Systems of law

This book proposes a framework for regulating sex robots - human-like machines designed to engage emotionally and sexually with users through customisable, often AI-powered features.

What is a contract in Islam?

Many Muslim societies are in the throes of tumultuous political transitions, and common to all has been heightened debate over the place of sharia law in modern politics and ethical life.

Das Kirchenrecht ist kein unveränderbarer monolithischer Block, sondern stets ein Ius semper reformandum.

North American Regionalism problematizes "e;North America"e; as an important region in its own right, breaking with the area-studies convention that divides the Global North and Global South portions of the Western Hemisphere at the US-Mexican border.

There are different forms of discrimination.

Have you been confused by a lawsuit?

Learn about the most important legal milestones in history in The Law Book.

Anhand eines konkreten Rechtsstreites wird das bestehende System von Verwaltungsbeschwerde und kirchlicher Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit auf seine Effizienz hin befragt: Stärken und Schwächen sowie Vorzüge und Grenzen werden dabei aufgezeigt.

A leader of a global superpower is betrayed by his mistress, who makes public the sordid details of their secret affair.

The traditional definition of torts involves bizarre, idiosyncratic events where a single plaintiff with a physical impairment sues the specific defendant he believes to have wrongfully caused that malady.

Some describe civil litigation as little more than a drag on the economy; Others hail it as the solution to most of the country's problems.

When used in conjunction with corporations, the term "e;public"e; is misleading.

It's long been known that Japanese file fewer lawsuits per capita than Americans do.

Focusing on four key aspects of Web3, the book explores metaverses, data governance, public and private law interfaces, and access to justice, presenting new research on the impact of data analytics on transactions within law, on regulatory activities, and on the practice of law.

New Pleading in the Twenty-First Century: Slamming the Federal Courthouse Doors?

The Roman household (familia) was in many respects dramatically different from the modern family.

The Warren Court of the 1950s and 1960s was the most liberal in American history.

The Warren Court of the 1950s and 1960s was the most liberal in American history.

Pliny the Younger (c.

The lawsuit is the cornerstone of the civil justice system in America, and an open court the foundation of American jurisprudence.

Author Marshall S.

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In Religious Liberty in Western and Islamic Law: Toward a World Legal Tradition, Kristine Kalanges argues that differences between Western and Islamic legal formulations of religious freedom are attributable, in substantial part, to variations in their respective religious and intellectual histories.

Technology and globalization are uprooting and reshaping daily life.

Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries: Between Upheaval and Continuity examines the question of whether something similar to an "e;Islamic constitutionalism"e; has emerged out of the political and constitutional upheaval witnessed in many parts of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Southern Asia.

Prisoners' Self-Help Litigation Manual, in its much-anticipated fourth edition, is an indispensable guide for prisoners and prisoner advocates seeking to understand the rights guaranteed to prisoners by law and how to protect those rights.

How can Muslims be both good citizens of liberal democracies and good Muslims?

Drawing on groundbreaking and overwhelmingly extensive research into local court records, The Common Law in Colonial America proposes a "e;new beginning"e; in the study of colonial legal history, as it charts the course of the common law in Early America, to reveal how the models of law that emerged differed drastically from that of the English common law.

This is the definitive book on the legal and fiscal framework for civil society organizations (CSOs) in China from earliest times to the present day.

Law, Person, and Community: Philosophical, Theological, and Comparative Perspectives on Canon Law takes up the fundamental question "e;What is law?

What does it mean when civil lawyers and common lawyers think differently?

Anti-Bribery Laws in Common Law Jurisdictions provides a comprehensive analysis of the foreign bribery laws and of related laws and regulations in key common law jurisdictions.

This book provides a thorough introduction to Roman property law by means of "e;cases,"e; consisting of brief excerpts from Roman juristic sources in the original Latin with accompanying English translations.

In Fiduciary Law, Tamar Frankel examines the structure, principles, themes, and objectives of fiduciary law.

International Transactions in Goods: Global Sales in Comparative Context explains the complex transactional structures common in international sales, from both an international and a domestic legal perspective.

Today there are more Muslims living in diaspora than at any time in history.

How can Muslims be both good citizens of liberal democracies and good Muslims?

Drawing on groundbreaking and overwhelmingly extensive research into local court records, The Common Law in Colonial America proposes a "e;new beginning"e; in the study of colonial legal history, as it charts the course of the common law in Early America, to reveal how the models of law that emerged differed drastically from that of the English common law.

Many legal scholars believe that judges should not be "e;activists.

The extraordinary recent increase in rates of cohabitation and non-marital birth presents a major challenge to traditional family law principles, and the legal rules governing cohabitation are thus among the most hotly contested areas of family law and policy today.

During the past decade, rapid developments in information and communications technology have transformed key social, commercial and political realities.

Canon Law: A Comparative Study with Anglo-American Legal Theory, by the Reverend John J.

A myth exists that Jews can embrace the cultural components of Judaism without appreciating the legal aspects of the Jewish tradition.

Prisoners' Self-Help Litigation Manual, in its much-anticipated fourth edition, is an indispensable guide for prisoners and prisoner advocates seeking to understand the rights guaranteed to prisoners by law and how to protect those rights.

Although many modern philosophers of law describe custom as merely a minor source of law, formal law is actually only one source of the legal customs that govern us.

The growth of international law in the post-World War II era stemmed partly from the belief that universal norms would make life for the entire world's population safer, more equitable, and more conducive to each person's acquisition of basic material needs.

Judges, courts, and scholars in the United States agree that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, but there is much disagreement about its meaning.

The sexual abuse of children and teens by rogue priests in the U.