Comparative law

Not so long ago, class actions were considered to be a textbook example of American exceptionalism; many of their main features were assumed to be incompatible with the culture of the civil law world.

La confidencialidad de las comunicaciones entre abogado y cliente es un elemento esencial del derecho a la asistencia letrada.

This book offers commentary and analysis on the catastrophic events which have recently confronted the international economy in the modern era and contrasts the current situation with other financial crises.

Fully updated and revised to fit in with the new laws and structure in the Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems, this new edition examines the institutions, structures and processes of the law in the Commonwealth Caribbean.

This book engages in a theological critique of the legal frameworks and theoretical approaches of Australia, the US and England to create a peaceful coexistence of difference which supports both religious freedom and equality.

The main objectives of media regulation in Europe are to protect media freedom, to ensure the social responsibility of the media, and to prevent harm caused by speech published through the media.

This book explains how the People of Puerto Rico managed to adopt a constitution whose content and process were both original and colonialist, participatory and undemocratic, as well as progressive and anticlimactic.

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

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

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

This thought-provoking introduction to the study of comparative law provides in-depth analyses of all major comparative methodologies and theories and serves as a common sense guide to the study of foreign legal systems.

Brings together experts to provide the first comprehensive analysis of issues related to copyright in street art and graffiti.

This book brings together contributions from twenty-three world-leading scholars and commentators that address a range of contemporary and pressing international themes in mental health, disability and criminal law.

This present book examines some of the key features of the interplay between legal history, authoritarian rule and political transitions in Brazil and other countries from the end of 20th Century until today.

This book is the first in the world to provide a cross-national, comparative exploration of omnibus legislation.

'Reorganization and Resistance' analyses the ways in which the legal professions of nine countries (England,France, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, the US, Mexico, Australia and Korea) and one continent (South America) have confronted the internal and external political, economic and social upheavals of the past twenty years.

This book explains the challenge of constitutional pluralism and its importance, showing its theoretical and practical relevance, and giving a sense of why the existing scholarship on the matter is unsatisfactory.

This book discusses theoretical issues, standards, and professional considerations arising when legal and health practitioners undertake legal capacity assessments in the context of wills, enduring powers of attorney and advance health directives.

This book is the third in a series of essay collections on defences in private law.

Administrative tribunals are a vital part of the public law frameworks of many countries.

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A comprehensive and comparative overview of the law of provisional measures between different international courts and tribunals.

This book presents an important discussion on land tenure rights for the effective implementation of sustainable soil management provisions.

This book examines the role played by domestic and international judges in the "e;flexibilization"e; of legal systems through general principles.

Wie unterscheidet sich die Haftung von Plattformbetreibern für mittelbare Urheber-, Marken- und Lauterkeitsrechtsverletzungen in Deutschland und China?

Three case studies look into judicial co-operation between Member States and the ECJ.

This book analyses actual and potential normative (whether legislative or contractual) conflicts and complex transnational disputes related to state-controlled enterprises (SCEs) operations and how they are interwoven with the problem of foreign direct investment.

In a remarkably short period of time, the realization of religious freedom has achieved broad consensus as an indispensable condition for peace.

Contracts for the Sale of Goods delivers a detailed analysis and in-depth comparison of the substantive law for the sale of goods in domestic and international transactions.

Provides a novel methodological approach to the study of popular and professional legal culture within the European context.

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.

Das Europäische Wirtschaftsrecht hat in den letzten Jahren zunehmend an Bedeutung gewonnen.

This book investigates whether treaty interpretation at the ECtHR and WTO, which are sometimes perceived as promoting 'self-contained' regimes, could constitute a means for unifying international law, or, conversely, might exacerbate the fragmentation of international law.

This collection presents an analysis of the concept of secession and its constitutional accommodation alongside an assessment of the effects of secession in constitutional and international law.

This book analyses the equal citizenship claims of women and sexual and gender diverse people across several Asian jurisdictions.

Surrogacy presents particularly complex questions for human rights law and theory.

The Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration is the first academic publication aiming to offer comprehensive coverage, on a yearly basis, of the most recent and salient developments regarding international sports arbitration, through a combination of general articles and case notes.

This book provides a thorough legal analysis of sovereign indebtedness, examining four typologies of sovereign debt - bilateral debt, multilateral debt, syndicated debt and bonded debt - in relation to three crucial contexts: genesis, restructuring and litigation.

This collection explores the theme of fragmentation within international economic law following the global financial crisis.

Should offence to religions be punishable by law, or does freedom of expression extend even to blasphemy?

This book addresses age-based persecution of children as a crime against humanity in connection with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes (persecution - with some variation in the elements of the crime - is an existing offence under the Rome Statute of the permanent International Criminal Court, the statutes of various international criminal tribunals i.

This book selects leading, innovative and influential Chinese maritime judgments and presents full translation of them, with brief summary, to the readers so that they can have insights of how the Chinese maritime judges interpret, apply and develop Chinese maritime law in practice.

In a period of paradigmatic transition, Toward a New Legal Common Sense aims to devolve to law its emancipatory potential.