a just response to criminal wrongdoing?

This book examines how child protection law has been shaped by the transition to late modernity and how it copes with the ever-changing concept of risk.

This book critically re-examines this foundational source of international law, incorporating the insights of experts in many fields.

This book considers the increasing trend towards a 'culture of control' in democratic countries.

A comparative and historical account of the origins and meanings of the discourse of judicial ''balancing'' in constitutional rights law.

This book brings together leading experts in the fields of insurance and the law of obligations to consider how insurance law is attempting to deal with emerging risks.

Die Gerichtsbarkeit für Immaterialgüterrechte in Europa steht vor Umwälzungen: Patente und Marken, aber auch Sorten, Designs oder in Zukunft allenfalls Urheberrechte stehen vor der Herausforderung der sinkenden Bedeutung territorial isolierter Schutzrechte im Binnenmarkt.