Law and society, sociology of law

By definition, international law, once agreed upon and consented to, applies to all parties equally.

Drawing on original empirical research from Singapore and Hong Kong, Gendered Labour, Everyday Security and Migration interrogates women migrant domestic workers' experiences of work and workplace exploitation.

Supriya Singh tells the stories of 12 Anglo-Celtic and Indian women in Australia who survived economic abuse.

Bringing together leading experts from across the UK and Europe, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of Brexit on the energy sector in the UK and in the European Union and its Member States.

Scenes of violence and incisions into the flesh inform the demand for law.

In a popular sense, 'law' connotes the rules of a society, as well as the institutions that make and enforce those rules.

A sequel to Bauer and Dawuni's pioneering study on gender and the judiciary in Africa (Routledge, 2016), International Courts and the African Woman Judge examines questions on gender diversity, representative benches, and international courts by focusing on women judges from the continent of Africa.

This book presents a theory-historically grounded blueprint for a responsive sociology of law.

This book is a collection of key legal decisions affecting Indigenous Australians, which have been re-imagined so as to be inclusive of Indigenous people's stories, historical experience, perspectives and worldviews.

Modern Criminal Law of Australia, 2nd edition is a guide to interpreting and understanding statutory offence provisions in every Australian jurisdiction.

Gender, Homicide, and the Politics of Responsibility explores the competing and contradictory understandings of violence against women and men's responsibility.

EU enlargement - to countries in Central and Eastern Europe in 2004, the inclusion of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, and increasing debates on Turkey's membership - has dramatically transformed the European Union into a multi-religious space.

This book explores the relationship between space, subjectivity and property in order to invert conventional socio-legal understandings of property.

Routledge Q&As give you the tools to practice and refine your exam technique, showing you how to apply your knowledge to maximum effect in an exam situation.

Based on extensive original research, this book explores how the Indonesian Anti-Domestic Violence Law is understood and applied in practice.

This book demonstrates that law can be newly interrogated when examined through the lens of literature.

Feminist Perspectives on Tort Law offers a distinctly feminist approach to key topics in tort law.

In einer Welt, in der Sprache immer mehr im Mittelpunkt gesellschaftlicher Debatten steht, bietet dieses Buch eine fundierte, kritische und persönliche Reflexion über das Phänomen des Genderns.

The debate about so-called economic globalization has reached a new phase.

Essential Tort Law for SQE1 explains the key principles of tort law in a clear, easy-to-follow style.

This book describes interdisciplinary exploration of matters related to the translation and interpreting of legal texts.

Scenes of violence and incisions into the flesh inform the demand for law.

In Children's Rights Under the Law, Professor Samuel M.

A fascinating account of how Islam can be deployed or resisted to shape minority rights and religious change in Muslim societies.

A previous winner of the Comite Maritime International's Albert Lilar Prize for the best shipping law book worldwide, EU Shipping Law is the foremost reference work for professionals in this area.

Public institutions, companies and governments in the EU and around the worldare increasingly engaging in sustainable public procurement - a broad conceptthat must consider the three pillars of economic equality, social welfare and publichealth and environmental responsibility when designing public tenders andfinalizing government contracts.

Shareholder treaty claims risk multiple recovery and prejudice to third parties.

Offers a unique archival science perspective on the potential and limitations of blockchain as a means of restoring societal trust.

This title was first published in 2001.

Privacy can function as an expressive, anti-subordination tool of resistance that is worthy of constitutional protection.

This collection of "e;cases and materials"e; is one version of what is commonly called a "e;casebook"e; and is intended as a teaching aid in a process commonly called teaching by the "e;case method.

The existence of a structured enforcement system is an inherent feature of national legal orders and one of the core elements of State sovereignty.

The second edition of Critical Company Law provides a framework in which to understand how the company functions in society and a thorough grounding in modern legal doctrine.

Explores the role of NGOs as mediators in crucial litigation cases on women''s rights in South Africa.

This volume closely examines a single canonical article and how it continues to shape the future of sociolegal studies.

This book, first published in 1990, takes a challenging look at the images constructed by the Press of women's political protest.

An original account of the 1975 constitutional crisis and its continuing relevance for informal constitutional change in contemporary Australian law.

Ronald Niezen examines the impact of public opinion on the processes by which human rights are defended in international law.

While there is no shortage of studies addressing the state's regulation of the sexual, research into the ways in which the sexual governs the state and its attributes is still in its infancy.

Public institutions, companies and governments in the EU and around the worldare increasingly engaging in sustainable public procurement - a broad conceptthat must consider the three pillars of economic equality, social welfare and publichealth and environmental responsibility when designing public tenders andfinalizing government contracts.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has played a vital role in promoting the process of European integration.

This collection deals with complex issues relating to death such as 'mercy killings', the 'right to die' and murder.

This book identifies, analyses and discusses the nexus of legal issues that have emerged in recent years around sexuality and gender.

Gender is an increasingly prominent aspect of the contemporary debate and discourse around law.

The period from the fifteenth century to the late eighteenth century was one of critical importance to British constitutionalism.

The distinction between male and female, or masculinity and femininity, has long been considered to be foundational to society and the organization of its institutions.

Feminism and transgender, as social factions or collective subjectivities, have historically evaded, vilified or negated each other's philosophy and subjectivities.

This book explores the rise of private arbitration in religious and other values-oriented communities, and it argues that secular societies should use secular legal frameworks to facilitate, enforce, and also regulate religious arbitration.