Comparative law

This book examines how the Roman, French and English legal systems have each dealt with the issue of unforeseen, supervening events which have rendered the performance of contractual obligations either impossible or fundamentally different in nature, sometimes known as Force Majeure or Acts of God.

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.

The law of torts is concerned with the secondary obligations generated by the infringement of primary rights.

Is academic freedom threatened?

The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies provides a forum for the scrutiny of significant issues in European Union Law, the Law of the Council of Europe, and Comparative Law with a "e;European"e; dimension, and particularly those which have come to the fore during the year preceding publication.

In this book various perspectives on fundamental rights in the fields of public and private international law are innovatively covered.

Die hybride südafrikanische Rechtsordnung stellt aus rechtsvergleichender bzw.

This book is the first book focusing on the Chinese law of unjust enrichment in English and introducing it to Western jurisdictions.

This book examines the regulatory, environmental, financial, socio-legal, and safety aspects that shape offshore energy infrastructure projects and their operation.

Das Buch behandelt den Wandel der Europäischen Union während der Finanzkrise 2010-2017.

This book is based on a doctoral thesis submitted to Yale University Law School in 1968.

Leniency policies are seen as a revolution in contemporary anti-cartel law enforcement.

Drawing from multiple scholarly fields, Kenyon examines free speech''s positive dimensions of enablement and how they can be pursued.

This book focuses on the development of artificial intelligence and rule of law in the current world.

Choice of Law provides an in-depth sophisticated coverage of the choice-of-law part Conflicts Law (or Private International Law) in torts, products liability, contracts, forum-selection and arbitration clauses, insurance, statutes of limitation, domestic relations, property, marital property, and successions.

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

Implementation of Islamic family law varies widely across North Africa and the Middle East, here Dörthe Engelcke explores the reasons for this.

This book offers conceptual analyses, highlights issues, proposes solutions, and discusses practices regarding privacy and data protection in transitional times.

From Van Gend en Loos and Costa v ENEL to Cassis de Dijon and Consten and Grundig, Landmark Cases in EU Law explores the most important and well-known EU law cases in two volumes.

The interaction of faith and the community is a fundamental of modern society.

This book is the first to examine intermediaries in a holistic and systematic manner.

Examines the interplay between artificial intelligence and international economic law, and its effects on global economic order.

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.

This book offers a brand-new perspective on human trafficking as an illegal business.

In Scandinavian countries immigration is a sensitive issue and legislators' approach to the questions it has raised has varied over the years.

This book explores the politics of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) regulation in several countries across Africa and the Small Island States.

Arbitration is the most common mechanism for disputes' settlement in developing countries.

This volume presents a leading contribution to the substantive arena relating to homicide in the criminal law.

In the past century, Asian nations have experienced a wave of democratisation as countries in the region have gained independence or transitioned from authoritarian military rule towards more participatory politics.

This collection examines theoretical and practical issues concerning the relationship between freedom of religion or belief and other fundamental rights, in the context of secular States, from the perspective of human dignity.

This book presents a concise account of the English system of civil litigation, covering court proceedings in England and Wales.

This volume explores the social and political forces behind constitution making from a global perspective.

This book stems from the worrying scale and intensity of conflicts, humanitarian crises, and human rights violations around the world, which can be seen in a wide range of global hotspots including Venezuela, Yemen, Syria, Myanmar, Sudan, Eritrea, and numerous others.

Explains why the constitutional jurisprudence of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea is converging, and provides analysis of relevant case law.

An evaluation of intergenerational justice in charity law.

Presents a new comparative theory to explain the divergence between governance systems of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.

This book presents an analysis of the concept of the administrative act and its classification as 'foreign', and studies the administrative procedure for adopting administrative acts in a range of countries in and outside Europe.

This book surveys the Jewish Law of testimony as presented in the Talmud and its boundaries on loyalty in non-Jewish courts.