Law and society, sociology of law

Evidence in International Investment Arbitration is a guide for practitioners representing a party in investment arbitration disputes, whilst also offering academics a perspective on the practical elements affecting the treatment of evidence in the area.

The book examines the intellectual history of the concept of sovereignty from a sociological perspective.

Gender and punishment in Ireland explores women's lethal violence in Ireland.

Taking a fresh and modern approach, Contemporary Family Law: Principles and Practice gives students all the information they need to develop a clear understanding of this fascinating area of the law.

Mediante el presente se busca enfrentar el terrible reto de buscar como desde la gestion estatal se puede luchar contra las diversas maniobras que tienden a erosionar las bases imponibles sin violentar los derechos fundamentales de las personas.

The book addresses efforts to politically influence and curb the judicial system, by telling the story of the enactment of controversial laws in Norway in 1927.

This book provides a multi-disciplinary investigation of family reunification laws, policies and practices across the European Union.

Willkommen in der verborgenen Welt der modernen Kriminalität, wo die Grenzen zwischen Recht und Unrecht zunehmend verschwimmen.

This book explores an increasingly important issue for legal systems across the world.

This book explores an increasingly important issue for legal systems across the world.

'The law of libel is the instrument of censorship by which dignity-too often pseudo-dignity-is to be upheld.

This book draws together interdisciplinary perspectives to examine the legal, moral, and socio-spatial regulation of sex work in the contemporary context.

More than half the population will experience menopause; it is time for the law to acknowledge it.

This book provides a comprehensive guide to consumer Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADRs) and the unconventional challenges they pose for emerging economies, aiming to advance their growth within developing nations.

Decades before the overturning of Roe v.

Bringing together scholars, journalists, and researchers from 27 European countries, this book provides a comparative and longitudinal analysis of the evolution of conditions and standards relevant for sustainable, free, and plural media and journalism in Europe in the last ten years.

Este libro narra una injusticia que merece ser contada, escuchada y reparada, la historia de un robo y de una traición que no solo pone de manifiesto las contradicciones de un país tan rico como arruinado donde reinan la corrupción y el fraude, sino que también revela las trampas de un sistema que desprotege a los trabajadores mientras fomenta la impunidad de los poderosos.

This book constitutes a timely and unique interdisciplinary endeavour in law and political science to investigate whether the European Union is living up to its ambitions to tackle inequalities between, across, and within European societies and states.

Sprechen eines Tages Maschinen Recht?

The book delves into the nascent field of renewable energy support law, with a focus on the European Union (EU).

How did industrialization drive the development of consumer rights and protections in the USA?

The display of religious symbols in the public space has been the subject of much debate.

This book constitutes a timely and unique interdisciplinary endeavour in law and political science to investigate whether the European Union is living up to its ambitions to tackle inequalities between, across, and within European societies and states.

Desde las narrativas construidas en los medios de comunicación hasta las fórmulas morales, pasando por los preceptos religiosos y las ideologías jurídicas, los discursos sociales vigentes establecen que, entre todas las acciones legalmente prohibidas, el asesinato es el que merece la pena más severa.

Laws are imposed on facts.

FIDIC 2017: A definitive guide to claims and disputes second edition serves as a practical legal companion for managing the procedures for claims and disputes within the 2017 FIDIC suite of contracts.

Covering both the principles and practice of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), this important new textbook equips students not only with a contextual understanding of the role of ADR in adjudicating civil disputes but also with the different forms of mediation and ADR available and the key issues in their application.

There are more than 800,000 sworn law enforcement officers employed within the United States, many of whom are regularly tasked with photographing crime scenes or evidence associated with criminal investigations.

Contract law is a core element of every law degree in England and Wales.

The book analyses how State aid law and the law of the free movement of goods apply to renewable energy support schemes, how they have impacted on the design and implementation of national support schemes, and how they have been instrumentalised to affect national renewable energy support policies.

Taking a fresh and modern approach, Contemporary Family Law: Principles and Practice gives students all the information they need to develop a clear understanding of this fascinating area of the law.

This book considers Section 21 of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 and its significant impact on previously invisible married women in the 19th century.