Jurisprudence and general issues

Following the much publicised Mark Kennedy case, the question of the necessity and proportionality of covert police operations has been widely debated.

Underpinned by a hybrid methodology (ranging from social sciences to human sciences), this book parses mediation in four perspectives, which stands as an unparalleled methodological approach so far.

Christoph Sebastian Widdau leistet mit seinem Buch einen innovativen Beitrag zur Cassirer-Forschung, zu den Leibniz-Studien und zur Begründung der Menschenrechte.

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZEA FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZEA NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR'A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of a once thriving democracy, exposing an arsenal of lethal weapons, some wielded on the streets, others in the courts and press' NAOMI KLEIN'Essential reading' YANIS VAROUFAKISThe world's largest democracy is facing the greatest challenge since the end of British colonial rule in 1947.

Disclosure remains the most important part of trial preparation and can often make the difference between conviction and acquittal.

This book tells the real-life horror story of states'' abusing laws and infringing on rights to police women and their pregnancies.

The global energy economy is undergoing a profound transformation, yielding several pivotal objectives.

This Handbook provides the first comprehensive review and synthesis of knowledge and new thinking on how food and food systems can be thought, interpreted and practiced around the old/new paradigms of commons and commoning.

"e;Slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised.

The essays collected in this volume reflect the profound impact of Martha Nussbaum's philosophical writings on law and legal scholarship.

This book explains, compares and evaluates the social and legal functions of adoption within a range of selected jurisdictions and on an international basis.

Many advocates of euthanasia consider the criminal law to be an inappropriate medium to adjudicate the profound ethical and humanitarian dilemmas associated with end of life decisions.

A collective overview of contemporary developments affecting court organization and judicial procedures.

In recent years there has been a revival of interest in the philosophical study of contract law.

With religion at centre stage in conflicts worldwide, and in social, ethical and geo-political debates, this book takes a timely look at relations between law and religion.

Until the nineteenth century, the Russian legal system was subject to an administrative hierarchy headed by the tsar, and the courts were expected to enforce, not interpret the law.

The growth of data-collecting goods and services, such as ehealth and mhealth apps, smart watches, mobile fitness and dieting apps, electronic skin and ingestible tech, combined with recent technological developments such as increased capacity of data storage, artificial intelligence and smart algorithms, has spawned a big data revolution that has reshaped how we understand and approach health data.

This book brings the knowledge gained from the Teen And Police Service Academy (TAPS), which has been implemented internationally to create partnerships with at-risk teens and police, proactively addressing some of the most pressing conditions in their communities.

This book examines cultural heritage law in both its public and private modalities, focusing on the search for new solutions in national legislations.

This book provides the first detailed analysis of the decision to prosecute made by the statutory Australian Offices of Director of Prosecution.

This book reflects on the institutionalisation of restorative justice over the last 20 years and offers a critical analysis of the qualitative consequences generated by such a process on the normative structure of restorative justice, and on its understanding and uses in practice.

This book examines the evolution and current application of the political offence exception clause to extradition in Europe.

Discusses the nature of corporate groups and networks, and provides arguments for rules extending liability beyond insolvent entities.

This book grapples with multispecies violent exploitations embedded in corridors of power within the animal-industrial complex (A-IC).

The proliferation of information systems throughout the criminal justice system has prompted many universities supporting criminal justice programs to add criminal justice information systems technology to their curriculums.

How do ordinary people access justice?

Frontiers in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology advances the field of developmental and life-course criminology (DLC) by highlighting some recent methodological innovations, and exploring the ways in which DLC criminologists are helping to bridge the gap between science and service by their engagement with policymakers and government and non-government agencies.

Criminal Evidence is a respected and trusted introduction to the rules of criminal evidence for criminal justice students and professionals.

This volume presents the final results of the CHALLENGE research project (The Changing Landscape of European Liberty and Security) - a five-year project funded by the Sixth Framework Programme of DG Research of the European Commission.

This edited volume is a timely and insightful contribution to the growing discourses on public law in Asia.

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Understanding Islamic law is crucial not only for Muslims, but for non-Muslims who work with Muslims in legal contexts as well as for anyone wanting to understand the role of Islam in the world today.

Through a wide range of international and interdisciplinary case studies, this book develops the notion of legacy, and in particular, 'living legacy'- that is, it explores power relations in the context of time as a means to considering and challenging social injustice.

This book addresses two questions: firstly, how has the fight against COVID-19, especially the individual and collective responses of Latin American nation-states, influenced the relationship between power, people, and statebodies?

Canadians like to think that their country is law-abiding and honours its international commitments.

Genocide has emerged as one of the leading problems of the twentieth century.

John Milton is widely known as the poet of liberty and freedom.

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This book takes a comprehensive approach to investigate how Sharia influences and manifests in the everyday lives of young Muslims, aiming to unravel the meaning and relevance of Sharia-driven laws and practices in English-speaking Western societies.

Public Law guides students through all the essential components of the Public Law module, in a user-friendly structure that is ideal for visual learners.

Sämtliche demokratischen Verfassungen der EU-Mitgliedstaaten eint der Kerngedanke, dass alle Staatsgewalt vom "Volk" ausgeht.

This book explains the phenomenon of states'' compliance with human rights tribunals'' rulings using theories from international law, human rights, and international relations.

The book provides a systematic examination of the legal, fiscal and institutional frameworks for the commercial development of petroleum and solid mineral resources in Africa.